How to Find and Embed the Latest Music Videos on Your Blog Or MySpace Profile

In this article, I'm going to show you how easy it is to embed video from a variety of sources into your blog or MySpace profile.

Digital video is definitely one of the best things to happen to the web and the success & growth of YouTube is evidence of that. As a long-time web developer, I remember the days before you could embed video on a web page and you had to have the BEST animated gif's to jazz up your website! It sounds pretty sad but we had to make do!

Embedded video content is intended to be the focal point of a web page, so you need not focus too much on your web page's design as much as you would've had to in the past. Take YouTube for example, they have the biggest archive of embedded video content in the world yet their website design is virtually non-existent. Do their users care? No, because the user's experience is all about watching the video content and not admiring the design surrounding the video.

Do you want a piece of that pie? Let's go...

STEP 1 - finding some video to embed
Do a search engine search for "urban videos" or "free videos" or "video codes" or something as such. Find a website that offers free video viewing and has an "embed code" listed with each video, then move to the next step.

STEP 2 - getting the code to embed the video
Once you've found the video you want to embed and it has an "embed code" listed with it, you'll notice that the code will start with an html tag or tag. You needn't know html to use this html code, so select the embed code then right-click/apple-click and select "copy" to copy it to your clipboard.

STEP 3 - embedding the video on your blog
I assume most people use blogger (Blogspot), Wordpress or MySpace for their blogs... So go ahead and log in to your blog's admin area where you create new blog posts or edit existing blog posts. Click on the "create new blog post" option (or something similar depending on your blog). Most blog sites allow you to view/edit the html of your blog post so click the "view html" option then right-click/apple-click in the blog content area and select "paste" to paste the embed code into the blog post. Now select "edit mode" (or something similar) and you'll see an outline of where the video will appear; now add some text to your blog post and click "publish" or "post" to finish creating your new blog post with embedded video!

STEP 4 - embedding the video on your MySpace profile
Log in to your MySpace account and click on "edit profile". You want the video to appear on a central part of your profile so click "edit bio" to add the video to your bio. While editing your bio, keep in mind that you still have the embed code copied to your clipboard. Click on the area of your bio where you'd like the video to appear then right-click/apple-click and select "paste" to paste the embed code into your bio. Save the changes, view your profile and there you go, your video is now embedded on your MySpace profile!

Latest Music Recording Industry Careers

You may be one of a number of students out there who are weighing your options when it comes to your next step after graduation. Is college an option, or are there other ways to get into the music recording industry?
Working in the music recording industry means a chance to work with top recording artists and musicians. There are many different careers in the industry. Music producers guide the shape of sound, while a sound engineer captures sound.
The music business is trending towards moving online, so it is really important to learn as much about the music recording side of the business as you can. Digital music distribution over the Internet has really changed the landscape of the music business. Music technology has also grown quite a bit. Today's musicians must have knowledge about technology -- some of which is software. The virtual world means having to be famaliar with software, plus there is still some hardware based technologies.
Donny Baker is a music producer and studio engineer at Elephant Symphony in Glendale, California says he likes teaching via the mentor approach because once his students graduate, they are engineers. Technology is constantly changing but in this industry it is changing backwards.
Baker's mentor approach works, and the best part is that you'll get a real world learning experience in a New York music recording school or one in Los Angeles.
there are a number of students who went to college, then did a mentor perogram afterwards to learn. At one Los Angeles music recording school, a student from Atlanta said, "During my apprenticeship I got to meet P. Ditty, Master P. and Jermaine Dupri. I was honored to work with David Banner in Atlanta. I can't even explain to you how much this program did for me. I thank you and bless you."
There is just tons of stuff that the mentor programs teach that you just don't, or can't get in traditional schools. The curriculum qualifies graduates for positions as a music producer or a recording engineer.
Students are taught in one-on-one private sessions in a recording studio. It's an apprentice type program - under the direct supervision of a music industry professional working on real-world projects. Plus there's no experience necessary, and students can take classes part time during night or weekend sessions.
Teachers who are mentors in the music recording business know how to succeed in the very competitive engineering field - so they end up passing their knowledge and experience on to their students. It is a win-win situation.

Writer and social media expert Kristin Gabriel works with the Entertainment Career Connection, Inc. (http://www.recordingconnection.com) a fully accredited academic institution certified by the National Private Schools Accreditation Alliance. The school provides educational apprentice programs for the film, radio, television and the music recording industries in more than 100 cities in 50 states. The schools provide the entertainment industry with graduate apprentices and entry level employees.

How To Watch the Latest Music Videos For Free

So you want to watch the latest rap, hip-hop, r&b, pop, dancehall reggae, grime and funky house music videos for free? How about downloading featured videos in mp4 format to watch on your iPod, Blackberry, PC, Mac, mp4 player or mp4-compatible phone? I will show you how.

STEP 1 - Search your favourite search engine for the following keywords...

    * "urban videos"
    * "free music videos toolbar"
    * "grime music videos"

This search should bring up the most popular rap, hip-hop, r&b, dancehall reggae and grime music websites to watch the videos. Once you have visited a website from this list of results, make sure it offers free viewing as well as downloads, then bookmark it in your browser. If the website offers a free music videos toolbar to keep you up to date automatically each time you open your browser, then install that too as it will make it easier to watch the latest videos for free at the touch of a button.

STEP 2 - Play the videos on your iPod, BlackBerry, phone etc...

    * locate the downloads area of the website, usually a "downloads" button on the site's menu
    * download your selected video to your hard drive
    * if the downloaded music video isn't in mp4 format, then search your favourite search engine for an "mp4 converter", install it and convert the video with the following specs: - MP4 (iso mpeg4, NOT avc) - 320 x 240 video dimensions - 500kb/s video bitrate - 128kb/s audio bitrate
    * for blackberry, mp4 player or phone: plug your device into your computer using it's usb cable... locate your mp4 video file on your hard drive, right-click on it and select "copy"... now locate a folder on your device (via the computer) to copy the video to, right-click on the folder and select "paste". your video is now on your device!
    * for ipod/iphone: plug your ipod/iphone into your computer using it's usb cable... open itunes and go to it's menu, selecting File > Add file to Library and locate your mp4 video... once the video is in your library, drag it from your library into your ipod's movies icon. your video is now on your ipod or iphone!

When asked about the future of music video viewing, the founder of a leading urban music website said "We need a platform that rap, r&b, dancehall and grime music fans can watch current and exclusive urban music videos on demand, without having to pay to request them. Also, independent music is just as popular right now as music from major record labels, and music video websites need to feature downloadable videos by independent artists that viewers can watch on-the-go on iPods and other portable devices. It's become apparent that fans of these artists prefer to download their music videos for their iPods and keep the videos for life, rather than spend £1 or more requesting from music video television channels".