We’re big fans of TubeMogul’s hyper-distribution and analytics offerings, but I always wondered if YouTube’s utter domination of online video would make their offerings a bit less “must-have-ish”.  Apparently (I’ve sort of known this for a while but Brett @ TubeMogul would have killed me if I said anything) they have another, more lucrative business: advertising.

This certainly does make TubeMogul’s appeal stronger, I’d listed them in one of the top 10 potential M&As in online video (with the would be buyer being Nielsen) and this ad play only adds to their potential exit scenarios. continue reading...

Last weekend Tech Crunch published Marc Andreessen’s crazy manifesto, something about torching ships.  It sounds really great, but it’s simply not possible:

Marc Andreessen had a really good idea when he invented the first popular browser for the web, but his latest notion – that newspapers should walk away from a business grossing more than $30 billion a year – is just plain nutty. continue reading...

This year in the US, web advertising finally surpassed print advertising:

U.S. advertisers will spend more on digital marketing than on print this year for the first time, boosting overall ad sales, according to research company Outsell Inc. continue reading...

From Tim Armstrong, CEO of AOL:

Armstrong, a former Google executive, told Reuters on Wednesday AOL aimed to close the gap between fast-growing methods of distribution on the Web including search and social networks, and media content created for a previous era. continue reading...

Here is my latest article on MediaPost’s Video Insider:

Online video advertising faces its own set of challenges, including: continue reading...

More from Banff… earlier today, I sat through Frank Chindamo’s presentation, he’s the CEO of Fun Little Movies. Frank is also an Adjunct Professor at USC and Instructor at UCLA, teaching Screenwriting and Producing in Mobile and Internet Video.

He shared 12 tips that can help make videos go viral.  I asked him if I can share them, here they are: continue reading...

Via NewTeeVee:

Jamie Wilkinson, aka Jamie Dubs, is the go-to guy if you want to learn anything about Internet memes. He’s the brain behind Know Your Meme, and until recently used to be Rocketboom’s Internet Research Scientist, complete with lab coat and white board. continue reading...

I am at the Video 2.0 conference at the Banff Centre. I was invited by Alex Gault of Mobovivo, and the other speakers are

- Nick Alexander, Chief Operations Officer, Fun Little Movies.
- Duncan Kennedy, Chief Operations Officer, Thwapr
- Frank Chindamo, President & Chief Creative Officer, Fun Little Movies continue reading...

Today marks a fundamental shift in WatchMojo’s strategy and evolution.

A full four years after launching and cementing our place as a leading producer and provider of professional video content to other media companies, online magazines, video portals and blogs, today we launch WatchMojo.tv (simply redirected to WatchMojo.com/tv/) where add 65,000 videos from 230 third-party “premium” and “super-premium” producers, including over 1,400 television series (FOX’ 24 and The Simpsons, NBC’s Saturday Night Live, ABC’s Anatomy Grey and much, much more).  This, all on top of the 5,000 videos we have produced and own the full rights to.  In total, we now have over 70,000 professional videos on the site, with plans for more, much more. continue reading...