Google is adding some new visibility reports for advertisers that are running online video ads. One of the big complaints about online video ads is that many advertisers aren’t certain just how much of their video is being viewed, and many platforms give very limited details on what percentage of the video is watched or […]
YouTube Allows Users To Check Copyrighted Songs Status Before Uploading
YouTube’s filters that they have in place to prevent copyrighted music from being used in video by the non-copyright holder is getting a change. Previously, users would need to upload their video before they would learn if the video would be removed, if the video would be muted by YouTube, or if the copyright holder […]
YouTube is Offering Bonuses to their Largest YouTube Video Stars
YouTube is offering bonuses to their largest YouTube video stars, in a move made to prevent an exodus of their largest draws the video platform. With other companies aggressively courting the most popular YouTube video creators, Google is taking steps to ensure they stay loyal on YouTube rather than defecting to a competitor. Facebook has […]
YouTube Adds New Creator Credits Feature to Channels with 10k+ Subscribers
If you have at least 10,000 subscribers, YouTube is now making a creator tools available to those YouTube channels. Creator tools, which were previously restricted to YouTube channel partners, gives video creators the option to add official credits to their videos to highlight those that worked on the video. Previously, video creators were forced to […]
YouTube Confirms Ad-Free Subscription Model Being Considered
In August, the first rumors hit about Google offering an ad-free subscription for YouTube which would allow users to watch unlimited videos without having to watch any pre-roll advertising or with ads displaying on the bottom of the video while it plays. Google has now finally confirmed that they are considering the possibility when YouTube’s […]
Google Officially Removes YouTube Keyword Tool
If you have been a fan of the YouTube keyword tool, a tool that many marketers found useful beyond YouTube as well, Google has officially removed the tool in its current form. Google recently began alerting users that they would be disabling the tool on September 1st with an alert at the page stating: The […]
YouTube Offers Fan Funding Donations Feature to Help Monetize Channels
YouTube has announced the ability for YouTube users to begin soliciting donations directly on their YouTube page. YouTube was rumored to be adding a “tip jar” for donations as part of their features they were adding for YouTube page owners. This is one of the features that Google is helping those on YouTube who have […]
New YouTube Feature Allows Uploading of Google+ Videos
If you have videos on Google+, Google is launching a new tool on YouTube that allows people to import their Google+ videos to YouTube. The new tool is on the video upload page of YouTube and is located to the right of the upload video tool with a large Google+ icon. Clicking the “Import” button […]
Top 10 YouTube Video SEO Tips
According to Searchmetrics, videos appear in 65% of Google searches in the U.S. However, 54% of these video results come from YouTube, about 5% from Vimeo, about 5% from Dailymotion, and no other video provider got more than about 1%. In addition, the average first video integration from YouTube was about two positions ahead of […]
More Large Embedded Videos in Google Search Results
Google is now showing large embedded YouTube videos at the top of the search results for more videos other than the music videos that have previously been shown. Google began showing large music videos embedded right at the top of the search results when users were searching for specific songs that people were likely to […]