“There are plenty of sites out there that stream the work of budding filmmakers, but remember that sites like Vimeo actually allow you to download these works as well. There are nearly 30,000 actual films of all types on the online video service - rather than just sneezing pandas and over confident martial artists.”
“Indie filmmakers everywhere began posting gloriously blurry test films of their friends on Vimeo and industry pros took notice.”
“The Art of the Show, hosted by Vimeo, the online video community, featured live music videos from film makers such as Vincent Moon and Ray Concepcion and embodied this culture perfectly. The event was part of a monthly series sponsored by Vimeo, which was cool because the offline event was totally consistent with the online experience of Vimeo.”
Today I (Blake) gave a talk at the Future Of Web Design on actively designing community. Looks like people got the message!
Also, check out this awesome illustration of the talk by @wilg.
“This past Wednesday Vimeo announced that its staff picks and HD video showcase, two of the most popular parts of the site, had been re-encoded to H.264. The next step, says Vimeo’s director of community Blake Whitman, is to extend iPhone support to all Plus members over the next few weeks.”
“But Vimeo’s strategy may not be to hog all the eyeballs it can get. The company is looking to build a community with deeper interests than the run-of-the-mill kitten video. Vimeo’s initial foray into mobile video may very serve that goal.”
Best Websites: Video - The best in online television, archive footage, and creative video-sharing - Telegraph.co.uk
“Blake Whitman, Vimeo’s director of community, told CNET News earlier today that the popular video sharing site is rolling out support for both iDevices and Android, albeit on a limited basis. More specifically, Vimeo has re-encoded all of its staff picks and HD video showcase for playback on your iPhone/iPod touch/Android handset.”
Vimeo’s videos get iPhone, Android-friendly - CNET News
“Video host Vimeo on Wednesday is launching support for users oniPhone/iPod Touch and Google Android devices. The company has re-encoded the entirety of its staff picks and HD video showcase, both of which are the most heavily trafficked areas of the site from Vimeo’s members, and referrers like Twitter.”
“Market Share (excluding YouTube)
If YouTube is taken out of the equation, the most popular video-sharing service used by bloggers to embed and link to videos is Vimeo (48.7%), followed by Dailymotion (22.2%), MySpace (6.1%) and Google Video (5.3%).”
#2 baby!
