Yep, as Techcrunch says, everyone IS gunning for YouTube. But they won’t catch them.

YouTube has a slew of direct competitors, but the network effect kicked in long ago for YouTube and its unlikely that loose copyright policies or higher quality videos are going to make any kind of dent in their market share. But the [...]

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Chris Pirillo says that the only legitimate way to monetize video is through in video sponsorships.
The only effective (read: foolproof) way to monetize video is by matching and embedding sponsorship within the video itself - period, end of story. Relying on fancy-schmancy JavaScript and Flash overlays for complete monetization of video content is just… reckless. [...]

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If you can get get past the first minute of David Pouge of the NYTimes doing his shtick, you’ll see an up close demonstration of the iPhone features. Hat tip to the bad pitch blog for the video.

Here’s another video promoting something called the Jesus Phone.

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Techcrunch talks about a new site called Zentation, which is a free service that marries video with PowerPoint presentations, delivering a mashed up version of both for online viewing.
Here’s a sample.

Guy Kawasaki - The Art of Innovation55:38Guy Kawasaki at the 2007 Event Marketer Conference

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Mashable dug down deep and analyzed the new MySpace TV in direct comparison with YouTube. Result? MySpace copies a bunch of stuff. 12 things to be exact.
I suppose imitation is the biggest form of flattery, but when billions of dollars are at stake? I’m not sure that thought still applies, does it?
As we played around [...]

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Hitwise is reporting that YouTube: 50% More Traffic than Other Video Sites Combined.
Wow! Talk about an elephant in the room, errr, filling the room. What does this mean? Does it mean that there’s plenty of room to grow for smaller tools? Or does this mean that YouTube simply just crushed them?

YouTube’s growth has not begun [...]

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In usual ReadWriteWeb style, they’ve produced yet another amazing guide. This time about online video editing tools.
So you’ve shot your masterpiece, but it’s a little rough around the edges. If you have any hope of winning that Oscar, you’re going to need to do a little editing. But renting out an editing bay means thousands [...]

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Practicalecommerce.com has a nice little video tutorial about how to do CSS design.

Designing search engine friendly websites can be intimidating, particularly for designers who are just learning how to use CSS formatting. One of the most intimidating aspects to learning CSS design is creating page layouts that do not rely on tables. In the first [...]

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901am reports that…
A survey among 1,864 Americans reveals steady growth for online video use. According to Magid Media Futures, daily usage of online video rose by 56 percent over the last year. In 2006, 9 percent of 12- to 64-year-old Americans who used the Internet reported using online video daily. This year, it number has [...]

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Thanks Sam. Just what I needed to see after a full day of Final Cut Pro training.

I took a look around the College Humor site that this video was on, fully expecting to see a bunch of coed girls gone wild type of videos. However, much to my surprise, and disappointment (hehe) all I found [...]

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