Syndicated YouTube Video Ads Means BIG Bucks For Video Publishers
Game on for video publishers. There is officially no reason to not get into the video business. In another HUGE move by GoogTube, they have announced that they’ll begin showing videos as ad on “other” websites. What does this mean? Let’s examine it. With the new twist, websites participating in AdSense now can sign up to specify the kinds of YouTube videos they want shown on their pages. A website focused on automobiles, for instance, might want to... Read More »
YouTube & Google Links & News
I’m on a YouTube blogging kick today. Lots of YouTube and Google stuff going as usual. First off, if you hadn’t seen yet, YouTube is testing on a new page design. Also, Google Video is now a video search engine as I’ve been telling you for months. Next up, check out this great video and story about online video advertising on the cheap. My only problem with this story is that I can’t believe it took $50k to make this video? Now, watch some real porn... Read More »
Google Universal Search Results In Action
Perhaps I’m simply a web geek, wait, not perhaps, I am. But seeing myself and my video show up in Google’s new universal search results is kind of a thrill. Searched for “Rackspace discount“. Neato. Read More →
New YouTube Player Saves Time, Creates Uninterrupted Viewing
YouTube, or shall we call them, GoogTube, released the next version of their embedded player yesterday. What’s better? Well, I like to look at product enhancements from the opposite way. I examine what they do, and why they were invented. You have to look at enhancements in such a manner. I mean, why enhance if you’re not improving? Enhancement #1 Saving Time You no longer have to go to YouTube to get the embed or link code for a video. You simply click “menu”... Read More »
Google Video Adsense?
Loren is right. I’m right. Start doing video right now. Again, you are going to lose if you don’t. Read More →
Search Engine Marketing Just Got A Bit More Complicated Thanks To Google
It is happening sooner than I expected, and on a bigger scale, but I was right. Google universal search is here, and that means that video is going to start ranking in the regular search results. After years of people ignoring tabs and links designed to get them to do specialized searches, Google is taking the plunge to push the right buttons behind the scenes and make specialized or vertical search results part of the “normal” experience. Check out Danny Sullivan’s... Read More »
YouTube Ads Are Coming Soon… Are Your Videos Ready To Profit?
It’s coming fast. Will you have videos ready for the ads? Will you profit? Will advertisers be clawing to buy space in your videos? Beware YouTube watchers, ads are coming―as soon as this summer. The video-sharing site that was acquired by Google in November is experimenting with the precise length, form, and placement of those ads, and will begin rolling them out this summer, Suzie Reider, head of advertising for YouTube, told an audience at the Ad:Tech conference... Read More »
Google Adwords Inside YouTube Videos - The Next Ad Frontier
Contextual ads appearing inside your YouTube videos? Robert Scoble talks about how it’s already in progress. C’mon, it was inevitable. Further proof that online video is the next “big” thing, the money men are figuring out how to spam it full of ads. Imagine this. You’re watching a Pop!Tech video, like we are right now (we’re watching Ask a Ninja’s Kent Nichols talk to the crowd about podcasting and how Ask a Ninja came about).... Read More »
Online Videos Increase Traffic & Bring Eyeballs To Your Online Business
I knew my constant harping on online video would start to pay off :). BlogBusinessWire.com ran a piece today called 10 Ways To Increase Blog Traffic With YouTube Videos, and they included one of my AsktheBlogger.com (please subscribe to my channel on YouTube) videos in example #4. I’m flattered, thanks guys! Read the entire post for the full analysis. Here are the top bullets. 1. Embed a YouTube video in a blog post. 2. Share a YouTube video link in an email. 3. Create... Read More »
Online Video Business Models Explained
Every day online I find juicy nuggets of information that teach me something I didn’t know. Some days, it’s REALLY juicy information, like today. I came across a blog by a person named Shawn M. Livermore, who has written a piece called Online Video - New Business Models. Talk about juicy. Shawn breaks down the entire spectrum of online video business models, in short form (I hate long analysis). Did he leave some stuff out? Probably, but I defy you to find a better... Read More »
Online Marketing Videos Every Aspiring Super Marketer Needs To Watch
Mack at the Viral Garden had a great post about how he found some amazing marketing videos by some famous marketers over at Google Video. I started searching through Google Video and found plenty of gems by speakers such as Seth Godin, Joe Jaffe, Jackie Huba, and Robert Scoble. For the other 99.9% of you that have broadband (ie, real internet), enjoy. Do yourself a favor, take a few hours out of your day or weekend, and give these guys a chance to make you smarter. In particular,... Read More »
Video Search Results Making Their Way Into Major Search Engines
Take a look at one of the results for “kukral” over at Icerocket.com, which is a blog search engine. What will you see? You’ll see a video result, with direct links back to “kukral” tagged video in YouTube. (By the way, Technorati is doing this as well for tags already.) I predict Google will begin posting similar results for regular searches by mid-Summer 2007. Tell me why they wouldn’t. They own YouTube, and this is the natural progression... Read More »
Online Video Lighting Tips To Help You Produce High-Quality Online Videos
If you’re a regular reader, you know I’ve been harping on online video for quite some time now. Well, I’ve actually done more than just talk about it, I’ve taken the plunge off the high dive and worked very hard to create video content over the past month or so. I’m here to tell you one thing. If you’re going to do video production, you gotta get the lighting right. Case in point, here are two examples of videos of me talking on a white... Read More »
How To Manipulate The Media & Get Free Publicity With Creative Marketing Ideas
Got 10 bucks, an hour of time and a creative idea? Because that’s all it really takes to get all the media publicity and exposure you or your business could ask for, all for almost free. Don’t believe it? I can prove it. This is a story about how I did it, why I did it and the results I got from it. You can do it too. What, you don’t like free publicity for little work? I know you do, read on. The Setup I live in Cleveland, Ohio, and I’m a die-hard... Read More »
Not Doing Video Online Yet? What Are You Waiting For?
Perhaps you need some convincing yet still? Ok, let’s try to jam a few things into your brain from a NewYorkTimes article today. I’ll pull out the points that need to stick in your head. But most of YouTube’s licensing deals have been done quietly. It says it has firmed up more than 1,000 partnerships with content owners ranging from the Sundance Channel to small independent video producers. Are you hearing what they are saying here? Small independent... Read More »
