More Video Views for SNL, Fallon Election Spoofs Than For the Real Candidates

Five out of the six top YouTube videos about the 2016 U.S. presidential election have been created by two groups of late-night comedians - Jimmy Fallon, and Saturday Night Life. These shows are the key influencers who are shaping perceptions of the leading candidates of both political parties. And they could end up having more impact on who wins the election than the prolonged series of TV debates or the endless cable TV news coverage of the campaigns.

More Video Views for SNL, Fallon Election Spoofs Than For the Real Candidates

Five out of the six top YouTube videos about the 2016 U.S. presidential election have been created by two groups of late-night comedians - Jimmy Fallon, and Saturday Night Life. These shows are the key influencers who are shaping perceptions of the leading candidates of both political parties. And they could end up having more impact on who wins the election than the prolonged series of TV debates or the endless cable TV news coverage of the campaigns.

Video Marketing Review of the Year: The Top 15 ReelSEO Posts of 2015

2015 was a momentous year in video marketing, so let's take a look back at 15 of the most read, shared, and talked-about ReelSEO posts of 2015. These are the articles that offered the best strategic insights, critical data, tactical advice, and trends in the digital video marketing business. We hoped they helped you in 2015, and prove to be invaluable for 2016.

Video Marketing Review of the Year: The Top 15 ReelSEO Posts of 2015

2015 was a momentous year in video marketing, so let's take a look back at 15 of the most read, shared, and talked-about ReelSEO posts of 2015. These are the articles that offered the best strategic insights, critical data, tactical advice, and trends in the digital video marketing business. We hoped they helped you in 2015, and prove to be invaluable for 2016.

10 Video Marketing Lessons from the Top Brands and Video Creators of 2015

2015 has been an exceptional year for online video. We've seen some very memorable marketing campaigns, and been entertained by some amazing viral video content. Join us as we take a look at some of the best videos of the past 12 months, and the lessons brands and marketers can learn from them.

10 Video Marketing Lessons from the Top Brands and Video Creators of 2015

2015 has been an exceptional year for online video. We've seen some very memorable marketing campaigns, and been entertained by some amazing viral video content. Join us as we take a look at some of the best videos of the past 12 months, and the lessons brands and marketers can learn from them.

20 Ways Brands Can Make the Most Out of Facebook Video

Native video uploads to Facebook have generated over 1.3 Trillion views in the past 12 months. So how do you make sure your Facebook video marketing campaign stands out from the rest. We bring you 20 tips you may not be aware of.

20 Ways Brands Can Make the Most Out of Facebook Video

Native video uploads to Facebook have generated over 1.3 Trillion views in the past 12 months. So how do you make sure your Facebook video marketing campaign stands out from the rest. We bring you 20 tips you may not be aware of.

Teens talk about the hardest part of being a refugee

A group of young adults from The Fugees Academy, a school for low-income refugee children just outside of Atlanta, Georgia, speak about what they imagined the United States would be like before they moved, what their lives are like now, and some of the struggles of life as a refugee. For more information about the Fugees Family, visit them at www.fugeesfamily.org. Read more...

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YouTube Creator Rankings Leaderboard - Most Popular YouTube Channels for November 2015

Videos uploaded to YouTube in November 2015 generated over 51.4 billion views, and music, sports, and children-focused channels were among those with the highest view counts. We take a look at the most-watched YouTube channels for last month.

#SocialSkim: Reflecting on a Super-Social 2015, Plus 14 More Stories in This Week's Roundup

It's the last 'Skim of the year, so check out the yearend roundups circulating in the social feeds, and learn which trends will be most critical for businesses in 2016. Also: cool new stuff, including how aging Millennials will influence business, and Web analytics that can track emotions. Read the full article at MarketingProfs

Top 10 Research Summaries of 2015 on MarketingProfs

These are the research summaries (AKA, "Survey Says" articles) that you and your fellow marketers found most worthy of your time and attention in 2015 (email seems to be top of mind!). Read the full article at MarketingProfs

YouTube Creator Rankings Leaderboard - Most Popular YouTube Channels for November 2015

Videos uploaded to YouTube in November 2015 generated over 51.4 billion views, and music, sports, and children-focused channels were among those with the highest view counts. We take a look at the most-watched YouTube channels for last month.

The Top Facebook Video Creators: November 2015 Most-Popular

BuzzFeed Tasty, Buzzfeed Video, BuzzFeed Food, and The Ellen Show, were some of the most watched brands on Facebook for video content in November 2015. Take a look at the brand new Tubular Leaderboard for top Facebook creators for more information.

Cooking With One Hand: Home-smoked London broil with exotic mushroom pan gravy

Video: David Vos

When it comes to foodie phrases, 'exotic mushrooms' and 'home smoked' are two of many that whet our appetite. They do not, however, inspire a lot of cooking confidence: It all sounds a little too 'restaurant' for our humble apartment kitchen and learned-from-mom skills

As it turns out, things are not always as hard as they sound. In this week's episode of Cooking With One Hand, David Vos is teaching us how to make house smoked London broil with exotic mushroom pan gravy, a dish that, despite its name, is basically unknown in the city of London. In fact, London broil is a North American dish made with marinated beef that is seared at a high heat Read more...

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Top Online Video Creators Across Social Platforms: November 2015 Leaderboard

According to the latest online video ranking leaderboards from Tubular, The Ellen Show, BuzzFeed, Justin Bieber, Adele, and the WWE were some of the top video creators across the big social video platforms in November 2015.

The Top Facebook Video Creators: November 2015 Most-Popular

BuzzFeed Tasty, Buzzfeed Video, BuzzFeed Food, and The Ellen Show, were some of the most watched brands on Facebook for video content in November 2015. Take a look at the brand new Tubular Leaderboard for top Facebook creators for more information.

Top Online Video Creators Across Social Platforms: November 2015 Leaderboard

According to the latest online video ranking leaderboards from Tubular, The Ellen Show, BuzzFeed, Justin Bieber, Adele, and the WWE were some of the top video creators across the big social video platforms in November 2015.

Marketing Smarts Special: Experts Share Their Holiday Wishes for Marketers [Podcast]

Twelve top marketing experts share their wish list for marketers: what they wish marketers would stop doing, and what they'd like to see more of in the coming year. Read the full article at MarketingProfs

YouTube 11x Bigger Than Facebook Video, 8K Years Worth Watched Every Day in U.S.

Facebook Video is growing in leaps and bounds, but when it comes to viewing hours, YouTube is 11x bigger than the social networking site, both for web views, and also in-app views. Across the world, 46,000 years worth of YouTube videos are watched every day. In the U.S. alone, over 8,000 years worth of YouTube videos are watched every 24 hours.

YouTube 11x Bigger Than Facebook Video, 8K Years Worth Watched Every Day in U.S.

Facebook Video is growing in leaps and bounds, but when it comes to viewing hours, YouTube is 11x bigger than the social networking site, both for web views, and also in-app views. Across the world, 46,000 years worth of YouTube videos are watched every day. In the U.S. alone, over 8,000 years worth of YouTube videos are watched every 24 hours.

'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Trailers and Teasers Generate 223M Views

To date, official teasers and trailers for 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' have generated a staggering 223 million views on YouTube and Facebook - and that's just for the official Star Wars accounts. But is the film generating the same interest across the rest of the Internet?

'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Trailers and Teasers Generate 223M Views

To date, official teasers and trailers for 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' have generated a staggering 223 million views on YouTube and Facebook - and that's just for the official Star Wars accounts. But is the film generating the same interest across the rest of the Internet?

The Indisputable Value of Building a Community Around Video Content

Video content should always aim to be entertaining, or informative, but given the nature of social video, it is critical that it also contains an element of conversation. When a creator or brand can rally a community around a video, they can amplify the reach of the video far more than the video could have done on its own.

The Indisputable Value of Building a Community Around Video Content

Video content should always aim to be entertaining, or informative, but given the nature of social video, it is critical that it also contains an element of conversation. When a creator or brand can rally a community around a video, they can amplify the reach of the video far more than the video could have done on its own.

Marketers, You're Doing Mobile Wrong: Six Steps for Doing It Right

Yes, responsive websites are important, but the real money is in connecting with--and converting--high-value customers... those who have already considered your product or service and are now calling you on their mobile device. Read the full article at MarketingProfs

#SocialSkim: Instagram for Retargeting, Plus 14 More Stories in This Week's Roundup

'Tis the season for retargeting, so find out how Instagram can help you out. You'll also get the full debrief on all Facebook's new customer service tools, Google's new interactive mobile formats, and ever so much more. Skim for a very merry season indeed! Read the full article at MarketingProfs

Top YouTube Videos, Ads, and Game Trailers of 2015

It's that time of the year again, where we take a look back at some of top YouTube videos, ads, and game trailers of 2015. This review gives video marketers the chance to glean any strategic insights or spot any trends in the online video marketing, and advertising for the coming year.

The Simpsons: Tapped Out Updated for Christmas 2015

Electronic Arts has launched the newest content update for The Simpsons: Tapped Out on mobile, bringing a new Christmas event to players.

This event begins with Homer and Ned competing to have the best Christmas decorations on their homes, and introduces new Christmas ‘skins’ for these buildings. From there, Merrymakers will appear around town to celebrate the season, and players can tap on them to receive event currency. As players complete event quests, they’ll unlock new Christmas skins for additional buildings, like the First Church of Springfield, as an example.

As players collect event currency, they’ll unlock new prizes for their town, including the Springfield Orphanage and Virgil’s Cabin buildings, among other items. In addition to earning currency from Merrymakers, users can send their characters to complete specific jobs to earn extra currency.

As part of this event, players will build four new attractions in their town, starting with the ‘Best Snowman Ever.’ Additional attractions include a Gingerbread Mansion, Exotic Petting Zoo and Reindeer Burger Truck. This Christmas event is split into three timed acts, with the Exotic Petting Zoo and Reindeer Burger Truck being part of Act Two.

Elsewhere, players can complete new weekly challenges by sending characters on specific jobs or tapping on Merrymakers, as examples. New challenges are unlocked each week.

This event’s social feature sees players drop off presents in their friends’ towns while choosing ‘naughty’ or ‘nice’ to determine whether they’ll share some of their contents with friends, or keep them all for themselves. These presents contain crafting materials, which can be used to create additional items, including decorations and buildings.

Finally, the game’s store has been updated with themed items, including premium buildings like the Springfield Animal Shelter and the Duff Center Arena, as well as premium Christmas themes for additional buildings. Users can also purchase some decorations using the game’s free currency.

The Simpsons: Tapped Out is available to download for free on the iTunes App Store, Google Play and the Amazon Appstore. The Christmas event will be available for the next 23 days.

Top YouTube Videos, Ads, and Game Trailers of 2015

It's that time of the year again, where we take a look back at some of top YouTube videos, ads, and game trailers of 2015. This review gives video marketers the chance to glean any strategic insights or spot any trends in the online video marketing, and advertising for the coming year.

Marketers: Keep on Top of Instagram Video Comments for Your Brand's Sake

We know that negative YouTube comments, when left unmoderated, can be devastating to a brand's reputation. But the same rules apply across all social video platforms. In this post we show you how to moderate Instagram video comments, and why.

Marketers: Keep on Top of Instagram Video Comments for Your Brand's Sake

We know that negative YouTube comments, when left unmoderated, can be devastating to a brand's reputation. But the same rules apply across all social video platforms. In this post we show you how to moderate Instagram video comments, and why.

YouTube, Facebook and India: Online Video's Biggest Sleeping Giant?

India is already the second largest market, after the United States, for YouTube, Facebook, and many other video platforms. But with 37% year-on-year growth in Internet users, the potential audience for online video content in India could go off the charts.

YouTube, Facebook and India: Online Video's Biggest Sleeping Giant?

India is already the second largest market, after the United States, for YouTube, Facebook, and many other video platforms. But with 37% year-on-year growth in Internet users, the potential audience for online video content in India could go off the charts.

Your Interstitial Ads May Be Wrecking Your Google Mobile Search Ranking

Google recently announced that pages with app install interstitials that hide a significant amount of content on the transition from the search results page won't be considered mobile-friendly. So, what does that mean for you? Read the full article at MarketingProfs

Four Mistakes That Can Kill Your Brand Campaigns

We need to understand where and how customers interact with our brands, where and how they make their purchase decisions, and what kinds of engagement strategies translate into better sales numbers down the road. Read the full article at MarketingProfs

U.S. Viewers Watch More UK Food Videos on YouTube Than the British! [Infographic]

Food related content is blowing up on YouTube, and a new report from Google and Tubular highlights how recipes, walk-throughs, and cooking how-tos are performing, particularly in the UK.

U.S. Viewers Watch More UK Food Videos on YouTube Than the British! [Infographic]

Food related content is blowing up on YouTube, and a new report from Google and Tubular highlights how recipes, walk-throughs, and cooking how-tos are performing, particularly in the UK.

What's the Optimal Length for a YouTube Vs. Facebook Video?

Do you know the optimal video length for your YouTube or Facebook video upload? We took a deep dive into over 24K videos to show you what video lengths work best on each platform for maximum engagement.

What's the Optimal Length for a YouTube Vs. Facebook Video?

Do you know the optimal video length for your YouTube or Facebook video upload? We took a deep dive into over 24K videos to show you what video lengths work best on each platform for maximum engagement.

How Marketers Can Blend Video & Shopping This Holiday Season

Consumers are becoming more reliant on video than ever when it comes to researching, and purchasing products during the holiday season. We look at some of the ways innovation in online video can benefit both video marketers, and shoppers.

Team behind Lady Gaga's flying dress to bring wearable tech to a store near you

VFILES, the downtown New York City-based web portal for all things digital fashion, is expanding into wearable technology in a major way

The business told Mashable that it would explore wearable technology with their own in-house brand in collaboration with the fashion technology company, Studio XO, the same creative team behind Lady Gaga's flying dress, Azealia Banks' "digital mermaid bra" and interactive clothes for the Black Eyed Peas. The two will unveil their new collection under the name VFILES_XO, which will be sold online and in VFILES retail stores

Though both sides are tight-lipped about the initiative, Julie Anne Quay, VFILES founder, says it would "involve color, an app, music." Read more...

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