We’re kicking off 2009 with a high-resolution screencast: How to embed a YouTube video on your WordPress site. Covers the difference between linking and embedding, how to tell if you have permission to embed. For: beginners. Length: 3 minutes. Share this video with others by linking here or grabbing embed code from Blip.tv.

Deb Gessner of D-Squared emailed to ask about embedding YouTube videos on her blog. One innocent little question made me realize there was actually a lot to explain. So I took some time for a screencast, because while this stuff may seem obvious to people who have been videoblogging since 2004, we need to realize it’s not obvious to everyone. Not yet. Long live Media Literacy.

Once you’ve mastered the simple embedding covered in this video, YouTube has a YouTube on Your Site page that explains advanced embedding topics, like putting video into an eBay auction, displaying multiple videos in a single embed, and adding playlists to your blog!

NOTE: FOR SOME REASON THE VIDEO DOESN’T PLAY PROPERLY ON THE HOME PAGE! Until we can fix it please GO HERE and then play the video.