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How to use video in your website promotions

Everyone watches video on their PC. From Youtube to Hulu, everyone is at it. More viewers watch video every day and your business needs to get in on the act. Did you know that by tapping into video promotion you can increase your traffic tenfold or more.

As a website owner with a marketing strategy, you really must latch onto the power of video promotion and incorporate video into your websites. Because everyone else is either doing it right now or are planning to.

Now days recording a video is simplicity itself. You can choose from a range of devices to record from mobile phones to camcorders or a myriad of other devices. After recording simply upload to your account on Youtube and then use the embed code to place the video into your site. This can result in scores more visitors as Youtube videos show up in the search listings.

YouTube is now the second largest search engine on the net and the fourth largest website on earth. It also attracts hundreds of millions of users a month, and 15 hours of video are uploaded every minute by users.

After you have uploaded to one video site it is very easy to get listed on lots more video websites. Then your single video becomes a massively viewed creation across lots of sites all linking back to your money making or business site. This can have a great cumulative effect.

Here is where you get to be creative. Put slideshows in your video or maybe you talking to camers. You can even record what is happenning on your PC screen and use that. Make it short 30 seconds to a minute for that dynamic effect.

If you are not at present incorporating video into your marketing efforts then you are missing out on some great low cost traffic generators. In this day and age where you need every advantage over the competition, use a promotional tool that works. Video marketing.

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08

05 2009

Basic Tips for Website Video Search Engine Optimization

Online video and video search is HOT! You have surely seen all the buzz on the internet about sites like youtube, blinkx, etc… With this, bloggers have been writing posts about how to shoot video, how to upload videos to these sites, etc… However, few have provided information on how to get these videos seen and discovered. Here enters Video SEO.

To have a success in video search engine optimization, you should have knowledge of some key technical aspects involving online video and search.

Keyword research is important for Video search engine optimization. However, there are some key differences in terms of the methods that should be employed for keyword researching video terms. In order to know your target audience for seeing your videos, it is important to first conduct some research on keywords and compile a keyword list. This list can be obtained by doing some simple searches for a related product or service. There are not yet any keyword research tools specifically for video. Keep in mind that video searches at this point tend to be shorter keywords, not “long tail” searches. In addition, more than anything, your keyword list should have the word “video” in it. Examples – car videos, car video, racing video, automotive videos, etc….

The next step after you have generated a keyword list is to take a good look at the video search platforms to see which channels and categories, tags, etc… tend to get the most views, as well as to look at which platforms have the highest performance in views, ratings, etc… You will certainly want to submit your video to multiple sites but you will want to make sure that at the least, you submit your video to the more popular engines.

As a side note, pay attention to the audience that is already searching for the terms that you identified in your keyword research. Are there closely related terms that you did not include? Take a look at videos that are similar in terms of the keywords that you are targeting and view the comments and feedback from users to find related terms.

Studies show that people who regularly provide user feedback tend to take frequent action on your uploaded video. This even includes visits to your actual website and end-point conversions.

If your video is popular in the video SERPs, you get the opportunity to submit fresh content. Many websites make a common mistake by providing the same content again and again. Don’t make your video content to simply repeat what’s already out there, instead, finding a fresh “content space” for your target keyword term.

Studies have shown as well that users who watch videos are less interested in watching videos that are more than a few minutes in length. Try to target your videos to be less than 3 minutes in total length. If you have a very long video, perhaps try to create multiple segments or clips from the video targeting videos with 1-3 minutes in duration.

You can even put the actual branding inside the video, such as text or domain name or specific URL as a graphic in the video. Of course, getting users back to your website or business is one great result for doing video SEO in the first place.

Therefore, in order to get more visibility for your business, website, etc… search engine optimization for video is an excellent, and fairly new concept that you can take advantage of right now, while the buzz is hot.

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07

05 2009

Common Video Advertising Formats & Methods – An Overview

For any advertising method to be effective, it has to have a target audience that is consuming the medium with which the advertising is attached to. That being said, advertisers are starting to realize that online video advertising is now an effective method to attract large relevant audiences. Online video consumption has grown tremendously in the past few years and as a result, video sharing and video search companies are poised to reap the benefits of video advertising.

Because of the keen interest of the advertisers towards the online video segment, many video sharing sites have been encouraged to come up with different formats for the placement of video advertisements. The quantum of investment in this segment has fueled innovation of the methods in which video sites are deploying online video monetization and advertising programs. In-stream (pre-roll, mid-roll, post-roll) advertisement formats have been in existence longest and have produced a good share of revenue for online video content producers.

Pre-Roll Ads – In this format of advertising, the advertisement clip is inserted before the actual video and while playing the video, the advertisement clip is played first and the viewer is compelled to watch the advertisement before the start of the real video file.

Post-roll Video Ads: In post-roll ads, just like pre-roll, a 15 or 30 sec clip is streamed at the end of a video itself. This is usually launched in conjunction with pre-roll as well as often times, the advertiser never gets their ad seen as users most often only watch part of the video.

Mid-Roll Ads – This advertising format is where the clips are included in the middle of the videos so that the viewer goes through the video advertisement if he is curious enough to see the remaining part of the video, this format is also very popular with many of the video sites.

As stated earlier, due to the demand, many of these video websites have begun to test and offer new, innovative ad solution for video. One of these experimental format is the In-Player ad: With in-player ads the player skin itself can be used to place relevant images or text content for the advertiser so that the ad is displayed for the entire time that the video is played.

One of the most promising video advertisement formats is contextual advertising which attempts to match advertisements with the most relevant content and visa-versa. This ad itself can take of various different forms, in-video banners, lower-thirds, and contextual text overlay advertisements. The nice thing about this particular method is that it does not disturb the viewing of the video and it responds only when the viewer clicks on it.

Of all the various experiments with contextual video advertising, one format has taken off and has even become the standard video advertising format that YouTube and many other sites have adopted instead of pre-roll ads. This format is known as the Overlay ad and it is basically a contextually relevant text ad that is shown in a portion of the player and does not annoy users as much as in-stream advertising.

I have given you a brief overview of the most common formats of video ads that are being tested and utilized at the moment. That being said, with growth being what it is, and video discovery as new as it is, we will certainly see many different companies innovating in regards to developing new and exciting formats for online video advertising.

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05 2009

Download Music to iPhone – Learning The Basics

You might be thinking that it?s difficult to download music to iPhone. This however is not true. It can be done in a flash and you do not need to exert too much effort just to get music playing on your gadget after a few moments. Even a child can manage to do this task.

As long as you can make good use of a computer with an internet connection, you can start downloading music to your iPhone anytime that you wish. The procedure is so simple. First, you should try to find a downloading website. Check on different music websites. There are too many of them on the net but you should be careful in choosing the site where you will officially get the music that you will put into your iPhone.

Once you have already found the right site from where to download iPhone music, complete the registration form, and you?re ready to go. Some downloading sites do not charge any fees, but then you have to be extra careful with these sites because they are usually not legitimate and therefore not safe to download from.

Going for a paid site is still the better option. You can rest assured that your system is safe from viruses and spyware; moreover, the quality will definitely please you. The download speed is really fast and you wouldn?t have to wait too long before you can finish with a song. This is something that free sites do not have to offer.

In some paid site, you can register for free but you will have to pay for a minimal amount whenever you make a download. There are some that won?t charge you for any download that you will do. You will only need to pay a one time membership fee and then, you can take advantage of the unlimited downloads.

Some iPhone music download sites have monthly, quarterly or annual fees. It will be up to you to choose which of them will be advantageous to your situation and need.

Another thing that?s common among paid sites is a community forum where members get to interact with one another and share views and opinions about the site. Some members of the site have written reviews about the site and these you can read in the forums, too. Participating in forums is one way you can make an informed decision.

I?ve tried many sites where you can download music to iPhone. I have set aside the reliable ones and wrote about them on my blog. Take a look at it now.

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05 2009

Download Music to iPhone – A Guide For Newbies

Anyone who is not exactly a technocrat may be led to think that to download music to iPhone entails a complicated process. Actually, there?s nothing complex in playing music to your iPhone gadget at all. Even kids can do this rather easily.

As long as you can make good use of a computer with an internet connection, you can start downloading music to your iPhone anytime that you wish. The procedure is so simple. First, you should try to find a downloading website. Check on different music websites. There are too many of them on the net but you should be careful in choosing the site where you will officially get the music that you will put into your iPhone.

Upon deciding which site you will go for, the next thing that you should do is complete a sign up process. There are free sites out there on the net that will allow you download iPhone music without having to pay for anything. However, like what you?ve been hearing all over again, most of these sites are not safe to use.

Going for a paid site is still the better option. You can rest assured that your system is safe from viruses and spyware; moreover, the quality will definitely please you. The download speed is really fast and you wouldn?t have to wait too long before you can finish with a song. This is something that free sites do not have to offer.

In most instances, you will be offered two payment options. The first is to pay for every download that you make, and the second option is to pay the minimal one time membership fee that will give you access to unlimited downloads in return.

Some other sites have monthly plans as well as quarterly plans and annual plans for you to choose from to make an iPhone music download. Have a moment to think about your financial situation and your music needs so you can come up with a smart decision with regards to this.

Paid sites usually have forums, too, that you can participate in. This can serve as good ground for you to meet other members of the site and solicit their opinions and advice. Here you can also find reviews done by honest members of the site to let others know how they feel about the site and its features.

I have personally tried and tested the downloading capabilities of quite a lot of music websites. You can see the list of the best ones to download music to iPhone from in my blog.

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04

05 2009

About XBOX 360 Emulators

The XBOX 360 is the earliest and one of the most powerful gaming consoles of the seventh generation consoles. Being a successor to the original and highly successful XBOX system, the XBOX 360 manages to bring outstanding visuals to please gamers and their gaming library comprises of many top selling games that will greatly appeal to hardcore and casual gamers alike. In fact, the XBOX 360 has gained attention from many of the emulator developers that have made XBOX emulators and other emulators of other consoles.

The goal of the emulator developers is to make it possible for anyone to be able to play their Xbox 360 games on their computers as well. Up until now developers have only concentrated on making emulators for Windows systems, which is due to not only to porting problems, but others also.

The manufacturers of gaming consoles make emulations a difficult process. Makers of the Xbox 360 emulator need to be able to code a program that will cause a computer to see it as the actual Xbox 360 system. Because the Xbox 360 company is closely tied with computers, one would expect the emulator to pose no problems. However, because it is rather tricky to understand how the games relate to the system, emulators have run into problem areas.[youtube:OgScgOHe9jI;[link:XBOX 360 Mod Chip?];http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgScgOHe9jI&feature=related]

When developing an emulator the makers of them need to make them in such a way that whatever game is being played is performing at the same level of performance. Developing an emulator that is as close to the original as possible is not a simple process, not even when the emulator is for the older eight bit and sixteen bit gaming consoles.

Making an emulator is not illegal, however there is no profit to be made at all. Developers must be satisfied purely from their eagerness to make them, unless they receive some kind of donations from the people around them. Unfortunately, there are not that many emulators available because of the difficulties involved, which is why the developers give up due to the lack of time and means that are necessary. Most of the emulators of more modern consoles, including the first Xbox are a long way from being perfect.

Currently, there are no known XBOX 360 emulators at the moment, but things may change if people have the time and resources to step up to the challenge. XBOX 360 emulator is definitely possible though, but since the XBOX 360 hardware composes of advanced hardware, the system running the emulator (if any exists) must have really high system specs for the emulator to run flawlessly.

XBOX 360 emulation is also considered impractical by many because many of the good games in XBOX 360 have PC versions. It could still be handy in a way since you can use XBOX 360 controllers on a PC, but with all the challenges in emulation, most programmers think it’s not worth the developing time.

Whether the developers will come up with an Xbox 360 emulator remains to be seen, so it is advisable that people who want to have the pleasure of Xbox 360 gaming, should first find a version for the computer. It is a fact that your hardware would not be able to handle the emulator if it cannot handle the game. To save yourself the trouble and frustration it is advisable that you purchase the original console. In this way you will have the peace of mind that you can enjoy all the games and all the fun features that come with the Xbox 360.

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05 2009

Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Now In Blu Ray

Since the Hobbit movies by Peter Jackson won’t be out for a while, it’s a good time to watch the Lord of the Rings trilogy again. The theater is where most people saw it for the first time, then we all had to get the DVD’s, and then of course we had to then have the extended directors edition.

The marketing professionals are good at what they do as they’ve been successful in getting the public to purchase this trilogy three times. So here comes another occasion to purchase, it’s the Blu Ray version, which fans everywhere will want, but this is not the extended version. If you don’t care about such things as extra footage go ahead and buy it, but your original DVD trilogy would be just fine if you didn’t want to lay out extra money.

Those of us who’ve bought three times may wait on this one and get the extended version on Blu Ray. They will release it and it’ll probably get released during the opening date of the first Hobbit film. I’ll invest in the trilogy then as the Blu Ray will be exceptional in looks and sound, plus seeing all the furry Hobbit feet will be very satisfying for us nerds who never get enough Lord of the Rings.

There was some extra content in the original releases but nothing like the extended versions. They had so much more content that fans of the books wanted to have on the movie. The fans had a picture in their heads from reading the books and they wanted to see if it translated the same as the directors version.

Peter Jackson is a huge fan of the series and showed that in his detailed and loving adaptations that he brought to the screen. I am sure that the level of detail and expertise will be given to the Hobbit movies, but until then, keep watching the extended directors version that you have and wait for the Blu-ray version next year. If you have to see this version in HD, rent it from the store or borrow it from your less informed friends.

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05 2009

Street Fighter

With all the different fighting games that have been released over the years, and on countless systems, it is hard to pick the best of the best. One of the series that has stood out above the rest is Tekken. The Tekken series has gotten better and better each installment. There has just been an arcade release of the seventh installment in Japan and will be coming stateside very soon as well as to our home consoles. In the mean time, we will have to get our fighting fix with the new Street Fighter game.

Street Fighter 4, released on both Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, has been getting rave reviews from numerous gaming publications. Even more important than the publications is the fans approval of the game, since the fans of the original games love this installment it can be considered a success.

Fans have started falling in love with the characters all over again. All of the original are back with a few new news in their mist. Along with the characters, all their signature moves have followed as well. The series really hit its stride with the second installment of Street Fighter, which was released into arcades in the early nineties. Due to the popularity of the game many sequels were made, as well as live action movies. Although the movies were not a huge success, the gaming fans enjoyed watching their favorite characters and moves come to life.

With the latest installment, although the graphics have been updated, they kept it looking close to the original. The characters look new again, but maintain their classic appeal. The fighting feels new, but yet familiar and anyone who has played the other games will be able to jump right into the action.

Another great feature, besides playing with a friend next to you on the couch, you can hook up to the Internet and play against challengers from all around the world. It is a great way to test your skills and it is easy to find a competitor that will challenge you, but is on your same level as far as skills. I hate losing a hundred times in a row, but it is also no fun to win a hundred times in a row.

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30

04 2009

The XBOX 360

There was once a heavy battle staged by 3 thriving consoles and Microsoft’s XBOX was among them aiming to capture the gaming market and attract gamers to their powerful system. With the competition becoming even fiercer, Microsoft decided to develop the XBOX’s successor the XBOX 360 and released it to the world late 2005.

The Xbox 360 is far superior to the original Xbox which itself contained a powerful gaming engine. The developers of games are now able to create games that are very realistic and have the appeal to succeed in the market. This all allows the Xbox 360 to provide their customers with gaming entertainment that older consoles could not. Of course, the Xbox 360 did not remain unchallenged because Microsoft’s two other competitors, Nintendo and Sony, also released their own consoles to compete with the Xbox 360. Still, the system continues to generate sales while at the same time providing an excellent array of games.

When Microsoft developed and released their entry version called the Core, it went on sale for four hundred dollars. It was followed by the next version, Arcade, which encountered a few problems here and there. Following that version came the Pro which came equipped with a hard drive as well. But Microsoft has not been idle and has continually striven to improve their consoles by not only increasing capacity but also by upgrading the hardware, which has resulted in the elimination of both heating and noise problems.

Finished in matte black and coming with a headset to match is the latest and most costly of the Xbox 360 range and it is called the Elite. With a host of features that include a 120 GB hard drive as well as its own HDMI 1.2 cable that enables games to be played in full 1080p, the Xbox 360 continues to be a fierce competitor. For people who own the older consoles that did not come with their own cables the only option is to purchase one, although they are rather pricey.

Older consoles can also play the games available for the Xbox 360, so you will not be left out. A composite cable accompanies every configuration allowing standard play as well as a month long Gold trial, Silver Xbox Live membership so that you can also experience online gaming which is growing in popularity.[youtube:OgScgOHe9jI;[link:XBOX 360 Mod Chip?];http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgScgOHe9jI&feature=related]

On the hardware side, the XBOX 360 houses a Tri-Core CPU called Xenon which was developed by IBM and is clocked at 3.2 GHz. Microsoft also takes a turn and uses an ATI chip called Xenos instead of one by NVIDIA which was used for the original XBOX. The GPU has a speed of 500 MHz and comes with a heat sink to keep it cool. It has 512 MB GDDR3 RAM with 700 MHz speed and has a transmission rate of 1.4 GHz on its 128-bus. All of these features combined back up the sheer power that the system gives to the games.

Because of the way the Xbox 360′s games are formatted they can fit on a single disc. But it is not only games that can play on the Xbox 360. Both dad’s and Cd’s can also be played, making the Xbox 360 rather versatile.

Since the console is developed by Microsoft, many of the PC games have XBOX 360 ports and vice-versa. This console is recommended for hardcore and casual gamers as well and continues to expand their games archive.

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04 2009