![]() POSTED BY Michael Hoffman APR 29, 2008 |
Number of Online Videos Viewed in the U.S. Jumps 66 Percent Versus Year Ago There is a new comScore report about online video. Some highlights: ” U.S. Internet users viewed more than 10 billion online videos during the month, representing a 3-percent gain versus January (despite February being two days shorter) and a 66-percent gain versus February 2007.” “In February, Google Sites once again ranked as the top U.S. video property with nearly 3.6 billion videos viewed (35.4 percent share of all videos), gaining 1.1 share points versus the previous month. YouTube.com accounted for 96 percent of all videos viewed at Google Sites.” “Nearly 135 million U.S. Internet users spent an average of 204 minutes per person viewing online video in February.” And, if you are still not sure you MUST have a video strategy consider:
Link [comScore Press Release] Hat Tip [Jeremy Liew] |








These are great data points to show how important video can be in a communications strategy. And with video and editing costs becoming more and more affordable, nonprofits should definitely take advantage and incorporate multimedia elements, including video, into outreach efforts.