I’ve long been a proponent of social media over traditional Internet marketing methods like SEO, AdWords and the rest of the usual suspects. That’s because, I believe, what others say about you can be far more powerful than what you say about yourself. In fact, Eric Clemons, a professor at the famed Wharton Business School, Full Article…
Mobile Video Uploads Soar 400% With Release of iPhone 3GS
One week ago today, Apple released the newest incarnation of their iPhone, the iPhone 3GS, which records video. In the first 3 days it was available, Apple reported selling over 1 million of these new iPhones. And in the 7 days since it’s release, uploads from mobile phones to YouTube have increased 400%…padding the 1,700% Full Article…
YouTube Announces Site Redesign To Feature Studio Content
It seems I’ve been on a video sharing site kick lately, but that’s where the news has been coming from. And YouTube is featured once again as yesterday they announced that some changes are in the works. First, they’ve inked deals to feature content from major studios like Sony Pictures, Starz, Lionsgate, MGM, CBS and Full Article…
YouTube Expected To Lose $470 Million In 2009
As a follow-up to my post last Friday, where I covered news of video sharing site Veoh slashing their workforce by 36%, comes news about YouTube, the 800 pound gorilla in the market (Google owned YouTube is responsible for approximately 41% of all video streams on the Internet). While Google has admitted that YouTube has Full Article…
Who Were The New Media Guru’s Behind Obama’s Election?
I can remember a former U.S. President, back when he was the active President, commenting in amazement about how supermarkets use scanners at the checkout line (a practice that had been in use for over a decade at the time). Today there is a U.S. President who does weekly video addresses via YouTube. Times have Full Article…