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comScore reports 40 billion web video views in January

comScore reports 40 billion web video views in January

Most web users watch video With the rise of web video, it is not shocking that 84 percent of the American web audienced viewed online video in January, making video an ever increasingly attractive marketing tool for companies looking to create video or place ads alongside videos. New data from comScore reports that 181 million U.S. Internet users watched nearly ...

Marti Trewe | 2012/02/21  | 9 Comments Marketing

Affordable video creation for startups, small businesses

Affordable video creation for startups, small businesses

Your value explained via video Creating a new startup is an exciting and exhilarating journey. You get to make your goal or dream come to life through hard work, dedication, and your creativity. Chances are you have a lot on your to-do list before you can relax a little and enjoy the byproduct of all your work and perseverance. And ...

Charlene Jimenez | 2012/02/10  | 16 Comments Marketing

Viddy app brings Instagram-like features to mobile video

Viddy app brings Instagram-like features to mobile video

Instagram for video If you’re a fan of Instagram and how you can basically give your photos an entirely new feeling by using different filters, you’ll love the Viddy mobile app. Viddy is essentially the Instagram of video. Viddy allows you to take 15-second videos of your life and share them with friends and family on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, or ...

Charlene Jimenez | 2012/02/08  | 15 Comments Smartphones

Five entertaining iPhone 4S Siri video parodies

Five entertaining iPhone 4S Siri video parodies

“It’s futile for you to run and hide” While we have seen many videos parodying the iPhone 4S as well as its personal voice assistant app, Siri, there are several that stand out for not only being hilarious, but some are downright scary and 1984-ish. Below are five entertaining parodies about the iPhone 4S and about Siri – be warned, ...

AGBeat | 2012/02/05  | 3 Comments Tech News

Four years later, Vimeo gets more than a makeover

Four years later, Vimeo gets more than a makeover

Video service adds massive batch of updates Vimeo was ahead of its time in 2007 when it launched and had a modern design with colors thousands of websites copied. Their features and design stayed fresh throughout the years, and today, the company has finally announced the launch of the next version of Vimeo which is just as ahead of its ...

Marti Trewe | 2012/01/24  | 9 Comments Tech News

Where to find free, legal music to use in your web videos

Where to find free, legal music to use in your web videos

Using music in videos Using music in videos is tricky because without the rights to a song, you’re breaking the law. Plain and simple. Many small businesses, retailers and Realtors are producing web video to keep up with the demand, but many are pulling songs from across the web, using them, and making themselves vulnerable. In fact, it is a ...

Lani Rosales | 2012/01/24  | 26 Comments Tech News

The sweet spot for ad length in web videos

The sweet spot for ad length in web videos

How long should a video ad be? According to a new report by PollPosition.com, when viewers view free content online, consumers have a very specific threshhold as to what is the acceptable duration of an online ad before seeing the free content, and it isn’t exactly what the traditional television advertisement has programmed our nation to believe is an advertisement. ...

Marti Trewe | 2012/01/23  | 13 Comments Marketing

New York real estate firm’s use of video stands out

New York real estate firm’s use of video stands out

Modern marketing through video Use of web videos in business is on the rise, as is the consumption of video with the most recent data revealing that most Americans watched videos online in December, averaging 23.2 hours per viewer, totaling 43.5 billion videos watched in the month. Companies using professional videographers with high quality post-editing skills are standing out and ...

Tara Steele | 2012/01/19  | 28 Comments Marketing

85.3% of U.S. web users watched web videos in December

85.3% of U.S. web users watched web videos in December

Web video views According to a report just released by comScore, web video rankings for December 2011 reveal fascinating new data – Google-owned YouTube remains the top video site which is not surprising, nor is it surprising that VEVO maintains the second place spot, but what is surprising is that Google video sites’ users average an astronomical 471.9 minutes per ...

Marti Trewe | 2012/01/17  | 16 Comments Tech News

Flawed analysis of statistics on web video conversion rates

Flawed analysis of statistics on web video conversion rates

Web video’s meteoric rise Web analytics firm, KissMetrics.com today blogged about the success of video in converting web traffic into buyers, based on data collected by the Austin-based video company, Invodo. KissAnalytics wrote, “The great thing about online video is that people vastly prefer watching over reading (just consider the last time you watched the news versus reading a newspaper!) ...

Lani Rosales | 2012/01/16  | 33 Comments Editorials

iPlayerHD takes web video to the next level

iPlayerHD takes web video to the next level

iPlayerHD for web video Web video is increasingly popular with web users, with an average of 200 billion video views per month now and rising. As consumers have more video experiences, the shaky cell phone camera video you made is becoming less and less acceptable as higher quality video is more prevalent. Businesses typically upload videos to YouTube and upload ...

Marti Trewe | 2012/01/14  | 9 Comments Tech News

Brilliant CSS3 presentations inspired by Prezi

Brilliant CSS3 presentations inspired by Prezi

Brilliant, overly unique presentations If you are seeking a unique way to share a presentation online and you are very tech savvy or have a developer on staff, there is a newly developed framework available using CSS3 inspired by Prezi that functions within a full screen on a browser and will blow away any viewer. Enter Impress.js which adds 3D ...

Marti Trewe | 2012/01/11  | 9 Comments Marketing