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Video Tags

Jason Blanton — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:41:42 +0000

When it comes to your web videos, it is very important that you pay attention to you Title, Description and tags.

Here is some info to help you format your tags for several video sites. Recommend comma-delimited tags because some sites accept multi-word tags. Also, due to different tag lengths, it is recommended you enter your tags in order of priority.

Site specific info:
YouTube: 100 Characters, Multi-Word Tag Support: Yes
DailyMotion: 200 Characters, Multi-Word Tag Support: No
Yahoo: 256 Characters, Multi-Word Tag Support: No
MySpace: 60 Characters, Multi-Word Tag Support: No
Metacafe: 100 Characters, Multi-Word Tag Support: No
Revver: 65535 Characters, Multi-Word Tag Support: No
Blip.tv: 65535 Characters, Multi-Word Tag Support: Yes
Veoh: 65535 Characters, Multi-Word Tag Support: No
Brightcove: 65535 Characters, Multi-Word Tag Support: Yes
Viddler: 65535 Characters, Multi-Word Tag Support: Yes
Vimeo Plus: 65535 Characters, Multi-Word Tag Support: Yes
Sevenload: 65535 Characters, Multi-Word Tag Support: No
VideoJug: 255 Characters, Multi-Word Tag Support: Yes
Zoopy: 255 Characters, Multi-Word Tag Support: Yes
MSN Video: 256 Characters, Multi-Word Tag Support: No
Break: 1024 Characters, Multi-Word Tag Support: No
eBaums World: 128 Characters, Multi-Word Tag Support: No
StupidVideos: 65535 Characters, Multi-Word Tag Support: No
Sclipo: 256 Characters, Multi-Word Tag Support: No
Howcast: 65535 Characters, Multi-Word Tag Support: Yes
5min: 65535 Characters, Multi-Word Tag Support: Yes
Graspr: 65535 Characters, Multi-Word Tag Support: No
i2TV: 256 Characters, Multi-Word Tag Support: No
GrindTV: 65535 Characters, Multi-Word Tag Support: No
StreetFire: 512 Characters, Multi-Word Tag Support: No

WordPress 2.8 Smoother and Cooler

Jason Blanton — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:49:25 +0000

WordPress 2.8 has new and faster javascript goodness along with some very cool new features.

In 2.7 the Plugin browser was introduced that allows you to browse and install plugins right from your WordPress control panel. With version 2.8 of the ever popular WordPress platform the WordPress team has added a theme browser that lets you search and install theme right from your admin panel. For those that are a little bit technically challenged this is a great option for finding and installing Themes without having to use an FTP program.

Next the sidebar widgets section has been revamped giving more control and flexibility to your sidebar widgets. You can organize and customize all your sidebars in one screen now and the new java script makes it even easier than before to drag and edit your widgets in the sidebars. You can even drag a widget to the inactive widgets section and retain your saved setting to use later.

Take a look at the video for all the other WordPress coolness in the new 2.8 update.

A comment about commenting

Jason Blanton — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:09:39 +0000

Bloggers, both new and experienced are trying to figure out how to handle commenting on heir posts. It would be easiest to just turn commenting off but that is the easiest way to kill your blogs community. For commenting on Success For Your Blog it is cut and dry. All comments are held in moderation until approved. I either approve them or delete them. I don’t bother with editing any comments or adding notes. I usually don’t mind a link in the comment if it is relevant r the comment adds value. More than that and it would be considered SPAM.

Like anything you have to revise your guidelines. Commenting is no different. If your getting hundreds of comments a day you may have to change the way you approve your comments as to not take up too much time.

So how do you moderate your comments on your blog?

WordPress 2.6 now available

Jason Blanton — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:51:49 +0000

Here is a preview video of new features.

The Top 5 Questions to Ask Before Starting a Business Blog

Jason Blanton — Thu, 08 May 2008 21:11:58 +0000

Many businesses believe they want a blog to increase traffic to their website. But, the art of blogging is not a part time event. There needs to be careful consideration taken with the blog and a few questions answered before the blog is created!

1. Why are you starting the blog? This question is important, because starting a blog just for the purpose of traffic will not get you the traffic you want. Blogs take time to establish a place on the Internet and a blog full of self linking posts will not get you ranked by the search engines.

2. Do you have the time? Blogging takes time. Many businesses believe that a few words here or there will do the trick. That is simply not the case. A blogger for a business needs to keep the blogs current and up to date on a daily basis. There are no vacations from blogging, no Saturday’s off. The more the blog is updated with REAL information, the higher the ranking will soon become.

3. Do you know how to write for the Internet? Writing for the Internet is not like writing memo to a colleague or a note to your friend. There are rules and tricks that help make the content relevant and useful to the blogs traffic rating. If you can not write for the web, who can?

4. Do you know what blogs are for? Knowing the art of the blog can help a business thrive. But, when a business wants to start a blog and does not have any previous knowledge about blogging, the results can actually harm the mother site. Learn about blogs first and start the blog later.

5. Are you ready? Blogging is a job. You already have a full time job. When you are ready to start that blog, taken into consideration the real time you have and the real knowledge you can provide to the reader. You business blog will need to give the reader information from an expert level on your business topic. Can you do that alone? Or, do you need to hire someone to blog for you?

Think heartily about that blog before linking it to your main business site. The blog needs to be just as professional and helpful as the site is to the visitor. If not, the blog may hurt the business more than help it!