Vezoom, the online video search engine, has been working hard
to increase the range of features available on the service, and it’s
footprint across the whole Internet.
Two weeks ago,
we featured a review
of MyVeZoom,
which provides users with a customizable interface to locate videos
from. Now, the service is out to recruit users from the crowd of bloggers.
Riding on the wave of the popularity of online video, VeZoom
has
come up with a development that combines video with RSS
features.
It is
called VeZoomStrip and it is intended to allow users to make a video
feed that can easily be added to a page. It is a simple copy and paste
process.
Still Undergoing Testing
The service is still undergoing testing, until its official
release
next week, but it looks promising and has already received positive
feedback in the blogging community. I got a chance to test VeZoomStrip
out, and I was quite pleased with what it offers.
The entire process is simple and straightforward, as it should
be. I
found myself with a customized widget to add to my blog in less than 2
minutes.
During the one-page customization process, users must select
a
category of videos for their feed to include. Currently there are only
7 to choose from, but there is an option to enter your own custom
term.
Then, users must select how they would like their widget to
appear. The
VeZoomStrip has 4 customized selection (two that run horizontally and
two that run vertically) to choose from.
Each contains anywhere from 4
to 7 videos, depending on the dimensions selected.
The following page provides you with a text box that contains
the
code that you simply cut and paste into your blog, and it is that easy.
Constantly Updating Video Widget
You will have a video widget that is constantly updated with the latest
videos, either for your chosen category or your chosen custom term.
Also, as you can see in the screen shot above, there is a
preview of
your widget, so you can verify that everything is to your liking. If
you want to change anything, there is a link to take you back to the
settings page to make any modification.
Improvements To Be Made
Since VeZoomStrip has not officially launched yet, I am
hoping that
there will be more categories to choose from when it finally
does.
Also, most viewers will probably want to see details about a
video in
the widget before they click on its image. Otherwise, they have no idea
what video they are about to view, or even what it is about.
VeZoom is hoping that users will also see the additional
benefits
of incorporating the VeZoomStrip into a web page which they say:-
“goes
beyond just the aesthetic, it also acts as a traffic builder and
provides an additional level of stickiness that attracts advertisers
and builds opportunity to monetize.”
Video is the hot thing on the web now, so it is quite
possible that
you may experience a traffic increase from a tool like this. I am sure
that this will not be the last that you hear of VeZoom.
Michael Garrett is a contributing author discussing the social networking world, his work can be found on Profy.com
