tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42797955665262687332011-12-21T01:57:28.518-08:00In support of the book YOUTUBE 4 YOUMichael Millerhttps://profiles.google.com/106586221615233401601noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279795566526268733.post-26245225261582633822010-01-23T13:05:00.000-08:002010-01-23T13:05:30.565-08:002010-01-23T13:05:30.565-08:00YouTube will do doing away with the five-star rating system, moving instead to an "up" or "down" rating.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4279795566526268733-2624522526158263382?l=youtube4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NcC7qKLrl_KmJoS2qEaqbJrrp4w/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NcC7qKLrl_KmJoS2qEaqbJrrp4w/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NcC7qKLrl_KmJoS2qEaqbJrrp4w/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NcC7qKLrl_KmJoS2qEaqbJrrp4w/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Youtube4YouTheBlog/~4/oCHXmMyGMu0" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Millerhttps://profiles.google.com/106586221615233401601noreply@blogger.com1Burnsville, MN 55337, USA44.7758378 -93.268421544.714909299999995 -93.38515100000001 44.8367663 -93.151692http://youtube4u.blogspot.com/2010/01/ratings-changes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279795566526268733.post-5158006044413722492010-01-17T12:58:00.001-08:002010-01-17T12:58:55.025-08:002010-01-17T12:58:55.025-08:00YouTube just announced that they'll be updating the look/functionality of their site and video pages over the next few months. Keep your eyes peeled to see what they come up with!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4279795566526268733-515800604441372249?l=youtube4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QeKXkeODr_uiEK3c-pdIoB4eGD0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QeKXkeODr_uiEK3c-pdIoB4eGD0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QeKXkeODr_uiEK3c-pdIoB4eGD0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QeKXkeODr_uiEK3c-pdIoB4eGD0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Youtube4YouTheBlog/~4/4fHBLFuGF4I" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Millerhttps://profiles.google.com/106586221615233401601noreply@blogger.com0http://youtube4u.blogspot.com/2010/01/changes-coming.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279795566526268733.post-64531681779308871492010-01-17T12:57:00.001-08:002010-01-17T12:57:43.270-08:002010-01-17T12:57:43.270-08:00Just released, my latest YouTube book -- <b><i>Sams' Teach Yourself YouTube in 10 Minutes</i></b>. Look for it at a bookstore near you!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4279795566526268733-6453168177930887149?l=youtube4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8QO2Slj1SxJhBfK6fqIFjJ72qHg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8QO2Slj1SxJhBfK6fqIFjJ72qHg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8QO2Slj1SxJhBfK6fqIFjJ72qHg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8QO2Slj1SxJhBfK6fqIFjJ72qHg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Youtube4YouTheBlog/~4/RGuB12YjzeY" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Millerhttps://profiles.google.com/106586221615233401601noreply@blogger.com1http://youtube4u.blogspot.com/2010/01/teach-yourself-youtube-in-10-minutes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279795566526268733.post-71455745828026729152010-01-17T12:55:00.002-08:002010-01-17T12:55:53.559-08:002010-01-17T12:55:53.559-08:00YouTube now lets you upload videos in full 1080p high definition resolution. Wowzers!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4279795566526268733-7145574582802672915?l=youtube4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LPYxoowsQgAXbe_7lXzuEtKojBg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LPYxoowsQgAXbe_7lXzuEtKojBg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LPYxoowsQgAXbe_7lXzuEtKojBg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LPYxoowsQgAXbe_7lXzuEtKojBg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Youtube4YouTheBlog/~4/hCpEcviclUU" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Millerhttps://profiles.google.com/106586221615233401601noreply@blogger.com1http://youtube4u.blogspot.com/2010/01/1080p-hd-videos.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279795566526268733.post-84772442014456076622010-01-17T12:55:00.000-08:002010-01-17T12:55:21.108-08:002010-01-17T12:55:21.108-08:00YouTube now lets you link from your videos to an outside (non-YouTube) website -- if that video is part of a promoted videos campaign. You still can't link non-promoted videos outside of YouTube, but if you're advertising your videos, this is a good deal<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4279795566526268733-8477244201445607662?l=youtube4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yQBsmpI0xhb4EYp-sZalOfU9Ja8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yQBsmpI0xhb4EYp-sZalOfU9Ja8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yQBsmpI0xhb4EYp-sZalOfU9Ja8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yQBsmpI0xhb4EYp-sZalOfU9Ja8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Youtube4YouTheBlog/~4/uIcpwN4-X2A" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Millerhttps://profiles.google.com/106586221615233401601noreply@blogger.com0http://youtube4u.blogspot.com/2010/01/outside-links-via-promoted-videos.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279795566526268733.post-69407476744551142572008-12-15T14:33:00.000-08:002008-12-15T14:35:18.696-08:002008-12-15T14:35:18.696-08:00Hot on the heels of YouTube's upgrade to High Quality videos, the site now lets users upgrade and viewers watch widescreen videos, as well as high definition videos. The default video player is now widescreen, and any widescreen videos you upload will display at the wider aspect ratio. You can also upload videos up to 720p resolution -- that's 1280 pixels wide by 720 pixels tall. When the high definition option is available, viewers need only click the HD option to view in full high resolution.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4279795566526268733-6940747674455114257?l=youtube4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/o1YNjq69IpdJIrC4hUlx-Wdy1Fw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/o1YNjq69IpdJIrC4hUlx-Wdy1Fw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/o1YNjq69IpdJIrC4hUlx-Wdy1Fw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/o1YNjq69IpdJIrC4hUlx-Wdy1Fw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Youtube4YouTheBlog/~4/xfMxxOZjlc4" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Millerhttps://profiles.google.com/106586221615233401601noreply@blogger.com0http://youtube4u.blogspot.com/2008/12/widescreen-and-high-definition-videos.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279795566526268733.post-50993322011670407672008-12-15T14:31:00.000-08:002008-12-15T14:33:17.972-08:002008-12-15T14:33:17.972-08:00Here's something relatively new on the YouTube site. You can now "annotate" your videos, by adding Pop Up Video-like word balloons and text boxes, as well as onscreen overlays that link to other YouTube videos. To add annotations, upload your video as normal and then go to your uploaded videos page; click the Edit Annotations button for the video in question and then do your thing!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4279795566526268733-5099332201167040767?l=youtube4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/S4-yWXYh2W5ARhz5lrvtzHcU1-M/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/S4-yWXYh2W5ARhz5lrvtzHcU1-M/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/S4-yWXYh2W5ARhz5lrvtzHcU1-M/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/S4-yWXYh2W5ARhz5lrvtzHcU1-M/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Youtube4YouTheBlog/~4/DPJl1OIj1kw" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Millerhttps://profiles.google.com/106586221615233401601noreply@blogger.com0http://youtube4u.blogspot.com/2008/12/video-annotations.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279795566526268733.post-67212864206984577142008-09-16T14:30:00.000-07:002008-09-16T14:40:24.236-07:002008-09-16T14:40:24.236-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WuHgqJ8HNNU/SNAmwX79kEI/AAAAAAAAARs/OmP3gXbgjhs/s1600-h/ytb-large.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WuHgqJ8HNNU/SNAmwX79kEI/AAAAAAAAARs/OmP3gXbgjhs/s200/ytb-large.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246736178387718210" /></a><br />Due to popular request, I've written a book that focuses exclusively on how to use YouTube to market your business, brand, products, and services. That book is called <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">YouTube for Business</span>, and it's now available at most bookstores and online retailers. It's priced at an affordable $24.95, and is a must-have for any business who is serious about marketing via YouTube online videos.<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">YouTube for Business</span> covers everything you need to use YouTube as a component of your online marketing mix, and features profiles of five successful YouTube businesses. <a href="http://www.molehillgroup.com/youtube_for_business.htm">Find out more about the book here</a>.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4279795566526268733-6721286420698457714?l=youtube4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JYT7F2LMU1foc7xEfSh-wE4NhC4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JYT7F2LMU1foc7xEfSh-wE4NhC4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JYT7F2LMU1foc7xEfSh-wE4NhC4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JYT7F2LMU1foc7xEfSh-wE4NhC4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Youtube4YouTheBlog/~4/gGPafyrFr4c" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Millerhttps://profiles.google.com/106586221615233401601noreply@blogger.com0http://youtube4u.blogspot.com/2008/09/youtube-for-business.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279795566526268733.post-79964584662239630192008-03-14T13:40:00.000-07:002008-03-14T13:50:51.874-07:002008-03-14T13:50:51.874-07:00YouTube is now accepting and displaying higher resolution videos. Instead of the old 320 x 240 resolution, YouTube can now work with videos up to 480 x 360 resolution. YouTube calls this "Higher Quality Video," which it is.<br /><br />To view higher quality videos whenever the higher quality is available, you need to change your account settings. Go to your Account page and click the Video Playback Quality link. On the next page, select the playback setting that makes sense for you, then click the Save Settings button. <br /><br />Know, however, that the majority of existing YouTube videos are available only in the older 320 x 240 resolution. Look for newer videos to be uploaded at the higher resolution.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4279795566526268733-7996458466223963019?l=youtube4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LSnTMukA6CvcWWueJGxp4Ik2MiY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LSnTMukA6CvcWWueJGxp4Ik2MiY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LSnTMukA6CvcWWueJGxp4Ik2MiY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LSnTMukA6CvcWWueJGxp4Ik2MiY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Youtube4YouTheBlog/~4/an9BKQBN3_4" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Millerhttps://profiles.google.com/106586221615233401601noreply@blogger.com1http://youtube4u.blogspot.com/2008/03/higher-quality-youtube-videos.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279795566526268733.post-91502519255286268132007-12-28T12:36:00.000-08:002007-12-28T12:47:03.131-08:002007-12-28T12:47:03.131-08:00YouTube instituted a bunch of minor changes to its site in December. Here's what's new and different:<br /><br />UPDATED VIDEOS TAB<br /><br />The Videos tab now includes two new viewing options. The "Most Active Today" section displaysthe current day's most buzz-worthy titles, while the "Previously Popular" section displays the most-viewed videos from one week ago or one month ago. <br /><br />EXPANDED SEARCH RESULTES <br /><br />YouTube search results now include both videos and channels. When you enter a query, relevant channels may be displayed at the top of the results page. <br /><br />NEW MUSIC SUBCATEGORIES <br /><br />YouTube's Music caegory is now broken down into genres such as Rock, Pop, Rap & Hip-Hop, and Classical. <br /><br />RSS LINKS ON VIDEO BROWSE PAGES <br /><br />To stay up to date on the searches you check frequently, you can subscribe to video browse pages by clicking the RSS link located beneath the categories list. <br /><br />NEW PROFILE PICTURE <br /><br />You can now choose any image you want to represent your channel, instead of a video still. To do this, just click the "Upload an image" option on your Account page. <br /><br />COMMENTS VOTING NOW OPTIONAL <br /><br />You can now choose whether or not you want to allow users to vote on comments made on your videos. This option is under a new "Comment Voting" section in both the Upload and Edit Video and sharing sections.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4279795566526268733-9150251925528626813?l=youtube4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LIdyu3khznnU94Q7_OH833W33_4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LIdyu3khznnU94Q7_OH833W33_4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LIdyu3khznnU94Q7_OH833W33_4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LIdyu3khznnU94Q7_OH833W33_4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Youtube4YouTheBlog/~4/ch527b7t_KE" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Millerhttps://profiles.google.com/106586221615233401601noreply@blogger.com0http://youtube4u.blogspot.com/2007/12/december-youtube-site-updates.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279795566526268733.post-4908597370280109702007-11-04T07:53:00.000-08:002007-11-04T07:55:53.323-08:002007-11-04T07:55:53.323-08:00Google now lets you easily embed a vertical or horizontal bar of video thumbnails on your own web page. You can select videos from up to four channels to show in the bar; your site visitors can click on any thumbnail to view the video. <a href="http://www.google.com/uds/solutions/wizards/videobar.html">Click here to generate the HTML code.</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4279795566526268733-490859737028010970?l=youtube4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2MZ1PraDguvuN3CBv0z0EL4ySEU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2MZ1PraDguvuN3CBv0z0EL4ySEU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2MZ1PraDguvuN3CBv0z0EL4ySEU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2MZ1PraDguvuN3CBv0z0EL4ySEU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Youtube4YouTheBlog/~4/nTVarsH6Upk" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Millerhttps://profiles.google.com/106586221615233401601noreply@blogger.com1http://youtube4u.blogspot.com/2007/11/youtube-video-bar-on-your-web-page.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279795566526268733.post-37396139472898272402007-11-04T07:47:00.001-08:002007-11-04T07:51:50.400-08:002007-11-04T07:51:50.400-08:00It's been in beta testing for some months now, but YouTube has finally moved to its new video viewing page. It's basically a redesign of the old page, with a larger video player screen, better organized features, and the like. You should be happy with what you see.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4279795566526268733-3739613947289827240?l=youtube4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/He5U_-qYpRhzjLEd2zU59p205nc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/He5U_-qYpRhzjLEd2zU59p205nc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/He5U_-qYpRhzjLEd2zU59p205nc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/He5U_-qYpRhzjLEd2zU59p205nc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Youtube4YouTheBlog/~4/Iv02QiEJI48" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Millerhttps://profiles.google.com/106586221615233401601noreply@blogger.com0http://youtube4u.blogspot.com/2007/11/new-video-viewing-page.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279795566526268733.post-4155947600870648972007-08-22T10:28:00.000-07:002007-08-22T10:29:39.151-07:002007-08-22T10:29:39.151-07:00Google has finally figured out a way to serve video ads in YouTube. For videos from selected partners, YouTube now displays an ad overlay that appears about 15 seconds into the video. The overlay takes up the bottom half of the screen; you can click to close the overlay, or it will disappear on its own after 10 seconds. To view the associated ad, just click the appropriate part of the overlay.<br /><br />Right now, these ad overlays are added only to videos from YouTube's major content partners, and Google shares the ad revenue with those partners. You don't have to worry about Google popping an ad onto your own personal video. (At least not yet, anyway.) The response to this development is divided -- advertisers love it, while the YouTube community hates it. At least it's better than being forced to watch a pre-roll full-window ad -- isn't it?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4279795566526268733-415594760087064897?l=youtube4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qeZLM4MHWnroze_vv5EDeOnjljA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qeZLM4MHWnroze_vv5EDeOnjljA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qeZLM4MHWnroze_vv5EDeOnjljA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qeZLM4MHWnroze_vv5EDeOnjljA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Youtube4YouTheBlog/~4/NBht7BWS7m0" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Millerhttps://profiles.google.com/106586221615233401601noreply@blogger.com1http://youtube4u.blogspot.com/2007/08/ads-in-youtube-videos.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279795566526268733.post-43261153396853324512007-07-23T08:21:00.000-07:002007-07-23T08:24:05.675-07:002007-07-23T08:24:05.675-07:00I've received a lot of publicity about a relatively small part of my <em>YouTube 4 You</em> book, specially that part dealing with using YouTube to promote your business. Building on that interest, I've just launched a new blog, called <a href="http://businessvideoblog.blogspot.com/">Video Blogging for Business</a>. It's a series of video blog posts designed to help any business, large or small, use YouTube to create their own video blogs and webcasts. Check it out -- I add a new post each week.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4279795566526268733-4326115339685332451?l=youtube4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tQSfD8_xJeQF8Eh2dIMYJmZNH0Y/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tQSfD8_xJeQF8Eh2dIMYJmZNH0Y/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tQSfD8_xJeQF8Eh2dIMYJmZNH0Y/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tQSfD8_xJeQF8Eh2dIMYJmZNH0Y/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Youtube4YouTheBlog/~4/_F1IlblDDM4" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Millerhttps://profiles.google.com/106586221615233401601noreply@blogger.com2http://youtube4u.blogspot.com/2007/07/video-blogging-for-business.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279795566526268733.post-9390350108307719952007-07-23T08:18:00.000-07:002007-07-23T08:21:16.975-07:002007-07-23T08:21:16.975-07:00YouTube has always let you embed their videos in your website. But now you can embed a custom video player, complete with your choice of videos, color theme, layout, and the like. To create the code for a custom player, go to your My Account page and click the Custom Player link.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4279795566526268733-939035010830771995?l=youtube4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zaLrhap_vEAlTOx7OAQnqTFtPWY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zaLrhap_vEAlTOx7OAQnqTFtPWY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zaLrhap_vEAlTOx7OAQnqTFtPWY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zaLrhap_vEAlTOx7OAQnqTFtPWY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Youtube4YouTheBlog/~4/s5q-bvCtk94" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Millerhttps://profiles.google.com/106586221615233401601noreply@blogger.com0http://youtube4u.blogspot.com/2007/07/new-custom-embedded-video-player.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279795566526268733.post-44873957743713791582007-07-12T08:28:00.000-07:002007-07-12T08:30:30.366-07:002007-07-12T08:30:30.366-07:00A reader has pointed out to me another firm offering product placement for YouTube videos. <a href="http://www.weplace.net/">WePlace </a>is the name of the firm, and it looks like they work with larger companies for their product placement needs.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4279795566526268733-4487395774371379158?l=youtube4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5J_IqDsArOcjDmPEwZkYCb4eZrk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5J_IqDsArOcjDmPEwZkYCb4eZrk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5J_IqDsArOcjDmPEwZkYCb4eZrk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5J_IqDsArOcjDmPEwZkYCb4eZrk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Youtube4YouTheBlog/~4/5oLdW4dUH2k" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Millerhttps://profiles.google.com/106586221615233401601noreply@blogger.com1http://youtube4u.blogspot.com/2007/07/more-product-placement.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279795566526268733.post-40062596961466045622007-07-07T14:24:00.001-07:002007-07-07T14:26:23.369-07:002007-07-07T14:26:23.369-07:00If you're interested in making money from your YouTube videos, you may be interested in a new company called <a href="http://www.brandfame.com/">Brandfame</a>. This is a product placement service that connects advertisers with video producers. You use Brandfame to find companies that will pay to have their products placed in your videos, just like the big boys in Hollywood do.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4279795566526268733-4006259696146604562?l=youtube4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jZWxt4WW1xCBwzSJOeUzAMsxJgU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jZWxt4WW1xCBwzSJOeUzAMsxJgU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jZWxt4WW1xCBwzSJOeUzAMsxJgU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jZWxt4WW1xCBwzSJOeUzAMsxJgU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Youtube4YouTheBlog/~4/BydUCvqBdqw" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Millerhttps://profiles.google.com/106586221615233401601noreply@blogger.com4http://youtube4u.blogspot.com/2007/07/youtube-product-placement.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279795566526268733.post-83124378273729244152007-07-01T11:56:00.000-07:002007-07-01T11:59:05.778-07:002007-07-01T11:59:05.778-07:00On June 28th I did an hour-long interview with Wayne Hurlbert on the Blog Business Success Internet radio program on BlogTalkRadio. The interview was all about YouTube, and my book <strong>YouTube 4 You</strong>. You can listen to a podcast of that blog <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/hostpage.aspx?show_id=28860">here</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4279795566526268733-8312437827372924415?l=youtube4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7clyPcZioXvMlckJVr4g-wgSKyY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7clyPcZioXvMlckJVr4g-wgSKyY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7clyPcZioXvMlckJVr4g-wgSKyY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7clyPcZioXvMlckJVr4g-wgSKyY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Youtube4YouTheBlog/~4/RHWguMN6Q7w" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Millerhttps://profiles.google.com/106586221615233401601noreply@blogger.com0http://youtube4u.blogspot.com/2007/07/michael-miller-on-blogtalkradio.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279795566526268733.post-12433600660259245152007-06-20T06:55:00.000-07:002007-06-20T06:57:45.906-07:002007-06-20T06:57:45.906-07:00Apple announced that YouTube videos will be available for download onto the upcoming new iPhone. Buried in the release was the fact that these videos won't be in the tried-and-true Flash format. Instead, YouTube is switching to the more-advanced H.264 format. YouTube expects all their videos to be converted to H.264 by the fall. What this means in terms of third-party downloading and conversion remains to be seen, but you won't need those Flash players anymore!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4279795566526268733-1243360066025924515?l=youtube4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZFXtKkcvN-cPhAREcgRuN0hw5TA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZFXtKkcvN-cPhAREcgRuN0hw5TA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZFXtKkcvN-cPhAREcgRuN0hw5TA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZFXtKkcvN-cPhAREcgRuN0hw5TA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Youtube4YouTheBlog/~4/eezmDoW5ZOY" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Millerhttps://profiles.google.com/106586221615233401601noreply@blogger.com0http://youtube4u.blogspot.com/2007/06/youtube-on-iphone-changing-video-format.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279795566526268733.post-58249451091910555602007-06-17T06:57:00.000-07:002007-06-17T07:15:28.691-07:002007-06-17T07:15:28.691-07:00YouTube has made some major and minor changes throughout the site. Changes include:<br /><ul><li>At the top of the home page, a strip of videos currently being watched by other users</li><li>A new beta version of the video viewing page, complete with larger video player window (click the <strong>Try the NEW Beta Version of This Page </strong>link to check it out)</li><li>A new video upload page with a Google maplet that lets you geotag where you shot your video</li><li>YouTube Remixer, a proprietary version of Adobe Remixer, for editing your videos before you upload; try it out <a href="http://www.youtube.com/ytremixer">here</a></li><li>Ability to view your search results by grid or list</li></ul><p>Check them all out!</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4279795566526268733-5824945109191055560?l=youtube4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rxfEjqwIXT6kS_FQBOS1D4I_oPg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rxfEjqwIXT6kS_FQBOS1D4I_oPg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rxfEjqwIXT6kS_FQBOS1D4I_oPg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rxfEjqwIXT6kS_FQBOS1D4I_oPg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Youtube4YouTheBlog/~4/C1MvOuoNFwY" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Millerhttps://profiles.google.com/106586221615233401601noreply@blogger.com1http://youtube4u.blogspot.com/2007/06/youtube-updates.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279795566526268733.post-60050138931931275842007-06-17T06:52:00.001-07:002007-06-17T06:57:29.515-07:002007-06-17T06:57:29.515-07:00YouTube has launched Mobile YouTube, a version of YouTube for mobile phones. The mobile interface lets you search for, download, and view videos on your web-enabled mobile phone. (Just make sure you have a fast mobile Internet service -- and a fully charged battery!) To try it out, point your phone to <a href="http://m.youtube.com/">m.youtube.com</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4279795566526268733-6005013893193127584?l=youtube4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3-9BAvnmypA5luG27enVP1wKuS4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3-9BAvnmypA5luG27enVP1wKuS4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3-9BAvnmypA5luG27enVP1wKuS4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3-9BAvnmypA5luG27enVP1wKuS4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Youtube4YouTheBlog/~4/ag3dLi9R_r8" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Millerhttps://profiles.google.com/106586221615233401601noreply@blogger.com0http://youtube4u.blogspot.com/2007/06/mobile-youtube.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279795566526268733.post-16259772372228735742007-05-04T07:26:00.000-07:002007-05-04T07:28:41.833-07:002007-05-04T07:28:41.833-07:00YouTube has announced a kind of revenue-sharing plan for its most popular video posters. It is elevating high-profile posters to the "partner" level, and then sharing advertising revenue with them. How do you become a YouTube partner? It's unclear, but seems to be based on traffic. Generate enough traffic to your videos (and thus to YouTube itself), and YouTube will get cozy with you.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4279795566526268733-1625977237222873574?l=youtube4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/j7sUGKOm8jYmz5T65Ev9U9eu738/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/j7sUGKOm8jYmz5T65Ev9U9eu738/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/j7sUGKOm8jYmz5T65Ev9U9eu738/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/j7sUGKOm8jYmz5T65Ev9U9eu738/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Youtube4YouTheBlog/~4/kEKvjeoLWZM" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Millerhttps://profiles.google.com/106586221615233401601noreply@blogger.com0http://youtube4u.blogspot.com/2007/05/youtube-to-pay-most-popular-users.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279795566526268733.post-71140737558926200942007-05-03T09:13:00.000-07:002007-05-03T09:14:25.775-07:002007-05-03T09:14:25.775-07:00The book <strong><a href="http://www.molehillgroup.com/youtube4u.htm">YouTube 4 You </a></strong>is now shipping from the publisher's warehouse. Look for copies in your local bookstore or online any day now!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4279795566526268733-7114073755892620094?l=youtube4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NiHJ2cQOo59wrK3gPqFKBl1qx_k/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NiHJ2cQOo59wrK3gPqFKBl1qx_k/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NiHJ2cQOo59wrK3gPqFKBl1qx_k/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NiHJ2cQOo59wrK3gPqFKBl1qx_k/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Youtube4YouTheBlog/~4/y2bySw5cIj0" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Millerhttps://profiles.google.com/106586221615233401601noreply@blogger.com0http://youtube4u.blogspot.com/2007/05/youtube-4-you-now-shipping.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279795566526268733.post-77956181044033863702007-04-18T18:55:00.000-07:002007-04-18T18:57:51.931-07:002007-04-18T18:57:51.931-07:00New feature in Blogger -- the ability to add YouTube videos as a sidebar element to your blog. Use the Blogger Dashboard to go to the Template tab, click Add a Page Element, and then select Video Bar. This lets you add a vertical bar of YouTube video clips, based on defined search elements.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4279795566526268733-7795618104403386370?l=youtube4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/b2yE1JoY_ax_DCECr674R00qmXU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/b2yE1JoY_ax_DCECr674R00qmXU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/b2yE1JoY_ax_DCECr674R00qmXU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/b2yE1JoY_ax_DCECr674R00qmXU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Youtube4YouTheBlog/~4/4VjcxH1ceK4" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Millerhttps://profiles.google.com/106586221615233401601noreply@blogger.com0http://youtube4u.blogspot.com/2007/04/put-youtube-videos-on-your-blogger-blog.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279795566526268733.post-10593537846624370142007-04-18T13:55:00.000-07:002007-04-18T13:58:50.168-07:002007-04-18T13:58:50.168-07:00YouTube is almost ready to launch a new software tool that will enable copyright holders to find and report infringing content on the YouTube site. The tool is dubbed Claim Your Content, and it will be available to any content provider -- not just official YouTube partners.<br /><br />BTW, Google CEO Eric Schmidt commented at the Web 2.0 conference that he thought Viacom's lawsuit against the YouTube division was essentially a negotiating tactic in the ongoing discussions between the two firms. Of Viacom, Schmidt said "[y]ou're either doing business with them or being sued by them ... we chose the former, but ended up the latter."<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4279795566526268733-1059353784662437014?l=youtube4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ocqQKfVKkgQEPDeTgohd2ttcC8s/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ocqQKfVKkgQEPDeTgohd2ttcC8s/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ocqQKfVKkgQEPDeTgohd2ttcC8s/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ocqQKfVKkgQEPDeTgohd2ttcC8s/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Youtube4YouTheBlog/~4/ZhHg3uIUjBc" height="1" width="1"/>Michael Millerhttps://profiles.google.com/106586221615233401601noreply@blogger.com0http://youtube4u.blogspot.com/2007/04/claim-your-content-coming-and-more-on.html