As seen in the below screenshots, Facebook Widgets now feature and play video in-line (although I am not entirely sure that this is a new release – it is my first exposure to it). These …

I cannot tell if these are:
- new YouTube ad-units, or
- bizarre / sneaky advertiser units
… but they are appearing more and more across the Google AdSense network. The below screenshots are taken directly from advertisements …

Royal Pingdom has a recap of 2009 web usage by the numbers. There are several nuggets – but here are a few that really stand out:
350 million – People on Facebook.
50% – Percentage of Facebook …

Erik Qualman of Socialnomics has put together a great video called “Social Media Revolution”. Worth watching and then checking his datapoints and footnotes (a couple of which I included below):

For video game and sports enthuiasts, Madden Football’s release day is the equivalent of a major Hollywood blockbuster. In Madden 2009’s first month, it did $133.5 million in retail sales. Today, Madden 10 arrives and …

InsideFacebook’s PageData tool is useful in understanding trends in Facebook usage, marketing and pop-culture. It is also a powerful way to track a brand’s success on Facebook – and if they are engaging in marketing …

In less than a week, Youtube’s hit video “JK Wedding Entrance Dance” has been viewed over seven million times (and nearly 1.5m times in the last 24 hours).
So what does that look like on …

Much has been made of YouTube’s ability to monetize… but the most viewed video of the week (the JK Wedding Entrance Dance) clearly drove sales – boosting Chris Brown’s ‘Forever’ into the seventh most purchased …

Oh how technology and digital media have advanced. Below is a video demonstration:
- capturing an HD broadcast of a live Red Sox game (streamed from MLB.tv, through my computer, and onto the television)
- the video …

McDonalds has launched an advertising campaign alongside their new McCafe coffee line. You’ve likely seen the new McCafe spots during prime time television and today McDonalds overtook YouTube’s homepage (see screenshots below).
The campaign is interesting …

All of 2008’s pop music mashed up into one four minute video. Not only is the music compilation done well – the video mashing and new YouTube HD look terrific.
DJ Earworm – United State …

I love Hulu.
Hulu understands the web, delivers great quality, the experience is simple, and understands both search and portability…. better than any other video site on the web.
When YouTube hit it big, much credit …