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Gretchen's Desktop Video Blog July 2009 Archive

By Gretchen Siegchrist, About.com Guide to Desktop Video

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Wednesday July 29, 2009
I have three new video contests for you to enter, and as usual there is money and prizes to be won. So don’t dawdle… get your cameras out and shoot ... Read More

Blip.tv Extends Distribution

Wednesday July 29, 2009
Blip.tv, one of many competitors in the video sharing marketplace, has moved ahead of the pack with a video distribution deal announced this week that will bring Blip videos to ... Read More

New Article: Videotape Virtual Tours

Friday July 24, 2009
Realtors, restaurants and museums are just some of the businesses recognizing the benefit of using online video virtual tours. Videotaping virtual tours is actually pretty simple, and this article ... Read More

More Insight Into YouTube

Friday July 24, 2009
YouTube just launched a new features that makes viewing stats available for all videos on the site. YouTube Insight, which provides information about who's watching your video, used to ... Read More

The Birth of Facebook Video

Wednesday July 22, 2009
It's cheesy and overly self-promotional, but this video about development of the Facebook video app is an interesting watch. They say they get 1 billion video views a month. ... Read More

YouTube as a Business

Tuesday July 21, 2009
There's lots of speculation about the soundness of YouTube's business model. After all, the company is offering a free service to millions of users worldwide, on a technologically intensive ... Read More

School Marketing Videos

Monday July 20, 2009
School marketing videos are an effective way for colleges to reach out to students and highlight their programs. We've developed some great resources for college marketers, including ideas for ... Read More

Making Video Contests Work For You

Monday July 20, 2009
This blog is constantly promoting opportunities to enter video contests and win money and prizes. For those of you on the other side, interested in creating video contests to ... Read More

A Baker’s Dozen – New Video Contests for You

Friday July 17, 2009
I have thirteen new contests for you to enter and win. So get out your cameras and get shooting before time runs out, and of course the best of luck ... Read More

Long Term DVD Storage

Friday July 17, 2009
Yesterday I ranted about my hatred of DVD stick on labels. If you're really worried about the longevity of your disks, check out this article about a company that ... Read More

Don't Use DVD Sticky Labels!

Wednesday July 15, 2009
Someone just walked into my video production company office with a stack of DVDs he'd made in iMovie and burned in iDVD. He wanted to know why the disks ... Read More

Youtube HD Video Support

Wednesday July 15, 2009
Youtube recently announced two upgrades to its HD video sharing. First, upload sixes were doubles from 1 GB to 2 GB, meaning you can now upload longer HD videos ... Read More

Win $23,000 and Other Great Prizes

Tuesday July 7, 2009
I have found seven more video contests for you to enter. So get your cameras fired up, get creative and enter for your chance to win some money and prizes. The ... Read More
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