Google’s YouTube platform is watched closely as an indicator of where online video has been, and where it might be headed. According to Google, people watch more than 6 billion hours of video on YouTube each month, and 100 hours of video are uploaded every minute. It might surprise you to learn that 70% of YouTube’s traffic originates outside the United States.
In its announcement on May 1, 2013 that the video sharing service hit one billion monthly visitors, YouTube released this anthem-driven video to celebrate the community that has grown up around the platform.
It naturally follows that all the interest in video also spawns interest in how to use it for advancing brands, advertising, making connections with potential customers and clients, and ultimately for expanding social media reach. For three years in a row, YouTube has topped the list of social media networks where marketers are increasing their efforts, according to Social Media Examiner’s annual social media marketing report.” More>>>