Posts Tagged "video"

How the internet and social media are shaping the world

Twitter has made the cover of Times Magazine. Michael Jackson’s death froze the media and caused a massive rush to the internet. Facebook continues to get ‘poked’ by DTS for a piece of the social network empire.
What do they all have in common? It all revolves around the Web, but not only that, the online [...]

YouTube Viral Advertising: Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger

I like Kanye West…and to write this post I actually checked his bio on Wiki and realized he was born in ‘77…now I like him even more…:)
When Google acquired YouTube in 2006 for the astronomical figure of $1.65 billion I realized that the Internet Revolution would have soon hit the way advertising is created for [...]

Flash streaming available on TV

Although it received little press, England based Oregon has recently ‘released a technology feature that makes it possible for consumers to access and control Adobe Flash streaming video directly on TV,’ according to Digital Media Europe.
The option to watch streaming video on TV is a huge step [...]

Google introduces Video Sitemaps, useful for SEO

When will Yahoo! give in and introduce equal sitemap format?

 
Google introduced the use of sitemaps [...]

Viral marketing more popular than TV advertising

Recent research in the Netherlands shows that young people are more positive regarding ‘viral marketing’ videos, than they are regarding television advertisements. The research was conducted among university students by De Vos en Jansen Interactive. Some of the most important results:
• One in four students are willing to [...]

Google introduces video advertising in UK, Ireland and Canada

Google announced to introduce video advertising outside the US today, WebProNews reports. This new service allows publishers to show YouTube videos of their content partners and have Google AdSense advertise on them. So basically, the content is free, the advertising goes automatically, and the only thing [...]

Bebo opens video channels and shows… mostly trailers

Bebo, Britain’s most popular social network, announced the addition of video channels to their site. Partners so far include Channel 4, ITN, BSkyB, BBC, CBS, MTV, ESPN, and online networks such as Crackle, Ustream, Last.fm, and JibJab.
That seems like quite a bit of content, but many [...]

TechCrunch’s Video Poll: Text Ads alongside videos the way to go?!

The majority of the respondents of TechCrunch’s poll on video advertising seem to think that Contextual text Ads around a video will prove to be the best way of advertising on online videos. Even though this is for sure the least intrusive method of advertising, at [...]

MySpace to add games in order to keep up with Facebook

MySpace plans to add ‘social’ games to their network, in order to keep visitors on their site, reports Clickz today. The games will be funded by advertisements and will focus on playing together with your friends via the MySpace network.

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Microsoft Bird’s Eye 3D, astounding marketing opportunity, wipes floor with Google Earth

On YouTube (and embedded below) you can find an incredible video of what Microsoft Bird’s Eye 3D will look like; a map function that was quickly dubbed Virtual Earth, due to its similarities to Google Earth. From an esthetical point of view, though, Bird’s Eye seems many times more engaging to use, not to mention [...]