Here are some problems I face when embedding YouTube videos on my website.

First, the user has to click on the “play” button for the video to play. People who are new to online video might not even know to how to do that.

Second, at the end of the video, the “related videos” pop up taking your visitor to other sites. In other words, off your site!

So have you ever wanted your embedded YouTube video to automatically play (autoplay) when your page loads? How about turning off the “related video” feature at the end the video?

You’ve come to the right place. After much experimenting, here are all the YouTube embed code variations to get your video just the way you want it. Just replace the video URL with the video you want to embed:

Default YouTube Embed Code:
<object width=”425″ height=”355″><param name=”movie” value=”http://www.youtube.com/v/EBM854BTGL0&autoplay=1″></param><param name=”wmode” value=”transparent”></param><embed src=”http://www.youtube.com/v/EBM854BTGL0&rel=1&border=0″ type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” wmode=”transparent”width=”425″ height=”344″></embed></object>

Code to Autoplay a YouTube Movie:
<embed src=”http://www.youtube.com/v/EBM854BTGL0&autoplay=1″ type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” wmode=”transparent” width=”425″ height=”344″></embed>

Code to turn off RELATED MOVIES at the end of the movie
<embed src=”http://www.youtube.com/v/EBM854BTGL0&rel=0&border=0″ width=”425″ height=”344″ type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” wmode=”transparent”></embed>

Code to Autoplay YouTube Movie AND turn OFF related movies at the end of the movie:
<embed src=”http://www.youtube.com/v/EBM854BTGL0&autoplay=1&rel=0″ type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” wmode=”transparent” width=”425″ height=”344″></embed>

Want to see what it looks like? Click on the image below to see a live example of the codes in action.

Click on this link to get the codes and view the live example.

Enjoy.

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Common Craft videos are becoming the standard way to bridge the gap between new Internet users and the seasoned professionals.

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It may not surprise many regular readers of this blog that “the Secret” has profoundly impacted my life in many ways. This movie has given me a new way of looking at the “force” that has been shaping my reality all these years. By embracing the Secret, I have been able to truly manifest and experience so much more joy and abundance in my life than I could ever have imagined in the past.

It has given me a a new way of looking at my past, present and future experiences. The experiences that have appeared to be random in the past now have a new meaning to me because of my new found awareness of the Law of Attraction because of the move “the Secret”.

So if you’re a fan of the Secret like me, you’ll be pleased to know that a sequel called “Beyond the Secret” is about to be released. Although its produced by a different person and has many new teachers, I think it will nevertheless be a valuable instrument in shaping our thinking toward a more empowering level.

Take a look at the trailer here:

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Just wanted to share a post that one of my new Adwords campaigns, despite several tweaks have resulted in over 700 clicks and zero sales so far. Yes, I know - very disappointing (and costly). All indications show that I should just abandon this one and move on. However, I have one more iteration to try before closing the case on this one and moving on with the rest. Will let the statistics tell me if I’m right or not.

Now the reason I posted this is that I don’t often see marketers post “bad news” on their sites. But really its just part of the business. Sometimes, I need to go through 5 bad campaigns before finding a real winner that easily makes up for all the bad test cases and much more.

So if you’ve ever tried and not succeeded in Internet marketing, just know that its quite normal and all the temporary set backs are actually blessing that leads to the ultimate fulfillment of your pre-determined goals. The main question is if you stick around long enough to see the fruits of the experience.

The important thing is that each campaign (good or bad) is a very valuable lesson. The kind of lessons you can’t buy or learn at any school or seminar. I think they call it “experience”.

Ok, back to the drawing board it is then…

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Google just launched Google Chrome for Windows which is Google’s very own Internet browser. The jury is still out on whether it will be a serious contender against the dominant Mozilla’s Firefox. Since more and more applications are hosted online, the browser wars are now more important than ever. In the future, the browser will essentially be the doorway to all your applications both free and paid.

What Internet browser do you use? Definitely forget about Internet Explorer. It’s a dinosaur on its way out. I’ve tried Safari, Flock and Firefox. Here’s my 2 cents.

I gave Safari a serious try when I first got my Mac Powerbook. It’s definitely the fastest browser with the least problems (e.g. no hanging or crashing) but its has one major flaw. Not enough third-party addons and plugins that I find critical for my browsing experience.

As mentioned in previous posts, I really need the Search Status and Global Search plugins to complement my PPC research. This is where corporate owned browsers will lost to open source browsers like Mozilla’s Firefox.

After Safari, I used Flock diligently for a year. Flock is touted as the “social browser” as it has integrated support for most social network sites, YouTube, blogging platforms ..etc. I also used it because it runs on the Mozilla Firefox platform. Alas, although I really like Flock, its very “buggy”. Hangs a lot and not all Firefox Addons and Plugins runs on Flock.

So in the end, I switched back to Firefox after version 3 came out. I’m especially in love with Firefox 3’s new features. Its very stable, most compatible with websites and I find that I can use all the addons I really need. My browsing experience in Firefox 3 is far more efficient than before.

But now Google announces Chrome which puts me in a dilemma. At the moment, I’m not switching because its such a pain to reorganize established browsing habits and to start forming new ones with a new browser. But I can’t help to think that I’m just delaying the inevitable.

I use so many Google services including Gmail, Calender, Adwords, Adsense, Google Video, Google Docs and obviously Google Search… that I’m thinking that its a matter of time before I succumb to using their browser as well. But not just yet.

Prime reason is that it currently does not support Macs. But I think its a matter of time as better and better versions come out. Check out the main features of Google Chrome here:

What are your thoughts? Will you be switching?

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