Videos are standard viral fare of the web — they’re passed around so much that often people have no idea where they came from. A startup called Viewbix seeks to rectify that issue, with a service that lets anyone make a video interactive.
Viewbix is basically a nicer version of YouTube annotations: Visit the site (which is free), add a video from YouTube or Facebook and start customizing. Add a title, a link to your website, details about the video, photos and a variety of apps (Google Maps, an RSS feed, Twitter feeds, Skype, a QR Code) and share your video. It will now be wrapped in all of your info so that when it’s passed along, users will know who you are and where to find you. Check out my test below.
We can see this service being a huge boon to bands — especially when promoting a show. Imagine releasing a promotional music video complete with show info, location (Google Maps), ticketing info (Skype) and a QR Code featuring some kind of at-show promotion.
Viewbix plans to release its premium product soon. The first 1,000 Mashable readers who sign up and create a player will get six months of premium service for free (when it’s released).
Image courtesy of Flickr, david.torcivia
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Posted on Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:13:36 +0000 at http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/Mashable/~3/T1wOoQgVHck/
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Viewbix is basically a nicer version of YouTube annotations: Visit the site (which is free), add a video from YouTube or Facebook and start customizing. Add a title, a link to your website, details about the video, photos and a variety of apps (Google Maps, an RSS feed, Twitter feeds, Skype, a QR Code) and share your video. It will now be wrapped in all of your info so that when it’s passed along, users will know who you are and where to find you. Check out my test below.
We can see this service being a huge boon to bands — especially when promoting a show. Imagine releasing a promotional music video complete with show info, location (Google Maps), ticketing info (Skype) and a QR Code featuring some kind of at-show promotion.
Viewbix plans to release its premium product soon. The first 1,000 Mashable readers who sign up and create a player will get six months of premium service for free (when it’s released).
Image courtesy of Flickr, david.torcivia
More About: music, social media, startup, video, Viewbix, youtubeFor more Video coverage:Follow Mashable Video on TwitterBecome a Fan on FacebookSubscribe to the Video channelDownload our free apps for Android, Mac, iPhone and iPad
Posted on Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:13:36 +0000 at http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/Mashable/~3/T1wOoQgVHck/
Comments: http://mashable.com/2011/08/10/viewbix/#comments