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Mefeedia: HTML5-compatible video on the rise

The debate between using Adobe Flash or HTML5 for online videos could be winding down, but the war among different video formats is heating up.

A whopping 63 percent of all videos on the Web are now HTML5-compatible, compared to only 10 percent just a year ago, according to video-sharing site Mefeedia. Instead of relying solely on Flash to display their videos, many more Web sites are adopting video formats that can run directly in HTML5-compatible browsers.

The majority of the sites uncovered by Mefeedia are using H.264, the most common video format since it's also compatible for … Read more

Mefeedia gets a long-overdue redesign

Back when I initially reviewed Mefeedia in March of last year, I wrote that the site was killer but that it was really lacking in the design department. It took them a while, but Mefeedia has finally rolled out a satisfactory redesign that has a decidedly "Web 2.0 feel." Mefeedia pulls video from all over the Web, from sources such as Hulu, Blip, ABC, and YouTube.

Since Web video is such a segmented market right now, with many networks having their own sites in addition to the wealth of user-generated sites, sites like Mefeedia offer real value … Read more

Mefeedia introduces news video search

Web video search company Mefeedia has just debuted its new news video search feature.

The company, which launched its video search feature in March, explained in a blog post on Wednesday that it now has more than 500 news video sources, searchable by keyword. News sources currently being tracked by Mefeedia include the following:

Networks: ABC News, MSNBC, CBS News, Fox News, CNN Online publishers: The New York Times, Associated Press, Reuters, CNET Networks, The Washington Post Shows: 20/20, 60 Minutes, Nightline, Today Magazines: BusinessWeek, Newsweek Podcast producers: TalkCrunch, ReadWriteTalk, The Wall Street Journal Blogs and vlogs: WebbAlert, TMZ, … Read more