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The Doctor’s Channel adds more videos from top hospitals

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doctors.jpgThe Doctor’s Channel, hailed by CNBC as the “educational YouTube” for doctors, today launched more than 100 new videos from doctors at three of America’s top hospitals and medical centers: Seattle Children’s Hospital, Swedish Medical Center and the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC).

Doctors at each facility are providing clinical updates to The Doctor’s Channel in the form of short, one- to two-minute streaming videos in which they share their findings, ideas and opinions. They join Temple University Medical Center, Tulane University Medical Center and University of Chicago among top hospitals and medical centers whose doctors are providing content to The Doctor’s Channel.

The newly-posted videos cover an array of topics including pediatrics, surgical techniques, cancer screening and novel treatments for tumors. The clips are available not only to doctors but to anyone who visits The Doctor’s Channel. Since its launch in August 2007, The Doctor’s Channel has added more than 700 videos from physicians across the country.

We should have more of these videos than those nut-kicking ones that we see in video-sharing sites.

Originally posted on May 27, 2008 @ 11:31 am

Dailymotion launches full-length independent feature films

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Dailymotion announced several initiatives expanding the site’s independent film offerings. As yet another example of Dailymotion’s commitment to provide the most entertaining content available, the popular website has launched Cinema Dailymotion, an online screening series where audiences are able to enjoy streaming feature-length films and documentaries. Dailymotion has also added a roster of new content partners representing the best in independent film to the site’s growing list of professional content contributors.

Cinema Dailymotion debuts with critically-acclaimed film, “Red Without Blue,” from IndiePix’s collection of award winning independent films. Red Without Blue is a groundbreaking portrayal of gender, identity, and the unwavering bond between twins and follows a pair of identical twins as one makes the transition from male to female. The film, distributed by IndiePix, has been widely lauded by critics, garnering Best Documentary awards at film festivals around the world.

Originally posted on April 3, 2008 @ 10:17 pm

Magnify.net releases VidyUp uploader

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vidyup.pngMagnify.net has released VidyUp, a free video upload widget powered by the recently introduced YouTube API. It is a simple, embeddable, and customizable widget that invites site visitors to upload video directly to YouTube from any Website or blog.

VidyUp is designed to be a community engagement tool for site hosts to invite visitors to recommend related videos while they upload them to their YouTube account. Once uploaded, VidyUp also emails the host with the embed code and a preview of the new video as a way of helping them identify relevant videos to in turn share with their community.

Sites likely to be users of the VidyUp.com widget include blogs, websites, and sites that have their own established content management system. Customers of the Videoegg Uploader product may find the free VidyUp product as a good alternative since it is no longer available.

Originally posted on April 3, 2008 @ 9:17 am

Revision3 launches desktop video player for its shows

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revision3.pngRevision3 has teamed up with the Miro internet TV platform to launch a Revision3 branded open-source desktop video player. The new player gives viewers direct desktop access to their favorite high-quality Revision3 programming, including “Tekzilla,” “The Totally Rad Show” and “Diggnation.”

Miro co-branded players enable organizations to give their users a high definition desktop video experience without the complexity of developing their own desktop software. Coupled with Revision3’s high-quality original content, the video player offers audiences a new way to tune into their favorite programming.

Originally posted on March 20, 2008 @ 6:26 pm

Dailymotion adds new channels to its line-up

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Dailymotion has added several new selections to the site’s growing list of popular channels. The new channels, Latino, Gay & Lesbian, Life & Style and College, will provide additional user-friendly destinations for Dailymotion’s growing audience to locate the most relevant and entertaining content.

Dailymotion is one of the first major video entertainment sites to launch a channel specifically catering to the gay and lesbian community, who, along with the Latino community, comprise some of the site’s most active users. The Gay & Lesbian and Latino channels will explore these unique cultures through programming including music videos, lifestyle vlogs, sketch comedy and stand-up videos, film trailers, travel videos, web originals and Hollywood TV programs.

Originally posted on March 19, 2008 @ 11:12 am