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Online Video: Where’s The Money?
Online Video: Where’s The Money?
Here is the stark reality of online video: nobody is making much money and the enthusiastic projections for online video advertising going from $500 million in 2008 to more than $5 billion in five years will undoubtedly be pared back in the coming weeks as analysts revisit their numbers. (Those ...
The YouTube Presidency
voices.washingtonpost.com — By Jose Antonio Vargas The White House has gone YouTube. Today, President-elect Obama will record the weekly... Democratic address not just on radio but also on video -- a first. The address, typically four minutes long, will be turned into a YouTube ... (more) The YouTube Presidency
Welcome to Sponsored Videos - YouTube Advertising Programs
ads.youtube.com — Want to get people watching your video? Do you think your video can be the next big... thing? Are you frustrated that people can't find your video on YouTube? Use Sponsored Videos to surface your video to the YouTube community. Promote your videos on ... (more) Welcome to Sponsored Videos - YouTube Advertising Programs
Official Google Blog: Promote your video with YouTube Sponsored Videos
googleblog.blogspot.com — With 13 hours of video uploaded to YouTube every minute and millions of viewers watching hundreds of... millions of videos every day, the popularity of YouTube can be a mixed blessing for users. While it's easier to get your 15 minutes of fame (or more, ... (more) Official Google Blog: Promote your video with YouTube ...
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YouTube PPC Ads Are Smart Move, Not Desperate One
SitePoint — ... “Here is the stark reality of online video: nobody is making much money,” Schonfeld writes. “The writing is already on the wall. YouTube is resorting to selling off video search results to the sexiest bidder and just today announced that it is extending overlay ads in YouTube Partner videos to embedded videos on other sites (previously these would only show up on YouTube itself). It is pulling out all the stops to try to get those revenues flowing.” ...

Last Bytes: Obama, Video, Flying, Valleywag
Tech Observer — Obama recruits more tech execs for his transition team. [Cnet] Online video sites aren't making money with advertising. [TechCrunch] American Airlines is rolling out mobile-phone boarding passes. [ArsTechnica] Gawker Media decides to fold Silicon Valley gossip blog Valleywag into Gawker.com. [Portfolio.com] by Shannon Geis Related Links Extra Credit, Friday Edition Gawker Eats One of Its Own Christie Hefner Blogs: Obama's Anything but Orthodox ...

The End of Days is Nigh
WatchMojo.com Business & Technology — ... - People are realizing that something is amiss in online video projections.  Indeed.  This is the problem with too much supply in general, too much UGC in specific, not enough quality content to convince advertisers that online video is worth it.  Even the so-called ...

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