According to an In-Stat study, this online video craze may be more than a “pet rock” phenomenon.”The worldwide market for online content services is expected to expand by a factor of 10, growing from about 13 million households during 2005 to over 131 million households by 2010,” said the report. Read more in “Online Video Makret to Surge Tenfold by 2010” in MediaPost, or a ClickZ article “Online Video Growth To Continue.”
There are more women online than men, but men watch more online-videos than women. And when men watch videos, they go for news, user-generated videos and TV shows. Women, according to the research, prefer news, music videos and entertainment. For more details, read this story by WebproNews that cites eMarketer, InsightExpress and Advertising.com.
I don’t often quote press releases, but this release by Vmatrix is quite accurate: Two hottest trends in online marketing – streaming video and video SEO – will take off in popularity in 2009. According to online marketing studies, Google’s universal search algorythms, which allow multimedia to appear in search results along with web page…
A loyal reader shared this forum post where YTPaul explained the YouTube changes that have sent many amateur creators into a nose dive (see my Gremlins article). I quote below, and pay special attention to the bold. Seems those sexy thumbnails are as important as ever! Hi all – thanks for your patience as we…
The Australian blokes are mangling sting rays to avenge Steve Irwin’s untimely death. It won’t bring back the animal lover but it will prevent a dangerous “sting ray” revolt. We were at the Camden, NJ, aquarium this weekend and I caught one reading Edgar Allen Poe’s “Telltale Heart.” Here’s some footage of folks catching a…
Pharrell Williams Happy music video plagiarized Anne Marsen’s dancing video as seen on Vimeo in 2011.
You don't need a profitable online video site to get venture backing. According to the Wall Street Journal, Chapter 11 TV just received $10.7 million in venturce capital backing by Mike Huntz Ventures. To learn more, select "more" below.