[WVZ Alert] These crazy numbers just don't lie...
Here's your 'WebVideoZone.com Alert' from the desk of
Joe Chapuis @ www.WebVideoZone.com ~ December 7, 2007
In this edition:
- Mind-boggling numbers regarding online video viewing
- Limited-time free access to "members only" WVZ articles
- New web video tools guaranteed to make your life easier
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Greetings, friend -- It's been a while since I've written, I know. My apologies.
But I had the urge to share a few things with you today. It's Friday, the Holidays are here, and things are starting
to get very exciting in the wild world of web video. You see, if you're a web site owner, small business owner,
or simply someone who wants to see what the future holds,
then I have some startling statistics to tell you about... According to comScore's Video Metrix report for September 2007,
nearly 75 percent of U.S. internet users watched a video online,
averaging three hours of video per person during the month. Nearly 136 million Americans, or approximately 75% of all U.S.
web users, viewed online video just in the month of September! Oh my. And during that time, they viewed 9 BILLION+ videos online,
with Google's YouTube and Google Video site delivering nearly a
third of them. Google sites also captured the largest online
video audience with nearly 72 million unique viewers. In addition, nearly 70 million people viewed more than 2.5
billion videos on YouTube.com alone. The average internet video
viewer watches 68 videos per month, or more than two per day,
with the average online video duration running a mere 2.7 minutes. Yikes! So... what do these numbers mean? 1. Keep those short attention spans in mind when creating your
own videos for the web. Unless you've got something *really*
compelling that can hold the viewer's attention for a longer
period of time, keep your videos under three minutes. 2. Online video is not a fad. Not only do users now expect it on
web sites, but they also go looking for it. So if you're not yet
creating videos for the web, you should probably get started -
and soon. Make it one of your New Year's resolutions for 2008.
Give it a shot... it's not as hard as it looks! 3. It's not enough to put a video on your site and hope people
will find it. You also need to make it available where your
prospects already are. And judging by those comScore numbers,
there's a good chance that lurking among those 72 million YouTube
and Google Video visitors you'll find many of your prospects. As a result, we're making it much easier for WVZers to get their
videos in front of that immense audience... As a WebVideoZone member, you'll soon be able to upload your
videos to your WVZ account, YouTube, Google Video (and more?) -
all at the same time. Imagine being able to add high-quality, interactive "call-to-
action" videos to your site using the Web Video Player(tm),
while also making those videos available to a massive audience -
without any extra effort. This powerful new tool will create a web video "double whammy"
that will rock your site and business. Look for it at the
WebVideoZone in early 2008... ===========================================================
What's new in the Zone...
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~ The easy way to start your own "mini-YouTube"... Use the Web Video Uploader to let your visitors upload
their videos to your site! http://www.webvideozone.com/public/340.cfm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ File upload size limit raised to 300MB! 100MB wasn't enough for WVZers. Neither was 200MB. That's why
we've raised the upload file size limit to 300MB. So bring on
those big ol' video files... we can handle 'em! ; ) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tapeless Camcorders: What you need to know... In searching for a new camcorder, I was amazed to see how much
things have changed since I last purchased one a few years ago.
High def, hard disk drives, flash media cards, AVCHD codec...
there's so much you need to know! Here's what I discovered,
the reason why I'm dumping tapes, and why I'm so excited about
the tapeless camcorder I just bought... http://www.webvideozone.com/members/341.cfm
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ How to monetize your site with web video - Ideas and Examples Any web site monetization strategy begins with the simple understanding
that something, somewhere, must be sold. Here are some examples and
ideas of how you can use web video to boost your profits and sell more -
no matter what it is you're selling... http://www.webvideozone.com/members/337.cfm
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WebVideo Summit 2007 is next week, and WVZ Members Save $200! The WebVideoZone is a proud sponsor of Jupiter Media's Web Video
Summit 2007: "Creating and Distributing Video Over the Net,"
coming to New York City Dec. 10-11. And here's the best part:
WVZ members save $200! But you better hurry... http://www.webvideozone.com/public/339.cfm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The easy way to create high-quality, iPod-friendly videos... Create stunning, downloadable videos with the WVZ's new one-step
.mp4 video converter. Great for podcasts, and portable players.
View the short tutorial to see how simple it is: http://www.webvideozone.com/public/343.cfm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Web video newbie enjoys a 2,567% increase in targeted traffic
thanks to his internet videos... Bob Davies is an artist who is making it possible for anyone in
the world with a web-connected computer to learn how to draw
and paint. And thanks to his videos, his average daily visitor count
has increased from 60 to 1600+ each day - in just a few months: http://www.webvideozone.com/members/334.cfm
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Good stuff from The WVZ forum...
=========================================================== Tools and tips for creating great-looking Camtasia tutorials Secret strategies behind successful viral videos Affordable, high-quality mic for camcorders Top 10 Free Video Rippers, Encoders and Converters
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In the WVZ pipeline...
=========================================================== We've got a lot of exciting tools and tutorials in the works
at the WVZ. Here are a few things to look forward to in 2008: - Multi-Site Video Submitter - When you upload your videos to
your WVZ account, you'll also be able to upload them to other
sites such as YouTube and Google Video - at the same time! - Multi-Uploader Tool - Use this new feature to upload multiple
videos and convert them at the WVZ in one simple step. - New and improved versions of The Web Video Player(tm) and
Jukebox Video Player(tm). Including "fullscreen" options,
bandwidth detection, and other traffic-boosting features. =========================================================== News source for today's edition:
http://www.comscore.com/press/release.asp?press=1929 OK - that's it for today.... Questions, comments, suggestions, etc.?
Please submit them here:
http://webvideozone.com/contact.html Thanks for reading. Until next time... Best Wishes,
Joe Chapuis
President, WebVideoZone.com, LLC
http://www.WebVideoZone.com =========================================================== http://www.WebVideoZone.com
WebVideoZone.com, LLC
PO Box 377 Eastford, CT 06242
TEL/FAX: 508-275-9122
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