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Notes on online video, creator tools, video SEO and web video culture.

Before the Feed: A Short History of Web Video Aggregation

September 25, 2026

Before the Feed: A Short History of Web Video Aggregation

Before YouTube there were indexes — how early video directories organized the wild web, and why the model returns.
Video SEO: How to Get Your Channel Found and Indexed

September 18, 2026

Video SEO: How to Get Your Channel Found and Indexed

Titles, thumbnails, VideoObject schema and channel structure — the unglamorous fixes that make video findable.
From Flash to HTML5: How Video Advertising Grew Up

September 11, 2026

From Flash to HTML5: How Video Advertising Grew Up

HTML5 video ads were once a risky bet against Flash. Today they are the entire game — here is why it mattered.
Why Human Curation Beats the Algorithm for Video Discovery

September 4, 2026

Why Human Curation Beats the Algorithm for Video Discovery

Algorithms optimize for watch time, not for you. What human editors see that feeds never will.
The Creator Economy Needs Networks, Not Just Platforms

August 28, 2026

The Creator Economy Needs Networks, Not Just Platforms

Distribution, shared data and collective inventory — how modern networks give creators leverage back.