ABC News picked up her story and did a profile on her.  And Ms. Summers says she’s now getting lots of offers from TV and magazines.  She also has no plans to stop producing videos for her YouTube channel…even though she’s got her boyfriend back.

It’s a fantastic testament to the power of video over other forms of media.  After all, had she simply written blog posts, no one would have heard about her.

Of course there’s also a potential downside.  You see, Ms. Summers had been dating her boyfriend…in a long-distance relationship…for about two months before they originally broke up.  Why did they break up?  She paid him a surprise visit to find him living with another woman and child.  But now he’s done with that other life…and they’re back together.  So good luck with that.

This week Canon announced two new cameras to be added to their lineup; the XF100 and XF105.  Both are compact cameras that record to memory cards, but carry the features only found in prosumer and professional cameras.  Or to put it another way, these cameras are for people who earn their living from video…people who need extreme quality, high portability and efficient workflows.

The cameras record using the Canon XF codec, an MPEG-2 format Canon released earlier this year that offers outstanding quality, while still playing nice with video editing software.  By way of comparison, the popular AVCHD format records video at 24mbps and causes fits with video editing software…while the Canon XF format records at 50mbps (twice the quality of AVCHD) and reportedly doesn’t cause such fits.

Sadly, no estimated prices or arrival dates were announced though.  To get a blow-blow on every last technical spec of the XF100 or X105, visit Canon’s site by clicking here or here.

The entire system is called Flavius, which basically consists of an iPad, a wireless router and a cash register drawer.  The video below demonstrates how this hybrid system works:

iWowWe’s services can be used by both Windows and Mac users…with no software to download.  You can send an unlimited number of video emails (using their existing templates or you can create your own custom templates at no charge) and you get unlimited video conferencing with up to 25 attendees (up to 12 people can appear live via web cam).  The video conferencing portion also includes screen sharing, PowerPoint presentations and whiteboarding.

All of these features are more or less commonplace among all video email/conferencing providers, however, what makes iWowWe’s offering unique is the price; you get everything for just $19.95 a month.

I haven’t tested the service, so I can’t tell you how well it performs, how good the quality is or what hiccups it might have, but if you’d like to kick the tires yourself, here’s the site to go to: iWowWe.com.

Canon has announced a new camera in their coveted DSLR lineup, the 60D.  The 60D is positioned between the entry-level Rebel T2i and the more expensive 7D.  And just like those models, it shoots pro-quality photos and breathtaking HD video.  But it has one major difference.

And that difference is an articulating LCD.  That means you can flip out the camera’s viewfinder, just as you can with traditional video cameras.  For people who fly solo while recording video of themselves, this will be a very welcomed addition as you’ll be able to actually see what your shot looks like while standing in front of the camera.

The Canon 60D will be available at the end of September with a street price of $1,099 for the body only or $1,399 with an 18-135mm lens (all subject to change between now and then).  You can get a full rundown of the new 60D on Canon’s web site by clicking here.

Only half, how is this possible? For numerous reasons…from congestion and degradation on provider lines, to user’s using wireless networks instead of wired (which can have a big impact on speed) to general poor performance of user’s computers.  In other words, they didn’t really point their finger specifically at anyone.  But they did say the average advertised Internet connection speed is 7-8 Mbps, while the average true, constant speed is 4 Mbps.

Heavy Internet users or those who like to watch HD video also got no love from the FCC.  Turns out these people make up only 20% of the population but consume 80% of the data online.  According to the FCC, the remaining 80% of users consume much less data…and as a result…need much slower, constant, connection speeds.  About 4 Mbps to be exact (HD video on the web requires a recommended 7 Mbps+ connection speed).

So that’s not a real push for the U.S. to increase it’s Internet capacity, where it already lags far behind the rest of the world, where the average, constant connection speed is 15 Mbps…or 2-4 times faster than average U.S. connection speeds.

Want to know if you’re really getting your advertised speed or just how fast your Internet connection really is?  There are a number of free tools available that will do just this (and you’ll probably get different results from each):

Speakeasy
Speedtest
DSLR Reports
Verizon (for FiOS customers)

So who are these 10 people and exactly what types of videos are they making?  Well, most are in the comedy field.  The full list of people and their estimated earning are available on BusinessInsider.com by clicking here.

The D3100, aimed at the consumer market, shoots full HD 1080p video using a servo auto-focus, which means the camera intelligently determines what should be in focus while you record video.  Other camera makers will certainly add this auto-focus feature to their cameras soon, but Nikon is the first to market with it.

Sadly, the D3100 only records mono audio with no mention of an external microphone jack (which means there’s a very real possibility that the cameras built-in microphone will pick up noise from the auto-focus mechanism).  All other specs are in line with competing DSLR cameras.  So the main plus here is the auto-focus feature for shooting video…while everything else can be found in other cameras.

The D3100 is expected to be available in September 2010 with a price tag of $700 (including an 18-55mm lens).  Here’s everything Nikon has to say about it so far.

The Universal Player automatically detects what device a viewer is using to watch a video…whether it be a desktop computer, an Android phone, an iPhone, an iPad or another device.  Then it intelligently serves up the proper video and player for that device.  To user’s of Vimeo it’s seamless…you copy and paste embed code like you always have (and the embed code does all the work behind the scenes).  It’s expected that YouTube will soon offer a similar type player.

Also included with the Universal Player is a new feature called Watch Later, which allows viewers to click a button and queue the video so they can watch it later…kind of like a bookmark for videos.  For a full run-down of the Universal Player, check out Vimeo’s blog here.

• 85% of the U.S. Internet audience watched web videos
• The average video duration was 4.8 minutes
• Video ads accounted for 9.8% of all views
• American’s viewed 3.6 billion video ads in total
• Google/YouTube had 143.2 million unique viewers
• Yahoo had 55.1 million unique viewers for second place
• Facebook was number three with 46.6 million unique viewers
• When it came to running video ads, Hulu was #1 with 783 million video ad impressions