Social Video Sharing
Unless you have been really blind to trends, you should know that videos are HOT, HOT, HOT!
The best thing since sliced bread, baby!
But I digress…
Seriously, more and more people are not only watching videos for their information, but more marketers are starting to use them as well to get their messages to the end user…and if you are not using them, well, then you are missing a great opportunity to capitalize on this growing market.
Here – go read these press releases:
http://www.comscore.com/press/release.asp?press=1529
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2007/06/13/onlinevideoadsleadtosales
http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=62634
http://blog.compete.com/2007/09/06/videomarketsharejuly2007/
http://blog.compete.com/2007/04/26/onlinevideomarketsharegoogleyoutubemaniatv/
So, are you convinced you need to start using video?
The only answer is YES!
“But, I don’t know how to create a video!”
Oh, come on… I have a solution for you… and it’s free!
Basically, you can create a video using screen capture tools – from capturing your surfing websites, to making a video screen capture of you going through a PowerPoint presentation (relax, I have a freebie for that as well!), to a video screen capture of you using Notepad!
And really, it is not all that complicated.
What you will need is a video screen capture program, a cheap microphone, and if you want to create videos of PowerPoint / Word / Notepad presentations, you will need those programs as well (fear not, I have a free option for those as well!)
Video Screen Capture Programs:
Not Free:
Camtasia ($300) is without a doubt, one of the best screen capture utilities available – but it is also $300! If you can afford it, I would highly suggest you get it. But it’s not necessary.
BECAUSE…
There is a free version of Camtasia available for download. Camtasia was actually created from a program called
Cam Studio....which is actually
free. Another free option is called
The Jing Project.
The Jing Project is actually made by the creators of Camtasia, but is free and is very easy to use!
Ok, now if you’re a Windows user, you already have a built in video creator… it’s called Windows Movie Maker!
If for some reason it’s not installed, you can
get it here (and learn more about it).
Two more free options to look at:
http://www.smallvideosoft.com/screenvideocapture/
http://www.virtualdub.org
Now, as far as a Microsoft Word / PowerPoint alternative, one of the best ones available (and also free) is a Suite of “Officetype” tools called Open Office.
You can download it here:
http://www.openoffice.org
Video Sharing Sites Google PR Alexa
http://video.yahoo.com 8 1
http://soapbox.msn.com 6 2 http://video.msn.com 7 2
http://video.google.com 9 3
http://www.youtube.com 8 4
http://vids.myspace.com 6 6
http://www.dailymotion.com 7 50
http://uncutvideo.aol.com 7 54
http://video.aol.com 8 54
http://www.veoh.com 6 97
http://videoupload.download.com 2 109
http://www.4shared.com 6 110
http://www.multiply.com 6 111
http://www.metacafe.com 7 140
http://stage6.divx.com 7 178
http://www.yourfilehost.com 5 181
http://www.flurl.com 6 254
http://www.webshots.com 8 271
http://www.break.com 6 283
http://www.tinypic.com 6 315
http://www.broadcaster.com 5 356
http://www.esnips.com 7 400
http://www.buzznet.com 5 564
http://www.livevideo.com 6 713
http://www.mojoflix.com 5 743
http://www.liveleak.com 6 757 http://www.collegehumor.com 8 1,072
http://mix.lycos.com 6 1,144
http://www.ebaumsworld.com 6 1,197
http://www.ifilm.com 7 1,332
http://www.heavy.com 6 1,384
http://www.putfile.com 6 1,612
http://www.ning.com 7 1,911
http://www.fark.com/video/ 6 2,046
http://www.sevenload.com 6 2,252
http://www.brightcove.com 8 2,459
http://www.guba.com 6 2,532
http://www.vidmax.com 5 2,757
http://www.megavideo.com 0 3,413
http://www.revver.com 7 3,533
http://www.addictingclips.com 7 3,663
http://www.atomfilms.com 7 4,064
http://www.sumo.tv 5 4,258
http://www.grouper.com 6 4,431
http://www.blinkx.com 6 4,491
http://www.gorillamask.net 6 4,495
http://www.iambored.com 5 4,575
http://www.jokeroo.com 5 4,713
http://www.blip.tv 8 4,943
http://www.funnyjunk.com 5 5,223 http://www.vimeo.com 7 6,441
http://www.vidilife.com 6 6,650
http://www.dabble.com 6 6,949
http://www.vidiac.com 5 7,033
http://www.dumpalink.com 5 7,690
http://www.funnyordie.com 0 7,785
http://www.zippyvideos.com 6 7,799
http://www.maniatv.com 5 8,531
http://www.yikers.com 6 8,577
http://www.glumbert.com 6 8,881
http://www.jibjab.com 6 10,040
http://www.flixya.com 6 10,380
http://www.jumpcut.com 6 10,404
http://www.videojug.com 6 10,848
http://www.stupidvideos.com 6 12,414
http://www.freeiq.com 1 12,440
http://www.expertvillage.com 5 12,800
http://www.vsocial.com 6 13,180
http://www.thatvideosite.com 5 13,225
http://www.mefeedia.com 6 13,423
http://www.videovat.com 6 13,742
http://www.kaneva.com 5 13,863
http://www.funnyhub.com 6 14,057
http://www.dropshots.com 6 14,117 http://www.yourdailymedia.com 6 14,436
http://www.wewin.com 3 14,545
http://www.ustream.tv 4 15,783
http://www.vidivodo.com 4 15,976
http://www.vuze.com 2 16,187
http://www.5min.com 6 16,782
http://www.godtube.com 5 18,198
http://www.tagworld.com 6 18,785
http://strmz.jot.com 0 20,157
http://www.sclipo.com 0 20,740
http://www.onetruemedia.com 5 21,834
http://www.shoutfile.com 5 23,572
http://www.twango.com 5 23,708
http://www.sharkle.com 5 23,885
http://www.purevideo.com 0 23,912
http://www.viddler.com 6 24,524
http://www.kwego.com 4 24,554
http://www.spymac.com 6 25,081
http://www.dailyhaha.com 6 26,561
http://www.blogtv.com 4 27,083
http://www.clipshack.com 5 27,443
http://www.guzer.com 5 27,906
http://www.needforfun.com 5 29,807
http://www.castpost.com 5 31,549 http://www.funmansion.com 6 33,069
http://www.bofunk.com 5 34,034
http://www.tubetorial.com 7 36,018
http://www.current.tv 7 38,090
http://www.expotv.com 6 38,387
http://www.vume.com 0 38,752
http://www.truveo.com 6 41,165
http://www.vmix.com 6 41,271
http://www.holylemon.com 5 41,648
http://www.getmiro.com 5 46,609
http://www.motionbox.com 8 46,880
http://www.funnydump.com 5 46,987
http://www.funnyplace.org 4 48,682
http://www.mediabum.com 5 51,716
http://www.ourmedia.org 7 52,155
http://www.eyespot.com 6 54,917
http://www.danerd.com 6 56,020
http://www.babelgum.com 5 56,270
http://www.dorks.com 6 56,319
http://www.operator11.com 0 56,842
http://www.caughtonvideo.com 4 57,042
http://www.lifelogger.com 5 57,816
http://www.tubearoo.com 0 58,055
http://www.videowebtown.com 5 58,600 http://tv.oneworld.net 6 60,979
http://www.ziddio.com 5 62,529
http://www.lulu.tv 6 66,446
http://www.videobomb.com 6 70,123
http://www.myvideo.co.za 5 74,044
http://www.mogulus.com 5 75,781
http://www.dotcomedy.com 5 76,645
http://www.viddyou.com 6 78,871
http://www.zanyvideos.com 4 82,792
http://www.videodumper.com 6 84,119
http://www.evideoshare.com 4 84,391
http://www.showmedo.com 6 89,209
http://mojiti.com 5 98,211
http://www.pickle.com 5 98,862
http://www.thedailyreel.com 7 100,485
http://www.dailycomedy.com 5 107,244
http://www.nelsok.com 5 109,629
http://www.flukiest.com 5 112,524
http://www.fliqz.com 5 128,926
http://www.clickcaster.com 6 135,415
http://www.freevlog.org 7 149,402
http://www.teachertube.com 6 153,819
http://www.viewdo.com 5 158,214
http://www.sutree.com 5 159,801 http://www.clipblast.com 4 159,844
http://www.zooppa.com 5 164,487
http://www.eyeka.com 5 182,749
http://www.bigcontact.com 4 197,919
http://www.dave.tv 5 213,428
http://www.youare.tv 5 218,251
http://www.funnyreign.com 5 223,867
http://www.pixparty.com 4 244,372
http://www.vidipedia.org 3 269,750
http://www.cuts.com 5 277,587
http://www.voomed.com 5 286,045
http://www.treemo.com 5 292,082
http://www.izimi.com 4 301,545
http://www.mixpo.com 6 303,888
http://www.hictu.com 5 305,314
http://www.panjea.com 5 327,573
http://www.zeec.net 4 342,704
http://www.dovetail.tv 5 348,885
http://www.scenemaker.net 6 352,443
http://jaycut.com 2 353,906
http://www.hungryflix.com 5 419,096
http://www.u2upfly.com 2 443,601
http://www.qubetv.tv 3 573,409
http://www.fireant.tv 7 629,887 http://www.helpfulvideo.com 0 659,150
http://www.engagemedia.org 6 680,339
http://www.vlogmap.org 6 684,603
http://www.dumpthe.net 5 719,941
http://www.coull.tv 5 753,818
http://uvu.channel2.org 5 793,051
http://www.video123.com 3 846,027
http://www.cozmo.tv 5 881,566
http://www.blogcheese.com 4 1,125,446
http://www.yourkindatv.com 5 1,440,335
http://www.filecow.com 5 1,625,194
http://www.onfuego.com 3 1,970,323
http://www.skilltip.tv 4 2,112,774
http://www.clesh.com 5 2,146,609
http://www.yurth.com 4 4,225,459
http://www.myextreme.ca 3 4,598,369
