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Broadcasting Bits: News Broadcasts Are Changing NEWS.BROADCAST NEWS. THREE SIMPLE WORDS. And yet, just what do they mean? What's "news" today? And what are the vehicles by which we consume our news? Newspapers? Broadcast television? The Internet? The manner in which people watch news is clearly undergoing transformation. Broadcast television news viewers certainly have alternatives -- and Internet-based news programming may also provide more immediate access to news instead of waiting for that news to be prioritized (if appear at all) over "normal" broadcasting airwaves. Several technologies are combining to change the news gathering and viewing experience. Internet and mobile transmission protocols are enabling people to consume news content on a variety of devices. 3+ megapixel still and full-motion-video-capture cell phones are enabling anyone to acquire and transmit images. Web portals that foster and promote users to generate stories have provided the opportunity and outlet for anyone to be a provider of newsworthy content. Various terms are now applied to individuals who are not professional broadcast journalists or videographers. Whether the term is "citizen journalist," iReporter, or the worldwide community represented by Current TV, more people are acquiring images, more are editing stories, and more are making content for the world to consume. Some are struggling at this and others are thriving.     Click for details... :: ALERT :: Your Business Needs To Use Online Video Traditional Brick-n-Mortar Business MUST Pay Attention To This Video... ...ONLY if they wish to dominate their competition and prosper in their marketplace! Here is actual proof and LIVE CASE-STUDIES that demonstrates how online video marketing is CHANGING the way businesses capitalize from their marketing efforts! Even if your customer base is local, tied to a retail location or service area, Video will MOST DEFINITELY impact your profits. Make those phones ring, and make that door swing open all day long! Watch to see how web video can give you almost all the benefit of local TV advertising with almost none of the negatives. You'll learn how you can give your business a boost with low cost, high impact videos that you can produce and publish YOURSELF!    Enjoy!   P.S. Feel free to login as a member & leave your comments below and give it a rating above!   Click for details... Class Act: The Future of Educational Video? It's time digital media becomes an adjunct to writing for college students and instructors, and schools, colleges, and universities should provide basic audio and video production skills.   You’re watching an online video. The scene is dimly lit. There’s just a single harsh light on our subject’s face in extreme close-up. The sound, while understandable, is full of popped Ps and distorted peaks. Is this a sequel to the Blair Witch Project, or a video podcast for Political Science 101? Or is this the future of educational video? The do-it-yourself approach to video has taken the internet by storm, and more instructors and students are taking up the call to use digital media to enhance learning.   Click for details... YouTube Leads US Online Video Market with 28% Market Share Nearly 75% of US internet users watched a video online (streaming or progressive downloads) in September, averaging three hours of video per person during the month, according to comScore’s Video Metrix. Google Sites, including YouTube, topped the rankings in both number of video viewers and videos viewed. Americans viewed more than 9 billion videos online in Sept., with Google Sites accounting for 2.6 billion videos viewed (28.3% share of videos), 2.5 billion of them at YouTube.com (27.6%):   Click for details... More Data in Support of Streaming Video Google and AOL teamed up to commission a survey from TNS Media Intelligence, that shows favorable user and advertiser metrics for online video.   This is important to understand because it demonstrates the adoption and expectation of online video for people who are looking for more information about an advertiser's products and services. The trend is steadily moving more and more in favor of online video to help a business separate and differentiate themselves from their competitors in their marketplace. A few high-level data points are:   75% of users watch more online video than they did one year ago, and 52% expect to watch more over the next year. 78% feel online video ads offer as much or more capability than television to learn about an advertiser. 63% say they prefer video advertising in order to keep content free. The survey also measured response rates from online video, coming up with numbers similar to those in TKG's User View (results in past post).  Specifically 64% of the TNS study respondents claimed taking action after viewing online video. 44% went to a Web site, 33% to a search engine, 22% to a physical store, and 21% discussed with friends). This supports something we've said many times... online video combines the traditional strengths of video advertising (entertaining, informative, ability to elicit emotional response), with the direct response capabilities of the internet.   Copyright - The Kelsey group. All Rights Reserved.   Click for details... Six of Ten Consumers Have Watched Online Video Ads Some 59% of online consumers surveyed said they have watched online video ads, and more than half of those viewers said they took action (e.g., visited a website, bought something) in response to the ad, according to The Kelsey Group. The findings are from the “Online Video: A New Local Advertising Paradigm” report, part of the ongoing User View study of consumer usage of traditional and online information sources to find and locate local businesses.   Click for details... Graphic Charts & Stats Supporting Streaming Video Below are various charts, graphs, and statistics that will help you get a solid understanding of how the U.S. marketplace is adopting Online Video.   U.S. Streaming Video Market Overview    Demographic Profile of U.S. Internet Users Who've Streamed Online Video   75% of Internet Users Viewed Online Video - nearly 2.5 hours per viewer   Key U.S. TV and Internet Metrics       Click for details... List Building 101 - You Must Use a Squeeze Page A squeeze page is a way to gather the names and emails address of each visitor. It contains a headline, bullet points, and a subscription forms. Testomials, audio and video messages can also be used.   Click for details... MySpace Advertising Surges News Corp. yesterday reported that advertising sales on MySpace, the Web's No. 1 social network, surged 87 percent in the fourth quarter, "primarily due to revenue growth for search and advertising," the company said. Fox Interactive Media, the conglomerate's online division, is now on pace to reach $1 billion by the end of 2008. Operating profit showed exponential growth, up from $1 million in 2006 to $23 million in 2007. Source: Business Week   Click for details... Download NFSP! Price Trumps Everything For Online Shoppers WITH UNCERTAINTIES ABOUT THE ECONOMY creeping into more and more holiday purchase decisions, a new survey of online shoppers finds that price trumps all. "Because newer online retailers can focus on market share and revenues and not profitability, they are an emerging threat for brick-and-mortar retailers," said Jason Meugniot, Guidance president and CEO. "Endless.com., for example, can give customers $5 for the privilege of shipping to them overnight. That makes it tough for a brick-and-mortar retailer, which may be generating less than 10% of growth online, to compete."   Click for details...

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