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Gretchen's Desktop Video Blog February 2008 Archive

By Gretchen Siegchrist, About.com Guide to Desktop Video

More Videos in Weird Places

Thursday February 28, 2008
Seriously, though, web videos is showing up everywhere now. I was just grabbing some tax information at the Massachusetts Department of Revenue web site when, to my surprise, I see them ... Read More

Online Video Sells

Wednesday February 27, 2008
Whether it's for entertaining or advertising, online video is hot. The latest example is Pacifico Beer, a Mexican brand whose latest advertising campaign was featured in Wednesday's New York Times. Instead ... Read More

What Happened to YouTube?

Monday February 25, 2008
Were you trying to watch YouTube Sunday when the site went down? It was worldwide video blackout, started by Pakistani government censors who were trying to prevent that ... Read More

HD-DVD, RIP

Tuesday February 19, 2008
It's time to retire a term from our desktop video glossary: HD-DVD. Toshiba has announced that it will stop producing the disks, giving Sony's Blu-ray disks a victory in ... Read More

Add a Video to Your Ad

Monday February 18, 2008
Google AdWords is becoming one of the most popular ways to advertise over the internet. Did you know that you can use this innovative service to broadcast commercials for ... Read More

Vocabulary Quiz: Let's Edit!

Friday February 8, 2008
I laugh when I hear people talk about the "editing suite." It makes it sound as if we all sit in a booth, surrounded by levers and monitors. ... Read More

Filmmaker Talent Search

Thursday February 7, 2008
Are you the world's next great filmmaker, brimming with talent and waiting to be discovered? Lucky for you, there are several web sites inviting you to upload your videos and ... Read More

Do You YouTube?

Monday February 4, 2008
YouTube is the ubiquitous name for all types of web video. Just has "Google" has become a verb meaning to search for, "YouTube" means to search for and watch ... Read More

Vocabulary Quiz: Let's Make a Movie!

Friday February 1, 2008
Digital video is incredible because it allows you to make a movie with minimal people involved. Many of us are "one-man-bands," directing, shooting and editing our movies all by ... Read More
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