IAC's Vimeo Doubles Growth with Non-Commercial Fare, No Instream Ads

Justin.tv, the big consumer site for live streaming, has just launched an Android app for creating live streaming.  According to Evan Solomon,  VP of marketing, it is superior to current offerings from competitors Qik and Ustream.

Earlier this month, Vimeo, the IAC-owned video sharing site, announced an integration with Roku.  More than just featuring videos and providing search, the implementation is highly personalized, very Web like.

In the race to provide more tools to advertisers in online video, tech firms like Taboola and Adap.TV are rolling out new features and landing new deals.

Taboola, the video recommendation engine which is used by publishers to provide "related" or "recommended" videos at the end of clips, has introduced a system for publishers to offer up recommended video thumbnails at around text articles.

As publishers consider creating mobile video Apps vs maximizing their mobile Web for video, Apps provide a valuable, persistent connection with the most loyal and valued fans.

Vimeo, the fast-growing IAC unit,  is throwing a two-day online video festival and awards program to celebrate the community of video creators.

Vizu, the San Francisco-based advertising analytics company, has created a system to track the "brand lift" of online video ads.

Cisco, ramping up its efforts around online video management services, has purchased Boston-based ExtendMedia for an undisclosed sum, Cisco announded today.

Cisco's Eos, a hosted digital publishing solution, is now powering 67 web sites and delivering a total of 11 million monthly page views to customers, a Cisco spokesperson has told us.