Video on Twitter is Getting Easier

Sometimes 140 characters is just not enough. Sometimes you need to connect with your followers in a more intimate way. That's where the power of video comes in.

Over on Build a Better Blog, I've been writing about using video on your blog. But what about twitter? More and more tools are popping up that make it simple to post your videos on your twitter stream.

A new one I just found out about is Twitvid.io which I read about on Twitip.com. You may remember that I did a series of 12 second videos some time back. What I like about Twitvid.io though is that you're not limited to 12 seconds. You can record a video straight from your webcam on the site or you can upload a video. Then, the link to your video is automatically tweeted out to your followers.

There's also Twitvid that does much the same thing and uploads your video to YouTube at the same time, if you choose. YouTube also now includes the option to automatically tweet your video uploads and post to your Facebook profile.

For efficiency's sake, I use Tube Mogul to upload and distribute my videos to multiple video sites AND I have my blip.tv account set up to then automatically post the video on my video blog AND to twitter. So it's one stop job.

So many options. Pick the one you like best or feel most comfortable using and go for it. If you know of other twitter/video sites (and I'm sure there are more!), post them here in the comments so we all can benefit. Thanks!

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Hey,

Really informative article. I havnt seen videos being used much on twitter from my followers but would be excellent for them to start filtering through and taking advantage of the technology.

I'll visit these links you sent me.

Cheers
Will

Posted by: Internet Entrepreneur | Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 12:40 AM

Great post! I appreciate the tips. Twitter is slowly
getting popular and popular with all its capabilities
in online marketing.

Posted by: internet marketing services | Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 06:42 PM

Denise,
Do you ever edit your videos before uploading to TubeMogul and if so, what editing software do you like? I have a pc currently, so I know my choices are limited.

Thanks,
Glory Gray

Posted by: Glory Gray | Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 01:33 PM