YouTube is going to allow content posters to share in revenues their videos generate. The BBC has the story at:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8221865.stm

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YouTube shares more video profits

A lucky video from the zoo could now net YouTube users thousands
Video-sharing website YouTube is to allow those who post popular videos to share in the profits they generate.

The site already shares ad revenue with the owners of copyright material that is frequently uploaded.

Sony Pictures' CEO Michael Lynton touched off a furor with an article on Huffington Post. His original post is at:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-lynton/guardrails-for-the-intern_b...

There's a response by Stan Schroeder on Mashable at:
http://mashable.com/2009/05/27/sony-ceo-internet/

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Guardrails for the Internet: Preserving Creativity Online
Michael Lynton
Chairman and CEO, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Posted: May 26, 2009

Bernstein analyst Jeffrey Lindsay"s provocative suggestion about Google and YouTube is discussed on the Barrons blog at:

http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2009/05/29/should-youtube-charg...

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Should YouTube Charge To Host User-Generated Video?
Posted by Eric Savitz

In an eye-opening essay, Bernstien Research analyst Jeffrey Lindsay proposes a radical idea on how Google (GOOG) might address the business model problem that now afflicts YouTube: charge people listing fees for uploading video to the site.

Jeff Storan has an eye-opening article on the Simulmedia blog on our loyalty to TV, and lack thereof, at:
http://www.simulmedia.com/2009/05/segmenting-on-loyalty/

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Segmenting on Loyalty
Posted on May 11th, 2009 by Jeff Storan

In Simulmedia’s ongoing analysis of second-by-second television viewing data, we’re learning more about how people choose the programs they watch and how they watch the programs they choose. Some of the most surprising insights we’ve uncovered relate to people’s loyalty to programming.

Fliqz CEO Benjamin Wayne has a provocative article predicting the demise of YouTube on the Silicon Alley Insider blog at: http://www.businessinsider.com/is-youtube-doomed-2009-4

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YouTube Is Doomed
Benjamin Wayne

Grant Crowell posts usefull YouTube VSEO Tips From SES Chicago at http://www.reelseo.com/youtube-seo-tips/

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YouTube VSEO Tips From SES Chicago
By Grabt Crowell

Panelists on the Video Search Engine Optimization session for Search Engine Strategies Chicago conference and Expo – Gregory Markel, Greg Jarboe, and Steve Espinosa – shared their expert insights on YouTube’s algorithms, popularity, conversion, and tracking strategies – all towards optimizing your video campaign in the most popular video sharing site today.

YouTube speakers

Ron Medlin has a very helpful VSEO How-To video on his blog at:
http://www.ronmedlin.com/attraction-marketing/video-search-marketing-opt...

Glen Grabe covers VSEO topics from SES on the ReelSeo blog at:
http://www.reelseo.com/youtube-ranking/

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YouTube Ranking Factors - Beyond Views, Titles, & Tags

Advertising Age covers a significant development in Web Video at
http://adage.com/mediaworks/article?article_id=135812

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Mindshare's New Metric for Web Video: Gross Ratings Points
Media Agency Looks to Spread TV Advertising Wealth to Online
by Michael Learmonth

Published: April 06, 2009

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Good news for online video: Mindshare, a unit of WPP's giant media buying operation GroupM, is embracing a new metric that could speed the migration of TV advertising dollars to the web.

Video Ad Spending Goes Up