I have done it! I have convinced Mark to unchain me from the desk and get me to an upcoming show. The show is, obviously, Streaming Media West 2012

Over the last several weeks, as the world tuned in to the

Streaming Media events have been a mainstay in the ReelSEO realm for some time now because of the massive hoard of information that they pass on to everyone that attends. The information often proves educational, actionable and downright useful in so many ways that it's hard not to rave about the show each time it comes up. Streaming Media West 2012 is set for October 30-31st at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles and they're bringing an all new, standalone, conference with them, the Enterprise Video Conference (separate registration required)

It's Bastille Days here in Milwaukee, celebrating the beginning of the French Revolution, an event which my family was on the wrong side of back then (yeah, I'm a blue blood, doesn't it show?). But the rest of the country is simply carrying on with normal operations and excessive watering to fight off massive drought conditions (even in like 30% of Wisconsin actually). Here's another edition of the weekly online video news round up for your weekend morning coffee.

Last week the MyDamnChannel network on YouTube launched the first ever LIVE Internet comedy show. Every Wednesday at 4pm Rachael Hoyt goes live online on their YouTube channel to stream a show that features celebrity guests, premiere clips of other shows on the network, humor, and some audience interaction. On every other weekday the show ..

Well, it seems some companies, including Netflix and Microsoft, have got together behind a single format for media streaming. The format, MPEG DASH, now has its own Promoters Group . DASH, or dynamic adaptive streaming over HTTP, was just finalized in November and allows for, obviously, the ability of the stream to change bitrate based on network health.

After a busy week, and a relaxing weekend, it’s nearly time to start the cycle all over again. But before you dive into the routine tomorrow, take a few moments to catch up on the stories from the past week in the world of online video. For instance, your YouTube Channel will upgrade to the new look in a few days, whether you like it or not

Our founder, Mark Roberston, had a chance to serve as moderater at the Streaming Media West conference on a panel discussion entitled Driving Video Views and Engagement With SEO & Social Media. With Josh Warner of Feed Company, Gregg LaRoche of Brightcove, and Patrick Starzan of Funny or Die, there was plenty of great insight and wisdom in the discussion. And now that we have the whole thing on video, you can experience the panel as though you were there: Driving Video Views and Engagement with SEO & Social Media Click here to watch the video

ReelSEO's own Mark Robertson spoke last October at the

Boxee had already announced that they were going to to stop supporting the computer application, available for PC, Mac and Linux, they had made. But they never mentioned they were going to completely remove it from their site, yet, that is exactly what they've now done.