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IndieMV close to launcing revenue-sharing plan for indie musicians and labels

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IndieMV Media Group, Inc. announced that it will release in the coming two weeks the final details of a radically different licensing model for independent musicians. The new approach will give independent musicians and independent record labels a significantly larger, less encumbered, more immediate, more controllable, and more lucrative share of proceeds from the online sale of their music and videos, as well as site advertising revenues earned on the Company’s flagship IndieMV.com website.

Originally posted on February 26, 2008 @ 10:05 pm

TrafficGauge launches first traffic map application for Facebook

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trafficgauge.pngTrafficGauge has created for consumers the first traffic map for Facebook. TrafficGauge has taken its consumer-tested traffic information and made it accessible for anyone with a Facebook profile.

TrafficGauge for Facebook brings real-time traffic congestion information directly to your Facebook Profile page. It is very easy to use and a great timesaving tool. Users are able to select from among traffic maps for 20 major US markets, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, and others. Traffic congestion is displayed as red (stop-and-go traffic), yellow (slow traffic), or green (light traffic).

Originally posted on February 27, 2008 @ 6:24 am

BBC Motion Gallery inks deal with Mochila on video content distribution

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mochila.jpgBBC Motion Gallery, the footage licensing division of BBC Worldwide, inked a partnership with Mochila to distribute its content globally to the over 3,500 members of the Mochila marketplace. The relationship allows for syndication of approximately 800 video episodes and over 60 hours of BBC Motion Gallery Short Programs to mainstream media outlets, blogs and other online entities through Mochila’s innovative ad-supported program.

With Mochila’s ad-supported model, BBC Motion Gallery will provide its content to web publishers for free and earn a percentage of the advertising revenue that accompanies that content. Mochila suite of customizable widgets, including its proprietary video player, give web publishers powerful options for leveraging this world-renown content.

BBC Motion Gallery offers media professionals access to the world’s most comprehensive collection of high-quality motion imagery for licensing worldwide.

Originally posted on February 26, 2008 @ 1:58 pm

Stockxpert.com announces new microstock royalty-free footage offering

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stockxpert.pngJupitermedia Corporation’s Stockxpert.com, the royalty-free stock photography community, has expanded its product offerings and now includes premium royalty-free footage which are available in the most popular file resolutions and file formats and at prices to fit all budgets. File formats include both standard and high definition video as well as Flash video to appeal to Web designers. Stockxpert.com now enables footage buyers to purchase the clips they need for their creative projects for as little as $10 at the lowest resolution to $50 for 1080 HD. Stockxpert.com’s powerful footage search engine with 16 search categories and over 150 sub-categories makes finding the right clip fast and easy. Stockxpert.com offers one of the fastest and easiest ways to upload files and encourages members of the creative community to submit their footage for consideration to be sold on the site.

Originally posted on February 26, 2008 @ 11:03 am

ePals.com gets funding from National Geographic

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epals.gifThe National Geographic Society is taking a keen interest on ePals.com, the largest and fastest growing K-12 online community for meaningful learning.

According to a news article, this non-profit scientific and educational institution is the lead investor in a $5 million-to-$7 million round of funding for ePals. But how much National Geographic invested in remains undisclosed.

National Geographic Ventures COO Ted Prince since this is just one step towards their ambition to bring contents to the digital world. In its press release, this multi-year alliance will help “revolutionize the way the Internet is used to foster safe and effective multicultural learning exchanges across media platforms.”

Initial topic areas of focus for the new alliance include maps & geography, habitats, global warming, natural disasters, people and culture, great leaders, water and weather. In each area, classrooms and teachers will be able to choose among projects that emphasize collaboration, 21st century skill building, and the use of school-safe communication tools to seamlessly work with learners around the world or down the block.

Originally posted on February 26, 2008 @ 10:39 am