Vlogs

New WebTV Video Blogging Plugin For WordPress

Jul 4th, 2009 | By James Lewin | Category: Internet TV, Video, Video Software, Vlogs

Developer Edgar de León has introduced a new video blogging plugin for WordPress, WebTV.
WebTV is designed to let you attach a video to a post and upload it to most popular video distribution sites, including YouTube, Vimeo and Blip.tv. After your video is uploaded and processed, WebTV get and inserts the embed code from the [...]



7 Killer Tips For Optimizing Your YouTube Videos

Jun 28th, 2009 | By James Lewin | Category: General, Internet TV, Streaming Video, Video, Video Podcasts, Vlogs

This video, via Gideon Shalwick (Become a Blogger) offers a fairly in-depth look at 7 ways to optimize your YouTube videos.
7 Killer Tips For Optimizing Your YouTube Videos

Create outstanding content
Optimize your YouTube Channel
Use keywords cleverly and in the right places
Add URL’s in the right places
Link to your videos from where ever you can
Provide plenty [...]



The iPhone 3GS Video Revolution Is Here

Jun 25th, 2009 | By James Lewin | Category: Internet TV, Video, Video Software, Vlogs, iPhone

The iPhone 3GS video revolution is here.
Google has announced that uploads from mobile phones to YouTube have increased by 400% since last Friday, when Apple’s new iPhone 3GS went on sale.
According to Google, the jump from the iPhone 3GS is part of a larger trend, driven by three things:

new video-enabled phones on the market;
improvements that [...]



Apple Sells 1 Million iPhone 3GS’s In 3 Days; A Revolution In Web Video Is Coming

Jun 22nd, 2009 | By James Lewin | Category: Citizen Media, Internet TV, Microblogging, Video, Video Software, Vlogs, iPhone, iPods & Portable Media Players

Apple today announced that it sold over one million iPhone 3GS models through Sunday, June 21, the third day after its launch.
“Customers are voting and the iPhone is winning,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “With over 50,000 applications available from Apple’s revolutionary App Store, iPhone momentum is stronger than ever.”
The new iPhone 3GS features improved [...]



Rocketboom Says Goodbye To Joanne Colan

Apr 17th, 2009 | By James Lewin | Category: Internet TV, Streaming Video, Video, Video Podcasts, Vlogs

Andrew Baron today announced that Joanne Colan was leaving the influential video podcast, after nearly three years with the show:
Today I am so sad to say farewell to Joanne from Rocketboom! Joanne was really, really excellent at what she did here, she will be missed. Keep your eyes open for announcements from Joanne on what’s [...]



YouTube Looking For Video Bloggers To Feature

Mar 4th, 2009 | By James Lewin | Category: Internet TV, Streaming Video, Video, Vlogs

YouTube has announced that it’s looking for video bloggers to discuss some of the little-used features of the site, and that it plans to feature some of these user-generated video:
Every week we release new tools, or enhancements to current ones, to help you make better videos, connect with one another, and understand your audience. We [...]



In New Media, Text Is Still King

Jan 14th, 2009 | By James Lewin | Category: Citizen Media, How to Podcast, Internet TV, Podcasting, Video, Video Podcasts, Vlogs

Micro Persuasion’s Steve Rubel says, even in the day of new media, text is still king on the Internet. 
He offers five reasons why:

It’s scannable - according to Jakob Nielsen users have time to read at most 28% of the words during an average site visit and 20% is more likely
Three letters: SEO - For all [...]



WordPress All in One Video Pack

Jan 13th, 2009 | By James Lewin | Category: Internet TV, Video, Video Podcasts, Video Software, Vlogs

Kaltura has updated its All in One Video Pack plugin for WordPress. 
Kaltura’s plugin is designed to offer all the functions you might need for video and rich-media, including the ability to upload/record/import videos directly to your post, edit and remix content with an online video editor, enable video responses, manage and track your video content, create [...]



TubeMogul Marketplace Wants To Hook You Up With Advertisers

Sep 5th, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: Making Money with Podcasts, Video, Video Podcasts, Vlogs

TubeMogul has announced a new service, TubeMogul Marketplace, that is designed to hook up video producers with advertisers:
We just launched “TubeMogul Marketplace,” a “dating” site aimed at connecting online video producers with advertisers, investors and others looking for opportunities in new media.
The site features searchable profiles of Web shows, including each show’s cross-site viewership data. [...]



Video Blogger Brigitte Dale Moving To ABC Family

Sep 5th, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: Video, Video Podcasts, Vlogs

Video blogger Brigitte Dale, above, has announced that she’s moving to ABC Family.
Dale’s video blog, which covers news, pop culture and twenty-something issues, will be featured on ABCFamily.com starting this month.
Ms. Dale will continue to write, produce and edit the video blog, which will be produced in partnership with Stage 9 Digital Media.
“We are very [...]