Tools For Thought - Intelegia

As a short follow up to the post, ‘What Is Available On YouTube For Site Selectors?“,  ComScore,  a source of digital marketing intelligence, saw an increase in the use of YouTube as a search engine.   In October 2009, 3.7 Billion search queries were conducted on YouTube.  This translates into an 31% increase over the past twelve months.

What does this mean for economic development professionals?

It is time to think about placing any form of promotional videos for your region on the Web 2.0 application along with the proper descriptions and tags.   Search engine optimization for YouTube will be essential as a part of an economic development 2.0 strategy.