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Mobile hasn't been – or at least shouldn't have been – an afterthought for any major website for a few years now, but it still gets left behind more often than not. After a major revamp of the desktop site a few months back, a new Vimeo mobile site is being introduced. The revamp is major if on... |
2 May 2013
04:20 GMT |
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Vimeo has always been a competitor-but-not-quite to YouTube, and it's perhaps because it wasn't exactly like YouTube that it survived. Still, it needs to grow and it needs to make money. It's now introducing a new way for video makers to make money from their creations, the rather obvious "on demand"... |
12 March 2013
10:24 GMT |
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Vimeo has been struggling to retain its identity but also grow its audience. This has led to some tension, but the site has mostly sided with maintaining its uniqueness.
Now though, it's taking a big step in the other direction by implementing filters, i.e. the things that make Instagram photos not look comple... |
28 February 2013
10:02 GMT |
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It seems that people are all of a sudden discovering that there's "adult" content on the internet. This shocking revelation has caused quite a bit of sensation and it seems that everyone is now taking steps to, if not get rid of it completely, limit its reach.
Well, that may have more to do with Apple's n... |
31 January 2013
05:31 GMT |
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Vimeo, the video sharing site that, while definitely not as large as YouTube – nothing is – occupies a special place in the landscape, is now finally going international with the addition of a French and German language version.
You should be getting the French or German version of the site if that's the defau... |
9 January 2013
05:41 GMT |
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Microsoft has confirmed that a new wave of entertainment applications has been released for the Xbox 360 via the Xbox Live online service, including long-awaited services like Vimeo or Crunchyroll.
Microsoft is turning the Xbox 360 into a true entertainment delivery platform and has struck different types of partner... |
20 December 2012
03:01 GMT |
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Vimeo has finally updated its official Windows Phone application with new features and visual improvements. More importantly, the application now supports Windows Phone 8 operating system.
Another interesting addition is the NFC (Near Field Communication) tap-to-share capability, which allows users to quickly share ... |
7 December 2012
17:31 GMT |
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The new Vimeo iPhone app features a streamlined interface that lets you quickly shoot and upload footage, then share any video instantly through Facebook and Twitter. You can now watch HD content too. Kerry Trainor, Vimeo CEO, says, “The new Vimeo iPhone app empowers our users to easily upload their videos to ... |
28 November 2012
09:53 GMT |
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Vimeo has just launched its official Windows 8 application, allowing users to view clips or upload their very own movies to this popular video sharing platform with just a few clicks.
Just like any other “Modern” app, it runs in full screen and can be launched from the Start Screen via its dedicated live... |
13 November 2012
06:11 GMT |
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Vimeo is by no means comparable to YouTube, in size, but it is often compared to YouTube since it's the only, US-based site that actually competes with YouTube and is still around. While there are many sources for online video, YouTube and Vimeo are the two big names for user-generated content.
Still, the fact ... |
21 September 2012
08:11 GMT |
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Vimeo has a well-earned reputation for being the best online place for video creators. Not the biggest, maybe not even the coolest, but the one with the biggest focus on the actual videos and the actual creators. Budding filmmakers and anyone experimenting with video creation has set up shop on Vimeo.
While the who... |
19 September 2012
11:59 GMT |
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Slowly but surely, Dropbox is branching out beyond the cloud sync/cloud storage market and is morphing into a pure cloud product. It's got a long way to go and it may never become a 100 percent pure web platform, but that's the direction.
For example, Vimeo has just announced that it has added support for... |
29 August 2012
09:51 GMT |
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Internauts, and Vimeo users in particular, should be on the lookout for fake notifications that appear to originate from the video-sharing website. Experts found that the links they carry point to domains where fake pharmaceutical products are advertised.
The messages – entitled “Your video (id:321312) h... |
28 August 2012
16:11 GMT |
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Vimeo LLC has announced “the official all-new and super-improved Vimeo iPhone app” packing initial support for the vimeo:// url scheme, better localizations and the usual bag of fixes for more reliability.Vimeo version 2.0.5 is now out in the App Store with “initial support” for the vime... |
7 July 2012
11:37 GMT |
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Apple has rolled out its $99 / €80 set-top box to nine more countries after debuting its iTunes Store in even more territories across Asia this week. In Hong Kong, for instance, the device sells for HK $788. Checks with the company’s international online stores, retail stores, and authorized Apple reselle... |
28 June 2012
02:56 GMT |
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Censorship, at the behest of movie studios or music labels, isn't, unfortunately, uncommon in most parts of the world. But even if The Pirate Bay was blocked in the UK by a court with little regard to due process, it's still a lot better than in India for example, where companies can have entire websites bl... |
5 May 2012
08:21 GMT |
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Vimeo LLC has rolled out an updated version of the iOS client they maintain, adding new abilities, improvements and, of course, numerous bug fixes.
In version 2.0.3 you can navigate Home by double tapping the navigation bar on iPhone. You can also click on links in descriptions. Several improvements have been made, ... |
1 May 2012
05:57 GMT |
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Pinterest is one of the success stories of the last few months due to the huge interest it's managed to attract, along with a massive and growing number of users. Part of the appeal is the simplicity and the aesthetics of the site, to be expected since the whole essence of it are the pinned thumbnails that you g... |
12 April 2012
13:21 GMT |
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The popular, on-demand video streaming service Vimeo has been enhanced on iPhone and iPad platforms via an update to the dedicated iOS client that brings high quality HD video content based on the user’s networks settings and device capabilities.
When you load up a video on Vimeo, video quality now automatical... |
5 April 2012
13:01 GMT |
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Today, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Vimeo has announced the second major release of its iOS application which now boasts full support for the iPad’s 10-inch screen, as well as a niftier interface on the iPhone side.
"We've seen mobile traffic triple since we launched our original iPhone app ... |
27 February 2012
08:51 GMT |
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In announcing OS X Mountain Lion yesterday, Apple confirmed that the new OS would boast Twitter integration, just like iOS on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. What Apple didn’t say was that several other content-sharing sites would also have embedded support.
In addition to the already confirmed support for Chine... |
17 February 2012
05:09 GMT |
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Owners of handsets running under Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system can now download and install the official Vimeo mobile app for the platform.
The software was announced to be on its way to Windows Phone several weeks ago, and is now up for grabs in the Windows Phone Marketplace.
As one would exp... |
2 February 2012
07:58 GMT |
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Vimeo has just unveiled its first redesign since launch, almost five years ago. It's a major revamp, the site has been rewritten from the ground up and everything about it is new, though there's plenty of the old design being used as inspiration.The new Vimeo isn't yet available to everyone, it's ... |
24 January 2012
13:11 GMT |
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Vimeo has just announced that mobile applications aimed at devices running under Android or Windows Phone are now available for download via their official software portals. The application is compatible with the Amazon Kindle Fire tablet as well.
The new apps were released for free for these devices, and follow la... |
9 January 2012
16:01 GMT |
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YouTube's domination on the market of video-sharing is quite obvious, so numerous applications, such as HUDTube, have emerged to improve the interaction with the popular website. YouTube is easy to use and provides a multitude of features, so you can enjoy watching your favorite clips online. Still, it can be tw... |
24 December 2011
06:31 GMT |
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Western Digital seem to be committed to providing customers of the company's media players with access to as many multimedia services as possible and recently has added Vimeo and PlayJam online content support to their WD TV products.Vimeo enables users to explore an ever growing catalog of videos uploaded by pr... |
18 November 2011
13:31 GMT |
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There's not much in terms of competition or diversity in the online video world. There's is YouTube, there is Netflix, there is maybe Hulu and Amazon's download and rental service. And that's pretty much it.The only one standing out a bit is Vimeo, which, despite the fact that it's a generali... |
8 November 2011
08:11 GMT |
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Vimeo has announced that it is now accepting PayPal as a payments provider, for any purchases made on the site, including for the premium accounts. This may not seem like much of a big deal, but it's been the number one requested feature for the past three years.
While Vimeo won't go into the details, it... |
6 October 2011
10:50 GMT |
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Vimeo has always been a hub for creative artists to show of their stuff. While it is often compared to YouTube, Vimeo is a lot more focused on the artistic endeavour than Google's giant video site. Which is why the new Music Store Vimeo is debuting makes so much sense.
Before you ask why in the world Vimeo, a... |
22 September 2011
08:11 GMT |
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Vimeo is expanding its Couch Mode feature, which serves a version of the site catering specifically to TVs and now to other 'non-desktop' devices, making it available across all browsers and on a number of devices, including tablets.Vimeo launched Couch Mode initially as an alternative interface, aimed spec... |
10 August 2011
09:21 GMT |
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Vimeo has been struggling to generate some meaningful revenue while maintaining its unique community. Now it's launching a whitelabel, pro service for small businesses, offering video hosting at a rather low price. Vimeo Pro starts at $199 per year, for 50 GB of storage and 250,000 video views. The service is ai... |
1 August 2011
04:31 GMT |
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Nokia has just announced the winner of the mini-movie competition Nokia Shorts 2011 with the top prize of $10,000 USD. It appears that this year's award goes to JW Griffiths, for his movie Splitscreen.
The movie's main story is love. The author used two perspectives at once on the same screen to follow ... |
30 June 2011
08:12 GMT |
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Vimeo has announced that it's debuting a central place to showcase all of the ways you can access content from the site without actually visiting it. Everything from the iPhone app to the Chrome extension to the various devices it's available on gets showcased on the new Vimeo Everywhere page.
The web h... |
10 June 2011
07:19 GMT |
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Vimeo has launched its official iOS application, confirming compatibility with iPhone 4, iPod touch (4th generation), iPad 2 Wi-Fi, and iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G. The app is a 20MB download that requires iOS 4.0.1 or later.“It’s finally here: the OFFICIAL Vimeo iPhone app!”, announces Vimeo.“We’... |
29 March 2011
11:00 GMT |
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Vimeo is rolling out a few features, based on user requests. There's nothing revolutionary here, but it should make plenty of users a lot more pleased with the video sharing service. Users can now set up custom shortcut URLs for their videos. Vimeo Plus users can also choose to have their videos play in HD even ... |
26 January 2011
05:35 GMT |
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Vimeo has managed to survive in the online video hosting world by appealing more to budding filmmakers and the more artistic crowd, versus YouTube's "the more kitty videos the better" approach. And it's once again pandering to that crowd by enabling paid users to upload single files as big as 5 GB in one go... |
6 January 2011
12:06 GMT |
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StumbleUpon has recently announced that its video section was upgraded so as to support new third-party channels and personalized recommendations from other users.StumbleUpon is a popular platform that enables users to rate and share their ratings of webpages, images and videos.The new update to StumbleUpon Video wi... |
27 October 2010
14:26 GMT |
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With the high profile launch of Google TV, websites are wasting no time in adapting to the new format. And there's no better fit than for video sites, which is why Vimeo is launching Couch Mode, it's take on YouTube Leanback."[T]oday we are happy to announce the launch of Couch Mode. Couch Mode is a special... |
26 October 2010
11:23 GMT |
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A Universal Player recently released by Vimeo specifically targets iOS devices with HTML5 support, and the ability to detect the appropriate codec, file size and bit rate for any device.Vimeo is a video sharing web site that provides an easy way for people to host and share their videos in high quality.According to a... |
18 August 2010
06:44 GMT |
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Vimeo has introduced an embeddable HTML5-based ‘universal’ player. Users will be able to embed Vimeo videos which will work on a wide variety of devices and browsers, even if Flash is not present. HTML5 has been heralded as the future for online video, but so far it has failed to gain any significant mark... |
17 August 2010
11:01 GMT |
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Vimeo has teamed up with Creative Commons and will introduce new licensing options for its users enabling them to share their works and make them freely available while still retaining most rights over them. Users will be able to choose from the regular Creative Commons options which allow others to distribute or bui... |
13 July 2010
09:01 GMT |
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YouTube is to online video what Google is to search, not surprisingly, perhaps, since the video site is owned by Google. As such, it's not lacking in competition, despite its very solid position. One such competitor is Vimeo, which, although is aiming at a slightly different audience, is targeting some of the sa... |
3 March 2010
10:23 GMT |
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The 3D experts at Transparent House used their visualization capabilities to create a tribute to Apple. Observably impressed by the Mac maker’s taste, they decided to offer a glimpse into the company’s three-decade history of revolutionizing our technological world, one product at a time. “The anim... |
3 March 2010
03:50 GMT |
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Last week, there were a couple of big developments for HTML5, both YouTube and Vimeo implemented HTML5-based video players on their sites. This is a huge step forward for the proposed standard, but most users won't be able to take advantage of it. Right now, the players only work on recent builds of either Googl... |
25 January 2010
03:39 GMT |
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This seems to be HTML5 week, when it comes to video at least, and barely a day after YouTube announced that it was starting to support the emerging standard in a number of videos, Vimeo has done the same thing. In fact, it raised the bar as the new HTML5 player is available for all videos on the site as an option an... |
22 January 2010
09:11 GMT |
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If you want a clear example of just how convoluted the entire music industry is right now, it doesn't get any better than the latest video from the band-turned-Internet sensation OK Go which YouTube helped make famous. They've got a new album coming out and naturally they want to promote it with a new vide... |
20 January 2010
08:28 GMT |
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Vimeo has just rolled out the broader mobile support it first announced last week. The site is making a couple of big moves one with the wider availability of 1080p videos and the second being better support for most smartphone platforms. Subscribers to Vimeo Plus can now use the mobile version of the site to conver... |
12 January 2010
06:01 GMT |
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In a world where YouTube dominates online video in a very clear fashion, other players are trying to corner niches of the market which they hope will prove lucrative. Hulu does this with professional content from major TV broadcasters. Vimeo on the other hand is aiming at the budding film makers and artists which wa... |
6 January 2010
10:00 GMT |
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One of the great things about an online video is that it isn't locked to a specific place, most of the time anyway, and people can easily share one with friends or embed it on their blogs. But, while we have plenty of stats on how many users visit these video sites, data on the embedded videos is harder to come ... |
5 November 2009
10:39 GMT |
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YouTube may have the online video market pretty much cornered, but there are a few online video sites out there that have had some success by going for a slightly different market. Vimeo is one such site and, while its traffic numbers are nowhere near YouTube's, the overall quality of the content available is le... |
10 October 2009
07:03 GMT |
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