I interviewed Senior Counsel for Vimeo, Michael Cheah, who shares his thoughts about why The Stop Online Piracy Act ( SOPA ). Vimeo is running messages on January 18 th (today) highlighting the issue and will invite users to tell Congress to reject SOPA.  Update on SOPA – Co-sponsors in Congress Changing Their Tune

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Vimeo Fights SOPA, Supports OPEN Act To Curtail Online Video Piracy

Thursday afternoon, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that requested regulators investigate Google’s “Search plus Your World.” The EPIC complaint alleges that the new Search Plus feature shows favoritism towards Google’s own social network and violates Google+ users’ privacy. Marc Rotenberg, Epic’s Executive Director, said the Follow SEJ on Twitter @sejournal

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The EPIC Complaint Against Google’s New Search Plus

Earlier today, Facebook and the U.S. Labor department announced a new program to help unemployed workers find jobs. The program, which is called The Social Jobs Partnership, will seek to leverage the power of social media to connect unemployed workers with jobs.

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Can Facebook Solve The Unemployment Problem?

Mr. Brainwash, aka, Thierry Guetta, became a fairly well-known street artist thanks to the unusual and entertaining documentary Exit From the Gift Shop .  The film is unusual because it was shot by street artist/prankster Banksy, and it led many people to believe that Banksy created Mr

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Mr. Brainwash Caps Season 1 Of Hulu’s A Day In The Life

Like a lot of people, I saw the new Samsung GALAXY Note video ad over the weekend–the one that shows off all the bells and whistles of the upcoming buzzed-about device. I was struck by how different this ad is from some contemporary smartphone and gadget ads, from Apple’s iPhone commercials to Verizon’s Droid spots.

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What Gadget Marketing Teaches Us About Online Video Marketing Styles

After weeks of rumors , anonymous sources, and outright speculation , YouTube has finally gone public with the details of their new movie rental service . Specifically, they’ve struck deals with NBC/Universal, Sony, & Warner Brothers studios, which leaves several studios that still aren’t partners (Fox, Disney, Paramount, etc.)–the company already had deals in place with smaller studios like Lionsgate, The Weinstein Co., and Magnolia Pictures.The new arrangement doubles the size of YouTube’s movie rental library from 3,000 to 6,000. And it’s already happened.

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YouTube Channels Netflix With New Online Movie Rentals

The paidContent Mobile 2011 conference is fast approaching, and we wanted to take a minute to let you know about the event. Held May 18 in New York City, the conference will feature some heavy hitters in the online media space, and a lineup jam-packed with sessions that cover everything from mobile advertising to location services. Oh, and mobile video will be a featured topic as well.

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paidContent Mobile Conference Will Highlight Emerging Trends In Mobile Video

I will be speaking on social video marketing at “Socialize 2011– Monetizing Social Media” conference March 31 – April 1 st , 2011 at the New Yorker Hotel in New York City. The conference is being presented by Mediabistro, SocialTimes, and AllFacebook. I will be speaking on the 2 nd day of the conference, with my presentation titled, “Social Video Marketing: What Every Business Should Know (and Do!)” About the “Socialize – Monetizing Social Media” Conference Socialize 2011 is being billed as a gathering of professionals from all aspects of the social media spectrum: social gaming, virtual goods, startups, mobile and media: business owners/leaders, business development, strategy/operations, and marketing

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Why Businesses Should “Socialize” with Video: Socialize 2011

Via ReelSEO's Video Marketing Guide Evan Emory may soon hold the distinction of being America’s first “YouTube criminal.” Yesterday in a Michigan court in Muskegon county he pleaded “no contest” to a reduced felony charge of “unlawful posting of an internet message with aggravating circumstances” – a plea deal to the child pornography charges that the district prosecutor and parents wanted. The case has sparked a national debate on the generational, cultural and technology gap in this country that YouTube has exposed. Do we now need new laws

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Is Being Stupid on YouTube Now a Crime? Evan Emory Pleas “No Contest”

There was a fantastic piece by Dennis Nishi yesterday over at the Wall Street Journal.  It’s called “How to Sell on YouTube, Without Showing A Video.”  (Bonus points for the catchy title, Mr. Nishi).  The crux of the article is that businesses can find great potential for growth via the YouTube community even when they’re

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"Reel" Video Marketing Power Lies In Community Participation & Hard Work