This week on the Reel Web, we review the latest online video news and trends from the past week including, YouTube expanding it’s partner program to more video channels, Pinterest integrating video into their system, projected changes to the cable industry and more… YouTube Expands Its Partner Program To All Recently Youtube Announced that they ...

Sometimes we forget that mobile video can often be shot on our cell phones.

You simply can’t have your finger on the pulse of the viral video audience–their wants and needs as viewers–without keeping an eye on the current crop of popular videos.

We generally think of YouTube as a place where we can find entertainment, education, how-tos, and so forth.

They always seem a bit behind, comScore, not the Brits. Considering that it’s almost mid-March and we’re just getting UK numbers for January.

Several major online video companies have banded together for a new Video Brand Safety Alliance initiative . Affine and LiveRail are the major driving forces behind the alliance.

Every week we try to bring you a cross section of some of the week’s best viral videos from brands and individuals. In most cases, there’s something we can learn and apply to our own video marketing efforts for every one of the examples–though if you’re only watching for fun, and not for any higher learning purpose, it’s fine by me.

Another week, another fantastic assortment of hilarious and entertaining viral video hits.

The week's best viral videos contained a mix of the old standbys and new trailblazers. We've got branded social video successes, both the kind created by the brand itself and the kind that tends to come from consumers who are super-fans.

Vimeo announced their judging lineup today for the upcoming 2012 Vimeo Festival + Awards . The awards will be handed out across 13 different categories, with each category having a panel of three judges. And there are some pretty big names among the judges, including actor James Franco, actor Aziz Ansari, 2012 Oscar Nominee Lucy Walker, Colin Greenwood of Radiohead, director Edgar Wright (Scott Pilgrim vs.