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Tip of the day include a video on your profile

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     Include a video in your profile   Upload a video from your computer. Your account offers you a significant amount of storing space (500M) allowing to upload a few videos. Of course you do not have to upload videos but you should at least upload one (trailer, awards...) to have something in the "My videos" and enjoy a better visibility in the community. 1. Start uploading : click "create content/video" tab http://www....

MAGMART | International Videoart Festival - VII Edition

MAGMART | VIDEO UNDER VOLCANO
International Videoart Festival - VII Edition
Is now starting the new edition of Magmart, the well-know and wide participated Festival of videoart.
Our call for entry is open to all artists, without limits of age or nationality. We invite you to participate, and to spread the world about - on your blog, your website, among your artist friends, on art-related portal and website of your country.
Read the rules, connect to our website, and be one of us!

Now Films can be submitted online, through youTube.

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Hi all,   i thank you for your great support and particiaption in Webmiere 2011, The first ever Online Short film, Docu and photo Story festival to be Simulcast through various Media.  Now you can submit your film through YouTube as well. All you need to do is upload your film on YouTube and set your privacy to share it with only people you choose. Then like our facebook page "Webmiere 2011" and choose to share it with Webmiere 2011. Then go to www.totalfilmi.tv ...

Butterflies Award Winning YouTube Documentary Free To Watch Online

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To celebrate 10,000 views, we are giving the film out for free online. Enjoy :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOHx2or45Go   ...

Butterflies YouTube Documentary Webisodes

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Watch the Award winning documentary about the YouTube social network online for free  For more info go to Butterflies Official Website ...

Another Chapter My Video Marketing Adventure

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Another Chapter My Video Marketing Adventure I have recently begun to develop a series of SEO training videos and I am finding the challenges are extremely rewarding. As I have previously mentioned as I have been providing a running narrative of my experiences. I have been able to successfully use videos to crush my competition. There are several keyword phrases were I hold every position on the first page. Yes, that’s 10 out of 10! In two short months I have placed videos ...

July 24 YouTube Time Capsule

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  This coming Saturday, July 24, will mark a milestone for the internet. YouTube and a pair of renowned filmmakers have invited citizens from around the globe to participate in what is being called the first user-generated feature-length documentary shot during the same 24 hours. Titled LIFE IN A DAY, the experiment is being sponsored by the online clip site and involves such celebrated directors as Ridley Scott (ROBIN HOOD, GLADIATOR) and Kevin MacDonald (THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND)...

Thank you for renting

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  Thank you so much to everyone for all your support and renting Butterflies. We are only one click away from 3200 views on YouTube rentals:) Hope you enjoyed the film and it gave you some ideas on how to make more money on YouTube. The YouTube community has changed so much since the premiere of the film. We are really happy that we were able to capture its beginnings and talk to some of the YouTubers, who started it all. Best of luck with your YouTube channel. Love, http://www.Bu...

Article on Butterflies YouTube Launch

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Hello Butterflies: I hope all of you are having a great weekend and working on some great YouTube videos :) We have three announcements for this week: 1) An article on Documentary Tech website profiles Butterflies and the film's journey all the way to distribution and launch on YouTube 2) New Butterflies network has been established where you can join for free, interact and post your videos. Member's work gets featured each week and we have forum's discussing y...

Butterflies Behind the Scenes

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After crazy month on YouTube where most of you noticed Butterflies on the front page, here are some new clips and interesting info from behind the scenes. First, if you still didn't see the film, it is available for rent here. If you are interested in making of the film, you can read an article published by YouTube or see the filmed interviews here. You will find out why the characters featured in the film were picked and if Butterflies 2 is in the works :) Who sh...

After 4 Sundance films, Butterflies is selected for rent on YouTube.

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One of the first feature films distributed on YouTube is Fest 21 member's documentary film Butterflies. The independent film from European filmmaker Ester Brym has finished its festival run last year graduating with a couple of awards and going on to make history as one of the first films being available for rent on YouTube. Butterflies is feature film following the lives of six young people that are prominent 'weblebrities' on a video site YouTube. The film explores th...

Add icon to your profile

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The majority of you have opted for our default icon or do not realize that you can upload a photo Logo or poster or other image to your profile that will appear in the Directory and on homepage active members. To upload a photo/image or choose an icon, simply visit Profile Update link and select Upload Picture                   Include a video in your profile   Upload a video...

October 15th: Butterflies, documentary film about how to make it in social media

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Lives of YouTube “Weblebrities” Chronicled in Upcoming Documentary The increasingly popular world of new media has introduced online viewers across the world to a diverse group of individuals in cyberspace.  YouTube.com has emerged as one of the leaders to catapult an Average Joe into an instant “Weblebrity” with the stroke of a computer key.  Meet six folks in the feature documentary “Butterflies” who share the common goal of becoming internet sensations via YouTube...

Coming Soon to a 'Youtube' Near You...

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 Youtube is expanding? ...What's new?We're particularly intrigued and excited by the latest expansion of youtube, its first full-length film.  Luc Besson's and Yann-Arthus Betrand's 90-minute environmental awareness film Home will be the first full-length film to be available on youtube in its entirety.  The youtube release date will occur simultaneously with the theatrical and DVD release dats on June 5, World Environment Day.  All releases will be free of charge except for DVDs, which...

Youtube co founder to open first Broadband Video Summit

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Chad Hurley, co-founder and CEO of YouTube, will open MIPCOM's first Broadband Video Summit with a keynote speech. The Broadband Video Summit will take place on Wednesday, October 15, at the 24th edition of MIPCOM, October 13-17, 2008, Palais des Festivals, Cannes. The new Broadband Video Summit is part of the MIPCOM 2008 conference program. It will provide a venue for the newest and hottest Internet TV platforms, media owners and cross-platform content creators to talk about the business models...

On my way to the Festival Summit at the Cumberland

After a cool 3H 15 trip from Paris Gare du Nord to new St Pancras station, a quick cab took me in less than 10 minutes to the hotel (less than the waiting for a cab at the station)Arriving at the Cumberland reception I got worried when they told me I was staying in a "nice room in the business executive building" off one block...Did not sound too engaging, or even convenientTurns out the rooms ARE nice in fact (vast, modern design, spacious...)      ...

10 good reasons to open and maintain your festival blog on fest21.com

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Best things in life are free… so is our blog platform for the fest community of the 21 st century.The blog is absolutely free like any myspace, youtube video blog…! But yours visitors will not have to be logged in to enjoy the visit.  The strongest videoblog platform for search engine visibility (google…)Try for yourself: Search in google typing  cinequest 18 wraps  or cinequest 18 for instance : you will see that our platform is the best of all, giving N°1 positioning ahead of varie...

The Youtube awards

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 Youtube awardsMost CreativeHere It Goes AgainOKGoBest ComedySmosh Short 2: StrandedSmoshBest CommentaryHotness Prevailsthewinekone http://www.youtube.com/ytawards...

The YouTube Awards

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After five days of fervent ranking, the YouTube community selected these seven videos as the champions. Congratulations to all the winners! Most CreativeHere It Goes AgainOKGo Best ComedySmosh Short 2: StrandedSmosh Best CommentaryHotness Prevailsthewinekone Best SeriesAsk A Ninjadigitalfilmmaker Best Music VideoSay It's PossibleTerraNaomi Most InspirationalFree Hugs CampaignPeaceOnEarth123 Most AdorableKiwi!Madyeti47 watch them here: http://www.youtube.com/ytawards ...

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