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blinkx, Guinness World Records to bring unique footage of record-breaking feats

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guinness.pngblinkx announced a partnership with Guinness World Records, the globalleader in compiling and authenticating world records. Under the terms of the agreement, video content from Guinness World Records’ Video Vault will be fully searchable and playable at blinkx.com. Leveraging its unique AdHoc platform, blinkx will also place contextually relevant advertising against the footage, and will share resulting ad revenue with Guinness World Records.

The Video Vault is a catalog of online videos ranging from the fastest, strongest, longest and even the weirdest achievements in the world, and users can submit footage of their own attempts to break world records directly on the web site.

Originally posted on December 4, 2007 @ 1:49 pm

Job hopefuls become video resume stars

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vault.pngWhile most job seekers would welcome a free resume makeover, the winners of Vault’s Video Resume Makeover Contest were given that and much more.

The contest, launched last month at Vault.com, required entrants to send in a short essay detailing why they were in need of a video resume. Four engaging essays were chosen, and the winning writers received the full-on VIP treatment with a professionally produced video resume, a salon makeover and an expert paper resume review. The winners range widely in age and career background, from a college student to a mid-career professional.

One contest winner, Joseph Kim, a student at Penn State University, hopes his video resume can land him his dream job as a technology consultant after graduation. “It’s an innovative way to let people know what kind of person I actually am, not just who I am on paper,” said Kim.

The other winners of Vault’s Video Resume Makeover Contest are Hannah Hall, a retail store manager for a Fortune 500 company; Nicole McFarland, a real estate student; and Ron Studley, a management consultant.

According to a recent Vault survey, 89% of employers are interested in viewing video resumes.

Originally posted on December 3, 2007 @ 7:08 pm

Gaia Online, Warner Bros. ink deal to bring movies to millions of teens

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gaia_matrix.pngGaia Online announced that Warner Bros.’ movies will be made available through Gaia’s virtual theater, the Gaia Cinemas, starting today. The more than 2.5 million teens who visit Gaia Online every month will be able to watch the legendary studio’s films with daily free screenings as well as pay-per-view screenings. Movie titles will include box office smashes such as “The Matrix” and “Batman Returns”; comedies including “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective”; “Caddyshack 2 & 3”; and classics including “Superman 2 & 3” and “Risky Business”.

Additional movies from Warner Bros.’ library will be added to the Gaia Cinema schedule every Monday. While select movies will be available for free, recent releases will operate on a pay-per-view basis at $1.99 per screening.

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Originally posted on December 4, 2007 @ 3:33 pm

Ziff Davis Enterprise’s CIO Insight launches new weekly video series and mobile site

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ziffdavis.pngZiff Davis Enterprise’s CIO Insight launched a new weekly video series, the CIO Insight Weekly Report, and a new mobile video series, CIO Insight Weekly Minute. Located on the CIO Insight website, this weekly video series offers quick, informative 5 to 10 minute videos of current trends, IT news and perspectives, helping senior IT leaders to make better decisions.

The CIO Insight Weekly Report will include features and headlines from CIO Insight magazine and website, research reports from trusted editors such as Allan Alter, and commentary from CIO Insight Executive Editor, Eric Chabrow.

CIO Insight Weekly Minute, the new mobile-friendly video content, is a shorter version of the weekly report videos. Readers are able to stay informed on their handheld devices throughout the day by accessing this new mobile site.

Originally posted on December 3, 2007 @ 7:19 pm