{"id":3109,"date":"2008-05-12T22:43:44","date_gmt":"2008-05-13T05:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=3109"},"modified":"2008-05-12T22:43:46","modified_gmt":"2008-05-13T05:43:46","slug":"using-youtube-video-cameras-to-create-text-plus-video-landing-pages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/3109\/using-youtube-video-cameras-to-create-text-plus-video-landing-pages\/","title":{"rendered":"Using YouTube video cameras to create text plus video landing pages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/iblogcolumbia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hunter Jackson of IBlogColumbia.com<\/a> wrote to me yesterday about the possibility of doing video testimonials with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysmallwonder.com\/Default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">the RCA Small Wonder<\/a>, a CMOS-based video camera like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=3085\" target=\"_blank\">the Flip Camera we discussed a few days ago<\/a>. Like the Flip, the Small Wonder has a built-in USB connector, and it also uses AA batteries for maximum uptime. Some users have had complaints about video quality, especially in low light, but a very cool feature of the Small Wonder is its ability to use 2 GB SD cards for storage. Each card holds up to four hours of video, so you can either just keep shooting, or you can record onto one card while you&#8217;re uploading your videos on another.<\/p>\n<p>The cost? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Wonder-Minute-Point-Shoot-Camcorder\/dp\/B000P6J77G\/ref=sr_1_1\/105-7528160-8042037?ie=UTF8&#38;s=photo&#38;qid=1182187035&#38;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\">Ninety bucks at Amazon.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here is Hunter&#8217;s first chapter of a video diary of a home-buyer&#8217;s journey through the escrow process:<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/u4sGvE5__fU&#38;rel=0\"><\/param><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><\/param><\/object><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/iblogcolumbia.com\/2008\/05\/12\/columbia-sc-real-estate-video-is-here\/\" target=\"_blank\">This works as a blog post<\/a>, or as a series of posts, but the video can also be blended together with interstitial text to create something like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=292\" target=\"_blank\">the Realty Reality posts I used to do<\/a>, but with video instead of photos for the illustrations.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m short on time to play with this, but I think this may be a very effective way to integrate video into real estate web sites: Text plus video landing pages.<br \/>\n<!-- technorati tags start --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:right;font-size:10px;\">Technorati Tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/blogging\" rel=\"tag\">blogging<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/real estate\" rel=\"tag\">real estate<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/real estate marketing\" rel=\"tag\">real estate marketing<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/real estate photography\" rel=\"tag\">real estate photography<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/real estate training\" rel=\"tag\">real estate training<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/technology\" rel=\"tag\">technology<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- technorati tags end --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hunter Jackson of IBlogColumbia.com wrote to me yesterday about the possibility of doing video testimonials with the RCA Small Wonder, a CMOS-based video camera like the Flip Camera we discussed a few days ago. Like the Flip, the Small Wonder has a built-in USB connector, and it also uses AA batteries for maximum uptime. Some [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,6,9,5,19],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3109","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"hentry","6":"category-blogging","7":"category-marketing","8":"category-photography","9":"category-real-estate","10":"category-technology","12":"no-featured-image"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3960,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/3960\/kodaks-new-zi6-hand-held-video-camera-is-pricey-and-comes-with-no-memory-but-if-its-quicktime-hd-native-it-might-be-worth-it\/","url_meta":{"origin":3109,"position":0},"title":"Kodak&#8217;s new Zi6 hand-held video camera is pricey and comes with no memory, but if it&#8217;s QuickTime HD native, it might be worth it","author":"Greg Swann","date":"August 18, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"That's Kodak's brand new Zi6 hand-held video camera. If it looks a lot like a Flip camera, there's a reason for that. At first glance, it's a virtual Flip cam clone, right down to the built-in USB connector and the YouTube video-sharing software. And like the Flip camera, the optics\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Marketing&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Marketing","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/marketing\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3133,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/3133\/the-flip-digital-video-camera-makes-illustrating-real-estate-ideas-fast-convenient-and-fun\/","url_meta":{"origin":3109,"position":1},"title":"The Flip digital video camera makes illustrating real estate ideas fast, convenient and fun","author":"Greg Swann","date":"May 17, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"This is my column for this week from the Arizona Republic (permanent link). Watch this space. There should be a lot of Flip video coming out of Unchained. \u00a0The Flip digital video camera makes illustrating real estate ideas fast, convenient and fun I'm becoming a fan of digital video for\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Marketing&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Marketing","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/marketing\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3085,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/3085\/at-last-a-use-for-video-in-real-estate-that-i-dont-hate-using-the-flip-video-camera-to-collect-and-post-video-testimonials\/","url_meta":{"origin":3109,"position":2},"title":"At last, a use for video in real estate that I don&#8217;t hate: Using the Flip video camera to collect and post video testimonials","author":"Greg Swann","date":"May 10, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"One of the the things I like about working with Brian Brady is that, when we're together, or even when we're just talking by phone, marketing magic happens. We spark ideas in each other, and marketing strategies emerge that neither one of us had foreseen. Last week, Brian suggested that\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Blogging&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Blogging","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/blogging\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3113,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/3113\/one-hand-solid-state-video-cameras-like-the-flip-are-a-fantastic-resource-for-both-real-estate-documentation-and-video-podcasting\/","url_meta":{"origin":3109,"position":3},"title":"One-hand solid-state video cameras like the Flip are a fantastic resource for both real estate documentation and video podcasting","author":"Greg Swann","date":"May 13, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"I'm completely sold on the Flip camera. Unchained bought a second one for Brian the other day. We'll use both of them at the conference, then each of us will take one home. We're going to buy another one out of our own money for Cathleen. I wrote my Republic\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Blogging&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Blogging","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/blogging\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3135,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/3135\/flip-videos-from-the-heard-unchained-and-ready-to-learn\/","url_meta":{"origin":3109,"position":4},"title":"Flip videos from the Heard: Unchained and ready to learn","author":"Greg Swann","date":"May 18, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Video by Teri Lussier using the Flip camera. 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