Our friends at UppperDeck have released a contest so big, so rock'in that any sports fan with a passion for collecting has to be going crazy about now.  They're inviting UpperDeck collectors to video tape,  and submit their Boxbreaks.  If you're a card fanatic you know what that is.  So, check out this great new video introducing the promotion with Lebron James.Amazing!

http://upperdecksports.tv/

The Magnify Fast Movers - what's going on.

Hey gang,  thought i'd take a sec to share with you some news that should give channel owners some insights into how some channels are
growing fast - and what you can do to accelerate growth.

We've been noticing that membership and pageview growth go hand in hand.   This isn't surprising,  but it is exciting.  Channels like Skeewee.tv  are  serving a user base that has a shared set of interests and a shared set of stories.  Skeewee describes itself as: "SkeeWeeTV.com is a video community that features video from the ladies of the Nations first sorority of color".  They launched just 90 days ago and they're already at 1,346 members.   What's great about skeewee is that members share with other members,  and spread the word.  So as the channel admin,  you don't have to do all the work of trying to go out and create buzz and traffic - each new members seems to bring a few new ones with them.  This is very much like the facebook phenomenon we're seeing in the social space,  and catching on to this is important.  If your channel isn't a...

What are you doing this weekend? On Friday, April 25 and Saturday, April 26 the Magnify team will be a PodCamp NYC in Brooklyn!

We'll have a table there and we'll be demoing some new video blogging tools that we're really excited about.

So if you're at PodCamp or you're looking for something fun to do, please stop by our table and say hello!

Magnify has an embeddable video player. About time. While Magnify has done a good job of creating easily-formed groups around certain content, and has spent the past few months extending the ability to better customize and skin your own Magnify network, the embeddable video player is probably one of the best new features Magnify has had in the past few months.

Now, user-curated content can be s...

Hi Fellow Magnifiers...

I know you've heard the news about our new "Pro" service offerings - I  wanted to share with you some specifics about what this can do for you,  and what kinds of Magnify.net users might be able to make use of  this new service.

You,  as the site owner and administrator,  have been asking for more control.  So we've opened up the platform so that you can have more control over you pages,  visitor experience,  and revenue.

First and foremost - we are super excited to announce the birth of the new Embedded Player (with new groovy tools!).  Yes,  it's here.  Play on page,  commenting,  sharing,  related clips... all the smooth deliciousness that  you expect from the Magnify player page,  now tucked neatly into a iFrame widget.
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Well,  I was inside the inner sanctum of the Beantown Googleplex for the opening night of the AlwaysOn  Northeast Venture Summit and security was tight.  Really.

Each an every guest was asked to sign an NDA before they entered the adserving goliath.   And then - once inside... I,  your intrepid reporter went on a search to see what this complex has under lock and key.

Was it the crowd?  A wonderful group,  but no secrets here.  Was it the Ping Pong Table...nope,  standard west-cost issue leisure gear.  Was it the bar?  Well stocked,  but not spectacular.  So - what could it be?  Then,  I searched a back hallway looking for the secret.  It was there - in one of the back rooms that the caterers had set up that I found the secret that Google doesn't want you to know.

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Magnify.net Releases VidyUp, A Free YouTube Video Uploader Based on YouTube’s New API

NEW YORK – April 2, 2008 – Magnify.net released VidyUp a free video upload widget powered by the recently introduced YouTube API.  It is a simple, embeddable, and customizable widget that invites site visitors to upload video directly to YouTube from any Website or blog. 
 
VidyUp is designed to be a community engagement tool for site hosts to invite visitors to recommend related videos while they upload them to their YouTube account. Once uploaded, VidyUp also emails the host with the embed code and a preview of the new video as a way of helping them identify relevant videos to in turn share with their community.

Sites likely to be users of the VidyUp.com widget include blogs, websites,  and sites that have their own established content management system. Customers of the Videoegg Uploader product may find the free VidyUp product as a good alternative since it is no longer available.

There are millions of videos on YouTube and with VidyUp, the community...

Magnify.net Selected by AlwaysOn as a Northeast 100 Top Private Company Award Winner

Recognized for Creating New Business Opportunities in High-Growth Markets through Game-Changing Technology

New York NY – April 1, 2008– Magnify.net, the fast growing online video discovery and broadcast platform for websites, groups and businesses, announced today that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the Northeast 100 Top Private Companies. The first-annual Northeast 100 list was compiled by the AlwaysOn editorial panel. In order to be eligible for the list, companies in the Northeastern United States had to be creating new business opportunities in high-growth markets, demonstrating significant market traction and pursuing game-changing technology in a key sector. AlwaysOn received hundreds of nominations for this year’s list. 

Magnify.net and the Northeast 100 Top Companies for 2008 will be honored at the AlwaysOn Venture Summit East to be held April 7 – April 9, 2008, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston, MA.  Venture Summit East a two-day gathering that...