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But as merchants like Netflix, Ice.com, Bodybuilding.com and others are demonstrating, there are many simpler and less expensive ways Internet retailers can use online video on-site and on video-sharing sites and reap diverse rewards.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Creating and deploying online video is no longer much of a challenge, says consultant Heneghan of Elevation. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153For many of the things e-retailers can do, all you have to do is just connect a video camera to a computer and off you go. I mean, people are doing this every day at home with movies of their babies and then posting them on YouTube.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/em><br \/>\n<em><br \/>\nAs for the use of online video in e-retailing, one might say it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a baby movie itself. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153As far as its evolution goes, online video still is in its infancy,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d says American Eagle Outfitters\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Savitt. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153For us, having measured the click-throughs and conversions of our online video effort, so far we have seen good returns. Ultimately, online video is a significant part of Internet users\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 online experiences and there is so much opportunity for retailers.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rosalind's Comment<\/strong>: <em>And<\/em> there is so much opportunity for affiliate marketers!<\/p>\n<p>Read the rest of the article by <a href=\"http:\/\/netprofitstoday.tradepub.com\/free\/irm\/\"  target=\"new\">signing up for your free issue of Internet Retailer here<\/a>. 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