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Vimeo
is a video-sharing site (owned by Connected Ventures) which launched in
November 2004. The site supports embedding and video downloads, and
allows user-commenting on each video page.

Why Don't All Video Platforms Display Video View Counts?!

When I was preparing a post about Red Letter Media's Star Wars reviews earlier in the week, I discovered something surprising.  Well, it was surprising to me.  Blip.tv--where Red Letter's latest video is hosted--doesn't share video view counts publicly on the website.  It was important ...

Vimeo Increases Upload Limits To 5GB for Paid Members

Vimeo has always been a home for creative individuals and independent filmmakers.  In fact, they've almost gone out of their way to avoid courting just any video creators, specifically focusing on members of the artistic community.  And today they've announced a change to their service ...

The Top Viral Video Marketing Lessons Learned From 2010

2010 was a spectacular year for viral video, as more people than ever uploaded, watched, and shared videos online. While it's virtually impossible to know what innovative videos await us in 2011, we can find some clues in a trip down memory lane. What can we learn from the year in viral video that might give us an edge in the year ahead?

The Week's Best Viral Videos & Marketing Lessons - 12/24/2010

It's Christmas Eve, and even though many of us aren't in the office today going about our normal routine, we can still take a few moments to check out some of the week's better viral video success stories.  In fact, I'm squeezing in a few ...

Vimeo Video School Offers Free Video Production Training - Learn How To Produce Better Videos

Video-sharing website Vimeo has recently launched something called Vimeo Video School, a sort of online university for video creators.  Specifically, it aims to be "a fun place for anyone to learn how to make better videos.”  Oh, and it's completely free. A free, online, video ...

Weekly Web Video Industry News Reel - 18 Dec 2010 - The Brno Edition

It was a busy week here at ReelSEO. While Mark was away the mice played and wrote and watched a lot of video (some of them even Christmas related). The news still rolled as we get ready to wind down the year and so I'm ...

Following Google’s Lead for A Super Obvious and Powerful Video Marketing Tip

While researching possible article topics today, I ended up going down a rabbit hole of my own making over at the main Google blog.  See, I started by reading a post about the new Nexus S smart phone, which will run the much-hyped Gingerbread version ...

The Week's Best Viral Videos & Marketing Lessons - 11/19/2010

Every week I try to keep track of as many of the viral video hits that emerge as possible--I know, I know... it's a tough job, but someone's got to do it.  And while I do love watching online videos, there are reasons beyond entertainment ...

The Week’s Best Viral Videos & What We Can Learn From Them – 10/29/10

It's time again for another recap of the week's best viral videos.  In addition to naming some of my favorites from the last seven days or so, we'll also try and dig a bit deeper to find a lesson—some nugget of inspiration or advice we ...

Vimeo Now Has Couch-Mode for Google TV and Home Theater PCs

As Google TV continues its rollout, several top websites are hurrying to ensure that their content looks great on the device.  And just like YouTube's Leanback, Vimeo has now unveiled its own Google-TV-friendly interface, called "couch mode.”

Viral Video Lessons Round Up - iPhone Instruments, Lite Brite Art, and A Parachute Ride

Friday's here again, and that means it's time for another Viral Video Lessons Round Up.  What videos went viral this week?  What did they have going for them that was special and unique--what helped them stand out from the competition?  Read on for three examples ...

The Sunday News Reel – Week of 11-17 October, 2010

Hey hey! Another week in the books as we wind down summer in the Northern Hemisphere and rapidly hurtle toward lower temps and the holiday season. Here in my part of the world the leaves are falling along with the temps. So it's time once ...

Vimeo Festival + Awards Wraps Up, Videos Online

In case you weren't the lucky winner of that contest ReelSEO had, or just didn't make it to New York this weekend, Vimeo is kind enough to be putting up the events in, of course, video form on their site. Not only are there award-winning ...

What Is A Video View? What Is Fraudulent? TubeMogul Helps Us Decide

If you read the Reel Weekender thoroughly, like the good readers I know you all are, you'll know that I linked over to Pace Lattin's site, Industrypace.com as he's seemingly being threatened due to his reporting on video ad fraud. Well hot on the heels ...

5 Top Twitter Video Marketing Strategies for Every Business

ReelSEO's Grant Crowell interviews TwitJump's founder Alex Lawrence, who shares some of the top reasons businesses today should be doing video marketing in twitter, and some tips for planning your own twitter video marketing strategy.