Viddler

Regulate which countries your videos can be seen from.

Viddler provides its clients with the highest level of privacy and security over their video content. It is our mission for you to have full control over the exposure of where your videos are displayed. You can whitelist particular domains so that your videos can only be played on sites you choose. You now also have the ability to block content geographically.

Do you have video content that you want viewed only in the US? Do you not want your content displayed in the UK? Viddler provides a simple solution so that you can fully control your video content. Contact netsupport@viddler.com to discuss geographical content blocking and have it enabled on your account. Contact sales@viddler.com if you want to learn more about our privacy and security features and get started today with a free trial.

To better serve our customers both in functionality and security we have made some browser support decisions for 2012. While you can always access Viddler from a PC, Mac or Linux we have tightened up a support plan for browsers.

Viddler will support the current stable release of a browser and the prior version. This will start 6 months after the newest stable release has been published.

Example: if IE version ‘x’ comes out tomorrow, we will continue to support and test the previous version of IE for the next 6 months and we will make sure our site works in full in IE version ‘x’ by the time we drop testing for the previous version. This does not mean the site will cease to work with the previous version, just that we are not fully testing the previous version any longer.

We have made these decisions so that we can provide our customers with the best platform in all current major browsers.

* We recommend using a supported browser to get all of Viddler’s newest features:

• IE 8+ | Windows
• Firefox 3.6+ | Windows Mac Linux
• Chrome 12+ | Windows Mac Linux
• Safari 4+ | Mac Windows
• Opera (We do not test in Opera but believe our site should fully work) | Windows Mac Linux

* These were the current browsers and versions as of January 9th, 2012.

Closetista is an online fashion sales network broadcasting exciting videos from live designer interviews to focused trend reports. Closetista is on the cutting edge of all things fashion and has found the perfect outlet in online video to share their passion with the world. Online video has given them the ability to really showcase all the unique dimensions of their content and show the audience the talented people behind all the latest trends. We recently traveled to NYC and spent the day with the amazingly talented Closetista team to shoot our next Viddler Customer Spotlight.

McGraw-Hill recently released a case study involving their Connect program that uses digital course management tools in the classroom to improve the learning experience for it’s students. McGraw-Hill has found that the use of digital course management tools directly benefits students and instructors effectiveness.

Some powerful statistics:

• Students using Connect show an average grade increase of more than five points, often equal to half a letter grade
• In classes where instructors use Connect, student retention rates increased by an average of nearly 23 percent; and
• Connect’s automatic grading and instant feedback functionalities allow instructors to drastically reduce administrative time – in some cases by nearly 90 percent – leaving more time to prepare and refine lessons, spend one-on-one time with students, and, ultimately, cover more key concepts and critical material in class.

Read the full press release here!

Learn more about the Connect program!

Our successful growth requires the addition of a hard working, enthusiastic, sys admin.

Click here to apply!

What you’ll be doing:

1.  Troubleshooting systems issues
2.  Scripts & monitoring of system and multiple external services: amazonaws, mysql, etc.
3.  Automating common systems tasks,
4.  Setting up new services in support of development,
5.  Participating in spinning up new data center.

Desired Skills Experience:

1.  You have 2 -3 years real sys admin experience: debian, linux, python, perl (windows doesn’t count)
2.  You love to solve problems, get agita anytime your system is not up and running optimally, and 500 is not in your acceptable vocabulary.
3.  You will be local to the Bethlehem PA area,
4.  Position is full-time/40 flexible hrs with regular on-call.

Click here to apply!

As anyone who works on software knows – maintaining seldom-used features is a distraction from the features that matter most. Our team would never want the Viddler platform to suffer because we’re not willing get rid of the parts that aren’t used even if we worked really hard on them.

For this reason we’ve gone back to the drawing board, reviewed our usage statistics in detail, and have worked hard over the last few months to rethink, rebuild, and redesign the most important parts of Viddler. We’re really excited to share with you exactly what is in, what is out, and what is new – but we’re still a month or so away from launching the next version of Viddler.

To show you how excited we are we’ve created a short video explaining some of our thinking behind the next version of Viddler. Over the next month we’ll be explaining some of our decisions right here on the blog and how all of our customers can prepare for the changes ahead.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Video Production Webex. We had a great turn out and hope everyone learned how to produce better online video content for your business. For everyone who was not able to attend, please watch the video recording. If you have any questions, please email mattd@viddler.com.

How did Vidoo get started? Tell us a little bit about what you do?

With a background in multimedia, TV and video production, my aim with Vidoo was to deliver a low cost video marketing solution for business both large and small. Although video production isn’t a new medium, the popularity of online video content and new low-cost technology developed over the past 2-years has seen video fast becoming the number one marketing tool for a range of businesses and budgets. As a new company we believe that we can make video marketing a genuinely affordable and accessible platform for businesses and organizations of all sizes.

What are some of the biggest obstacles in producing high quality online video content?

One of the biggest obstacles I think is trying to stand out from everyone else when it comes to online videos, with so much video content flying around online these days it’s important to rise above everyone else and deliver creative, entertaining and importantly informative content. It’s also vital that the videos portray the correct messages to the audience, a poorly produced video can damage a company’s brand just as much as a great video can enhance it; in an online world where comments, social networks, threads and forums are so popular, it’s vital that videos are shared for the right reasons!

How has Viddler helped you in making Vidoo successful?

Viddler is who we’ve used since day one, they’ve made hosting, managing and sharing our videos extremely easy, as well as providing the tools to be able to easily monitor analytics to judge the impact of our videos. The flexibility of the packages on offer means that as we grow our video hosting grows with us.

Where do you see the future of online video for marketing going? Where do you see Vidoo in 5 years?

At the moment, I can only see online video content growing and growing, it’s the latest online trend, which companies from all areas are now turning to as alternative and unique way to promote their brand and businesses. I think within a few years every website will contain video content of some kind, whether it’s bespoke videos or content embedded and shared from other websites. As for where we see ourselves in 5 years time…well we plan to be one of the front runners in producing video content and creating bespoke tailored packages for clients, helping businesses to develop ways of implementing and delivering this content to their clients and customers.

What are some past projects that really stand out to you. What are some current projects your working on that excites you?

I’m personally extremely proud of every video we produce, and we always have fun with each and every project we’re involved with, and always relish a challenge. It’s great to be involved with such a range of companies and organizations, and work on such varied projects. We’re currently looking into developing some E-commerce based video packages for clients, and look to roll those out over the next 12 months.

PlanPhilly is an independent news gather entity providing daily news coverage of the built and planned environment in Philadelphia, PA. PlanPhilly.com is an attempt to actively engage Philadelphians in dialogue about the future of this great city. PlanPhilly is a tool that educates and connects citizens, developers, business people and politicians alike in a discussion about what a world-class 21st century city should be. At Viddler we preach that you don’t need to be video professionals with high end equipment to utilize online video in your business effectively. PlanPhilly is a pioneer in the online video space and is making a huge impact just focusing on the essentials. By providing a video dimension to their site, they are able to present local news stories to Philadelphia in a way the city has never seen before. We recently made the trip from Bethlehem to Philadelphia to meet with some of the amazing staff of PlanPhilly as they went into the field to shoot a video for an upcoming story. We talked about how online video helps shape there business and how Viddler assists them by providing a fast, customer friendly online video platform.

Starting video production for your online videos can seem overwhelming. Doubts that you have the ability or budget to produce high quality content that will result in sales and conversions is normal. We have recently launched a web series, Viddler Academy, with the intent of educating and assisting businesses to get started making great content with only the essential resources. Incorporating online video into your business model is vital to your ultimate success showcasing your product or service. We naturally want to help you achieve your goals. On November 17th our company videographer, Matt D’Avella, will be hosting a webex presentation going over the basics of video production.

Learn about:

• The current state of the online video space including usage statistics and the characteristics of online video that businesses are using to find success
• Different types of content including webinars, product demonstrations, and welcome page company profiles
• Attention span of viewers and how to create an advertisement strategy around video length
• How to create high quality content including essential equipment, 3rd party assistance, and potential cost

At the conclusion Matt will answer some user submitted questions. Please send all questions to webex@viddler.com with the subject “Video Production Questions” before November 16, 2011.

Registration Opens: November 9, 2011
Registration Closes: November 16, 2011
Webex Date: Thursday November 17, 2011 @ 2:00pm EST / 11:00am PST

We will distribute a video recording of the webex to everyone who registers.

Space is limited so please register today to secure your spot!