Friday, 16 Nov 2007
"Hellish" Holiday Ahead? I've Got Some Web Sites For You
Posted By: Julia Boorstin
As people start preparing for a family Thanksgiving, I figured I should to share this fun web site: HellishHolidays.com is a user generated site dedicated to, you guessed it, hellish holidays. You upload your embarrassing, awful video and share the kind of wonderful personality conflicts that emerge over family dinners. The site has some videos that go back to the 60s and 70s--people have clearly been dying to share some of these holiday moments for a while. Some are staged, (Thanksgiving at the Trailer Park) some seem bizarre and voyeuristic.
Apparently this site features various holidays, but I've only discovered it now. Last year, I cooked a full T-day dinner, including a 23 pound turkey for my family and my future in-laws in a tiny Manhattan kitchen. I probably broke some record of the number of dishes to be produced per square foot, so needless to say, there are moments that would have qualif... [More]
Center Networks said: "Magnify.net Does for Video Blogging What Wordpress Did for Word Blogging"
Masable said: "Continued evolution of Magnify as a service...What you’ve got is an integrated, multi-faceted network (that you’ve created) that operates around the aggregation and personal creation of video content."
Springwise said: "it's time for verticalization. Right on cue, Magnify has launched a service that helps web publishers bring subject-specific video channels to their own websites."
"The next stage of the video era: general sites have had their day—now it's time for the niche, vertical contenders to take hold"
Profy said: "Magnif... [More]
Hellish Thanksgiving Videos, Major College, and Popular How-To Site, Launch Online Video Channels
Tuesday November 13, 7:59 am ET
Magnify.net Now Supports Over 20,000 Publishers That Create Online Channels Dedicated to Specific Video Content Curated From Videos Across the Web, All-in-One Branded Location
NEW YORK, NY--(MARKET WIRE)--Nov 13, 2007 -- Twice each month Magnify.net selects its four hottest publishers to spotlight on its home page -- providing new visitors and potential publishers with a glimpse at the diverse community of users that are adopting the unique platform to aggregate their videos from all over the web using the Magnify.net video platform.
Hellish Holidays - If you've ever had a bad family holiday dinner, don't worry, you're not alone. Laura Cohen found herself privately thinking that Thanksgiving was Hellish -- and wondered if others felt the same way. Surprise! She was right.
"You always hear about wonderful holiday memories, but I think most people are just better at blocking out reality than I am," said Cohen.
"Many of my memories involve cranky relatives, burned food, disappointing gifts and traffic jams that go on for... [More]
Video Series nextNYers to Interview New York Startupshttp://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/07/video-series-nextnyers-to-interview-new-york-startups/
Mark Hendrickson
A new weekly web series called nextNYers will be filming five-minute-long interviews with tech startups based in New York City. The company behind the production of nextNYers, For Your Imagination, aims to give better exposure to local tech companies that have been around for a few years. The show is also being presented in partnership with NY-based tech blog CenterNetworks, which will post each week’s show. Meghan Mitchell is the host.
We’ve embedded the first show from the series - in which they interview the founder of Magnify.net - below.
Show #198
We're in beautiful downtown Boston, MA this week for Video on the Net, a conference and expo that explores the disruptive force of broadband internet on the future of TV, film, and broadcasting. We spoke with dozens of today's industry leaders and tomorrow's disruptive innovators who are taking full advantage of the many offerings the new media space provides.
Show Notes:
Magnify.net
video.thedvshow.com
Diet.com
Proclaim
Video on the Net
Date: Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Time: 11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Session: A202
Session Title: Consumer Generated Video Sites: Can They Be Monetized?
Session Description: http://www.streamingmedia.com/west/program/
Moderator:
Jose Castillo, Founder thinkjose.com
Panelists:
- David Eckoff, VP, New Product Development and Innovation, Turner Broadcasting
- Chris Carvalho, Director of Business Development, Lucasfilm
- Joel Sanders, Sr. Director of Site and Operations, AtomFilms, MTV Networks
- Steve Rosenbaum, CEO and Founder, Magnify.net