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The Article That Popped the Online Video Zit

ByNalts

Kevin Maney of the USAToday wrote the article that might pop the Internet online video zit. And it needs to be popped. I can’t stop looking at it. I just want to take my thumbs together and pop that pulsating red and white pimple. Because only when it’s gone can we move to the interesting…

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How Google Ate YouTube

ByNalts

Jason Dowdell of “Marketing Shift,” writes this about Google vs. YouTube: For the moment YouTube appears to have an insurmountable lead in the user-generated video space. YouTube has the quirky, clever, and oddball content from thousands of individuals, while Google Video has Mr. Magoo and Charlie Rose. However, Google has several things — namely Google…

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Join the YouTube Bubble-Burst Pool… no cash required and t-shirt and fame await you

ByNalts

NOTE: Log your votes on the above tab “YouTube Bubble-Burst Pool.” We’re having a WillVideoForFood Pool on when YouTube’s bubble bursts. I’m saying 67 days. Here’s how the pool works. You guess the exact days between now and the bust, and submit that number as a comment. The bust will be defined by any of…

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Thursday Night TV Losing Its Reign?

ByNalts

I’m baffled why my agencies aren’t thinking like Jason Glickman of Online Video Insider. In ,” Glickman writes: …Advertisers can aggregate a reach of millions that rivals television. Many online networks even help with the translation between online numbers and GRPs so advertisers can slot the numbers right into their plans. Much of this reach…

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YouTube Uploader Gets Sued For Copyright Infringement

ByNalts

Sensational headline, and not yet true (that I’m aware). But it will be this summer. If you’re ripping off TV and uploading it, you can’t hide behind YouTube. Remember the Napster days when a few individuals got singled out and brought to court? We’ll soon see a few high-profile lawsuits against not YouTube but its…

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The DailyReel Debuts to Save You the Hunt for Good Videos

ByNalts

A new entrant to the online video space… The Daily Reel bills itself as a “news magazine that covers online video, selects the best content, and offers critical analysis from the industry’s top journalists.” This one looks for real. Here’s the “about.” Contributors include Matthew Ross (Variety), Anthony Kaufman, (indieWire, Wall Street Journal Online), Marjorie…

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9thX.com: What Do Napster and Edison Have in Common?

ByNalts

Thanks, Dino, for pointing out a new player in the “digital media marketplace. “9thXchange” is handling the “complex infrastructure needed to sell and manage digital files of all types including documents, games, music, movies and “yet to be created” digital media files.” As evidenced by the start-up’s online video contest, it seems especially interested in…

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The Sweet 16 Online Video Sites

ByNalts

As an update on a recent report about popular online video sites, here are the latest site rankings of online video sites according to Alexa. Not all of the online video sites allow for uploading and sharing, so they’re not all packed with viral videos. * Refers to those that give you the ability to…

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NBC’s The Office Site Uses Video Ad & Flash (aka The One-Two Punch)

ByNalts

Here’s an ad display model from NBC’s The Office’s site, and we’ll see more and more like it. It’s the video preroll and the flash ad… rolling simultaneously in different areas of the screen. My minor annoyance as a viewer is more than offset by my fascination as a marketer. Plus NBC is offering exclusive…