10 Aug 08 Real Estate And Local Video News Roundup

1. What does it mean when The Los Angeles Times axes their real estate section?

2. Google has been trying to find a way to earn a return on the $1.65 billion it spent on YouTube with a variety of ad formats. Saul Hansell’s New York Times article, “Google Goes Gawdy With YouTube Ads” covers one of Google’s recent efforts to balance advertising with consumer/pro generated content.

3. Inman News offers an insiders view of Real Estate Connect, San Francisco.

4. Mike Boland, star analyst from the Kelsey Group takes a deep look at WellcomeMat.

5. Will user generated content ever make money for YouTube and others? Stefanie Olsen writes, “Between a rock and YouTube, video execs see promise”.