Category: <span>Video</span>

A survey of individuals (almost all employed by agencies) involved in planning or buying of YouTube media over the past year finds that 41% plan to increase their spending. via YouTube Brand Activity and Media Buying Stats.

Video ad views have been growing at such a rapid pace that they now represent 36% of all video views, a fairly remarkable increase from 20.8% share last year. Read the entire article at Ads Accounted for 36% of Online Videos Viewed in November.

Read the full article here: Official Google Webmaster Central Blog: Video: Creating a SEO strategy with Webmaster Tools!.

Of all the channels comprising the YouTube Top 5000 as of October 5th, just 74 less than 2% were brands via Brands Said to Represent Less Than 2% of the Top 5,000 Channels on YouTube.

Digital media and marketing professionals are bullish on video ad spending, find Adap.tv and Digiday in their latest semi-annual “State of the Video Industry” report released today. via 86% of Brands To Increase Video Ad Spend in 2014. Where’s The Money Coming From?.

Google AdWords For Video Adds Bulk Upload & My Client Center Reporting.

About 1 in 10 TV sets across 40 countries around the world were connected to the internet last year, according to recent estimates [pdf] released by Digital TV Research. via More Than 1 in 4 Global TV Sets Forecast to be Internet-Connected by 2018.

Telekinetic Coffee Shop Surprise – YouTube.

Online video ad views have been increasing rapidly this year, reaching a new high of 22.8 billion in August Google remained the top online video ad property in August, delivering roughly 3.2 billion ads. via Online Video Ad Views Reach New Heights, as Per-Viewer Frequency Jumps.

In this video Distilled Founder Will Critchlow discusses the future of search, and what marketers will need to think about as they are looking to improve search visibility. The Future of User Behavior – Whiteboard Friday – Moz.

Official Blog: From TVs to tablets: Everything you love, across all your screens. Chromecast. Google Reinvents TV

Here is a fantastic video produced by SEOmoz on the evolution of search. Danny Sullivan shows that SEO can be crazy, entertaining and informative all at once. The Evolution of Search