It's no secret that I love online video. I write about it, report on it and watch a lot of it. Heck, just today I've been watching a handful of banned SuperBowl ads, including this fantastic one from information service KGB. And I'm not the only one watching online video. Growth has been tremendous in this category and comScore recently reported that online video viewing has jumped to 31 billion videos each month for the first time.
With more viewership comes more ad dollars -- eMarketer said online video spending should rise this year by about 40%. So we've got growth, dollars and great content online and we're going to bring all three together in our closing session at ad:tech San Francisco on April 21. Kevin Nalty -- the viral video genius, social media consultant and career marketer -- will emcee our "Funniest People on the Internet" session that day as we provide a bit of business insight and a lot of entertainment for attendees.
Kevin and I are working together to plan the session and as we secure video stars we'll let you know who they are. But rest assured, we're reaching out to the best, the funniest, the most entertaining acts online. And the great thing about our lineup is they're all ad-friendly!
<DIV style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ccc 1px dotted; PADDING-RIGHT: 10px; BORDER-TOP: #ccc 1px dotted; PADDING-LEFT: 10px; BACKGROUND: #f3fbff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 10px; FONT: 11px Verdana,sans-serif; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px dotted; PADDING-TOP: 10px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ccc 1px dotted"><STRONG>Save the date! </STRONG>For more insight on online video best practices, attend ad:tech San Francisco, April 19-21. <A style="COLOR: #039" href="http://www.ad-tech.com/sf/adtech_san_francisco.aspx">Click here to learn more</A>. </DIV>
