Magnify.net Blog

What We've Got Going On-

November 14, 2008 - Steve Rosenbaum

It's November, and the digital video world is growing fast, even as other industries are shrinking and consolidating.

You're already in.  And with our Pro" tool box, you can now turn your channel into a revenue generating business.

And, whether you go Pro or stick with the free offering, we're pleased to announce a ton of new features and enhancements, so you've got some exciting new things to play with:

New Player Pages. As online video quality continues to improve, we've had a bunch of you ask for new page layouts that give more room to the video player... and more features exposed on the player page. So we've released three new player page layouts, with more to come. Just log in to your administration console and you can choose the player page that works best for your channel.
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Adjustable Site Width. If your channel is attached to an existing web site, you may have found that trying to make the widths of the pages match was a bit of a trick. Well, no longer -- thanks to nifty page resizing code that really rocks. The control is located here:
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http://woof.magnify.net/admin/design/layout?selected=body

Mobile Upload Goes Live. This is ridiculously cool: you can now send videos to a Magnify channel from your camera phone, or any device that can send email or MMS messages. It is easy to do and is a great way to finally show the world some of those videos of your dog pulling you on a skateboard.
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Publishing Page Redesign.
If you've posted a video recently, you might have noticed the slick new design. It's easy to use and updated for compatibility with Flash 10. Go upload something and check it out.
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Channel Marketplace. Tired of looking for change in your couch? Ever wonder what your Magnify channel might be worth in the open market? You can now put your channel up for sale using the Magnify Marketplace. Name the price and see if anyone comes knocking.
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Custom Video Watermarks. This is a great way to customize your channel and place your mark on the video world. The feature is available as a Pro option and allows you to superimpose your logo in the corner of every video delivered by Magnify on your channel.
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Friendly URLs for Playlists. Playlist web addresses now have a name, not just a number. When you link to a playlist or send a playlist, you will now see the name of the playlist in the browser address bar. It's more user friendly, and can help with search engine optimization.
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http://YourURL.magnify.net/watch/

Make Money With Magnify. Web video is growing fast, and now with more than 46,000 publishers like you building amazing, agile, engaging video channels on the Magnify.net platform, we're excited to see real business opportunities starting to emerge. If you haven't read it already, here's a link to the first of our five-part series, "How to Make Money with Online Video."

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You'll see more tips, tricks, ideas, and suggestions in the weeks ahead. If you have learned something you want to share, or just have some feedback, we're always excited to get input from our friends and partners. Email us at
Comments (at) Magnify.net -- we look forward to hearing from you.

Happy video publishing,

-- Steve, Simon and whole Magnify.net team.