The company I work for has successfully monetized a few Facebook applications as a Beta trial and are ready to release the steps to the developer community.

One of the recent Facebook apps we have monetized is Chizzat.

Please check back here tomorrow for all the details or comment with any questions that you might have.

(you can only make money on the Facebook canvas page)

6/15 Update: We have given out ad code to a select number of developers today. If you want to be included please comment below. Expect a full write up either tonight or by tomorrow afternoon. Sorry for the delay.
Update: Here is text from the FAQs:

Can Facebook applications include ads?

We want to enable developers to build a business on their Facebook applications, so we’re giving developers the freedom to monetize their applications as they like. Developers can include advertising on their applications’ canvas pages, though no advertising will be allowed within the application boxes that appear within user profiles.

The Userplane Webrecorder enables bloggers to record posts via their webcam. The feature requires no special plugins and the webcam is instantly recognized. Possible use cases for bloggers include daily video blog recaps, blog announcements, or even full post video recordings.

How to Video Blog on AOL:

1. Setup an AOL Journals Account

• Go to AOL’s People Connection
• Click on the “Blogs” tab
• Click on “Create a Blog”
• Enter AOL screen name or sign up an account (free)

2. Create a Journal

• Select Journal/Blog type - Public or Private
• Enter a name a description for your Journal
• Select a category for you Journal (ex. Technology)
• Choose Simple or Custom setup (custom will allow you to the blog layout, colors, features and more)
• note: video blogging is available on both “simple” and “custom” journals

3. Create a video blog post

• Click on “Add Entry”
• Enter blog post “subject” (title)
• Click on “add video” or click camera icon
• Select “Record” on left side of video screen
• Allow camera detection

The Userplane Webrecorder application will appear once the camera is detected. Make sure to allow web cam connection. Once your camera is active use the simple recording function buttons to record, stop, play or cancel your video.

You can save a recording that you like by pressing “save” button located underneath “new recording (red)”. This will dock your recent video. Now you can “Add Video” or record another video to take the place of the original.

Once the blogger has successfully added the video a camera icon will appear in the blog post. To polish off the post text can be added before or after the video clip. The completed video blog post must be saved and then will be published.

Example Post - Click Here

How to video blog screencast:

Disclaimer: Ian Swanson works in business development for Userplane, an AOL Company

The public nature of the Meebo Rooms leads to high risk of spam. While Meebo might have the technology to omit profane text and ban users accordingly, I’m very curious how the company will combat video spam… Without chat moderators, Meebo Room visitors will be able to add potentially disturbing video clips to the viewing area (porn?). How will chat room video spam affect Meebo’s business relationships (branded Meebo Rooms)?

Meebo Room Features:

• Add videos from YouTube, Metacafe, etc. to chat room
• Videos do not sync between users
• No live webcam audio and video
• Invite friends via email, AIM, NSM, Google Talk or Meebo
• Limited to 80 live connections per chat room
• 15-30 second video ads
• Embed chat four different ways (sidebar, w/o media, full room, and custom size)
• Pop out chat room from Meebo browser

Keep reading to view the full Meebo video chat room.

There has been quite a bit of talk surrounding OpenID in 2007 as many popular web companies have decided to use the login solution. OpenID is an open system that essentially allows you to log in to multiple accounts with the same ID.

Who is using OpenID?

Wordpress.com: Very popular hosted blogging platform
ProductWiki: Consumer reviews in a wiki format
Live Journal: Web journals, blogs and forums community
Vox: An easy to use blogging and social networking site by Six Apart
Cerado Haystack: Social networking platform for organizations
Zooomr: Share, search and store your photos
Wikipedia: The information super site

Others joining the OpenID revolution in 2007 include Microsoft, AOL (openid.aol.com/username), Yahoo and Digg… Yes, we thought we’d through Digg in there with the big guys (a small shout out)!

So how does OpenID work? Check out the tutorial video below. Simon Willison does a great job of demonstrating the service by setting up an account and logging into a website.

Last Friday, YouTube utilized their own marketing machine by adding a video that summarized the 3/28 site updates. Updates to the YouTube site included the addition to feature groups and channels on the homepage, subscription to favorites, channel browse display, etc.

Does your company have a demo on YouTube? (Leave a Comment)