Putting Video Content on Your Blog or Myspace

So you've managed to create some video content for your blog or Myspace; the question is now: how do I get this cool thing: book trailer, music video, movie trailer, or just random video blog onto my blog or Myspace? If you're fairly experienced in the area of website design and digital video, this is not a problem. Depending on what type of program you're using to create your website and your server limitations, (where your website is stored on the Internet), there are plenty of options for the Internet-web design savvy for getting their video content on their website. For example, my personal website is hosted at www.geocities.com, and I use a program called Sitebuilder that goes with my paid package that easily allows me to embed my video into my page wherever I want it, position and size it as I'd like, and then the program automatically uploads everything to my web server all by itself.

However, for all those who hear the words 'bandwidth', 'server', 'embed', 'ftp upload', and are convinced they're hearing Greek, there's an easier way to get that video up on either your blog or Myspace. When you upload video to Myspace, special "codes", (don't worry, this won't be as painful as it sounds), are provided that you can simply cut and paste into your blog or Myspace, allowing you to share your video content on your personal corner of the web.

I'm not going to cover HOW to create a Myspace page, or go over other the design options for Myspace - I've written a related article about that here. We're also not going to cover the actual creation of video files and picture slideshows here, because there are many different tutorials and programs out there to help you accomplish this; and many of the programs are free, such as Windows XP's standard Windows Movie Maker. For now, we're going to assume you've got your video content ready to go, and just need a way to get it up there on your corner of cyberspace.

Posting Videos on Blogger & Myspace

Credit: Kevin Lucia

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