Friday, March 30th, 2012
The Milstein Division of the New York Public Library have put together a stellar promotional video in the form of a movie trailer. This is one of the very best library videos I’ve seen to-date!
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Tuesday, March 27th, 2012

Elijah Daniel puts together an excellent list of 4 Hot Apps for Microvideo Blogging. Social media users are now creating video status updates by shooting short videos on their smartphones. These free apps allow you to record short video clips and share them instantly on social networks like Facebook and Twitter or email or text them to friends.
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Monday, March 19th, 2012

Lewis Howes at Copyblogger offers advice for How to Use Webinars to Create Great Relationships with Prospects and Customers. Most libraries have begun offering video webcasts and video tutorials, here’s a primer on how to use live video events to better engage patrons.
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Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

Casey Zeman at the Social Media Examiner writes about YouTube’s recent facelift in 5 Ways to Brand Your New YouTube Profile. If you’re wondering about the best ways to optimize the new YouTube layout for your library or organization, you’ll want to check out this article. Here are the points discussed and illustrated with annotated screenshots:
- #1: Add Your Custom URLs in the Newly Placed Description Area
- #2: Add Overlays to ALL of Your Videos
- #3: Prevent Other Ads from Showing on Your Video
- #4: Check “Always Take Subscribed Users to the Feed Tab”
- #5: Prioritize Your Favorite Channels on your Home Page Using the Pinned Subscribers Feature
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Wednesday, December 28th, 2011