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We're hiring! 2008-01-12 17:34:11 We're looking for two great individuals to join our growing team. See if either of these sounds like a gig you'd enjoy.
Site Producer / Partner Support
Magnify.net is looking for outgoing, personable, technologically adept individuals to work with our online customers.
The gig entails learning the Magnify.net platform, working with partners to implement video solutions on their existing sites or build sites from scratch, helping with basic bug reports and partner support issues, and supporting and updating our ad optimization system. HTML, CSS, and Photoshop skill required. The job includes basic tech support (mostly advice and pointing to existing help and FAQ resources) and prioritizing support requests.
Overall, we're a friendly tech shop that is looking for someone who enjoys interacting with both sophisticated and technological novices.
Please send your resume or link to an online portfolio to jointheteam (at) magnify.net.
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CES Day 2. 2008-01-09 16:47:20 Day two was Digital Hollywood day for me. (steve)
My panel, Monetizing UGV was moderated by Ian Ballon of Greenberg Traurig LLP.
Sometimes these things can be a snore, but this one was pretty rockin.
Chris Tolles from Topix was spot on when he talked about the coming changes in advertising.
He suggested that in order for there to be a big change, there has to be a bit shift. And he suggested
that Broadcast TV was going to take the biggest hit. This got us into a conversation about Mitt Romney
and his zillion dollar ad spend in Iowa that didn't seem to hurt Mike Huckabee one bit. President Huckabee...
hmm... anyway, what if political TV commercials don't work any more? Seems like bloggers, once thought of
as very much on the periphery are now part of the media mix, and an increasingly powerful part of it.
Mike Jones of Userplane jumped in, suggesting that the world of sharing is on the rise - and you can see
why AOL bough Userplane. Mike is a guy you want to part
Yup. More CPU's are good. 2008-01-09 14:45:35 Okay, we can admit it: performance over the holiday season was slower than we'd like.
We've been adding channels, video sources and user data at a blistering rate, which is great. But when you're looking for videos with a specific mix of keywords and the pile of data you have to sort through approaches 100 million records... well, the needle gets smaller and the haystack gets a whole lot bigger. So we've been a bit pokey lately.
Today we're pleased to announce that we've upgraded to a new, more powerful primary database server. With double the memory of our prior server, plus twice as many disks, responses times are faster, and timeouts or "server busy" messages are a thing of the past -- unless our traffic doubles again overnight (we've got our eye on it)... But for now, it appears we've got a bit of running room on this new configuration, so it's all good.
Thanks again for your patience, and for your role in Magnify's continued growth.
CES Day 1 2008-01-08 00:28:43 Las Vegas isn't designed to work. It's a maze of roads, paths, alleys, mono-rails, and streets that make NO Sense.
I've always understood why casinos are set up to hide the exits (duh, they don't want you to leave). But now i get it: the whole downtown is a maze. No hotel wants you to be able to go across the street. In fact, crossing streets is pretty much a no-no. So when you put the crowds of CES into a rats maze... you get some pretty tough traffic.
Ugly actually.
But - no matter, CES still rocks. And this year there was a new sense of peace in the air. It's like the Consumer Electronics folks and the Content folks made a truce. And while they were at it, they made a truce with the UGC gang as well. Content will move around, devices will capture it. And share it, and make it. Really, it's time.
There were some stellar examples. Motorola (moto) was showing off its shiny new Z10.
A phone that is almost as cool as the iPhone. Ergonomic
Magnify at CES! 2007-12-31 09:22:36 We'll, it is that time again. The annual pilgrimage to Vegas for CES and
Digital Hollywood.
If you're planning to be in Vegas, please join us - as we explore "Personalized Media Platforms - Widgets, User Generated Media,
Personalized News, Blogs & PodCasts"
Tuesday, January 8th
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Session C - DH7
Location: Las Vegas Convention Center, North Hall, 2nd Fl.
Moderator:
Ian C. Ballon, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig LLP, Moderator
Panelists:
Chris Fralic, Partner, First Round Capital
Brady Gilchrist, EVP of Strategy, Fuel Industries
Michael Jones, CEO, Userplane and VP, AOL
Rhonda Lowry, VP - Emerging Technologies, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc
Steve Rosenbaum, CEO, Magnify.net
Chris Tolles, CEO, Topix
Send us a ping if you'd like to get together in Vegas.
Surprise! More Features!!! 2007-12-21 20:11:25 12/21/07
New Year-End Gifties for Magnify Channel Producers
It's just days before the new year... and we've been laying back and chilling out.
Ok, maybe not.
We've been hard at work - and have a few neat surprises.
First, as you may have already read in Tech Crunch yesterday - we've set the WebCam feature loose so all of you can play with it and explore the world of instant video publishing. You'll find the web cam module in the Design section under Adjust Home Page Layout - click on Tools.
You can set a number of configurations that make it very flexible. First, you can set WebCam recordings so that they have a special tag (which means that you can have them automatically arrive in a playlist). Also, you can adjust behaviors so that Admin posted WebCam records (like your Vlog posts) go live immediately, and user-recorded web cam recordings are placed in cue for admin review. Expect more features and evolution of this tool with your input.
Thanks to all for the great cover
TechCrunch, Mashable, Silicon Alley Insider, CenterNetworks and more! 2007-12-20 10:21:45
We just opened up our video blogging platform to the public. Check out what the press had to say!
TechCrunch: Magnify.net Releases Video Blogging Platform, Seesmic Competitor?
Magnify.net, hitherto a platform intended primarily for collecting and sharing videos found around the web, is broadening its focus with the release of a service that lets you record video clips directly into the browser using a webcam.
CenterNetworks: Magnify.net Moves Their Video Blogging System Public - Make Yourself Internet Famous
I think of this tool as being similar to Wordpress.com for text blogging. Unlike Wordpress.com, publishers can share in the revenue generated on their video blog. It's very easy to use from my testing.
Mashable: Magnify's Public Launch Of Webcam Vlogging Network
Magnify, the video tool that lets you create your own network, has made some strides this year, even extending its service to third party networks for a custom, integrated video tool and rolling out ad options. Now Mag
Holiday Party 2007-12-19 17:06:36 Magnify had its holiday party last night. We all had a good time -- and still managed to make it into the office this morning! I got a chance to meet the extended Magnify family (spouses, significant others, children...) and eat some excellent Italian food. It was really great getting the chance to talk with the rest of the team here -- and not being on Skype while talking! It turns out that people here actually have lives outside of Magnify -- who knew?
Oh, we also played some Guitar Hero. It took me a little while to get in my groove, but ultimately, I rocked. The real Guitar Hero though is Paul: he really rocked! I'm looking forward to a rematch at the next Magnify party.
Freewebs & Magnify 2007-12-18 13:07:14 Freewebs & Magnify hold hands!
Ok, we're not married, or even going steady. But we are holding hands with our friends at Freewebs. For the next 90 days, we'll be offering the Magnify.net service to their Advanced members. The Advanced community is already 3 Million users strong - so they've got a lot of smart developers who've chosen to build on Freewebs.
If you've got a Freewebs Advanced account, log into Freewebs check out the Magnify.net integration. Or, if you're one of Freewebs 17 million other users, stand by - we'll be exploring ways to expand our partnership with the Freewebs team in the months to come.
Veoh Features Magnify.net 2007-12-17 14:20:31 Magnify.net Finds Videos For Your Site
Published at November 28, 2007 in Viral Exclusives and Announcements.
I think Magnify.net is an interesting concept.
If current statistics are any indication of the future, then websites will need to have videos on their site in order to remain competitive. And sometimes, the hosts of those websites won't want to produce their own material. They may just want to include other material found throughout the web, which may still be of great value to the visitors. Enter Magnify.net. Their service aggregates the links to these videos for you, eliminating the daunting task of searching for it all on your own. And since their service includes any ads originally placed with the video, I think this concept could be very beneficial for anyone producing content for the internet.
We caught up with Magnify.net's CEO, Steve Rosenbaum, at this year's Streaming Media West Conference.
See The Video
TechCrunch: Magnify.net And ClipSyndicate Partner For Embedded Content 2007-12-13 10:22:34
Magnify is in TechCrunch again! Check out our most recent write-up here: http://tinyurl.com/2k9rd6
Here's a quote from the post:
Magnify.net users will have access to content from providers including ABC, NBC, and CBS affiliates, Bloomberg, AP and Fox News. The additional content allows for the creation of new channels that can be used to build communities around topical news and niche markets.
Magnify.net to Power Web Video Curation Platform With Amazon S3 2007-12-08 15:34:26 http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=800702
Dec 07, 2007 08:30 ET
Magnify.net to Power Web Video Curation Platform With Amazon S3
Tremendous Growth Market Represents Direction of Online Entertainment and Transforms People Into Network Producers
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - December 7, 2007) - Magnify.net, a peer-driven online video discovery and broadcast channel for people, groups and businesses, today announced their use of Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) to host its rapidly growing online video curation platform.
Currently delivering more than 12 million page views per month and serving over 20,000 high-quality user-generated content publishers, Magnify.net is the fastest growing video platform on the web today.
Unlike typical social networks that host video and connect people, Magnify.net turns couch potatoes into content curators by giving them the tools and resources to discover, review, organize and broadcast themed video with others -- regardless of where it
WSJ: Online Videos Drive Action & Conversion 2007-12-04 23:30:29 Here's a great article from the Wall Street Journal: http://tinyurl.com/32xhb4
Basically, the WSJ is writing about what our channel publishers have already learned: online video drives action and conversion. The article cites a survey in which 501 adults were asked whether they had viewed a video ad on the internet. Check out the results here:
Of those that viewed a video ad, more than half took actions ranging from checking out a website to making a purchase! The results speak for themselves: online video is an extremely important tool for any website. What's your video strategy? Read more:Videos
Web Video Summit - NYC 2007-12-04 10:51:42 Having had two whole weeks off from the conference circut, Ari and Steve are back out again next week. Yes, its true, the live show is back - and this time we're not in San Jose, but NYC!
Monday - 5:30pm - 7:00pm
*OPEN TO ALL ATTENDEES! New York-style Video Innovation and Networking Reception
* Andrew Baron, Founder, Rocketboom
* Bendrix, Digital Media Strategist, JWT and Codedsignal Inc.
* Brian Conley, Founder, Alive in Baghdad
* Guy Nouri, CEO, Dragonfly.com
* Steven Rosenbaum, CEO, Magnify.net
* J. Smooth, Producer, WBAI-FM
Reuters: VOIS.com Adds Video with Magnify.net 2007-11-29 09:49:34 We're excited about working with VOIS.com to power video on their site! Check out the press release on Reuters here: http://tinyurl.com/yu4und
Featured sites - hot stuff - 2007-11-27 08:12:19
Chris Brogan, New Social Network, Reality Cooking Site, and Online Movie Site Launch Online Video Channels
November 26th, 2007
Twice each month Magnify.net selects its four hottest publishers to spotlight on its home page -- providing new visitors and potential publishers with a glimpse at the diverse community of users that are adopting the unique platform to aggregate their videos from all over the web using the Magnify.net video platform.
VOIS (OTC: VOIS, VOISW) -- The newest social network to hit the internet is geared towards users age 18 and over. Vois is growing very quickly with 1 million visits this month! And since you can't have a social network without video, Vois asked Magnify to power their video needs.
"We are delighted with the addition of video functionality from Magnify" said Gary J. Schultheis Vois.com's President. "The Magnify platform is very user friendly, it extends our brand and the integration was virtually seamless".
Chris Brogan's Attention Upgrade Read more:Hot
Little Known Twitter Trick 2007-11-27 08:09:59 So, I was browsing new sites on Magnify the other day- which can take hours! I stumbled into a neat trick that Chris Brogan put on his Attention Upgrade site (www.AttentionUpgrade.com).
What he did was take his RSS link from his twitter feed and put it on his Magnify.net home page. The result is that for folks that don't want the firehouse of data that twitter offers in real time, his page is now a collection of his video blog posts and his twitter feed. A way to update your page in real time - Very Cool!
CNBC Celebrates "Hellish Holidays" 2007-11-20 23:23:51 Always nice to be noticed - our friends at Hellish Holidays stirring the 'holiday' pot. Got a terrible holiday video? Don't forget to go and upload yours!
Friday, 16 Nov 2007
"Hellish" Holiday Ahead? I've Got Some Web Sites For You
Posted By: Julia Boorstin
As people start preparing for a family Thanksgiving, I figured I should to share this fun web site: HellishHolidays.com is a user generated site dedicated to, you guessed it, hellish holidays. You upload your embarrassing, awful video and share the kind of wonderful personality conflicts that emerge over family dinners. The site has some videos that go back to the 60s and 70s--people have clearly been dying to share some of these holiday moments for a while. Some are staged, (Thanksgiving at the Trailer Park) some seem bizarre and voyeuristic.
Apparently this site features various holidays, but I've only discovered it now. Last year, I cooked a full T-day dinner, including a 23 pound turkey for my family and my future in-
Mashable, CenterNetworks, Profy, and more.... 2007-11-18 13:50:15 On Thurday Magnify.net announced that it was releasing into private beta our 'Vlog In a Box" webcam recorder, and that we'd invited Chris Brogan to join and help us manage the beta.
We had hoped for some enthusiastic feedback -- but frankly, we were kind of blown away. Some of the bloggers we read and respect the most jumped in with reviews, thoughtful commentary, and a sense of where both we and the space are going. Among the things that jumped out at us:
Center Networks said: "Magnify.net Does for Video Blogging What Wordpress Did for Word Blogging"
Masable said: "Continued evolution of Magnify as a service...What you've got is an integrated, multi-faceted network (that you've created) that operates around the aggregation and personal creation of video content."
Springwise said: "it's time for verticalization. Right on cue, Magnify has launched a service that helps web publishers bring subject-specific video channels to their own websites."
"The next stage of the
The Private Beta Details 2007-11-18 13:29:53 As most of you know, we've tended to hand over new pieces of the Magnify.net platform to our entire user base just as soon as it was ready. But in the case of the "Vlog in a Box" WebCam, we've decided to manage the the process a bit differently. You may wonder why -- and I think you'll find the thinking useful.
First, while we've had some blog and vlog templates in the platform, we've never really had partners using Magnify.net as their blog or vlog home. We expect that this new group of users will have a bunch of new needs, some of which we've anticipated and tested, but a bunch more that we wanted to learn about before we went wide with the new tools. So we wanted to be able to engage and then adjust the product with a small test group before we let the new code go live for the platform.
Second, Chris Brogan and I have been looking for something to do together for a while -- and this turned out to be the perfect thing. (If you haven't checked out www.AttentionUpgrade.ma
Chris Brogan is my hero. 2007-11-16 08:37:23 Chris Brogan is my hero.
... and not just because he wears a cape!
As the world of media evolves - there is one characteristic that separates 'old' media and what used to be called 'new' media. Heart. Passion. Authenticity. Voice. New platforms and new technology is breaking down walls and allowing voices to be heard that could never have made their way through the narrow pipe that was the mainstream media.
Chris is leading the charge.
As the founder of Pod Camp, he created a place where knowledge flows freely, where anyone with a voice and a story to tell feels welcome, and where the future of media is truly wide open. As the organizer of Jeff Pulver's VON conference, he was able to imbue that event with the same kind of 'can do' spirit and sense of sharing.
So when we began to put the finishing touches on a video blogging product for Magnify, we knew who we wanted to help us guide it. Chris was the first call. Now i'm delighted that Chris will be blog
Latest News - Yahoo News 2007-11-13 18:41:16 From http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/071113/0327731.html
Hellish Thanksgiving Videos, Major College, and Popular How-To Site, Launch Online Video Channels
Tuesday November 13, 7:59 am ET
Magnify.net Now Supports Over 20,000 Publishers That Create Online Channels Dedicated to Specific Video Content Curated From Videos Across the Web, All-in-One Branded Location
NEW YORK, NY--(MARKET WIRE)--Nov 13, 2007 -- Twice each month Magnify.net selects its four hottest publishers to spotlight on its home page -- providing new visitors and potential publishers with a glimpse at the diverse community of users that are adopting the unique platform to aggregate their videos from all over the web using the Magnify.net video platform.
Hellish Holidays - If you've ever had a bad family holiday dinner, don't worry, you're not alone. Laura Cohen found herself privately thinking that Thanksgiving was Hellish -- and wondered if others felt the same way. Surprise! She was right.
"You always hear about wonderf
Streaming Media West - 2007-11-08 19:56:59 So, it has been two days in San Jose, and there's a bunch to report.
First of all - the keynote day one by Erick Hachenburg from Metacafe was impressive. These guys have a long view of the space, and they're not shy about their beliefs and vision. In fact, Eric proclaimed that pre-roll was dead, and despite the fact that others have wispered it - his proclaimation was notable for its clarity and definitive nature. I love that these guys are growing, and thriving in UGV - it helps prove the point that the future of UGV is about many companies doing well, not just one or two category killers.
Then, there was the panel on monetizing UGC. The Panel included folks from Turner, Lucasfilm, AtomFilms, and yours truly. The Moderator was Jose Castillo of thinkjose.com. What was perhaps most notable here was that each of these companies - who maybe a year ago would have had little to say abou UGC (other than Atom of course) had a TON to say. Chris Carvalho of Lucasfilm
Magnify on Tech Crunch 2007-11-07 17:37:27 Check it out - cool coverage from our friends at For Your Imagination.
Video Series nextNYers to Interview New York Startups
Mark Hendrickson
A new weekly web series called nextNYers will be filming five-minute-long interviews with tech startups based in New York City. The company behind the production of nextNYers, For Your Imagination, aims to give better exposure to local tech companies that have been around for a few years. The show is also being presented in partnership with NY-based tech blog CenterNetworks, which will post each week's show. Meghan Mitchell is the host.
We've embedded the first show from the series - in which they interview the founder of Magnify.net - below.
http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/07/video-series-nextnyers-to-interview-new-york-startups/
Magnify.net Featured on the DV Show 2007-11-04 13:12:59 The DV Show Executive Producer Brian Alves stopped by the booth at VON last week and recorded this interview with Magnify.net CEO Steve Rosenbaum:
http://thedvshow.com/vidcast/
http://thedvshow.magnify.net/
Show #198
We're in beautiful downtown Boston, MA this week for Video on the Net, a conference and expo that explores the disruptive force of broadband internet on the future of TV, film, and broadcasting. We spoke with dozens of today's industry leaders and tomorrow's disruptive innovators who are taking full advantage of the many offerings the new media space provides.
Show Notes:
Magnify.net
video.thedvshow.com
Diet.com
Proclaim
Video on the Net
Next Stop - Streaming Media West! 2007-11-03 14:43:34 Hey - West Coast Friends, Ari and I are looking forward to being at streaming media west...
We've got a booth, and i'm going to be paneling - so please stop by!
Date: Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Time: 11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Session: A202
Session Title: Consumer Generated Video Sites: Can They Be Monetized?
Session Description: http://www.streamingmedia.com/west/program/
Moderator:
Jose Castillo, Founder thinkjose.com
Panelists:
- David Eckoff, VP, New Product Development and Innovation, Turner Broadcasting
- Chris Carvalho, Director of Business Development, Lucasfilm
- Joel Sanders, Sr. Director of Site and Operations, AtomFilms, MTV Networks
- Steve Rosenbaum, CEO and Founder, Magnify.net
VON Day 1. 2007-10-30 19:44:51 So, never a boring time at VON.
The day started out at 9:30 am with a pretty free-wheeling discussion let by Chris Brogan..
the topic - "Future Visions of Internet TV"
Dan Dubno - who's been the tech genius behind much of what CBS has done in the past years around tech - is now out on his own. He's running a company called Blowing Things Up. So I think Dan wanted to blow up the conversation a bit (in a good way). He got in to a bit of thing about the amount of 'crap' on the web and the need for 'quality' and 'premium' content.
I sat quielty for second or two - then, decided to wade in. I proclaimed that everyone in the hall would be successful in their video on the web endeavors... and that made Dan even crazyier (*grin*). Colin Decker from Yahoo jumped in and defended curation and the need to give users the tools to find the best content to meet their needs. But then, just as i was sure that I was going to have to challage Dan to a wrestling match to calm
Boston Bound! 2007-10-29 21:39:08 We're on our way to Boston to exhibit, speak, and hang out with the Pulver Media gang at VON.
Why do we do this - you ask? Is it because VON is cool? (yes). Is it because Chris Brogan is my hero - (yes again). But most importantly, it's because Jeff Pulver is the king of Rock and Roll - and one of the most driven and entertaining entreprenuers in the web video space.
He calls - we show up. And what a cool panel we're on!
Tuesday, October 30, 2007 9:30am 10:30am
Future Visions of Internet TV- a What-If for the Near Future
* Chris Brogan, Community Developer, Pulvermedia
* Dan Dubno, Blowing Things Up, LLC
* Colin Decker, Director, Content & Programming for Yahoo! Video, Yahoo, Inc.
* Blake Lewin, Vice President of Product Development and Innovation, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.)
* Fred Mc Intyre, Vice President, AOL Video, AOL
* Steve Rosenbaum, CEO and Founder, Magnify.net
Where?
The Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, 415 Summer Street,
My first conference with Magnify 2007-10-29 18:15:09 Greetings from Boston!
Just finished setting up the booth for the Video on the Net conference. The energy here is great and I'm excited to be at my first conference with Magnify.net. If you're around, stop by and introduce yourself.
P.S. we'll also have some Halloween treats in Magnify colors.
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