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I actually got an email ( or two) about this the the other day, and checked it out last night - and it is actually a pretty exciting way to quickly and easily "brand" online videos to your site, service or even affiliate re-directs for EASY commissions - it's called BubblePly, it's free - and essentially, it makes the process of adding, or embedding your message into online videos dummy simple. ( I had a fairly detailed post on this general concept last month - this tool works PERFECTLY with those strategies, and you can more or less get started in 5 minutes.
Essentially all you need to do is paste any video URL you want to work with into a little code box on their main page - this will take you to a "bubble box" editor where you type in the message you want to overlay - or run on top of the video - can be a link to your site ( or someone elses - like an affiliate program - in which case you should simply get your own URL and have that re-directing from your server to theirs) you can post funny bubble messages, hot spots where you can point out significant facts about what is happening in the vid ( see the Cranberries Video example - i was going to pick an affilate marketing vid, but hey, there's more to life than money and I happen to sing this in the shower each morning WITH the gold lame body paint too, so it seems fitting - no pun intended) You are only limited by your imagination. I'm sure they will add more sophistication to the editor, but right now, out of the box you can take any video that you want to promote and very simply make it yours. I know for a fact there are people using this simple technique alone, aggregating videos ( any available online media) that are relevant and interesting to their niche (s), branding them back to their own offers, and simply using the law of large numbers to make some pretty impressive daily returns on a relatively effortless excersise. And I with the accessibility and evolution of the next phase of social shared media and associated tools - creative and resourceful marketers are going to have a field day - and lots of fun as well.
There really aren't enough hours in the day….This stuff is SO easy anymore…..Everyone can do this, you dont' need Final Cut Pro, you don't need Adobe and you don't even need the FREE windows movie maker I recommended last month. This is it. Enjoy some Zombie while you ponder the possibilities..
The pop ups and hot spots are obviously where people like us would be sticking in our own URL's - rather than trying to make silly points about world peace and social justice like these shallow folks. Rock on'.