Magnify.Net Releases User Generated Video Search-Collection-Sharing Application on Facebook(R) Platform |
Users Can Search, Aggregate, Post, Share, Rate and Review Video Collected
From Virtually Every Video Site on the Internet
NEW YORK, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Magnify.net announced today a
user-generated video search, collection, sharing application built on
Facebook Platform. Now 27 million users of Facebook may create, organize
and manage their very own video channel on their Facebook profile pages,
creating video collections tailored to their personal interests. Videos
from YouTube, Revver, Daily Motion, Metacafe, Google, and many other
popular video hosting sites can be searched, collected, organized and
shared by even the most novice users of Internet-based video.
"Facebook's ability to connect people with their friends is a perfect
environment for Magnify.net video capabilities," said Steve Rosenbaum, CEO
of Magnify.net. "Our Facebook application is a great way to use your
Facebook profile as the home base for your collection of videos. Facebook
is a vibrant and amazing community - and now that it has opened the
platform to folks beyond the high school and college crowd, it's rapidly
becoming the social utility of choice for groups and connected
communities."
How The Magnify.net Application Works
Using search terms entered by Facebook users such as "comedy", a school
name, or popular band names, the Magnify.net AutoSearch application finds
relevant videos wherever they are hosted on the Internet and brings them
into a Facebook user's profile. The videos are then sorted and organized
for a user's review. When a user selects several or a hundred videos she
would like to share on her Facebook profile, all of the selected videos
will be available for visitors to view, rate and review.
For example, if a Facebook user would like to share videos of her
favorite hobbies, she can add the Magnify.net application to her Facebook
page in less than 60 seconds and search the Internet for "Radio Controlled
Model Airplane video" or "women's sports". The videos found from all points
across the Internet will be aggregated on her Facebook page, where she can
highlight some and delete others before sharing them with friends. From
there, a user can include other favorite videos on different topics of
interest, or upload her own videos. And for Facebook users who already have
a YouTube or Revver account, the Magnify.net application will automatically
bring in all of their uploaded videos or 'favorites' with a single search
and continue to keep the Facebook video collection in sync with the YouTube
user account.
"We see the impact of engaged video viewers as an exciting step toward
sorting out the huge volume of videos on the web," said Rosenbaum. "Quickly
- the role of video curator is becoming just as important as that of
creator. There's lots of great material out there - now your friends can
help you find it with your shared interests."
Facebook and the Facebook Platform
Facebook is a social utility that offers an efficient way for people to
stay connected with their friends and the people around them. Facebook
users communicate and share information through the social graph, the
network of connections and relationships between people. With more than 27
million active users, Facebook is the sixth-most trafficked website in the
United States. More than 50 percent of Facebook users return to the site
each day, providing unparalleled distribution potential for applications
and the opportunity to build a business that is highly relevant to people's
lives.
"Facebook Platform creates an ecosystem for developers to build
applications that integrate deeply into Facebook and use its social graph,"
said Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook. "By enabling developers
to make applications within Facebook, we're working together to create a
better utility for millions of people."
About Magnify.net:
Magnify.net powers user-generated video channels for web publishers,
media companies, and video bloggers. The Magnify platform searches and
sorts video based on a site's unique interest and engages the users to
discover, share, rate and rank them for relevancy and entertainment value.
The company is founded by a team of experienced media, technology, and web
development entrepreneurs with track record of best-of-breed innovations.
With over 6,000 UGV (User Generated Video) Channels already on the
platform, Magnify.net provides customer focused solutions that are critical
to the Video 2.0 revolution.
Magnify.net is a trademark of Magnify. Facebook(R) is a registered
trademark of Facebook Inc.
SOURCE Magnify.Net
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