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Top 10 Viral Videos of 2008

According to Viral Video Chart, which tracks and ranks web videos based on a formula that includes how many times a video is linked to, how many times it is commented on and how many times it is embedded (rather than just the number of views), here are the top 10 viral videos for 2008:
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January 2nd, 2009 | Dave | 0 comments | Continued
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The Dangers of Free Video Hosting

I’ve long warned people about the risks involved with relying…exclusively…on free services to host your web videos.  By free services, I mean video sharing and syndication sites.
The reason there is so much risk is because these services rely on advertising to pay their bills.  And to date, very few (if any) of these sites have [...]

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December 29th, 2008 | Dave | 1 comment | Continued
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ZamZar - Free Resource To Convert Files Online

It’s not uncommon to run into a situation where you need to convert some type of file into a different format…the file might be a text document, audio file or even a video. For example, maybe you have a client who is requesting a file in a format you don’t typically support or maybe [...]

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December 26th, 2008 | Dave | 0 comments | Continued
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Video Resumes: A Potential Boom For Entrepreneurs and Job Seekers

It seems for the past week I’ve written around a common theme: unique ways can anyone can start or expand a business with web video.
And continuing with that, today’s topic is video resumes.  It also happens to be a hot topic as in addition to the staggering number of job cuts that have already taken [...]

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December 24th, 2008 | Dave | 2 comments | Continued
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Club WVU: Learn How To Start, Build and Operate a Profitable Web Video Based Business

Last week, I quietly began offering a new service at Web Video University I call Club WVU.  With this service, I’m taking a limited number of people and giving them all the training, tools and mentoring needed to build and operate a profitable web video based business.
For example, let’s say you already have a web [...]

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December 22nd, 2008 | Dave | 1 comment | Continued
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Want To Make Money With Web Video? Here’s The Secret You Need To Know…

It seems every day I read an article about how video sharings sites are losing money…how major name entertainment companies are struggling to monetize their videos…and how web video, for all it’s proliferation, still remains a largely unprofitable endeavor.
And you know what?  For most people it is.  Why?  Gold fever…or at least that’s what I [...]

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December 20th, 2008 | Dave | 0 comments | Continued
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Footage Firm Giving Away Free Stock Video Collections…

If you’d like to start building your library of stock video clips, a company called Footage Firm has just come out with an attractive Christmas-time offer.
They are giving away entire stock video clip collections on DVD…for free.
What’s the catch? Well, you have to pay shipping and handling ($8.41) and they only have 500 DVD’s [...]

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December 17th, 2008 | Dave | 0 comments | Continued
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Stickam Now Let’s You Integrate Live Video, Group Video Chats, Video Classrooms and More Into Your Own Web Site, Blog or Social Networking Account

First, for those of you who are unfamiliar, Stickam.com is a live streaming video community. It’s a place where you can go to stream live video, join interactive group video chats and more. They were the first…and generally considered the largest…video streaming destination on the web.
Now here comes the interesting part.
Stickam recently announced [...]

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December 15th, 2008 | Dave | 0 comments | Continued
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Canon 5D Mark II Revisited - Gorgeous Video From a Still Camera

A few months ago I did a post about a new DSLR camera from Canon called the 5D Mark II.  What was notable about this camera is that it’s a DSLR camera (it’s designed to take still photos)…yet, it can also record high-definition video.  Breathtaking high-definition video.
When I did my original post, the 5D Mark [...]

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December 10th, 2008 | Dave | 0 comments | Continued
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OpenFilm.com - See The Amazing Things Amateurs Are Doing With Web Video

OpenFilm.com is a web site where amateur film makers can showcase their talents for live action and animation video.
OK…but what exactly does this have to do with video marketing?
Well, one of the big hurdles in making web videos…whether they be for marketing or entertainment purposes…is in coming up with ideas.  Or in other words, the creative [...]

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December 8th, 2008 | Dave | 1 comment | Continued