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.
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.
Epicenter Consulting develops software that takes your business to the next level. Epicenter is a boutique web application development company focused on changing the way their clients think about the web by putting users, business, and innovation first. Epicenter offers service solutions such as custom business software, product design, strategy consulting, software architecture, web application development, and e-commerce strategy. We recently had the pleasure of visiting Clark and Ben of Epicenter at their NYC HQ to talk about what makes Epicenter unique and how Viddler contributes to their success by displaying all the dimensions of their new products.
Who says realtors and mortgage professionals can’t be rock stars? Phil Osborne and Ken Unangst certainly don’t. They’re the creators and hosts of a variety of real estate-focused media at Lehigh Valley Homes TV. Phil and Ken are using Viddler to reclaim the real estate business in their local market by making videos that are helpful, honest, authentic, and entertaining. I had the pleasure of hanging out with them for a day last week, and we talked about the changing landscape of local business and what they’re doing to contribute. Watch the video above to see how this gnarly duo is using Viddler to set a new standard for how small businesses should engage with their local communities.
If you frequent our homepage, you probably won’t be surprised to hear that all of us at Viddler are huge fans of Engadget. We feature videos from Engadget on a regular basis, and why wouldn’t we? They do comprehensive and witty coverage of a topic that’s very dear to our hearts: technology. Personally, I’ve been reading Engadget since I was in diapers (which, for me, would be about the 10th grade). In high school when I wasn’t playing Tetris on my TI-83, or watching—mesmerized—as the dock of my Rio Karma pulsed to the beat of my mp3′s, or getting suspended for a proxy I set up to circumvent my school’s web filter (true story), I could be found scrolling through my RSS reader, geeking out at the latest posts from Engadget. Since then I’ve shelved my calculator, moved on to more convergent devices for playing my music, and found a job at a place that would never block me from watching a web video. But one habit still remains. Engadget’s coverage of the gadget world has kept me coming back for more ever since I went through puberty and first noticed how sexy a USB port can look.
Last week I had the honor of hanging out backstage at Engadget’s live talk show, The Engadget Show. As a video producer, it was a real thrill to see Chad Mumm and his crew come into Cooper Union’s venue, set up a top notch production in a matter of hours, and put on a great live show in front of a full auditorium. Oh, and getting their guest, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, to sign my iPad was pretty cool, too. I documented the whole production and sat down with Engadget editors Joshua Topolsky, Nilay Patel, and Paul Miller to talk about The Engadget Show and other ways Engadget is using video to inform and entertain. The result is a new video in our series called Viddler Spotlight, embedded below. Watch it and get inspired. The world of online video is getting more exciting every day.
Gary’s the kind of guy who completely immerses himself in the things he’s passionate about. His office sits atop two stories of wine, inside is enough valuable Jets memorabilia to open a small museum, and scattered throughout the room you’ll find all kinds of video equipment that is used for his show. Anyone who passes through his doorway encounters two giant crates of WLTV-branded armbands that say “Bringing The Thunder” on them; one right outside his door, and one right inside his door. The man loves armbands.
Walking into Gary Vaynerchuk’s office is like walking onto a TV set. “Oh wow,” you think. “I’ve seen this couch before. It looks so much smaller in person!”
But despite the cameras, the lights, and the familiar set pieces, you quickly realize the biggest difference between Gary’s office and a television set: Gary’s office is a place where real things get done.
He’s constantly hustling. In the short time we were there he handled several meetings and filmed three videos (not including ours). No spare moment went to waste. In the few extra minutes he had while we set up our lights and cameras, he hopped on his computer and engaged with his fans, responding to emails, replying to tweets, and even snapping a picture for his DailyBooth account.
At Viddler, we’re infinitely grateful that Gary has brought this passion and work ethic to our video platform. He’s played a role in using Viddler to promote his personal brand, his best-selling book, and even his sports heroes. But Gary’s flagship show, Wine Library TV, is possibly his most impressive use of Viddler. Just a few weeks ago, Wine Library TV surpassed 900 episodes, and Gary shows no signs of stopping.
To share how all of this got started, and how video continues to add value to Gary’s businesses, I created a video profile where Gary discusses WLTV’s beginnings and the long-term impact the show has had on his life. I hope you find it as inspiring to watch as it was for me to make.
Many of us on team Viddler are gamers. Heated debates about PS3 vs. Xbox 360 are pretty much a daily occurrence at Viddler HQ. The team plays everything from first-person shooters to MMORPGs. That is why if any of us were to work anywhere besides Viddler it’d probably be at Gamervision.
Gamervision, a Business Services customer, is an online gaming magazine that has one of the best company cultures I’ve ever experienced. After visiting their headquarters in Doylestown, PA (just a stones throw away from Viddler HQ) a few months ago we knew we had to start our Business Profile videos with them. And so we did.
Billy Disney, who is off on vacation somewhere in some tropical location burning his legs to oblivion, helped us put together this video profile on Gamervision and we think it is great.
We’ll be putting this video up, as well as a use case for Gamervision, on our Business Services site soon and we’re already planning many more of these videos with our incredible customers so stay tuned.
Thanks to the entire team at Gamervision for being so willing to put up with our cameras in their faces as well as for being absolutely great customers.
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