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Beverly NevalgaNovember 25th, 2009

Is content still king? Online video offerings grow up

It may be surprising to see YouTube.com as one of the top ranking online search properties this year.  According to comScore, Google sites led the charge in search queries this year – getting a boost in numbers from interest in YouTube – followed closely by Yahoo! and Bing.
How’s that possible?
We tend to forget that video [...]

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Beverly NevalgaJune 22nd, 2009

Cool Video Upgrades (Part 2): Matt Mullenweg on VideoPress

Coming on the heels of WordCamp SF, we bring you a video interview with Matt Mullenweg, the founding developer of WordPress and Automattic.  Matt was kind enough to step away from his speaking platform to chat about his inspirations, memorable moments from other WordCamps, and plans for VideoPress.

And since we’re talking WordPress, here’s a [...]

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Beverly NevalgaJune 9th, 2009

Cool Video Upgrades (Part 1) – YouTube Beta

Personally, I think it’s an exciting time to be doing video work at this time. Not only has the quality from consumer-grade equipment kept pace with professional ones, hosting and sharing video work has grown even easier.
YouTube recently introduced “channels beta”, a brand-new user interface for the Channels section.
The new channel is enriched with new [...]

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Beverly NevalgaMay 12th, 2009

Optimizing Videos for Search

Video search will soon rival text search thanks to the following factors:
If done well, videos can convey an idea more quickly – it takes a site visitor time to thoroughly read and understand your text message, whereas a video can do the same in 3 minutes or less.  Even a candid interview (complete with body [...]

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Beverly NevalgaFebruary 11th, 2009

UGCX Recap

I made my way through the UGCX social media sessions on Monday with iPhone on hand and laptop in tow. The crowds were not only hungry for the sponsored breakfast, but for applicable business models and key takeaways. Okay, so, why user-generated content? And the answer was… not obvious. But, from [...]

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Beverly NevalgaJanuary 20th, 2009

Obama + Social Media = A New Beginning for the Internet

Our 44th President is now in Washington acknowledging his unprecedented impact on history.  Not only is Obama’s appointment to the presidency a page-turner, but the road it took to get where he is today is equally paramount.  Much of his success can be attributed to a powerful digital convergence – the coming together of broadcast, [...]

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Beverly NevalgaOctober 6th, 2008

Changing Lanes and Finding the Path to PR Righteousness

They say you switch careers at least five times in a lifetime. Is it terrible to say I’ve done it three times in three years? After uprooting from the East Coast, I found myself not only adjusting to new faces and places but regional cultures, idioms, and career choices.
Stripped of the glossy advertising, PR, and [...]

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