The next logical step for the Internet involves moving closer to interactive television. People love to watch TV, they love to surf the web, and tens-of-millions enjoy interacting with other people on “social networking” websites like MySpace.com.
Now imagine if you could combine all of these elements people enjoy so much into a single technology which enabled you to bring together up to a thousand people in one place to teach, demonstrate, sell and interact – all without anyone leaving their home or office. Well you can, and this technology is called a “webinar!” Read More
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A user-generated frenzy is fueling growth at Flip maker Pure Digital Technologies.
January 27, 2009: 12:39 PM ET
NEW YORK (Fortune) — When employees at Pure Digital Technologies get caught watching user-generated videos at work, they don’t have to worry. The clips come from their customers, shot on the Flip video cameras the company makes.
One man recently sent footage shot from the front of his dog sled in Alaska. Another shared video of his Lasik eye-surgery. The lead singer of a band recorded his view while crowd surfing. A congressman gave constituents a tour of his D.C. office.
Thanks to such user-generated content, upstart Pure Digital is holding its own in the competitive consumer-electronics world, which is dominated by big conglomerates such as Sony (SNE), Panasonic (PC) and Samsung.
Since launching the Flip in May 2007, the company has shipped nearly two million devices. Models range from $149 to $230 and are sold online and at retailers like Wal-Mart (WMT, Fortune 500), Costco (COST, Fortune 500) and Target (TGT, Fortune 500).
Pure Digital’s edge: It is transforming the camcorder market by making it simple to shoot and share video. “The ease of use is incredibly seductive,” says Amazon.com vice-president of electronics, Paul Ryder. “You take a quick video, plug the device into computer, and immediately upload to the web.”
Instead of a traditional camcorder, the Flip resembles a point-and-shoot camera. It’s no coincidence: Digital point-and-shoots make up 95% of the so-called still camera market. Camcorder sales still trail their traditional brethren: U.S. consumers purchased 35 million digital cameras last year, but they bought only about four million video cameras.
Pure Digital aims to make the Flip the point-and-shoot of video, expanding the market for camcorders by appealing to first-time buyers, teens and even existing camcorder users looking for a super-portable gadget to throw in a purse or backpack.
Besides its portable size, the Flip boasts other easy-to-use features. The Flip Mino, released last summer, has only one traditional button for recording. Four touch-sensitive buttons are used to zoom and navigate playback. A USB key flips (hence the name of the product) out of the camera’s body to plug directly into a computer, making it simple to upload videos to Web sites such as YouTube, Facebook and other social-networking outlets.
The Flip does have some major shortcomings: Shooting time is limited to one hour, zoom and image quality aren’t on par with a traditional camcorder, and editing capacity is primitive. “The Flip created a new category,” says Amazon.com’s Ryder. “If I want a great shot of the soccer goal for the family archive, that’s a different purchase.”
In this new category – call it camcorder “lite” – Pure Digital is the undisputed leader. The Flip sold out during its first holiday season in 2007, and according to market research group NPD, the Flip Ultra was the nation’s best-selling camcorder in December, with the Mino and Mino HD close behind. The results also show the Flip holding back clone devices made by Sony, Kodak and Audiovoxx.
Indeed, Pure Digital is posting such impressive numbers that this small company, founded in 2001, is quickly becoming an overall leader in a $2.4 billion-a-year camcorder business. NPD’s numbers – which don’t include Wal-Mart and Costco – put Pure Digital’s market share at 17%, rapidly closing in on Sony’s 21% share of the total camcorder market.
“Reaching the No. 1 share position on a unit basis is a realistic goal for us in 2009,” says Simon Fleming-Wood, Pure Digital’s VP of marketing.
Analysts think Pure is responsible for injecting some life into the camcorder business, which had seen sales stall at about 3.7 million units in 2005 and 2006 each. Sales rose to 4.1 million in 2007. Pure Digital has “eaten into the category but it’s also grown the category,” says Chris Chute, an analyst with research firm IDC
Have a Question About YouTube? Why You Should Visit YouTube’s Help Center
Are you interested in using YouTube? If so, you are definitely not alone. Each day, thousands of internet users visit the YouTube website. Many are interested in watching an unlimited number of different videos, all from different categories, and others are interested in actually uploading and sharing their own videos. While using YouTube can sometimes be considered self-explanatory, there may come a time when you have questions about the site. If and when that time comes, you will want to visit YouTube’s help center.
When it comes to visiting YouTube’s help center to get their questions asked, there are many individuals who actually wonder why they should do so. While this question may seem a little bit ironic, it isn’t that uncommon. There are many internet users who say that some website help centers are useless, as they don’t provide very good or detailed information. The goods news for you, particularly if you have a YouTube question that you want answered, is that the YouTube website is not like that at all. Their help center is actually very helpful!
When visiting YouTube’s help center, you will find that you can seek help on a wide variety of different subjects. One of those subjects involves making your own YouTube videos. If you have yet to make your video yet, you may be wondering what type of video you can make, per YouTube’s guidelines. You can find information on acceptable video content, as well as tips on how to make your videos have the best quality at the YouTube help center.
You if you are interested in uploading a video to YouTube, but it is your first time doing so, you may be wondering more about the process. YouTube explains, in their help center or section, exactly how you can upload your videos, in a step-by-step fashion. You are also given information on how long it could take for your YouTube videos to upload, as well as what to do if a problem occurs. If you are new to uploading videos on YouTube, the YouTube help center or section is a must see for you.
If you prefer watching videos on YouTube, instead of uploading your own, you may have a few questions about making the most out of YouTube. For instance, if you visit a YouTube video page, you may be able to see that video being talked about or rated. What you might not know is that you have to be a YouTube member to rate, review, or discuss movies. Additional perks that you can get from being a YouTube member are outlined in the YouTube help center. In fact, if you have yet to register for a free YouTube account, you can get information on doing so, as well as to reasons why you should, there too.
As it was mentioned above, visiting the YouTube help center will make it easier for you to know what YouTube is all about or what you can do on the site. That is just one of the many reasons as to why you should visit YouTube’s help center, whether or not you even have a question. YouTube’s help center is arranged in a nice, easy to use way; therefore, exploring the help center should actually only take a few minutes of your time, but the information that you walk away with may be able to help you for years to come.
Are you interested in making your own videos to upload to YouTube? While a large number of YouTube members do so, you may want to seriously examine your decision before actually making it. As nice as sharing YouTube videos with the rest of the YouTube community can be, there are some cons or disadvantages to doing so. Just a few of the most popular ones are briefly touched on below.
Perhaps, the biggest con to making your own YouTube video is that you don’t actually know who will end up watching it. Many YouTube video submitters don’t necessarily know that anyone can watch their videos. YouTube gives internet users, even those who don’t bother to register for a free YouTube account, the ability to watch videos on their website. Yes, the good news is that your video may be viewed by thousands of people, but do you really want that many people to see your YouTube videos? That is a question that you will definitely want to ask yourself before uploading your first YouTube video.
One of the reasons why it is advised that you determine ahead of time, whether or not you really want to share your videos with the rest of the world is because once you do it may be too late. YouTube allows video submitters to pull their videos from the site, should they change their mind about having a particular video posted online. While this is nice and the removal happens right away, it may already be too late. A large number of internet users are able to copy or save videos that they find online, including YouTube videos. Should your video fall into the wrong hands, it may never really disappear, as you may find it posted on other area of the internet.
Another con or disadvantage to making your own YouTube videos is that strangers essentially get to know you. The amount of information they find out about you will depend on the video type that you submit to YouTube. For instance, a stranger watching your YouTube video may be able to learn more about you if you posted a video blog than they would if you posted a comedy skit that you made with your friends. That is why you should not only think about whether or not you want to post a video on YouTube, but you should also think about your safety. Keeping internet safety in mind, like not divulging too much personal information, is a great way to enjoy YouTube without any dangers.
As you likely already know, you need to have a few items to be able to upload videos to the YouTube website. If you are planning on making videos just for YouTube, you will need to have a video recording device. The good news is that there are a number of devices that can be used, including camcorders, cell phones, and webcams. You should also have movie editing software installed on your computer, as it will enable you to review or even edit your YouTube videos before posting them. If you have an older computer, you may need to purchase a movie editing software program, but many new computers come with these types of programs already installed.
Although it may seem like there are a large number of cons or disadvantages to making and sharing videos on YouTube, there are actually a number of benefits to doing so as well. One of those benefits is that it is easy to do. Once you have your video installed on your computer and edited, if you wish to do so, the uploading process is really easy. In fact, YouTube explains the uploading process in an easy, step-by-step way. Even if you don’t have a lot of experience with using computers, you should easily be able to upload one of your videos to YouTube.
If you would like to upload a video to YouTube, after carefully thinking about your decision to do so, you will need to register with YouTube to get a free account. This account will not only enable you to share your videos with the internet community, but it will also allow you to rate videos that you watch or even have online discussions with other YouTube members.
Are you a fan of YouTube? If you enjoy watching free videos online, from a number of different genres, you may be a huge fan of YouTube. Although many internet users only watch videos on YouTube, there are many who also post their own YouTube videos. If you have never done so before, you may be wondering whether or not you really should. To determine whether or not you should make and upload your own videos to the YouTube website, you will want to examine the advantages or the plus sides to doing so.
Perhaps, the biggest advantage to making your own YouTube videos is that your videos can be just about whatever you want them to be. Popular videos on YouTube right now include comedy skits, video blogs, how-to videos, and music videos from up and coming artists. Whether you want to make a video blog of yourself or if you and your friends want to just have fun with a video camera, you can do so.
Of course, when making a YouTube video you will want to use your best judgment. Although YouTube accepts videos on a wide variety of different subjects, you will want to proceed with caution. You should always be cautious of online predators; therefore, you will want to be cautious about divulging too much information about yourself. You might not necessarily think about it, but you also want to make sure that you don’t record and post anything illegal on YouTube. It has been said that YouTube regularly works with law enforcement to help solve crimes. That just goes to show that you never really who is watching your videos or what the consequences for posting them might be.
Another one of the many advantages or pros to making your own YouTube videos is that it is relatively easy to do. Of course, you will need to have a video recording device. What is nice is that there are a number of different recording devices that you can use. For instance, many cell phones now come equipped with video recording capabilities. In addition to cell phones, you should also be able to use traditional camcorders or webcams. For the best quality YouTube video, you will want to have a movie editing software program. Movie editing software programs will not only give you the ability to preview your videos, before uploading them to YouTube, but you should also be able to edit them, if you would like to remove something and so on.
Once you made one of your videos and uploaded it onto your computer, you will find that getting your video uploaded to YouTube’s website is just as easy. In fact, that is another one of the many advantages to making your own YouTube videos. Just like actually making the video itself, uploading a YouTube video is as easy at it can be. If you have never uploaded a video to YouTube before, you should be able to do, with ease. The YouTube uploading learning curve is so easy that you if you continue to make videos for the YouTube website you will be uploading them and sharing them with the internet community in no time at all.
Another benefit of making your own videos and uploading them to YouTube comes after the fact. After you have uploaded your videos to YouTube and they are available for viewing, anyone with an internet connection can visit the YouTube website to view your videos. This means that just one of you videos may be seen by thousands of people! In fact, if those viewers are registered members of YouTube they can rate your YouTube videos or even leave comments for you. This feature is nice because it gives you positive and sometimes even negative feedback; feedback that can be taken into consideration if and when you choose to make any more YouTube videos.
As you can see, there are a number of pros or advantages to making your own videos to share on YouTube. As you likely know, there are also a number of disadvantages to doing so as well, including safety. However, as long as you display caution when making a YouTube video or when talking with other YouTube members, your YouTube video making experience should be a positive one.
Do you enjoy watching videos on YouTube?Even if you have never visited YouTube before, you are urged to do so, as you will likely find it fun, exciting, and entertaining.YouTube is a video sharing website which allows internet users, just like you, to upload and share videos that they have made.Perhaps, the greatest thing about YouTube is that it is free.
When visiting the YouTube website to watch videos, you can do so without having to create a YouTube account. Despite not being required to create a YouTube account, you may want to look into doing so, as there are a number of benefits to being a YouTube member.Just a few of those benefits are outlined below.
One of the many benefits to registering for a free YouTube account is that it is relatively easy to do. When you signup for a free YouTube account, you need to provide a little bit of information about yourself.This information includes your name, the country that you live in, your zip code, your date of birth, as well as your gender.You will also need to create a YouTube user name for yourself, as well as a password.Your password and user name will be used to log into your account.Signing up for a YouTube account should take only a few minutes of your time, at the most.
Once you have created a free YouTube account for yourself, you can then begin to enjoy the many other benefits of having a YouTube account.One of those benefits is the ability to rate videos that you watch, as well as leave comments.As it was previously mentioned, you can watch videos on YouTube without having a YouTube account, but you cannot rate videos or leave comments for the video owner.Rating YouTube videos gives other YouTube users an idea as to which videos are high in demand, which, in turn, can lead to more of your favorite videos being found on the YouTube site.That is just one of the many reasons why you should not only signup for a free YouTube account, but also rate YouTube that you watch or leave comments.
In addition to being able to rate or review videos, registering for a free YouTube account also gives you the option of sharing your videos with other internet users.Non-registered YouTube members are unable to upload and share any videos that they may have made.If you have never shared videos online, you may want to think about doing so, as they are fun to make.Many of the videos currently found on YouTube are comedy skits, video blogs, and candid videos.All you really need to have is a video recording device, such as a cell phone, webcam, or camcorder, and a movie editing software program, which now comes standard on most computers.
As it was previously stated, creating a membership account with YouTube is free and it should only take a few minutes of your time.If you enjoy using the internet as a source of entertainment, you will not only want to visit YouTube, but you will also want to take the few minutes needed to register for a free account.In the end, you will likely be pleased with your decision to do so.
Unfortunately many Australians will lose their jobs in 2009 as the Global Credit Crisis continues. So far Australians have been shielded from the deepening deterioration of the US and worlds economies as they slip into recession. However now leading economists expect 300,000 Australians will lose their jobs in 2009 and unemployment rate will go from 4.4% to as high as 8 to 9% by 2010.
However, in 2009 it likely Australians will begin to feel the full effects of the world recession as many lose their jobs and the jobs boom of recent years is now over. New job advertisements have just hit their lowest since 1974.
This will impact hard on many people especially generation X and Y who have never been in a working career through a recession before and only know of boom times where jobs and money and easy credit were plentiful.
Most people only have one form of income being their job, so technically most Australians are only weeks away from bankruptcy if they lost their jobs.
Very few invest into their financial education to build a second or third income-stream well before they lose their jobs, so if their made redundant it doesn’t affect their lifestyle.
Do you already have a second or third income in place?
If not when would now be a good time to develop a financial education and build a second or third income from many strategies taught at 21st Century such as share renting, selling insurance on the share market, E-minis or internet online incomes or incomes from real estate.
Jamie McIntyre, bestselling book “What I Didn’t Learn At School But Wish I Had” which is available on DVD or eBook, learnt 15 years ago from his earliest millionaire mentor that to be truly financially successful you need numerous forms of income.
And Jamie from that day onwards began to build up a second and third form of income and to this day has build over 15 forms of passive income that diversifies his income against a recession and provides a lot more security verses many of his friends at the time who didn’t commit to a financial education and develop multiple forms of income.
If you don’t yet have a second or third income when would you like to get one?
Jamie reveals all his strategies for developing multiple incomes to diversify yourself to become recession proof in his Homestudy program and live seminars which you can access from as little as $25 per week*, as a 21st Century Homestudy Member and it comes with a 90 day 100% money back guarantee.*
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Start developing a second and third income now so you can become recession proof and ride out the world recession and global credit crisis in safety and not only survive but thrive in the global credit crisis.
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In 2009 more Australians will lose their jobs then imagined and most are not prepared in the slightest. Most Australians have no idea just how severe the global downturn will be and for how long.
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Using the power of the internet you can have fun promoting your products of services. Here I have you used a little piece of software to create funky videos promoting Jamie McIntyre Free DVD. You can do the same with any product you would like to promote. The next post will give you links to the software I use.
Using video to promote yourself, your product or an affiliate programs is a great way to drive traffic.
Here I ‘ve created one with a simple software that mixes up the images and puts it to music. You can create your own videos and upload them in to You Tube or Google Video and insert your link into the description. Its a great way to drive traffic and have alot of Fun doing it
