So, this morning while in my hotel at SES Chicago, I received a tweet from a good friend, Tim Cross , that at least in the UK, Google has rolled out, or is testing, new Universal Search video thumbnails…

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New Google Universal Video Search Thumbnails Spotted = More Visibility

I’ve certainly been a proponent of Google’s Video Sitemaps for getting into Google Videos and Google Universal Search results…  I’ve also eluded to the notion that one reason behind Google’s push to educate publishers about video sitemaps had to do with their desire to increase the content available for Google TV.

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How To Get Your Videos On Google TV – One More Benefit Of Video Sitemaps

Please join us tomorrow, May 5th at 11am Pacific, for our free webinar all about encoding video for the web.  If you are producing video for the web and have any questions about video compression, and/or want to learn how to encode high-quality video for the web, then this is the webinar for you. You’ve likely

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Free Webinar Tomorrow – Got Questions about Encoding Video for the Web?

On the heels of Apple’s news that it’s sold 1 million iPads in the first 28 days of release, I bring you insight from “The Long Tail“ author Chris Anderson on why tablets represent a new era of measurability for advertising (they can now track your activity online and offline). This week’s New Media Minute also features

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Tablets Represent a New Era of Measurability for Advertising

Sometimes events occur that force a writer like me to suddenly get personal.  It’s like a blog version of the sitcom staple, the “very special episode.”  For me, that event is the Nashville flood.  If you haven’t heard about it, Nashville is largely under water today.

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How The Nashville Flood Demonstrated Online Video’s Power & Importance

It’s a mad mad world out there and with spring in the air this web wanderer is getting in the groove.

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Weekly Search & Social News: 05/04/2010

For years now, search engine marketers have been predicting the death of SEO. I’m not sure why we’re all so quick to denounce our livelihoods, and I’m also not sure I agree with the sentiment. SEO is Dead (2006): Stoney deGeyter predicts that SEO-only providers would be “dead” by 2010

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Despite the News, SEO is Not Dead

Two big A’s continue their row. The latest round was fired by Apple CEO, Steve Jobs in a lengthy blog post entitled ‘Thoughts on Flash.‘ No it’s not some new memory technique or a way to save your childhood before old age strips you of it.

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Steve Jobs’ Flash Dance – Contradicts Self on Reasons for No Flash for Apple Mobile Platforms

LongTail Video, who made the JW Player, have acquired Bits on the Run. They can now begin offering a full range of video tools and management as well as an easily embeddable player. LongTail is well-known for the JW player, a Flash video player that can use FLV, H.264/MPEG-4, and even MP3.  It features their build

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Bits on the Run Gets a Long Tail

We all know that YouTube is the number 2 search engine on the Web in terms of query volume.  It sounds impressive, but what does that mean for local businesses trying to reach customers? After all, aren’t most of the 13+ billion clips watched each month on the site Lady Gaga videos

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5 Ways Small Businesses Can Take Advantage of YouTube