Fresh new data about online-video views, sharing and viewers! The source is YouTube, Next New Networks and Frank N. Magid & Associates (see press release and blog), and the data was collected between May 18 and June 4, 2010. While it’s not super fresh, it’s filling a void in the past year. Two important take-aways:…
Curious about the different ad formats available on YouTube? Here’s a video by Product Marketing Manager Rick Silvestrini, in which he answers common questions (frequently asked questions or “FAQ”) about how ads work — it’s posted today on YouTube’s YouTube channel.
Warning: YouTube prank spoiler here. If you haven’t spent some time on YouTube’s homepage today, stop reading immediately. If you have been there, you might have noticed that each of the attractive thumbnails take you to the same video. Rick Astley’s supah cheesy “Never Gonna Give You Up.” You’ve been “rickrolled.” My hats off to…