YouTube’s “Next” Channels

YouTube is promoting channels for cooking and fitness. The YouTube programs called “Next Chef” and “Next Trainer” provide contest winners with training, money, and supplies to help build their YouTube channels.

YouTube is doing a brilliant job of enabling and encouraging users to build quality content. Internet video usage continues to increase as more people enjoy entertainment via mobile devices, laptops, desktops, and Internet TV. I’m happy to see YouTube developing strategies to take advantage of the growing market.

TrueView Video Ads

DoubleClick Search v3

Google Ad Innovations

Display Campaign Optimizer

Multi-channel Funnels

YouTube Video Editing

MC Hammer’s New Search Engine

MC Hammer launches a new search engine named WireDoo.com. The page begs for your name and email at the moment. Is this Hammer’s way of gather user info to pleasure us all with spam email? My advice: Don’t sign up for the beta.

Will the search engine succeed? Not a chance. I bet the top misspell of the URL, wiredo.com, will gather some business though. It’s the first place I landed.

Perhaps the recent publicity will boost some sales for Hammer on iTunes. I admit I almost downloaded the “Please Hammer, Don’t Hurt ‘Em” album today after watching the following YouTube video. However, I decided to spend my money on a digital version of “The Dark Knight” for my iPhone instead.

Introducing Siri on iPhone 4S

Search by Image on Google

Adding Pictures on Twitter

YouTube Answers: Building an Audience

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