12/09/2008 – VideoBloom's VIEW Index Highlights Continued Online Video Growth Among NASDAQ and Dow ...
09/24/2008 – Kaango and VideoBloom Enter Exclusive Deal to Video-Enable Classifieds
09/18/2008 – VideoBloom Announces 3,000 Customers and Partnerships with Traditional and ...
05/01/2008 – VideoBloom Introduces Innovative "Wysiwyg" Instant Video Resizer Tool
04/28/2008 – VIEW Index Offers Insight into NASDAQ 100 Companies' Online Video Use
03/31/2008 – SkiSpace Captures The Action With VideoBloom
03/12/2008 – Online Video Innovator Launches the VideoBloom Video-Enabled Web Index or VIEW Index™
02/15/2008 – Vizergy and VideoBloom Partner to Provide Video Streaming to Hoteliers
11/09/2007 – VideoBloom Delivers Screaming Video for RSS Provider Travelscream
10/12/2007 – Online Video Innovator VideoBloom Goes Explosive with BombBomb
10/03/2007 – VideoBloom Recognized as One of Colorado's Most Innovative Technology Companies
VideoBloom's VIEW Index Highlights Continued Online Video Growth Among NASDAQ and Dow Jones Companies
Home Page Video and Video Centers Gain in Popularity
Denver, CO December 9, 2008 -- VideoBloom's VIEW Index, or Video-Enabled Web Index, reports that online video use continues to increase across the board. Over the past seven months, 18% of NASDAQ 100 companies and 4% of the Dow Jones 30 companies have expanded their Internet video usage.
In comparison, the Dow Jones online video rate of growth is much smaller, due largely to the fact that most were early adopters of online video; 93% of Dow Jones companies used Web video in February and 97% in September. Currently, only one company on the Dow Jones does not employ Internet video on their Web site.
NASDAQ companies, though, are catching up and often are using online video in advanced ways. For example, the introduction of "Video centers," which are comparable to a corporate TV channel, has increased by 2% while access to said video centers from the home page has increased by 4%. As well, the VIEW Index shows that 4% more of NASDAQ companies are utilizing online video in an advanced manner, for applications other than simply providing information.
Internet video on Web sites' home pages also has continued to rise (7% among Dow Jones companies and 2% among NASDAQ companies) as more and more companies discover the value of emphasizing their video content.
For example, Johnson and Johnson's home page now features inspiring stories from employees and customers. A new mom describes how Johnson and Johnson products help her twins sleep through the night while another video talks about Safe Kids, a program designed to reduce childhood injuries. As well, Disney's home page highlights their video content with short clips from their wide variety of TV shows, movies and online games.
About VideoBloom's VIEW Index
The VIEW Index is yet another innovative tool from VideoBloom, designed to give businesses insight into where and how online video is being used.
About VideoBloom
VideoBloom is a leader in end-to-end online video advertising and distribution solutions. The company offers a variety of flexible products, from innovative online video players to an award-winning online video management and publishing platform. VideoBloom's solutions are designed to help companies grow and manage their online video presence, as well as generate new video-related revenues.
Contact VideoBloom at view@videobloom.com or 303-694-7300.
Kaango and VideoBloom Enter Exclusive Deal to Video-Enable Classifieds
200 Newspapers Will Soon Have Innovative Online Video Option.
Denver, CO September 248, 2008 -- VideoBloom and Kaango joined forces to deliver cutting-edge classified solutions to the media industry. The exclusive deal pairs Kaango's classified ad software with VideoBloom's Web video technology to allow publishers to easily provide advertisers with online video classified ads.
VideoBloom will handle Kaango's entire Internet video classified infrastructure, including powering Kaango's video players, setting up APIs to allow advertisers to publish their own videos, and hosting and streaming the Web video classifieds from VideoBloom servers.
Michael S. Kranitz, CEO of Kaango is enthusiastic about the alliance. "We're getting unparalleled online video expertise from VideoBloom, as well as their turnkey solutions that can be easily integrated into our infrastructure," he says.
Video classifieds are a fast-growing revenue source as more newspapers transition from print media to the Web. Video ads offer advertisers a unique way to present their products and can help sell everything from pets and furniture to cars and real estate properties. Because the ads are informative, entertaining and high impact, they typically garner more views and more sales.
Antoine Toffa, VideoBloom's CEO and Founder, sees the partnership with Kaango as an exciting development for both publishers and their customers. "This new relationship will allow media's online audience to create their own video classifieds from their videos or pictures, and in the process create higher engagement. It also gives media companies a cost-effective advertising solution for individual advertisers and a critical new revenue stream," he says.
About Kaango
Kaango powers the online classified ad markets for more than 200 newspapers, Web sites and television stations nationwide. Kaango enables its media partners to efficiently originate classified ads destined for display on their own Web site, other Web sites or print. Kaango also provides its partners with strategic guidance in the establishment of their online classifieds.
About VideoBloom
VideoBloom is a leader in end-to-end online video advertising and distribution solutions. The company offers a variety of flexible products, from innovative online video players to an award-winning online video management and publishing platform. VideoBloom's solutions are designed to help companies grow and manage their online video presence, as well as generate new video-related revenues.
Contact VideoBloom at view@videobloom.com or 303-694-7300.
VideoBloom Announces 3,000 Customers and Partnerships with Traditional and New Media Companies
Companies Continue to Discover the Power of Online Video
Denver, CO September 18, 2008 -- As VideoBloom celebrates over 3,000 customers, their online video advertising and distribution solutions continue to attract an ever-growing number of companies.
VideoBloom recently started working with The Examiner, a successful print media company, which is transitioning to the Web with a variety of online offerings. As well, VideoBloom is among the select few Google chose as a Video Ad Marketplace partner, affiliates who work with small and medium-sized enterprises to create video ads for TV and online distribution.
Companies are discovering how informative, memorable and highly targeted Web video can be and are using it for a variety of purposes, including: advertising, branding, testimonials, product launches, training, and even operating manuals. And it's not limited by industry. Businesses from hotels to construction companies to law offices to gyms are benefiting from the flexibility and affordability of the online medium.
As companies delve further into Internet video publishing, the features they most commonly look for are: a flexible online video publishing and management platform, sophisticated analytics, multi-purpose video players and an end-to-end solution for greater peace of mind.
VideoBloom's CEO Antoine Toffa says, "It's exciting to deliver on the promise of online video. Businesses can get new sales leads and higher revenues by using Web video because our products allow them to better reach their audience and convert prospects into buying customers. In effect, our solutions power video-ecommerce."
About VideoBloom
VideoBloom is a leader in end-to-end online video advertising and distribution solutions. The company offers a variety of flexible products, from innovative online video players to an award-winning online video management and publishing platform. VideoBloom's solutions are designed to help companies grow and manage their online video presence, as well as generate new video-related revenues.
Contact VideoBloom at view@videobloom.com or 303-694-7300.
VideoBloom Introduces Innovative "Wysiwyg" Instant Video Resizer Tool
Video resizer makes online videos quick and easy to resize.
Denver, CO May 1, 2008 -- VideoBloom continues its tradition of creating cutting-edge online video technology with the introduction of a unique what-you-see-is-what-you-get or "wysiwyg" video resizer tool. The tool is the first instant video resizer and will allow users to easily and quickly resize Web videos.
Acting much like an object in Word or PowerPoint, the instant video resizer lets users simply click and drag the sides of the video to their preferred size, even while the video is playing. Users can then copy the given code and paste it into their Web site, allowing for painless Internet video embedding.
Because the instant video resizer automatically resizes the video dimensions, users no longer need to understand pixel measurements or aspect ratio, previously necessary for video resizing.
VideoBloom developed the video resizer tool after finding that many customer questions involved determining the right size of video or the correct aspect ratio of video for their Web sites. "We wanted to take the guesswork out of video resizing," said VideoBloom CEO Antoine Toffa. "Most people simply want video to fit on their Web site or blog and they aren't concerned with what 320 pixels x 240 pixels looks like. With our video resizer, users can get the video resized and up where the public can enjoy it, in an instant."
About VideoBloom's Instant Video Resizer To see how easy it is to resize a video using VideoBloom's instant video resizer, click here and resize a video in a few seconds.
About VideoBloom
VideoBloom is a leader in full-service, turnkey online video solutions for businesses. VideoBloom offers a variety of flexible solutions designed to help companies grow and manage their online video presence, as well as generate new video-related revenues. To test out the power of VideoBloom's easy-to-use video management platform, go to www.videobloom.com and open a free online video account.
Contact VideoBloom at view@videobloom.com or 303-694-7300.
VIEW Index Offers Insight into NASDAQ 100 Companies' Online Video Use
Media, Internet, Gaming and Software Industries Lead Internet Video Revolution
Denver, CO, April 28, 2008 -- Recent findings from VideoBloom's Video-Enabled Web Index, or VIEW Index, report that 48% of NASDAQ 100 companies have online video on their Web site; 52% do not offer any Web video. Many of the companies that do not have online video are in the pharmaceutical, semi-conductor and computer hardware industries, while the media, Internet, games and software industries feature Internet video prominently.
Among the 48 companies that have Web video on their Web site, there is a variance in the number of clicks it takes to get from their home page to the online video (8 companies actually showcase video on their home page). Sixteen companies have Internet video one click away, ten companies take two clicks to find the online video and twenty-two require three clicks or more.
As well, the VIEW Index reports that 26% of the companies use Web video in an advanced manner, meaning video is used to further ecommerce transactions or improve a corporate image rather than simply provide information.
For example, mega-grocer Whole Foods maintains a video blog where CEO John Mackey can discuss the latest food trends while software giant Adobe effectively employs video for online training. Dell's "Studio Dell" offers insights and tech tips for home, small business and professional users while the popular Garmin's GPS Systems features a powerful video of a GPS unit in action with a testimonial from a US soldier driving his Hummer into Baghdad.
Antoine Toffa, founder and CEO of VideoBloom notes, "When compared with our prior survey of Dow Jones companies, it becomes apparent that the bigger the company, the stronger the likelihood they will use video. Today, the larger companies' online video use tends to be more sophisticated and prominent but the smaller companies' Web sites are catching up and becoming more video-enabled."
About VideoBloom's VIEW Index
The VIEW Index is VideoBloom's newest innovation for understanding and analyzing Web video trends. For a complete list of the ways NASDAQ 100 companies are utilizing online video, click here.
About VideoBloom
VideoBloom is an expert in the field of Web video management. As video becomes as essential to Web sites as text and pictures, VideoBloom leads the way in providing innovative and flexible online video solutions to businesses.
Contact VideoBloom at view@videobloom.com or 303-694-7300.
SkiSpace Captures The Action With VideoBloom
Skispace.Com Builds Momentum with Exciting New Video Enhancements to Social Networking Site Using VideoBloom's Cutting-Edge Software
Denver, CO (PRWEB) March 31, 2008 — VideoBloom, the innovative provider of online video, is teaming up with SkiSpace Founders, World Cup Ski Champion Bode Miller and Ryan Blair of PathConnect, to provide the hot new social networking site with revolutionary easy-to-post video features. VideoBloom's technology will make it easier for SkiSpace to manage video content while greatly enhancing the users' experience.
VideoBloom's video streaming software will allow skiers and snowboarders to quickly and easily upload and share personal videos. "We are excited about delivering these new VideoBloom enhancements, which will allow us to build on our success and continue our momentum." said Ryan Blair, chairman of PathConnect, LLC and COO of SkiSpace. "SkiSpace was designed as a site to embrace the excitement of this dynamic sport and lifestyle, and brings together ski and snow sports fans from all over the world in compelling and innovative ways - both online and on the slopes. The addition of video means our users can show their friends a run they took this morning or a new trick they're working on. It gives our members a completely interactive experience."
SkiSpace, the popular online social network that officially launched in December 2007, is rapidly becoming the premier destination for ski and snow sports enthusiasts. "I am extremely proud of the success we are having with SkiSpace and what we are building," declares CEO and Founder Bode Miller. SkiSpace's page views per member and average time on site are approaching metrics known to such popular social networks as Match.com, Facebook, and MySpace. With a worldwide community of extremely enthusiastic, loyal and supportive members, SkiSpace offers VideoBloom technology an even wider and more exciting audience to showcase its superior technology. "We are thrilled to work with the SkiSpace and PathConnect teams and we want to congratulate Bode on his outstanding first place in the World Cup this year!" said Antoine Toffa, Founder and CEO of VideoBloom.
About VideoBloom
VideoBloom is a leader in full-service, turnkey online video solutions for businesses. They offer a variety of flexible solutions designed to help companies grow and manage their online video presence, as well as generate new video-related revenues. To check out a demonstration of VideoBloom's easy-to-use video uploading tools, go to www.videobloom.com
Contact VideoBloom at view@videobloom.com or 303-694-7300.
Online Video Innovator Launches the VideoBloom Video-Enabled Web Index or
VIEW Index
VIEW Index Finds 13% of Dow Jones Average Companies Already Have Video on Their Web site's
Home Page
Denver, CO, March 13, 2008 - VideoBloom has done it again. After noticing there was a plethora of research discussing the demand side of online video yet little research focusing on the supply side, VideoBloom created the Video-Enabled Web Index, or VIEW Index. The VIEW Index will give insight into the companies and sectors that are using online video and how they are using it.
By using a methodology that analyzes in fine detail 17 key Web site variables, the VideoBloom VIEW Index™ tracks, for example: placement of video within the Web site, the Web video formats used, the uses of online videos, and if there is an Internet video center. VideoBloom VIEW then offers analysis of these trends along groupings of companies (Dow Jones, Nasdaq 100, etc.) and major vertical markets (travel, real estate, retail, blogs, etc.).
VideoBloom VIEW breaks down its results into three main percentages that indicate organizations' use of video on their main Web sites. For example, in February 2008, the VIEW main index for the 30 Dow Jones companies was 13-93-7, which indicates that 13% of the companies had video on their home page, 93% had video on their site, and 7% didn't use video at all. As more and more companies discover the effectiveness of Web video, this information will become an invaluable resource and window into online video's evolution.
While VideoBloom VIEW is effective for looking at larger Internet video trends, it also allows for deeper analysis. For instance, of the 33% of companies that use online video in an advanced manner (various video players, contextual integration of video, call-to-action after video), only half of them (five) use a sophisticated "Video Center," which allows them to manage large amounts of Web video content, pre-set playlists, and user playlists. Among those companies, there were notable results. As expected, technology-related companies, Intel and Hewlett-Packard, and the entertainment giant, Disney, have extensive online video centers. But surprisingly, Home Depot and Wal-Mart also feature substantial online video offerings. HomeDepot.com offers instructional videos, product demos and how-tos while Wal-Mart showcases environmental, historical, and associate videos.
Just as importantly, VideoBloom VIEW also highlights the absence of Web video. The VIEW Index found telecom companies AT&T and Verizon's home pages lacking any video with only a few clips buried within their sites. As well, United Technologies, which owns a video surveillance products company, barely uses online video on its Web site at all.
To see the latest VideoBloom VIEW Index™ listing and how the 30 Dow Jones Average companies use online video, click here: http://www.videobloom.com/view_index/
About VideoBloom
VideoBloom is an expert in the field of Web video management. As video becomes as essential to Web sites as text and pictures, VideoBloom leads the way in providing innovative and flexible online video solutions to businesses.
Contact VideoBloom at view@videobloom.com or 303-694-7300.
Vizergy and VideoBloom Partner to Provide Video Streaming to Hoteliers
Online Video Helps Turn Web Site Visitors into Paying Customers
DENVER, Colorado, February 15, 2008 - In an exclusive joint marketing agreement, Vizergy, a leading travel marketer, will market VideoBloom's online video solutions to hoteliers and their prospects.
VideoBloom's technology, such as online video players and video management platform, will allow hotels to stream videos of their properties and amenities. VideoBloom will help add the videos to Vizergy hoteliers' Web sites, as well as provide a network of videographers to shoot the properties.
"Our goal is to make video easy and effective for the hospitality industry," said Antoine Toffa, CEO and Founder of VideoBloom. "Working with Vizergy means we can provide a one-stop shop for hotels and resorts. Vizergy can maintain the hotel's Web site while VideoBloom takes care of their video needs. It's a great partnership."
Vizergy is known as the leader in providing Internet marketing services to the hospitality industry. With their comprehensive marketing-and-reservations system, they help hoteliers' maintain a Web presence and turn clicks into bookings. "Working with VideoBloom is one more piece in our interactive marketing strategy for hotels. It allows properties to give their guests a first-hand look, which leads to better book-to look ratios and higher sales," said Founder and CEO Joseph R. Hyman.
About VideoBloom
VideoBloom, is a leader in commercial online video solutions. VideoBloom offers a variety of flexible software and services designed to help companies grow and manage their online video presence, as well as generate new video-related revenues. To see other ways to use online video effectively, go to http://www.videobloom.com/products/.
About Vizergy
Vizergy (formerly Secure-Res) is an Internet marketing company that empowers hotels and resorts to drive revenue through the Internet. Founded as Secure-Res in 1998, Vizergy offers internet advertising, search engine optimization, Web development, target marketing and e-commerce strategy development to help hotels and resorts aggressively compete online. For more information on Vizergy and its services visit www.vizergy.com.
VideoBloom Delivers Screaming Video for RSS Provider Travelscream
DENVER, Colorado, November 9, 2007 - VideoBloom, the cutting-edge provider of online video software and services for businesses, announced today a partnership to deliver online video software and services to Travelscream Technologies, the leading RSS solutions provider for the hospitality industry. Under their agreement, VideoBloom will offer its private label software to Travelscream Technologies to enable online video capabilities throughout Travelscream's Internet marketing programs.
VideoBloom's private label video management and publishing platform allows companies to easily publish videos online, as well as manage and stream their videos anywhere on the Internet, then track their usage in real time. By providing online video capabilities to Travelscream's solutions via a software-as-a-service model, VideoBloom decreases Travelscream's development costs and accelerates the time-to-market of its products.
"Thanks to VideoBloom's online video expertise, we can focus on developing our growing platform of RSS and other online marketing solutions. VideoBloom's API allows us to quickly and affordably integrate all types of videos. We can now offer professionally produced, user-generated and travel provider-generated videos, into our programs, including RSS, message boards, destination maps, desktop e-Alerts, advertising and more," said Tom Griffin, Travelscream Technologies' Founder and CEO.
"By adding fast-loading, engaging and lively video, we become part of the "scream" of Travelscream. Video is powerful and convincing, it's a perfect complement to Travelscream's online programs," said Antoine Toffa, VideoBloom's founder & CEO.
About VideoBloom
VideoBloom is a forward-thinking online video software and services company committed to the needs of businesses. VideoBloom's customers consist of a wide array of companies, publishers and marketplaces that use online video solutions for advertising, sales, marketing, education and training. With VideoBloom's flexible solutions, companies can grow and manage their online video presence, and generate new video-related revenues. For more information, visit www.videobloom.com.
About TravelScream Technologies
Based in Avon, Colorado, TravelScream Technologies provides Internet-based marketing products and services designed to help lodging partners, tourism service providers and travel agents increase visibility and generate additional sales through the integration of leading-edge Web applications into their marketing mix. The company's mission is to help improve the profitability of travel distribution through additional sales, expanded marketing reach and improved communication between travel professionals and their clients. For more information, visit www.travelscream.com.
Online Video Innovator VideoBloom Goes Explosive with BombBomb
DENVER — VideoBloom, the cutting-edge provider of online video software and services for businesses, announced today a partnership to deliver online video software and services to BombBomb, the high-impact email marketing company. Under their agreement, VideoBloom will offer its private label software to BombBomb to enable online video capabilities throughout BombBomb's service.
VideoBloom's private label video management and publishing platform allows companies to easily publish videos online, as well as manage and stream their videos anywhere on the Internet, then track their usage in real time. By providing online video capabilities to BombBomb via a software-as-a-service model, VideoBloom decreases BombBomb’s development costs and accelerates the time to market of its products.
"VideoBloom allows us to focus on what we do best − email marketing. Our collaboration combines the effectiveness of email marketing with the power of video", said Conor McCluskey, BombBomb's Managing Partner.
"We are delighted to work with such a creative company as BombBomb. True to their name, their approach to video email marketing is both radical and refreshing. We look forward to pushing the envelope of email marketing with them", said Antoine Toffa, VideoBloom's Founder & CEO.
About VideoBloom
VideoBloom is a forward-thinking online video software and services company committed to the needs of businesses. VideoBloom’s customers consist of a wide array of companies, publishers and marketplaces that use online video solutions for advertising, sales, marketing, education and training. With VideoBloom's flexible solutions, companies can grow and manage their online video presence, and generate new video-related revenues. For more information, visit www.videobloom.com.
Contact VideoBloom at, grow@videobloom.com, 303-694-7300.
About BombBomb
BombBomb is an up-and-coming permission marketing company based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Its inventive email marketing system allows users to quickly build relationships with prospects and clients. For more information, visit www.bombomb.com.
Contact at BombBomb: Conor McCluskey, conor@bombbomb.com, 719-302-0939
10/03/2007
VideoBloom Recognized as One of Colorado's Most Innovative Technology Companies
DENVER, Colorado, October 3, 2007 — VideoBloom, the cutting−edge provider of online video software and services for businesses, was selected as one of Colorado's most innovative technology companies by CSIA, Colorado's premiere IT association. VideoBloom will showcase its online video technology at the 3rd Annual CSIA DEMOgala in Denver, Colorado, on October 11, 2007. At this same event, Tim Armstrong, President, Advertising and Commerce, North America for Google, will be the keynote speaker.
VideoBloom's video management and publishing platform allows companies to easily publish videos online, as well as manage and stream their videos anywhere on the Internet, including on large video portals, then track their usage in real time.
"VideoBloom is filling a very significant need for businesses and organizations that want to enter the online video age", said Su Hawk, CSIA's President. "We have selected companies in software, robotics, aerospace and bioscience, and VideoBloom is a great innovator in its space."
VideoBloom recently announced a string of novel online video products. The company released its online video management and publishing platform for businesses and organizations. It also offers private label application programming interfaces (APIs) that help companies power their Web sites with video. And the company just unveiled a brand-new online video recorder for on−the−fly video messages. "It's an honor to be chosen as one of Colorado's most innovative technology companies. Our team is passionate about producing new solutions for our clients, so we’re very excited about this recognition", said Antoine Toffa, VideoBloom’s Founder & CEO.
About VideoBloom
VideoBloom is a forward−thinking online video software and services company committed to the needs of businesses. VideoBloom's customers consist of a wide array of companies, publishers and marketplaces that use online video solutions for advertising, sales, marketing, education and training. With VideoBloom's flexible solutions, companies can grow and manage their online video presence, and generate new video−related revenues. For more information, visit www.videobloom.com.
Contact VideoBloom at, grow@videobloom.com, 303-694-7300.
About CSIA
With more than 700 technology companies involved, CSIA is the premier IT association in the state of Colorado. CSIA's mission is to foster innovation and a positive growth environment enabling the Colorado technology industry to compete on a global basis. CSIA provides professional development, advocacy, industry reports, peer-to-peer connections, best practices and business opportunities for a wide spectrum of technology companies. For more information, visit www.csiaonline.com.
Contact at CSIA: Su Hawk, su@coloradosoftware.org, 303-592-4070