May 2018 - Streaming Video Blog

Video SEO Tips: Optimize Your Video for Search

Written by Anthony Romero in Tips & Tutorials on 31 May 2018

Looking for some video SEO tips?

This article outlines strategies to make your video content and their accompanying pages rank better in search engines. It outlines tips and advice to help you get the organic traffic on your content that you’ve been looking for. If part of your goal in creating videos is to drive conversions, also be sure to download our How to Increase Conversions with Online Video white paper.

Video Distribution Strategies: Guide and Tips

Written by Anthony Romero in Tips & Tutorials on 23 May 2018

Looking for video distribution strategies?

This guide walks through various strategies for a successful video distribution plan, garnering you valuable traffic to your content. It includes examining multiple use cases, from monetized assets to video marketing collateral, and the different strategies involved with each.

If you are planning to use your video assets for marketing purposes, also be sure to download our How to Increase Conversions with Online Video white paper that has specific tips for driving conversions.

Live Video Streaming with Chat Module

Written by Anthony Romero in Product Updates on 17 May 2018

Live Video Streaming with Chat Module

Looking to do on-demand and live video streaming with chat support? A lot of considerations can go into selecting the appropriate chat module for your video strategy. These can range from compatible technologies, user management, feature sets and brand-able (or a lack of branding) solutions.

This article talks about the process of choosing a chat solution to accompany your video content. It includes areas to consider, features you should look out for, and how to begin moderating conversations. It also examines how IBM Watson Media has updated and expanded its chat capabilities, including the addition of direct messages within a non-Flash framework. To stay up to date on improvements like this over IBM’s video streaming and enterprise video streaming offerings, also be sure to check out periodic live demos that cover the latest on the platform.

How Does Automated Closed Captioning Work?

Written by Anthony Romero in AI Video Technology on 9 May 2018

How Does Automated Closed Captioning Work?

How does automated closed captioning work? What elements improve or impact the accuracy for artificial intelligence (AI) driven captioning?

This article examines why automating caption generation is important before diving into how speech recognition and other elements combine to provide an accurate experience. This includes many behind the scenes aspects that go into how AI approaches the task of transcribing audio. The article then concludes with a few tips to keep in mind when looking for a solution that automates closed captioning.

For more information on this topic, including how to succeed with automated closed captioning and what to expect, also be sure to download our in-depth How Can AI Elevate Your Closed Captioning Solutions? white paper as well.

How AI is Disrupting Video

Written by Anthony Romero in Video Trends & Studies on 1 May 2018

IBM’s new publication, featuring research from Gartner, examines how enterprises are leveraging unstructured video data through machine learning. Topics, showing how AI is disrupting video, range from video analysis for business value, AI powered transcription and examining a large scale deployment that uses cognitive capabilities to enhance video assets.

Check out the publication on AI and streaming video, which includes links to full papers and videos on these topics. Below is a quick recap of some of the information touched on within.