Saturday, January 17th, 2009 by Jordan McCollum
I just know you want a marketing news update on a Saturday. You’re probably as bored as I am. That’s sad.
- Remember how we mentioned that YouTube is giving users the option (well, mostly requiring them, it sounds like) to remove the audio from their videos? YouTube still offers music choices, but apparently even their AudioSwap options aren’t immune to copyright infringement. Getting permission FTW.
- Want to get into video advertising?Google and SpotMixer are launch self-service video ads, so maybe that’ll be enough to help you get started.
- Yahoo’s really integrating its SearchMonkey apps, with Wikipedia SearchMonkey App now defaulted to on.
- Is it true? RWW says that Twitter may have found its business model—selling friends. Meanwhile, another Twitter app is raising funding. (No word on whether they’ll be able to make money, either, at this point.)
- Yahoo, MySpace and YouTube are excited about their new Widget Channel and bringing Internet video to TV. But TV over the Web is still a “fuzzy picture”, though it’s possible that the Wiimote may bring a good YouTube living room experience.
- The first Australian Gphone has been put on hold indefinitely because of “future interoperability issues.” Riiight.
i-trepreneur Says:
January 17th, 2009 at 6:55 pm
Sucks to be the guy that planned to distribute Gphones in Australia. Perhaps tomorrow we’ll hear that T-Mobile G1 will be the first and the last Gphone ever manufactured.
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Frank Silvestre Says:
January 18th, 2009 at 6:56 am
Twitter will undoubtedly offer a paid service eventually, considering all the press and exposure that you are people are getting from it. Social networking will be the next lucrative business this year.
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Web Site Promotions Says:
January 18th, 2009 at 8:45 am
Good topics for the marketing news roundup this weak. I personally excited about the new widget channel.
MiloXbox 360 Says:
January 18th, 2009 at 9:39 am
Selling friends… that’s just genius
Jim Says:
January 19th, 2009 at 12:12 am
I would’ve liked to have seen the GPhone released here in Australia, disappointing.
Brandon - Internet Marketing Online Says:
January 19th, 2009 at 3:52 am
Twitter does generate a lot of traffic for some people and its going to be the next big thing. I have seen online business profit grow in size just from enhancing twitter. Social Bookmarking is going to be the way of the future if you ask me, as more and more people begin to use it.
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Joomla Development Services Says:
January 19th, 2009 at 8:03 am
I am also too excited about the new widget channel so that I can watch my you tube videos on my TV also. Awesome…
Windows Managed Hosting Florida Says:
January 19th, 2009 at 8:06 am
Excellent!! It will be really nice as our visitors who want to watch our video on TV can watch those videos. Internet video to TV through this widget channel will bring the world more closer.
JR @ Internet Marketing Do-Follow Blog Says:
January 20th, 2009 at 5:02 am
The Twitter links were great, thanks!
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The Guru Assassin Review Says:
January 21st, 2009 at 4:32 am
Yeah! I have over 100 videos up in Youtube. How it is supposes I will remove their audio? The problem is we are going to come back to the mute cinema…