Topic - Online Video & API

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Videosurf Announces New Search and Video Lookup APIs

VideoSurf recently announced some new APIs are ready for everyone to tinker with. Videosurf is a video search engine that covers some of the largest video site like Hulu, ESPN, YouTube and more.

IAB VPaid Guidelines – Video Player–Ad Interface Definition Guidelines

Recently the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has been working hard to set some guidelines for all sorts of online advertising, including now, video advertising and players.

Bits on the Run Updates Video CMS Services and Site

bits on the run logo 200x41 Bits on the Run Updates Video CMS Services and SiteBits on the Run has been doing some work to update their service. After about a year it seems like they’ve got over 10,000 users now and a goodly amount of video to serve up. In order to serve that video up around the planet without problems they’ve teamed up with BitGravity CDN (content delivery network). Their presence at dozens of datacenters around the world ensures Bits on the Run users that their video will always be delivered instantly and swiftly, no matter where the audience is located.

TheFeedRoom Enterprise Video Platform 4.0 Released

feedroom logo TheFeedRoom Enterprise Video Platform 4.0 ReleasedOn the heels of the recent relaunch of NYTimes.com video with Brightcove, The FeedRoom has announced its new FeedRoom 4.0 Enterprise video platform (EVP).  Below is the announcement from the FeedRoom.

Interview with Ooyala’s Lead Video Analytics Engineer

ooyala logo Interview with Ooyalas Lead Video Analytics EngineerJust today, Ooyala announced a complete overhaul and new release of their online video analytics platform, Backlot Analytics.

Ooyala Launches New Online Video Analytics Suite for Backlot

ooyala logo Ooyala Launches New Online Video Analytics Suite for BacklotAs most of you know, ReelSEO.com proudly utilizes Ooyala for the majority of videos that we have released on our site (with many more to come in the future I hope). Since the launch of Backlot, Ooyala’s video platform (March 2008), they have reportedly had more than 10,000 installs with publishers in over 25 different countries.

Blinkx Private-Label Video Search Services

blinkx red labelVideo search engine blinkx is the latest video search platform to join the recent trend of video search engine companies who have launched private-label video search services and offerings (Truveo, Youtube, Pixsy, etc..).

The new service, dubbed “Red Label,” will allow other websites to utilize blinkx video search technology to provide a complete video search experience for their users.  The service is actually one that blinkx already offers to more than 40 current partners, like AOL, Lycos, and Looksmart.

New Cloud-Based Video Encoding Web Service

encoding.com logoIn 1999 encoding.com offered a service whereby they hand coded and archived source video content that was sent in by customers in video tape format.  Just last month, encoding.com relaunched their service as a new and robust SaaS (Software as a Service) video encoding platform.

AgendiZe Launches First Video-to-Action API

agendize AgendiZe Launches First Video to Action APIAgendiZe, the premier provider of call-to-action services, today introduced their Video-to-Action API, which makes it easy for video publishers and ad agencies to add a comprehensive suite of customer engagement tools within online videos to make them actionable.

New Enterprise Video Content Management System

Symphony Video Inc. has announced the general availability of Ensemble Video 2.0, a patent-pending enterprise video content management software system developed at Syracuse University. Ensemble Video (www.ensemblevideo.com), a flexible and easy-to-use distributed video content administration model, is for organizations that want to manage video on their media servers and within their own computing environment. Ensemble integrates well with a wide range of video technologies.

Youtube Launches New Video Services Platform API

youtube blogWell it looks like the rumors are true. Both that a big announcement was in store (although perhaps more is to come) as well as the rumor the Youtube would be offering a video platform for all to use. Well, here is the announcement:

Online Video API Services Being Developed

Here are 3 of the newest online video APIs available: