Hey folks, hope this finds you well and excited about the future of web video.

As always, we've got some news that we think should give you new things to explore from the Magnify.net platform.

First,  we've got a contest for you to participate in.   We've got a great new 'mascot' - thanks to Designer Paul White.  He's cute,  and pretty hungry to chew on the best video.  The only problem is he doesn't have a name.  So -- we're inviting you to help us name the Magnify Mascott.  Email your name suggestions to NameMe (at) Magnify.net.   Or go to this URL and record a video HERE with you suggestion.

We're going to give the best name a really cool FLIP video camera (in Orange of course!).  

So,  enter today -  we're looking to name him/her  in the next three weeks or so.

Secondly --  the Magnify.net Publisher is now ready to rock for WordPress and Movable Type.  We've added a new plug-in for WP,  so we're now compatible with any install from version 2.0 forward.

The Publisher has gotten great buzz and feedback - here's some links of the blogosphere's coverage of Magnify Publisher.

    - LA Times - Magnify: another approach to online video guides

    - http://blogstring.com  "Magnify takes a step to video/blog integration

    - Chris Brogan - "Magnify Goes to the Blogs"

    - http://weblogtoolscollection.com

In other news -

PRO credit card processing is now self-serve and live.  Just a few weeks ago we turned on our Pro- Services, and now you'll find there is a Pro-Account page within your Admin area. This means you can turn on and off pro-services, adjust your ad page buy out, and monitor the usage of the pages  you've purchased.  Now is a great time to Go Pro!

We're excited about the feedback and usage that we've seen of the Pro services, and we'll continue to expand this area.

EMBEDDABLE PLAYER.  If you haven't gone in and explored the embeddable player - now is the time to check it out.  We've integrated all the Magnify feature (voting, recommended, etc)  into a really elegant drop down menu. So now you can have all the Magnify features on your pages with plug and play simplicity.  You can access the new Magnify Embeddible player on any video  --  just click on the "share" button and you'll find the player code in the "Embed" link called "i Frame Embeddable Player."  You can put it anywhere - so enjoy.

In the weeks ahead,  you can expect some new features in the Magnify Publisher,  more tools and solutions on the Platform itself, and a bunch of new things in the Pro area that you've been requesting.

As always, we look forward to your thoughts, feedback, and suggestions.  So make sure you're all over the Forums - and use the support email address (Support (at) Magnify.net) if you've got a bug you want to report.

Don't forget to suggest a name for our new buddy - we're tired of calling him 'Hey you!'.