MAGNIFY.NET TO POWER OFFICIAL INTERNET WEEK NEW YORK VIDEO SITE

THIS YEAR INTERNET WEEK NEW YORK GOES VIDEO!

Magnify.net is proud to announce that we have partnered with Internet Week New York to produce the exclusive Internet Week TV Channel.  

Internet Week will be producing coverage of Internet Week events with video host and social media guru Shira Lazar. Videos will be available on the channel along with content shot from a team of reporters and videographers.

In addition, Magnify.net is providing a public video upload solution to allow event organizers and event participants the ability to capture and share content from Internet Week events.

"Internet Week is successful through the efforts of our many outstanding partners, said David-Michel Davies, the Chairman of Internet Week, "We’re happy to partner with Magnify.net, an NYC-based company, to provide a video solution for the community."

Said Steven R...

In an article on jackmyers.com, Magnify CEO Steve Rosenbaum tells a great anocdote involving a run in with Barry Diller to illustrate the rise of curation and consumer content. This is really worth a read whether you are a content creator or a business interested in using consumer generated content. (And as a bonus you get to see some of the awesome entries to the bicyling.com contest.)

http://www.jackmyers.com/commentary/media-business-bloggers/45421712.html

Sarah James from Taste of Home Magazine is one of Magnify's favorite users. She is responsible for the content on Taste of Home Magazine's website tasteofhome.com - the very popular website that features easy recipes, home cooking tips, kitchen design insights and diet and nutrition information. Sarah gets curation and has proven herself as one of the most adept curators on the platform. We thought we would ask her to share a little abouther experience for fellow admins looking for tips.

How much time do you spend curating tasteofhome.com?

I really only spend about one week per month curating new videos. I have learned that sources such as Food Network, Kraft, Betty Crocker and others don't upload their new videos until the end or beginning of the month. Because Youtube is mainly our chief supplier of videos, I check their channel pages around those times to see if they've posted anything new.

You guys use both content that you have shot and content that you have discovered from other video shari...

There are a lot of folks behind making Magnify what it is and we thought it would be good to introduce ourselves to the community. Today we are rolling out a newly updated page displaying the bios and pictures of the folks behind Magnify, what we do and how to we came to spend all our time bringing video to the world. We also want to give you a chance to meet our wonderful Board of Directors and Advisory Board.

Today is also a big day, as we welcome our new Vice Preseident of Sales, Phil Ripperger, to the Magnify Team. Beyond being a snappy dresser, Phil is a veteran in the digital space and we are truly excited to have him on our side. To hear it in his own words, find his bio here.

Clear the roads and railways....Magnify.net is coming to Streaming Media East 2009!

If you are in and around the New York area on Tuesday and Wednesday, make sure to head over to Hilton New York and stop by the Magnify.net booth (#232). We will be doing demos, giving tips and handing out a bunch of free gear. Best of all, Magnus the Mascot will be signing autographs and taking pictures will fans. We would love to meet Magnify users, so come by and say hello.

What is Streaming Media East? The Streaming Media East show is a great place to come see, learn, and discuss what is taking place with all forms of online video business models and technology. Content owners, viral video creators, online marketers, enterprise corporations, broadcast professionals, ad agencies, educators and others converge on the halls of the Hilton Hotel to hear about the latest online video technology (such as Magnify.net) and discuss ...

You've spent a lot of time making your channel great by adding the right videos, growing your community and placing a cool twitter module on your page. At this point, you are probably wondering, "how can I get paid for all my hard work?"

It is actually quite easy and completely free. By creating a channel you are eligible to earn half the revenue of the advertising displayed on your channel. So for every other ad that appears on the side of the page or next to a video, you can receive the money generated. You are not responsible for placing the advertising on the page and we do all the work behind the scenes... you simply get paid!

So how do you get started? By signing up for Google Adsense and inputing your Publisher-ID on your channel. Here is a step-by-step video tutorial on how to get your Adsense account up and running and input the correct information...

Today, Zappos announced the winner of the BoxBreaks contest for April! And the winner is none other that Erin McMahon with "Guest of Honor"!
 
Congratulations Erin for creating an amazing video that made us all laugh (and received a lot of votes). Erin will receive a $50 gift certificate from Zappos.com and will have the chance next month to defend her title.
 
BoxBreaks, Zappos first contest using the Magnify platform, gives customers a chance to submit a video of a BoxBreak (opening of a Zappos box) for a chance to win a $50 Zappos gift certificate. The contest runs monthly.
 
Anyone who knows Zappos, knows that their customers are creative and passionate about the brand... two ingredients for great video. This month's contest attracted all types of video (and yes, most were clever, funny and creative). We are all looking to forward to seeing what comes in next month.
 
For those of you interested in...

Today, we would like to extend huge CONGRATULATIONS to two of our partners, New York Magazine and Bicycling, for winning National Magazine Awards. For Magnify users who aren't familiar with the awards, the National Magazine Awards are the equivalent of the Oscars or Grammys for Magazines. We have always known New York Magazine and Bicycling as leaders in the field and it is great to see them recognized as such with the National Magazine Awards.

New York Magazine, who recently re-launched their site with the Magnify platform, has been nailing it (when have they not?) and winning the General Excellence Online award is a real testament to Loren Mooney and the team over there. They are always finding innovative ways to keep their audience entertained and with their ...