'Net Features : vimeo

Charge Subscribers for Video

Pete Prestipino — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:50:00 GMT

If you're like most of the digital media professional I know, you're simply not willing to get in front of a video camera to sell your wares or position yourself as the guru's guru. That may change as popular video platforms like Vimeo are now enabling video creators to sell their work, in whatever way they want.

Last November Vimeo started releasing features for video creators to monetize their work. It's Tip Jar offernig enabled fans and video viewers to send small cash payments to producers/creators. Vimeo then followed that up by introducing a pay-to-view experience on the platform. Now however, Vimeo kicked it up a few notches with its Video On Demand program, an open platform that enables producers to sell their work directly to their own audience and on their own terms.

Vimeo Pro users will receive a 90/10 revenue split, provide their audience with a cross-platform (mobile, tablet and connected TV) experience. Vimeo users are also able to set the price, determine how long the work will be available after purchase, and even limit it to available regions.

Create Videos, Earn Tips

Allison Howen — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:39:00 GMT

Audience members can start tipping their favorite Vimeo videos, thanks to a new suite of creator tools from the video-sharing site.

The company recently launched the Vimeo Creator Services platform to help content creators make more money from their videos. Currently, the suite of tools only includes a feature called Tip Jar, with plans to launch a Pay-To-View service in the future.

Tip Jar is a pretty neat feature because it allows Vimeo Plus or Vimeo PRO members to collect money from their fans. Once Tip Jar is activated on a video, viewers will see a “Tip this video” button below the player. Then, viewers can enter a tip amount (from $1 - $500) and their credit card information, and video producers reap the benefits.

Additionally, Vimeo plans to introduce its first pay-to-view service in the coming months, according to the company’s blog. This service will give tools to video creators that will enable them to charge for access to their videos – with no coding required. The company's blog post also states that more tools will be coming to the Vimeo Creator Service suite soon.

Check out an example of Tip Jar on the 2012 Vimeo Festival + Awards' Grand Prize winning video below:

Vimeo Adds Cloud Tool and New Soundtrack Options

Michael Garrity — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 15:30:00 GMT

Growing YouTube alternative Vimeo is looking to attract more video creators to its platform with the addition of some new features – a cloud-based enhancement tool and new soundtrack options.

The Enhancer will allow video publishers to make changes to their content without having to edit them on a desktop and then re-upload them onto the site. In other words, creators can edit from Vimeo’s website, which includes being able to instantly add music to their videos, update audio levels and control a song’s starting and ending point.

Through a collaboration with music partner SmartSound, Vimeo has also added almost 4,000 new soundtrack options on top of the 50,000 titles that were already available through its soundtrack tool. These new options are supposed to make way for improved flexibility.

At the price of $1.99 per song for a personal license, or $19.99 for a commercial license, users will be able to create custom soundtracks for their videos using SmartSound songs. For greater customization, users will be able to control the length, arrangement and instrument mix of the tracks.

Pinterest Announces Vimeo Integration

Michael Garrity — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:50:00 GMT

Back in August, Pinterest rolled out YouTube support to allow users to pin and share videos from the site on the pinboard-based social network. Still, despite that addition, the focus of Pinterest (and reason for its growth) has remained pretty consistently rooted in photos.

However, as the site continues to grow in popularity, the company probably realized that it will have to broaden its horizons to hold the interest of new and old users, alike. Thus, Pinterest announced integration with Vimeo, which, like its YouTube deal, will allow users to pin Vimeo videos on the site.

Some are speculating that this move is just what Pinterest needs to expand its content reach, since Vimeo’s fanbase tends to be more art and design focused than YouTube’s things-on-cats loving crowd. This means these younger, hipper users may be more interested in sharing viral content on the site, so this new deal could help spur video usage on the social network. Or that's the theory, at least.

If nothing else, it’s clear that Pinterest is interested in evolving beyond its current format.

Vimeo Releases New Features for Video Producers

Mike Phillips — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 01:45:00 GMT

Vimeo, long playing second fiddle to YouTube, has released some new features that should be very attractive to video producers.

First, Plus members ($59.95 per year or $9.95 per month) can now upload files as large as 5 GB - meaning full-feature HD film uploads, or up to 2.5 hours of HD per week. With a Plus membership, Vimeo users can also upload unlimited HD videos per week, within the weekly limit (non-Plus members are limited to one new HD video per week).

Also when it comes to HD videos, Plus members can automatically embed the HD version of their videos so that users need not choose the HD viewing option. However, be careful with this option, particularly when embedding video outside of your own site, where page elements out of your control can slow load times.

An attractive option for marketers and brand curators, Vimeo now offers custom URLs for videos. This is great for branding and recall purposes (and very useful for tweeting and Facebook updates) but will not influence SEO, as the root URL will continue to be a numbered sequence. The Vimeo blog states, however, that this is only a redirect "for now."

Finally, Vimeo now allows users to hide their activity on their profile page. This feature has been requested often from Vimeo users as a way to increase privacy.

WM Morning Wire: 10-17-2008

Pete Prestipino — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:37:00 GMT

Welcome to October 17th, 2008! Website Magazine staffers are putting the final touches on our November edition and like every other issue we produce - it's amazing. If you're not yet a subscriber to our print or digital edition, sign up now - it's free and is the smartest thing you can do as a Web professional.

Below are a few press release that caught our attention this morning that you too might find interesting. We'll be covering some of these releases throughout the day, but if you have a news announcement you would like to share with the Website Magazine community, please contact Website Magazine editors now.

Greystripe Furthers Commitment to Mobile Game Advertising Industry With Meaningful Insider Metrics: Greystripe has delivered these metrics with their October 2008 Consumer Insights Report, which serves as a quarterly update to answer the demographic questions advertisers may have. In this quarter’s report, Greystripe reveals a deeper look at the consumers playing their games, along with mobile gaming demographics, click-through rates and exclusive iPhone statistics, all collected from their internal database of users.

comScore Doubles the Number of Reported Web Sites in Most Countries to Enhance Measurement of the Internet's 'Long Tail': comScore, Inc. announced the availability of enhanced site audience data in the comScore Media Metrix and comScore World Metrix audience measurement services. This enhanced capability provides more robust and granular reporting across global markets and more than doubles the number of reportable sites worldwide.

New Vimeo Plus Online Video Service Makes Posting Larger Hi Def & Standard Def Content a Reality for Video Makers From Amateur to Pro: Vimeo, the web's leading showcase for user-created, standard and high definition content, expands its role as the creative center for videos with today's debut of Vimeo Plus. This long-requested, affordable enhancement of the original Vimeo.com website offers 300 percent more storage space, even higher video quality conversions in standard definition and an array of new features that make it easier than ever to securely store, share and showcase videos.

Business Software Industry Appears to Remain Strong Despite Economic Difficulties: Capterra, a website that connects buyers and sellers of business software, has conducted a survey of its software vendors to determine the impact of the country's current financial turmoil on software buying patterns. Capterra looked at three factors: actual software sales, sales leads and website traffic.

Shutterstock's Editorial Image Collection Rapidly Expanding Thanks to Success of Red Carpet Program: Shutterstock®, the world's largest subscription-based online stock photo agency, achieved another industry milestone this week when its editorial library passed the 100,000th image mark, thanks to the success of its entertainment/celebrity photo program: Shutterstock on the Red CarpetTM.

Neulio 2.0 Enables Organizations to Leverage the Power of Structured Social Media™: Neulio, the creator of Structured Social Media™ solutions, today announced Neulio 2.0, a next-generation hosted solution for publishing multi-part, multi-format online content. Neulio 2.0's unique platform enables organizations of all sizes to leverage Web 2.0 technology for training, marketing, customer support, and other business applications.

Identity.net Partners with i-SAFE to Bring Online Safety Technology to the Classroom: Identity.net announced today a partnership with i-SAFE, the leader in Internet safety (e-Safety) education. i-SAFE's mission is to educate and empower youth to help make their Internet experiences safe and responsible. This partnership will bring Identity.net's identity management and online safety technology to 6.4 million i-SAFE-trained students and 700,000 faculty nationwide.