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Blogger Adds Video – Vloging has begun
Aug 29th
My First Vlog
The Next Wave of blogging is now available for the casual blogger – Vloging. You may remember in my last post on Google Universal Search, that Google now has a high weight on all content, including pictures and video. I encouraged everyone to start adding video content to sites like http://www.youtube.com, well now adding content is even easier then ever!
This video was made in two minutes using Windows Movie Maker and a digital camera. Future video releases will have better content!
As you can see, you can now easily implement video content right into your blogs! This is a great way to add rich media content and show your clients your tourism products first hand.
To add video to your blogs simply create a new post and click on the video reel button as seen in this image:
You can choose from most of the popular video formats and Blogger will convert it for you.
Let me know if you have been able to use this feature effectively.
The Google Universal Search Engine
Aug 24th
I recently came across a press release from Google that was talking about the next direction that Google is going with their search engine. Currently Google separates its searches into various verticals like organic search, video search, blog search, and pictures. Well they are planning on mixing it all together.
Google is doing this to give its users (everyone, well maybe not Bill Gates) a richer experience.
What does that mean for your website?
Never before has the need to add a variety of media to your site been so important. Now, you need to tag your photos, add yourself to Google maps, add videos, and you must must must have a company blog.
On top of all of that you need to social bookmark (stumbledupon.com) your site and submit it to peer review sites to gain additional exposure.