Social Media Marketing: What's The Point?

Social Media Marketing: What's The Point?
Forbes
The whole Social Media thing can be very confusing which partly explains the problems some companies are experiencing with it. Consider a prospective client we visited a few weeks ago. They showed us their website, some of their Twitter and Facebook ...

Forbes

For conventions, TV viewing down, social media up
Boston.com
But even as conventions lose viewers on television, they are thriving online and in social mediawhere many younger voters get their news. ''It's not always easy to sit in front of a TV and watch a convention unfold when you can watch it online, on ...

Social Media and the Fortune 500
Marketing Pilgrim
Last week, the University of Massachuestts Dartmouth released a study about the use of social media by the Fortune 500. These research efforts are fun to examine and try to poke holes in as it always looks like the Fortune 500 doesn't 'get it'. That...

Marketing Pilgrim

Zoomph, Official TechCrunch Disrupt Social Media Partner Fueling Conference's ...
Sacramento Bee
4, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Zoomph, a startup providing social media analytics and visualization tools, is now the Official Social Media Partner for TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2012 and will be managing the conference's social media engagement.

Pet theft up but social media finds them
San Francisco Chronicle
More owners are reporting lost or stolen pets, but the online nation is coming to the rescue. The number of dogs being stolen in the United States has gone up dramatically in the last few years, the American Kennel Club says. The American Society for ...

Understanding Online Video Viewing Habits
Business 2 Community
Online Video Habits While there's no doubt that online video viewing has increased substantially over the past few years, smart businesses are asking themselves what these trends mean for their overall marketing strategies. To answer a few of these ...

Business 2 Community

Online Video RTB
Bizcommunity.com
New technologies as Apple TV and IPTV are emerging, which eventually will close the gap between digital and offline video. These developments are going fast. Though online display still accounts for the biggest piece of the RTB (Real Time Bidding) pie ...

Study: Netflix Drives Higher Internet TV Viewing by Canadians
Hollywood Reporter
But Canadians are also consuming more digital media content, with the average online user viewing 2.8 hours of Internet TV per week in 2011, up from 2.4 hours in 2010, the CRTC reported. That online video viewing took place mainly on computers ...

Hollywood Reporter

Global Online Video Industry
Broadcast Newsroom
This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Online Video in US$ Million. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the ...

Times Internet's online video portal BoxTV up in Alpha
VC Circle
Times Internet (TIL) has quietly unveiled its new venture called BoxTV which is an online videoservice. The service, which is currently in Alpha phase, is positioned as a premium video service which will allow the viewers to watch movies and TV shows ...

YouTube: We didn't block the Democratic National Convention's live stream
GigaOM
The Democratic National Convention's opening night live stream drew tens of thousands of simultaneous viewers to YouTube Tuesday night. But viewers who wanted to catch up on the speeches after the fact were left disappointed: The recording of the event ...

GigaOM

Crash test: games in review
The Daily Telegraph
Guild Wars 2 is very well-crafted and fun to explore. Picture: Supplied Source: National Features. AN addictive puzzle/resource management game, Guild Wars 2 and excellent commentary in Madden NFL 13 are the top picks this week. GUILD WARS 2 (M) ...

YouTube movie rentals are coming to connected TVs
GigaOM
Watch out, VUDU, iTunes and Amazon Instant: YouTube will add paid movie rentals to its app on a number of Smart TV platforms. Rentals on TV will be rolled out before the end of the year. But so far, we only know about one device partner. youtube yt ...

GigaOM

YOU On Demand Expands To Internet TV Platform For Video On ...
From Yahoo! Finance: NEW YORK, Sept. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- YOU On Demand Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: YOD), China's leading national Pay-Per-View ...
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Small Business Online Coach Launches New Online Video Services ...
Small Business Online Coach, the popular local search marketing firm in Toronto, is proud to announce the launch of their new online video marketing services ...

2 Overpriced Social Media Stocks To Avoid Now
Seeking Alpha
Zynga (ZNGA) and Facebook (FB) are still facing analyst downgrades and have recently disappointing business results. Despite this bad news and subsequent plunges in share prices, these social media companies are still not cheap and should be avoided ...

Is social media driving sexist politics?
ABC Online
ELEANOR HALL: Social media was a major factor in the political success of the US president Barack Obama, at least in his 2008 campaign. Now an analysis of social media in Australian politics shows its influence is also growing here. Political blogger ...

Buttoned Up: Social media can help you achieve more goals
Norwich Bulletin
If you have an outstanding goal or two, whether it's whittling that waistline or finishing a DIY project, social media may just be your best ticket to success. Yellow Pages. Find whatever you're looking for with Totally Local Yellow Pages. Search ...

Social media a tool to energise US politics
Independent Online
Social media a tool to energise US politics. September 5 2012 at 03:30pm. By SAPA. Comment on this story. IOL obama democratic. REUTERS. US first lady Michelle Obama gestures while touring the stage and podium a day before her speech to the ...

Independent Online

Northwestern Launches College Football's First Social Media Hub
By Sam Laird
EUGENE — Oregon has introduced a social media command center, called “QuackCave,” which the UO is billing as the first digital media hub in college athletics…. Next time do some due diligence before posting ! September 4, 2012 ...
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Keen On… B.J. Mendelson: Why Social Media Is BS [TCTV ...
By Andrew Keen
The comedian B.J. Mendelson is a master of social media. Mendelson was one of the few non celebrities included on the old Twitter suggested user list and has now over 770000 followers - a number that makes him a genuine player in the ...
TechCrunch

Smart-phone apps and social media increasingly used during ...
By Consumer Reports News
High-tech tools such as smart phones, mobile apps and social media sites are quickly become part of many people's arsenals in dealing with an emergency—such as Hurricane Isaac—and its aftermath, says the American Red Cross.
Consumer Reports News

Web Surveillance Through Social Media Sites A Powerful Tool For ...
This story comes courtesy of California Watch. By G.W. Schulz.
Latest News

Wither Twitter, Social Media? - Career Changers | Career Changers ...
By Rich Figel
Somewhat related to my last post on Good PR/Bad PR, is the idea of using social media for public relations and marketing. Two years ago, when I first started producing the Career Changers TV show for OC16, it was the hot new thing -- you ...
Career Changers| Career Changers...


Amazon Gets Epix Movies as Netflix Exclusive Expires - Peter Kafka - Media - AllThingsD: "In the last year, Netflix lost its digital distribution deals with Sony and Disney. Which means if you’re watching a newish movie on the streaming service right now, there’s a very good chance it came from Epix, a pay-movie channel that supplies films from Paramount, Lionsgate and MGM.And now, if you watch movies from Amazon’s “Prime Instant Video” service, you can see the same movies, including hits like “Iron Man 2,” “Thor” and “Captain America.”Amazon announced a new “multi-year licensing agreement” today, just a few days after Netflix’s exclusive deal with Epix expired."

TV Catchup for Android arrives on Google Play -- Engadget: "TVCatchup, our favorite and most-used TV-watching service has brought its app over to Android. The service, which we've found to be much more reliable than the BBC's live streams on our flaky connection, lets you watch nearly 60 free-to-air channels available in the UK. The ad-supported app is available for free on Google Play right now -- as long as you've paid your license fee, folks."

Amazon gets Epix video rights to challenge Netflix - Business - Boston.com: "Netflix has entered into Internet video licensing contracts that could require the company to pay as much as $4.5 billion through June 2015, according to its latest quarterly report. The rising cost of online content has caused Netflix to carefully assess the financial pros and cons when the deals come up for renewal. Netflix lost the rights to video from the Starz channel earlier this year after concluding the content wasn’t worth the asking price."


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Where to watch the Democratic National Convention live online

Where to watch the Democratic National Convention live online

GigaOM
This week's Democratic National Convention will be live streamed by a number of broadcasters, print publishers and political websites. There will be live fact checking, live video for iPads, a live hat cam and even a live Kumar cameo. Check out the ...

GigaOM

YOU On Demand Expands To Internet TV Platform For Video On Demand In China
RedOrbit
Ltd. Future TV, the main operational entity of CNTV's internet TV business is the first internet television platform approved by China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT). The signing with Future TV represents an expansion of ...

The Telegraph signs up to the AP's online video hub, now with 24/7 live news ...
The Next Web
The Associated Press (AP) has announced that its 24/7 live video news service has launched on AP Video Hub, its video news platform for digital publishers. The AP launched AP Video Hub in beta back in April, offering global news, entertainment, SNTV ...

The Next Web

Missed Maker Camp? You'll have another chance next year
GigaOM
To help build its Google+ audience, Google worked with Make Magazine to create Maker Camp — 30 days of DIY tutorials and cool science experiences targeted at kids aged 13-to-18. The camp was so successful that Make has already committed to a repeat ...

GigaOM

How SmartVideo may change video ads
BizReport
How SmartVideo may change video ads. A new arrival into the online video scene could update what brands have, to date, been doing with online video. From SundaySky, the SmartVideo platform allows for the retargeting of video ads, helping to make video ...


Excl: Video content aggregator iStream to introduce pay-per-use monetisation ...
VC Circle
Online video content platform iStream is planning to introduce a pay-per-use model for video streaming in India by the end of this year. The Bangalore-based company, which raised $5 million from private equity firm SAIF Partners in November 2011, is ...

YouTube For B2B: Immediately Actionable Tactics to Boost Online ...
By Manny Rivas
YouTube For B2B: Immediately Actionable Tactics to Boost Online Video Marketing. by Manny Rivas, September 4, 2012 Comments .... YouTube For B2B: Immediately Actionable Tactics to Boost Online Video Marketing. September 4, 2012 ...
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Use Social Media to Get Into Law School
U.S. News & World Report (blog)
After a survey of 128 law schools last year revealed that 37 percent of admissions offices look up applicants on Facebook or other social networking sites, most applicants now have a clear understanding of social media's potential risks in the law ...

U.S. News & World Report (blog)

For Conventions, TV Viewing Down, Social Media Up
ABC News
When it comes to following political conventions, Twitter may soon trump television. TV viewership for last week's Republican National Convention dropped sharply from 2008, suggesting interest in this presidential race falls short of some past contests ...

ABC News

Poll: Social media's modest impact
Politico
Social networking sites are not particularly influential in shaping political views, according to a new study Tuesday by the Pew Internet and American Life project. Only 36 percent of SNS users say that the sites are “very important” or “somewhat...

Politico

Social Media's Issue: Does It Drive Sales?
Women's Wear Daily
The company's disappointing initial public offering has increased scrutiny throughout the social media space, including in the fashion world. Brands now are analyzing their social media efforts more than ever and asking a key question: What's the return?

Social media important for communication during Isaac
Daily Comet
“Social media is instant. As soon as we have info we want to put out, we put it out, and it gets to the people right away,” Terrebonne Parish spokesman Doug Bourg said. “So even when the electricity goes out, most people use smartphones, which allows ...

How social media can help you achieve more goals
kjrh.com
CINCINNATI - Sunrise Tuesday, Sept. 4, marks the start of the official return to normal schedules after the free-form summer months and turns our attention to the lingering, yet-to-be-attained goals we set months before. Dec. 31 is still sufficiently...

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How social media is changing the face of back to school
CBC.ca
Hordes of children across the country are heading back to classrooms, and experts say social networking and smartphones are radically changing the whole back-to-school experience. "It's almost like multimedia friendship," said Ester Cole, psychologist ...

CBC.ca

Via.Me brings its social-media chops to Android
CNET
Previously available only on the iPhone, Via.Me today makes its way onto the Android platform. While it may seem like just another silly social network joining an already jostling crowd, Via.Me's strongest selling point is the ease with which you can ...

Global Digital Media Marketing Industry
Sacramento Bee
This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Digital Media Marketing in US$ Million by the following Product Segments: Online Marketing, Mobile Marketing, and Social Marketing. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, ...

Republican Convention Sets Social Media Bar for Democrats
By Alex Fitzpatrick
The Republican Convention saw more than 4 million tweets with a peak of 14743 tweets per minute and 2.5 million-plus YouTube views.
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Competitive Research Through Social Media for Small Business
By Amie Marse
When we think about social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, we tend to focus on customer demographics, forgetting that we have just much – if not more.
Small Business Trends

Election 2012: Twitter, Facebook and Social Media - FORA.tv
National Journal and The Atlantic, along with CBS News, will hold live briefings each morning in Tampa and Charlotte that draw an engaged audience of convention.
FORA.tv - Program Feed

Social Media Newsfeed: Democratic Convention | Facebook Likes ...
By Tim Sohn
Social Media Newsfeed: Democratic Convention | Facebook Likes | Reddit Thrives.
SocialTimes

5 Reasons Social Media Is Great For Business | Just Getting Started
By Bill Gaul
Despite this, I embrace social media as a great way to build business relationships. In the past few years through my own experiences I have become somewhat of a social media expert, and recently helped develop my company's new ...
Just Getting Started Recent Posts

French online video viewers up 8% in six months
Telecompaper (subscription)
The number of viewers of online videos in France reached 32.1 million in June, up 8 percent on January, according to Mediametrie. YouTube was the top website for watching videos in June with 24.33 million unique visitors and 1.44 billion videos viewed.

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Online Video Legal Considerations

Online Video Legal Considerations | Business 2 Community: ". . .  if the embed function is enabled, it is fair to assume that you have permission to share a video. However, it is important to act with caution. If you are going to embed a video on your website, be sure to check the content carefully; it is possible that someone other than the owner of the content has uploaded it, putting you at risk of legal action. . . ."

HBO Will Offer Channel by Internet in Northern Europe
New York Times (blog)
The pay television service HBO is about to make a lot of Internet users in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden very happy. HBO announced last week that it had formed a joint venture for HBO Nordic, bringing shows like “Game of Thrones” and “Sex and ...

Internet: Social Media Classes for Your Business
Utica Observer Dispatch (blog)
As a small business owner myself I know the importance of a business social media plan designed to reach and engage existing and new markets. I have spent the last 3-1/2 years learning everything I can about social media, social media best practices ...

Social Media Co: Obama Twitter Response to Clint Eastwood RNC Speech a ...
Equities.com
Every marketer, business owner, service vendor, artist – in fact, anybody with a business or personal brand to promote and reputation to keep through the use of social media marketing strategies such as Twitter marketing should observe and apply the ...

Joe's Israel: Empowerment through Social Media
Jerusalem Post (blog)
'Joe's Israel', a new social media based Israel project, was launched on the web, YouTube, Facebook and Twitter earlier today. The project provides a platform to empower college students in North America for a dialogue on Israel. The campaign is ...

Social media users urge Obama to let Betty White introduce him at convention
Vancouver Sun
Photograph by: MARIO ANZUONI , REUTERS. LOS ANGELES - Social media users are petitioning to have Betty White introduce President Barack Obama at next week's Democratic National Convention. Supporters of the move say the “Hot in Cleveland” star ...

Checking in at the DNC
The Daily Dot
Of course, in the age of social media, there are plenty of places to get your political fix online. Here's a rundown of where you should look to stay up-to-date on the convention happenings. On YouTube. Just like last week, YouTube's newly minted ...

GCC Government Social Media Summit to take place in Dubai
AME Info
Although only 15% of the world's governments are on Twitter, social media is gaining significance giving organisations and people a greater voice. GCC Government Social MediaSummit convening in Dubai on September 17-19 sheds more light on how ...

A Legal Perspective: Who Owns Social Media Profiles?
Business 2 Community
I often receive many questions about social media law, particularly around who owns business-related social media profiles. What happens when the person who posts on behalf of a company (sometimes using their own name) is no longer working with them ...

Is Google+ Worthwhile for Social Media Marketing?
PCBDesign007
Is Google+ Worthwhile for Social Media Marketing? Monday, September 03, 2012 | Bruce Johnston, LinkedIn Evangelist & Sales Coach. Is Google+ just a Facebook wannabe or is there merit to this social network? How does it fit in and how does it differ ...

59 Digital Media Resources You May Have Missed
By Neha Prakash
Catch up on the latest digital media resources with our weekly features roundup. ... you can use them. For more social media news and resources, you can follow Mashable's social mediachannel on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook.
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Using Instagram for Social Media Marketing | Social Media Today
By Jason A Howie
9 Points on Integrating Instagram within a Marketing Strategy Not too long ago a reader asked me my how to use Instagram hashtags within a social strategy. Well even before he asked me that question I was thinking of a bigger question: In ...
Social Media Today - The world's...

Managing Social Media | Points and Figures
By Jeff Carter
There is a proliferation of social media sites. Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, About.me, Rebelmouse, Disqus and so many others. If you think about Yelp and TripAdvisor, those aresocial media sites too, along with the comments on sites like ...
Points and Figures

Social Media Risk Manager: What?
By Leslie White
Maddie Grant of SocialFish sent me the link to Altimeter Group's Guarding the Social Gates: The Imperative for Social Media Risk Management. My initial response was ... Risk and Social Media· Digital media etiquette: Where do you stand?
SocialFish

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Internet Cat Video Film Festival

Garfield High grad wins Internet Cat Video Film Festival
The Seattle Times
On Thursday, at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, a video about Henri, "Henri 2: Paw de Deux," by local filmmaker Will Braden, won the first Internet Cat Video Film Festival. The event drew 10,136 entries, with more than 10,000 cat lovers showing ...

At Cat Video Film Festival, Stars Purr for Close-Ups
New York Times
On Thursday evening the Walker Art Center, one of the nation's most prominent institutions of contemporary art, hosted the inaugural Internet Cat Video Film Festival here. An estimated 10,000 people turned out for an event that was, from its inception ...

New York Times

BJP manipulating social media to show Modi PM favourite: Digvijay
Hindustan Times
Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh on Sunday alleged that BJP is maintaining "fictitious" accounts on social media and manipulating online surveys to project that Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi has an edge over Rahul Gandhi as future prime ...

5 ways to humanize your social media
Bizjournals.com (blog)
One of the objectives of social media is to encourage fans to connect and engage with the brand, with the goal of increasing public interest and customer loyalty. Many companies struggle, however, to create a brand image or voice that social-media ...

Romney campaign claims to be closing gap in social media battle
Fox News
The Democrats have long been the leaders in using social media to their advantage. According to a Pew Research Center study released Aug. 15, the 2012 presidential election is no different – with Obama far exceeding Romney in the number of Facebook ...

Does Social Media Help Local Companies to Create a Web Presence?
Equities.com
Social media has been causing an uproar in the marketing world for quite some time. Yet, an iMediaConnection article posted August 29 detailed five reasons why Facebook isn't necessary for branding a company on the internet. If this is true, then why ...

What are social media users saying about Vice President Joe Biden's visit to York?
York Daily Record
The map below reflects social media users' tweets and Instagram posts from near West York Area High School. You can turn on different layers of the map -- Four Square check-ins, YouTube videos and Facebook posts -- by choosing "click for more on this ...

University Class Examines Presidential Election and Social Media
Broadcast Newsroom
As the Information Age impacts so many facets of our culture, it is inevitable that social mediaand other emerging technologies will likewise have an impact our nations electoral process. This semester, students at Syracuse Universitys School of ...

Social media can help businesses widen reach in Japan
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Answer: The most commonly used social media in Japan are Facebook, Mixi, Twitter and Google+. However, a number of mobile gaming sites also account for a sizable part of the social networks in Japan, especially with the ever-growing presence of the ...

Tryon: Schools should guide teachers use of social media
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
But they should have constructive conversations over their mutual interests in creating policies that protect teachers from embarrassing themselves or their students -- and, in the process, safeguard school districts and taxpayers from liabilities. Two ...

Manchester City: The most social media-savvy club in the world
gulfnews.com
Manchester City's rise to the top of the Premiership pile has been well documented, but the suits at Etihad Stadium have also been championing a social media strategy designed to spread the club's appeal far and wide. By Michael da Silva, alpha ...

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Sheriff shares experience, advice, social media tips with Realtors
Ventura County Star
Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean stopped by for a meeting with the sales team and management at RE/MAX Integrity in Camarillo. Also in attendance were representatives from the Ventura County Real Estate Fraud Advisory Team and the escrow industry.

SoLoMo Show Ep 34: Social Media Self Expression and Redefining ...
By Adam Helweh
We discuss the meaning of a Facebook Like and whether social media should be considered free speech and App.net, the evolution of the social network.
Social Media Explorer

Taiwanese Pop Star Whips Up Social Media Frenzy with 'iPhone 5 ...
By Josh Ong
Android may be dominating the Chinese smartphone market, but that doesn't mean that China isn't excited about Apple's next iPhone. In just a few hours, a Taiwanese pop star has attracted over 100,000 comments and reposts on his Sina ...
The Next Web » Apple

@Charlotte: Media party takes over social media
By Sergio Tovar
Media party takes over social media. With the official start of the Democratic National Convention only a few days away, local and national media were welcomed to Charlotte Saturday night at a party held at the N.C. Music Factory. The media ...
@Charlotte

Social media communication and the new barbarians
By ojiego
Of connectivity is the backbone that supports social media networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Skype, U-Tube and so on. But then, enhanced capabilities of transnational information superhighway are a mixed blessing. Novel communication ...
Vanguard News

I Love Social Media Because Sample Sizes Can Be In The Millions ...
By AnniePettit
I am a market research methodologist specializing in social media research, surveys, statistics, and data quality. I speak at major market research conferences (MRA, MRIA, CASRO, ESOMAR, IRR) and contribute to Industry magazines (Vue, ...
SmartData Collective - The world's...

Social Media Contacts
HubSpot social media tools enable you to grow your reach and use social for better segmentation.
www.hubspot.com/products/social-media-contacts/

Breakdown: Social Media Workflow, Process, Triage | Web Strategy ...
In the worst case, this poor experience in social could serve to fuel a social media crises, which we've documented. Clearly, we want to avoid this scenario, and ...
www.web-strategist.com/.../breakdown-social-media-workflow...

The 2012 Presidential Campaign and Social Media: A new age?
Flip the Media
According to a recent study by the Pew Center for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ), the candidates are not using social media in revolutionary new ways – that is, to open conversations with followers. As in the past, candidates are still following the...
 
Flip the Media

Top apps: Social media apps
Post-Bulletin
Staying in touch is easy with Facebook and Twitter, but what about the apps for social networking that may have escaped your notice but that are highly popular with smartphone users? Here are some of the most highly rated apps to get you even more ...

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Online Video Watching on TV Rises

Online Video Watching on TV Rises
CEPro (blog)
In most of the regions looked at, PCs, smart phones and tablets led TVs in online video viewing. In the US, where iPad and Android mania is high, tablets were the trailing device for online video viewing, but that may be due to the larger install-base...

CEPro (blog)

Saif Partners-backed online video service iStream.com ties up with Ten Sports ...
VC Circle
Online video service iStream.com has exclusively partnered with Ten Sports to live stream US Open. Viewers can log on to to watch matches live. Other than this, live chat with fans via inbuilt social media elements will also be available. Viewers would ...

Live Stream El Clasico: Watch Barcelona v Real Madrid Online [VIDEO]
BostInno (blog)
Ah, Barcelona versus Real Madrid. El Clasico. Arguably the most exciting rivalry in all of sports is being played at 4:30 PM EST today at Camp Nou in Barcelona. Today's Supoercopa first leg match is the opener of six scheduled El Clasicos in the 2012 ...

BostInno (blog)

Sainsburys Launch Streaming Service As UK Online Video Market Grows
World Internet TV on PC (blog)
Sainsbury's is an ideal company to collaborate with as they have the marketing acumen, as well as the consumer reach and loyalty needed to be successful and help introduce new consumers to the convenience, quality, and flexibility of online video ...

World Internet TV on PC (blog)

Report: 18 Percent of Consumers Watch Online Video Content on TVs Worldwide
MediaPost Communications
Some 18 percent of consumers worldwide are accessing online video through their TV sets on a daily basis, while 25 percent access online video content several times a week, according to a new study from NPD Group. “The Connected TV Study: Features, ...

What's on TV? Online videos of course!
GigaOM
The growing sales of Internet connected televisions and DVD players has helped bolster the demand for online video content. One would think that it would be new content, but ... Connected Internet TV set with apps photo: Shutterstock / Oleksiy Mark ...

GigaOM

Newfoundland students among finalists in national online video contest
The Telegram
Three Newfoundland students have been named among 30 finalists in a national online video contest in this year's Canada's History Young Citizens Program. For digitally documenting Newfoundland's fishing industry, a video by Matthew Rogers of St. John's...

The Telegram

RTL reports strong on-demand growth
Broadband TV News
The RTL Group has reported a 33% growth in online video views on all RTL platforms across Europe to a total of 1.2 billion. The broadcaster expects catch-up TV viewing to grow to 10% of the total viewing time by the end of 2015. The figures were part ...

Broadband TV News

Connected TVs, mobile take off for online video
Rapid tv news
Connected TVs, mobile take off for online video. Michelle Clancy | 23-08-2012. Timeshifted content, especially online content, is gaining consumer favour, according to the new NPD DisplaySearch Connected TV Study. Mobile devices and connected TVs are ...

VatorNews - Survey: 18 of us are watching online video from a TV
By Krystal Peak
Survey: 18% of us are watching online video from a TV. A new study shows that online video is creeping into our lives through many different devices by Krystal Peak on August 23, 2012.
Vator.tv news stories and report

Online Video Marketing 101: Leads With Video Overview - YouTube
By Andrea Bolder
http://andreabolder.com/2012/onlin-video-marketing-overview-getting-started/ Learn how to get started with internet video marketing- This week we will be goi...
YouTube Videos

Online Video Marketing through Google and YouTube | Visual.ly
More than 150 million people view videos online every year, most of them eager to hear your business's pitch if you create and market your video eff.
visual.ly/online-video-marketing-through-google-and-youtube

Turning a Profit with Online Video Made Easy using PayPal and ...
Small media publishers often face one problem: How to monetize your online content without having to jump through hoops to make it happen?
blog.kaltura.org/turning-profit-online-video-made-easy-using-...

Indian Government Defends Social Media Crackdown
New York Times (blog)
Kuldeep Singh Dhatwalia, a spokesman for India's Home Ministry, defended the recent efforts to crack down on social media in a telephone interview, and said that complaints that the government is engaging in censorship should not be believed.

New York Times (blog)

Three Of Four CMOs Say Social Media Impacts Sales
Business Insider
Not long ago I wrote an article on the use of social media among CEOs and how many often talk the social media talk on behalf of their brands/companies but very few actually walk the social media walk for their own personal use. Today comes results of ...

Big Companies Aren't Using Social Media For Customer Service
Forbes
New research from customer service company Genesys finds that when it comes to reaching out to their customers online, over half of consumer-facing Fortune 500 companies are “socially shy.” On the contact pages of their website, more than half of these ...

NASA Hosts First Social Media Event At Goldstone Deep Space ...
Sacramento Bee
23, 2012 -- /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Sixty-five of NASA's social media followers will have a rare opportunity to tour the agency's Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex in California's Mojave Desert during a NASA Social on Monday, Oct. 15, ...

Isaac may be nothing compared to expected social media storm
Naples Daily News
To stay abreast on social media, Dan Summers, director of Bureau of Emergency Services for Collier County, said his team will work together to post regularly, with one person solely dedicated to the task. "We found it helpful, if there is a damage ...

Social media cannot solve the problem of local disengagement
The Guardian (blog)
It would be nice to think that social media could solve this problem, but I'm far from convinced. I do not dispute that it can be an excellent tool for engaging with certain groups, and making the business of government more open and transparent. But ...

The Guardian (blog)

Social Media Do's and Don'ts
Baltimore Sun
With all of the social media outlets out there—from Facebook and Myspace to Twitter to Instagram to cell phone texting—kids today are communicating and challenging each other in a completely new way, doing and saying things they wouldn't if they were ...

Risks of social media for employers
Bizjournals.com
More than 60 business owners attended a panel sponsored by the Sacramento Business Journal at Mercedes-Benz of Sacramento about the risks of social media for employers. Kelly Johnson: Staff Writer and Social-Media Strategist- Sacramento Business ...

Todd Akin Tries to Turn Social Media Mockery Into Donations
Mashable
Missouri Congressman Todd Akin's statement that a woman's body has the ability to prevent pregnancy from what he called “legitimate rape” has spawned some clever spoofs across social media sites, but the congressman has found a silver lining. Following ...

India limits social media after civil unrest
Los Angeles Times
Rumors, hate messages and altered photos of supposed atrocities against Muslims soon spread on social media sites, and several people from northeastern India were beaten in Bangalore and other cities, prompting the crackdown. New Delhi has accused ...

Los Angeles Times

Jon Miller, News Corp.'s chief digital officer ... - Digital Media Wire
By Chris Marlowe
Jonathan Miller is leaving News Corp. at the end of September in what certainly appears to be an amicable split. He has served as the company's chief digital officer since .
Digital Media Wire | connecting...

Federal Courts Cracking Down on Social Media Use by Jurors - The ...
By Zoe Tillman
The federal judiciary released new model jury instructions (PDF) this week aimed at deterring jurors from using social media while they're hearing a case. As reported by sibling publication the New Jersey Law Journal, the guidelines can be ...
The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times

Social Media Newsfeed: Facebook iOS App | Reddit Bus Tour ...
By Tim Sohn
Social Media Newsfeed: Facebook iOS App | Reddit Bus Tour | Twitter Developers.
SocialTimes

Is Email Better than Social Media? | Constant Contact Blogs
By Blaise Lucey
A new report from Monetate, an e-commerce software firm, has found that email marketing is still driving more overall sales than social media efforts. Some of the key findings: • 2.49% of visitors from search engines buy something • 4.
Constant Contact Blogs

#The Rules Of Social Media: Contests And Sweepstakes Are Fine, If ...
By Anjali Mullany
"Many brands and individuals mistakenly obsess about shortcut tactics to gain fans and followers instead of investing in their publishing strategies," says Mike Proulx, senior vice president of digital strategy at Hill Holliday.Think content ...
Fast Company

China's Tudou co-founder Wang retires after online video merger
Reuters
SHANGHAI Aug 24 (Reuters) - The co-founder of one of China's top video websites, Tudou Holdings, said on Friday he has retired as its chief executive, the same day his firm's merger with former rival Youku Inc was formally completed. Gary Wang, for ..

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Online Media Will Star at the Conventions

Online Media Will Star at the Conventions
Wall Street Journal
Political conventions, long the ultimate made-for-TV presentation, this year are coming of age as digital-media events—highlighting the decline of network television coverage of the gatherings. When Republicans convene next week in Tampa, Fla., and ...

Wall Street Journal

Conde Nast investing in digital ad firm
Bizjournals.com (blog)
Recently, Conde Nast also invested in Trigger Media, which helps create digital media companies and products, and Moda Operandi, a fashion Web site. In April it acquired ZipList, a digital and mobile shopping list and recipe service. Conde Nast is a ...

35 Digital Media Resources You May Have Missed
By Allegra Tepper
Catch up on the latest digital media resources with our weekly features roundup.
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YouTube Helps Boost Online Video Viewing
PC Magazine
U.S. Internet users were busy watching video last month, helping boost online videoviews to 36.9 billion in July, according to data from comScore. The top U.S. online video sites didn't change much over the past month. Google Sites, powered primarily...

Chinese Online Video Giant Youku Wins Shareholder Vote to Buy Tudou
Hollywood Reporter
Youku, the country's largest online video company when looking at revenue, said in a statement that its shareholders have approved its planned acquisition of Tudou, the second-biggest firm in the space. our editor recommends. NBCUniversal, China's ...

Seven reasons to use online video to grow your small business
Vancouver Sun (blog)
Why you should use online video to help grow your small business — some stats gathered by Cisco: • Online video is expected to grow 55 per cent this year and is the top format for content marketing. • 58 per cent of consumers (18 to 34) who follow ...

Sentara to begin medical consultations by phone and online video
Virginia Business Magazine
Norfolk-based Sentara Healthcare has taken an equity stake in Florida “telehealth” firm MDLIVE and plans to use its technology to offer 24/7 medical consultations in Virginia by telephone and online video. Beginning in October, Virginia consumers using ...

Ambush Marketing At The Olympics: Driven By Social Media And Online Video
Business 2 Community
During the 2012 Olympics in London, between online streams of Gabby Douglas' brilliant gymnastics performances, Kayla Harrison winning the US first-ever gold medal in Judo, and Usain Bolt's blisteringly-fast 100m and 200m wins, web audiences were ...

Playing the online video game
Research Magazine
Online video measurement firm Visible Measures has closed a $21.5m funding round led by DAG Ventures. Joe Fernandez caught up with Brian Shin (pictured), founder and CEO, to find out about the company's progress and ambitions. Research: ...

Secret memo details Hulu 'transition plan'
FierceOnlineVideo
A three-page confidential internal memo distributed within Hulu shows that the online video purveyor is prepared for a "transition plan" that may or may not include current CEO Jason Kilar, if he decides to take a potential big payout and leave in ...

July 2012 US online video rankings
Bizcommunity.com
RESTON, US: comScore, Inc, a leader in measuring the digital world, has released data from the comScore Video Metrix service showing that more than 184 million US Internet users watched 36.9 billion online content videos in July, while video ad views...

Shira Lazar's What's Trending finds a new home on YouTube
GigaOM
What's Trending originally set out to be a weekly highlight of Internet memes and pop culture for CBS News, but a single tweeted shattered those dreams. Now, it's trying to reinvent itself as a kind of trend barometer for YouTube videos. Shira Lazar on ...

GigaOM

Mega Chinese online video merger, Tudou-Youku, is a step closer after ...
The Next Web
The ongoing merger between Chinese online video giants Youku and Tudou has taken a step closer to completion after both Youku and Tudou confirmed that their respective shareholders have approved the plan to bring its rival on board. The deal, which ...

comScore online video rankings shows 36.9 billion videos were ...
By Gene Ryan Briones
Internet analytics company comScore has just released the latest data from its Video Metrix service, a comprehensive viewing intelligence platform that provides transparent and end-to-end video measurement in the online video marketplace.
Ubergizmo

Chinese Online Video Merger, Youku-Tudou, Gains Shareholder ...
By Jon Russell
Shareholders from Tudou and Youku have both agree to the deal that will see the two companies come together as Youku Tudou Inc.
The Next Web

Chinese Online Video Giant Youku Wins Shareholder Approval to ...
By Georg Szalai
The companies expect to complete the deal, which will combine the number one and two video sites in the country, "as soon as practicable."
International

Shira Lazar's What's Trending finds a new home on YouTube ...
By Janko Roettgers
What's Trending originally set out to be a weekly highlight of Internet memes and pop culture for CBS News, but a single tweeted shattered those dreams. Now, it's trying to reinvent itself as a kind of trend barometer for YouTube videos.
GigaOM

Ambush Marketing at the Olympics: Driven By Social Media and ...
By Tom Bishop
Viewers of London's 2012 Olympics were wowed by social and online videomarketing campaigns from Nike, Pepsi, Burger King, and Google, but none were Olympic sponsors.
KnowledgeVision

comScore Releases July 2012 U.S. Online Video Rankings ...
comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released data from the comScore Video Metrix service showing that more than ...
www.comscore.com/.../comScore_Releases_July_2012_U.S._...

Report: Online Video CPMs Are Up, And Best Time To Buy Is On ...
How's the market for online video ads holding up through the first half of the year ? Pretty well, considering that inventory continues to grow at a rapid pace.
techcrunch.com/2012/.../online-video-ads-all-up-in-your-grill/

Online video: Google still bigger than Facebook, Yahoo, and VEVO ...
ComScore released its July 2012 online video rankings for the U.S., and the news is that there is no contest. Google (read YouTube) is number one, and you' ve ...
venturebeat.com/.../online-video-rankings-google-facebook/

BUZZMEDIA Adds Digital Media Veteran Stephen Hansen As President
Sacramento Bee
20, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- BUZZMEDIA (www.buzz-media.com), one of the fastest growing digital media companies, today announced the hire of highly accomplished digital executive Stephen Hansen as president. ... Joining BUZZMEDIA is the logical ...

Digital media opens to all
Daily Aztec
San Diego State's School of Journalism and Media Studies is offering a new course in digital media literacy this semester. “Social Media in the Digital Age,” numbered JMS 296, is open to all SDSU students. The class will be taught by assistant ...

Obama, Romney: Who has the most online clout?
NBCNews.com
Obama, Romney: Who has the most online clout? Msnbc's Craig Melvin talks withonline expert Gerard Bush about a study that looked at the presidential campaign anddigital media. Share This: facebook · twitter · googleplus. Related videos; Transcript of ...

NBCNews.com

TVO Extends Content Reach to New Digital Media Devices
mediacaster
The Wi-Fi enabled Sony Internet Player features the Google Chrome browser for content search and navigation, a Flash media player for video content playback, on board storage for media and application software from YouTube or Netflix. Web and TV ...

KIT digital transitions Racecourse Media Group facilities to New Home at ...
MediaMughals
Timeline TV, a leading broadcast facilities provider, will support multiple broadcast customers in its new HD facilities, including Racecourse Media Group (RMG). The West London complex houses the satellite and cable channel Racing UK, betting shop...

MediaMughals

25% online time spent on social networks, 4 out of 5 Indians use Facebook
NDTV
... of the top online activities in India found that social networking accounted for 25.2 percent of all time spent online in June, an increase of 0.8 percentage points from the previous year, as social media continues to be a primary driver of people ...

NDTV

Internet Advertising and SEO Company HTP Company Announces New Social ...
Sacramento Bee
A recent study, the State of Digital Marketing Report, revealed that although search optimization is still the leading choice for online marketers, 60 percent of respondents polled said they plan to increase their budget for social media marketing. Of ...

2012 Gardner-Webb Volleyball Digital Media Guide Now Available ...
2012 Gardner-Webb Volleyball Digital Media Guide Now Available Online - GWUSports.com—Official Web Site of Gardner-Webb Athletics ...
www.gwusports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID...

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