Welcome to Web Video Guide
Web Video Article
. For a permanent link to this article, or to bookmark it for further reading, click here.
Video Players For Your Website
from:When you have a website, it is very easy to want to have a place to showcase your web videos. Whether you have videos that further explain your products and services, or if you just want to add funny videos of you and your friends, there is one thing that you must have on your website. This one thing is a web video player, and you might be surprised that there are many different types of video players that you can choose from. However, even though there are many different types of video players, which one is perfect for your website? The answer to this depends on the type of videos that you are playing, and also how you want to play them.
When you are going to add video to your website, you must first know what format you want your videos to be in. There are three main video players, all of which come with their own unique format. These three video players are QuickTime, Real Video and Windows Media. All three of these video players are perfect for many different types of uses, and they all come with their own specifications. However, no matter what type of video player you install on your website, you need to make sure that you have the most current version of that player.
This is incredibly important because since technology is ever-evolving, so are the various video players you can use. Thus, in order to make sure that your video player will work properly with all types of browsers and Internet users, you must have the updated version of any video player.
However, if you want to use a different type of video player, besides the three mentioned above there are several options that you can choose from. Many people do not want to go through the trouble of having to install and run a video player by hand. This is why the entire process is made easier by uploading your video to YouTube or Google Video and then embedding the video into your website. While this may not give the upmost professionalism that you may require, it is extremely easy and it provides you with an added benefit.
As a webmaster, you want to gain as much traffic to your website as possible. One great way of doing this is through web videos; however, if you put a video solely on your website, it is possible that no one will see this video unless they discover your site. This may not be a concern if you already have a loyal viewership to your website, if you do not, than you may want to explore posting your videos on YouTube, or similar sites. All of these types of sites allow you to copy the URL to the video, and actually embed the video onto your website.
By doing this, you will have the video on your site, but it is also searchable through YouTube. Thus, if your video becomes popular on YouTube, you will increase the traffic to your website. By doing this, it is a great way to maximize your time and productivity.
Web Video News
Saturday's Web video of the day - ESPN
Saturday's Web video of the day ESPN Have you seen a cool sports-related video that deserves to go viral? Email links to bypatrickdorsey@gmail.com, or let us know on Twitter at @dorseypatrick. Videos should be SFW, recent and less than 2 minutes. |
KRS-One's "Sound Of Da Police" Video Used In Hacked Boston Police Department's ... - HipHopDX
 HipHopDX | KRS-One's "Sound Of Da Police" Video Used In Hacked Boston Police Department's ... HipHopDX by Slava Kuperstein Infamous hacker group Anonymous took over the Boston Police Department's web page on Friday (February 3), and replaced the it with a message and an embedded version of KRS-One's "Sound of Da Police" music video. BPD Web site hacked It was bad of Anonymous to make good on threat to attack Boston PD |
Martha Stewart Considers Web Video to Replace Hallmark Channel - Wall Street Journal
Martha Stewart Considers Web Video to Replace Hallmark Channel Wall Street Journal The Internet allows the company to provide instructional videos and also serves as a product-sales outlet, which would make the site less dependent on advertising revenue to succeed. "That's the beauty of our business," said Ms. Gersh, who appeared ... |
Video Find: Web Out-Take of Jerry Seinfeld's NSX Ad - MotorTrend Magazine
 MotorTrend Magazine | Video Find: Web Out-Take of Jerry Seinfeld's NSX Ad MotorTrend Magazine That's what Acura is asking with a new web video, which continues the theme started in the company's Super Bowl commercial. In the new video, comedian Seinfeld once tries again to barter with the first owner of the new NSX. Jerry Seinfeld Super Bowl Ad Extra: Acura's New Munchkin Footage (VIDEO) Feature Flick: Seinfeld Keeps Trying to Get Acura NSX Keys |
Post videos, turning readers into viewers - Washington Post
Post videos, turning readers into viewers Washington Post Or you saw parts of President Obama's State of the Union speech in a Web video clip the next day on your tablet computer. Or you watched video and audio excerpts from Washington Post sports columnist Sally Jenkins's interview with Joe Paterno on your ... |
Thursday's Web video of the day - ESPN
Thursday's Web video of the day ESPN Have you seen a cool sports-related video that deserves to go viral? Email links to bypatrickdorsey(at)gmail(dot)com, or let us know on Twitter at @dorseypatrick. Videos should be SFW, recent and less than 2 minutes. |
Motorola Droid Razr Maxx review [Video] - Los Angeles Times
 LetsGoMobile | Motorola Droid Razr Maxx review [Video] Los Angeles Times By Nathan Olivarez-Giles In about a week and a half of testing the Razr Maxx -- making calls, surfing the Web, checking email and using apps throughout the day -- I found myself only needing to charge the phone about once every two days. First Look review: Motorola Droid Razr Maxx is a power miser Review: Droid RAZR Maxx Delivers Great Battery Life for a Steep Price |