Last week, I wrote, “It’s almost December and it’s fairly easy to predict what’s going to happen next month.  Everyone from the Official YouTube Blog to the Meme Machine to Visible Measures will take a look at the top YouTube trends in 2011.” I added, “If what’s past is prologue, then ‘YouTube’s New Year Countdown,’ a special destination page spotlighting 31 of the year’s most memorable videos, should start on Dec.

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YouTube Trends: Past Performance Is Not Indicative Of Future Results

You gotta love Vimeo.  It’s the video geek’s version of YouTube, not nearly as large as the Google-owned property, but the enthusiasm is fantastic there.  And one of the best things about Vimeo is their weekend projects.  Recently, they did their second annual One Day on Earth project , where they encouraged people to shoot “a day in the life” on 11-11-11 (their previous one occurred 10-10-10), and they have submissions from all over the world.  Then they did an experimental “1 Minute” project where videos had to be exactly one minute with no camera movement or editing.  This weekend, they’re getting people to shoot and submit fake movie trailers .  I love fake movie trailers. Fake Trailers – A Vimeo Weekend Project As an example, they feature this one from Funny Or Die: Click here to watch the video

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Vimeo Asks Its Community For Fake Trailers This Weekend

Some people may view the mobile and online app HBO GO as a good idea with limited appeal, which is fair, since not everyone can use it, even those who currently subscribe to HBO.  Some wish they could buy the app without needing a cable subscription.  There are plenty of criticisms of HBO’s application, but according to co-president Eric Kessler, HBO GO has seen over 98 million streams since its launch early last year.  So people who can use it are using it a lot, and HBO decided to take a gamble that it might hurt full-season disc-set sales for their original programs, but subscriptions will always rule their financial model. HBO GO Is Another Risky Move That Has Paid Off We talked about CBS’ live streaming of their college football coverage before , something that many networks have been reluctant to do with major sporting events because they fear the loss of overall TV viewers, and hence, advertising revenue.  But in many cases it makes sense to have both online and TV available, because not everyone has access to certain programming at any given time.  The HBO GO app is great for people who are looking to pass the time, say, at an airport

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HBO GO Another Maverick Success Story In Streaming

Movie Clips has sounded like a good idea since the day I first heard of them. Everyone has their favorite movies, scenes, and lines of dialogue, and often these moments come up in day-to-day conversation

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Movie Clips Takes YouTube Annotations To The Next Level

Once a week, I take a little time out from the more serious online video pursuits to compile a round up of the week’s best viral videos. Some are from amateurs, some come from brands, and some come from video producers who straddle the line between the two

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Video Art & Warfare – The Week’s Best Viral Videos & Video Marketing Lessons

Netflix’s public apology, and ensuring announcement that the DVD service would be split off into its own service, called Quickster, have been met with a public reaction the company should be getting used to: disappointment, frustration, and scorn. But in the following days, the company has signed up two big content partners– Discovery and Dreamworks Animation –to help keep their streaming video service attractive to customers. Netflix Not Dead Yet Netflix hasn’t had a good summer.

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Netflix Hopes To Quell The Crowds With New Content Licensing Deals

Freddie Wong released a new video on his YouTube Channel today with a few important announcements for his fans, including a location-submission form and a contest update. But the biggest announcement was saved for last: Freddie and his partner will soon begin production on their first independent feature length film entitled Video Game High School. A Freddie Wong Feature Length Film Freddie says the number one comment they receive from fans is something along the lines of, “You guys have to make a full length movie!” He then reveals they’ve already been working on the story and script, and hope to do just that.

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YouTube Star Freddie Wong Making Feature Length Film, “Video Game High School”

The push toward international customers in streaming online video continues. Last week we saw YouTube roll out its Movies service for streaming film rentals to Canada, and Hulu extended its service into Japan. And now Netflix is officially open for business in Mexico, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Brazil .

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Netflix Launches Streaming Service To Latin America, Mexico, & The Caribbean

Hurricane Irene absolutely dominated the last week’s news cycle, which means that it also dominated the viral video world.

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Hurricanes & Musical Standouts – The Week’s Best Viral Videos & Video Marketing Lessons

I just found flickme.com , a new streaming film rental/buying site. The thing I liked is that I could login quickly with Facebook, which got me a Beta badge for being an early adopter. I instantly noticed the gamification for the site.

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Flickme Applies Gamification to Streaming Films, But Costs Too Much