Through the awesome power of the internet and social media, videos allow us to share ideas, spread information and promote fads and styles. Using just a camera and a computer, ordinary people can make videos that create an extraordinary amount of interest and conversation. The aim of social media videos – as with any promotional tool – is to provide your viewers something of interest that grabs their attention and keeps them coming back for more.  Here are 8 tips to making great social media videos that work: Publish Regularly If you want regular viewership, you need to post content regularly

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8 Tips For Creating A Successful Social Video Campaign

Every time I see a new brand or company announce an online video contest, I cringe a little bit in anticipation of how lame it’s likely to be.

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Flights, Camera, Action – American Airlines Spreads Wings For Online Video Contest

The most famous (and arguably most popular) “Con” in the world of conventions is ComicCon. It’s just wrapping up in San Diego, and once again it was a go-to destination for television shows, films, and any other form of “geeky” content that wanted to get in front of the fans to build some buzz. But there’s another “con” this week that should interest you as well: the 2nd annual VidCon.

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2nd Annual VidCon To Celebrate YouTube Stars & Online Video Creators

This story actually came into my Gamers Daily News email account but I thought you might find it interesting. LEGO, and their partners are teaming up to start an online video machinima contest.

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LEGO Gets into Online Video Contests

TED is all about big ideas.

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TED 2012 Soliciting Video Auditions For Innovative Conference Speakers

According to the Wall Street Journal , YouTube is in the midst of a major overhaul that is aimed at positioning the site as a leading content provider for the Internet television age. The company will dramatically alter their home page to feature professional content–and will pump as much as $100 Million into funding original professional video content to populate as many as 20 new channels. YouTube’s New Professional Content Plan You might remember the rumor a few weeks ago that YouTube was looking to pay celebrities $5 Million to create original content for a customized channel.

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YouTube Will Fund Their Own Original Content Channels With $100 Million

Tomorrow, April 8th, public voting closes on the contestants in the YouTube NextUp contest . The top 50 contestants will enter the final round of judging by YouTube employees and up to eight other top YouTube Partners. The top 25 are awarded $35,000, four days of one-on-one mentoring and training techniques, and site-wide promotion on YouTube

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YouTube NextUp: Is it About Talent or Networking

Blekko has been pushing hard with promotions, combining the power of everything from lighting things on fire to  creating trading cards , and let’s face it: the heavy promotions are needed. While the fledgling company has breached past the million searches per day mark, enough that Rich Skrenton assures users the company will be able to sustain itself and grow organically, they’re still just a blip on the radar when compared to giants like Bingahoo and Google. Never fear. Blekko isn’t short on promotional ideas, and just released a lineup of new extras for Blekko fans through a self-promoting slashtag.

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Blekko Releases a Slashtag for Its Shameless Self-Promotion

I have stated many times how much I adore Google Suggest (while being not a fan of Google Instant , but that’s another story). And because I love Google Suggest so much, I liked this fun FireFox addon I am going to share today. QuickFox Notes is an awesome FireFox addon that lets you take quick notes (yeah, you may have guessed from the name) while browsing

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QuickFox Notes: Google Suggest + Notepad

My first foray into social media and search was via writing copy. I worked for a design firm and often wrote and tweaked website copy for clients to make it appealing to both humans and web crawlers. Later, when I moved more into SEO, part of my job became guest blogging.

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From the Writer’s Perspective