Make way for mobile video!

I am amazed by the explosion of mobile video and then again, not so much. Immediate, Intimate, and Irresistible video is what I've been talking about for the past few months and the Flip had that covered quite nicely. Then steps in the new iPhone and KaPOW! Things really begin to take off. YouTube stated that mobile uploads have increased over 1500% in the last 6 months and since the iPhone hit the streets, daily uploads have increased 400%.

What are people uploading? Well, everything and anything. Why? Because they can natch! In this issue of the newsletter I'll feature a few tools that make mobile video fun and interesting.

Stay Tuned...


Perry Lawrence
Mr Video
 

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FEATURE ARTICLE

Make Life Easier

My dad was a task master. I was a lazy bum. Not a good combo. It wasn't that I was lazy so much as it was that I ALWAYS looked for the easy way out. My dad once asked me "Why do you always want to do things the easy way?" Umm, dad, is this a trick question...?

Fast forward a gazillion years and here we are - Video creation push button ease. I couldn't be happier. Now on to my next trick ;-)

Seriously, I do love it when things are easy, fast and fun. I also like it when a solution presents itself that streamlines my workflow. My current workflow includes answering posts in the AMV forums, jumping around to other parts of the AMV site, checking in on the Social Media Fantastic Four - Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn - checking email and checking the weather. Not necessarily in that order ;-)

Sometimes you don't know things can be easier. Sometimes a solution jumps out at you and you go "Ahhhh That's IT!" I hope what I'm about to show you has the same effect on you as it did me. Introducing the AskMrVideo Tool bar!
 

http://askmrvideo.ourtoolbar.com/

You can navigate to the hot spots on AskMrVideo, get your social media updates, check your email, the weather and a BUNCH of other stuff, all in a simple to use toolbar. Plus, contact Karen (at) askmrvideo (dot) com directly if some of the main components are distracting or you want more of something. You can add your own tools to the bar and I have set some standard ones as well.

Check it out:

http://askmrvideo.ourtoolbar.com/
 

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RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

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Got a video question or need a recommendation? Just Ask Mr Video here.

Kyte is a video delivery platform that offers some amazing flexibility. From their website:

Kyte is an online and mobile video platform for live and on-demand content. Designed for media & entertainment companies, Kyte combines the real-time, interactive and community building capabilities of the social web, with the analytics, control, and monetization features of professional video platforms.

I tapped into Kyte only recently after I saw they had an iPhone application called Kyte Producer. What Kyte Producer allows me to do it create and post a new video to my "channel" whenever I like - straight from my iPhone. What makes Kyte different from say YouTube? Well for one, the Kyte Player is brandable and plays the latest episode right in your own web page. Additionally, the quality seems to be substantially better than the default quality on YouTube.

Not only can you Record and Upload using Kyte, but you can also stream, although this is not yet available for the iPhone. In addition to uploading and streaming, you can email videos directly to friends and family - something I am doing from my iPhone now!

Finally, Kyte integrates effortlessly with Twitter. Any time I update my "Show" it automatically posts the link on Twitter. Cool!

Check it out: http://www.Kyte.com

You can see my Kyte iPhone Feed channel here: http://www.askmrvideo.com/public/department71.cfm
 

ABOUT MR VIDEO

Perry has been in video production for over 20 years and has produced, shot, and/or edited videos for companies like Merck, Maxwell House, Nickelodeon, P&G, Ogilvy & Mather, IBM, and many others. Perry is also the "Go To" video expert for the top names in internet marketing such as Yanik Silver, Carrie Wilkerson, Barry Dunlop, Ryan Lee, Dean Hunt, and many others.

Perry has taken the steps used by professionals and distilled them down to an easy to use formula that guarantees better videos, each and every time.

As a proud member of the Video Marketing Association and "Mr Video," Perry has quickly become the definitive resource for helping business owners and marketers strategically leverage the power of video.
 

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