Remember all the hustle and bustle there was to get HTML5 off the ground and implement immediately even though there was no standard codec, it lacks tons of functionality and all that? LongTail Video does and they broke down just where it all stands now in a nice, informative way in the LongTail Video State of HTML5 Video . They went through six key factors on how HTML5 Video is doing presently to give the industry an overhead look at how things are progressing and I have to say, in some areas it’s quite grim

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The State Of HTML5 Video – Growing, But Also Kind Of A Mess

I originally intended to skip this column this week, instead replacing it with a year-end “best viral videos” round up that would cover all of the last 52 weeks in hilarious viral action. However, a funny thing happened throughout the week that I should have expected: I kept finding awesome new viral videos that I wanted to share

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The Week’s Best Viral Videos & Video Marketing Lessons – New Years Edition

Do you suppose we’ll see many Black Friday ads, Small Business Saturday stories, and Cyber Monday deals this week?  We might. Or, as Dorothy, the Tin Man, and the Scarecrow might say if the Warner Bros.

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Black Friday Ads & Small Business Saturday Stories & Cyber Monday Deals, Oh My!

The flames are on full blast in the tablet world as Amazon has released their new Kindle, the Android-powered Kindle Fire. Will it set online video alight with its hotness? It seems to already be pulling heat from another major tablet platform, the iPad (and it’s fellow iPad 2 which shows they just can’t come up with cool names over at Apple anymore).

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Will Amazon’s New Kindle Light A Fire Under Online Video?

Citing the growth and almost exclusive use of HTML5 on mobile devices, Adobe has decided to discontinue new versions of Flash on mobile devices in the future .  After the release of Flash 11.1 for Android and Blackberry PlayBook, Adobe will now focus on HTML5 applications and Adobe AIR for mobile, offering only updates and bug fixes to existing versions of Flash.  Apparently, the dynamic Flash Player has been difficult to implement onto mobile devices, and Adobe hasn’t been getting the support from the likes of Google and others to work out the kinks. Abandon All Hope For Flash On Mobile Devices? This has always been a criticism of the iPhone, and its inability or Apple’s refusal to allow Flash onto their mobile platforms.  But Flash has had to grow as desktop PCs and laptops have gotten more powerful, and implementing the software onto mobile devices, not quite capable of handling the computing power of a PC, has been difficult.  The application drains resources, slowing mobile devices to a crawl, wiping out battery life, and not performing to standards.

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Adobe Abandons Flash For Mobile Devices

Swampy And Where’s My Water?, Popular Disney Game App, to Become A Web Series is a post by ReelSEO Video Marketing . Walt Disney has created a ton of memorable characters over the years, but nearly all of them have been on the big screen and TV.  Recently, Disney’s foray into mobile game apps, “Where’s My Water?” has become a huge hit on the iPhone and iPad and briefly knocked the venerable “Angry Birds” off their perch for awhile to become the top-selling app for several weeks.  “Where’s My Water?” stars Swampy, an alligator that likes to be clean, and you have to navigate the water to his bathtub.  If only his evil rival Cranky wasn’t there to stop you.  Now, Swampy is getting his own web series , and the Disney marketing machine has a new medium to conquer.

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Swampy And Where’s My Water?, Popular Disney Game App, to Become A Web Series

One of the best ways for brands and individuals to succeed with online video is to follow the examples set by those who’ve gone before them. What kind of videos have been a hit with viewers in the past?

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Trailers & Mother Nature – The Week’s Best Viral Videos & Video Marketing Lessons

This was one of the biggest weeks in history for technology-related news, as the world mourned the passing of Steve Jobs.

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The Weekly Online Video News Round Up – Web TV Content Edition

In my previous post I made a list of what I thought to be the top video innovations of both Steve Jobs and Apple . However right away one of our readers had reminded me of a few good ones I completely overlooked.

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What Influence Did Steve Jobs Have On Web Video? Industry Professionals Speak

In the two years or so that I’ve been writing this column, this is by far the highest number of videos I’ve ever crammed inside it. I don’t know if that means there’s more great video than ever out there, or if it’s a sign that my preoccupation with video has turned into an obsession–or both–but either way, you fans of video should have plenty to keep yourselves busy with this morning

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Star Wars, Musical Rarities & Steve Jobs – The Week’s Best Viral Videos & Video Marketing Lessons