On Thursday, VideoBloom reached another important milestone with the release of our DIY (do it yourself) Video Montage Creator. This handy, new tool allows you to take image and sound files and transform them into engaging videos.

Video Montage Creator Features:

Online advertisers have been working hard to find a balance between not annoying consumers with intrusive online ads while still fetching high ad video prices - and they may have the solution. Advertisers are citing success with bugs (the logos that appear on videos or right next to them) and tickers (the horizontal bars that run at the bottom of Internet videos), which both allow them to market without interrupting video clips.

In a continuous effort to improve VideoBloom’s platform functionality, we released several important upgrades last week:

Multi-video upload
Users are now able to upload more than one video at a time. Our flexible new UI allows you to upload multiple videos at a time.

Player / Playlist skins
Both the single-title player and the multi-title player got an updated look. The ‘powered by VideoBloom’ overlay message has been removed.

On Sunday, some of VideoBloom’s services were unavailable due to an outage from 10am to 4:00pm. Some of the VideoBloom hosted videos were unavailable during that period. We apologize for the inconvenience this might have caused, and we want you to know that we are constantly working to ensure the highest reliability for our customers.

There’s nothing worse than showing up in jeans when everyone else has on a tie.  So, when our CEO recently went to the Where 2.0 conference in San Francisco, he wanted to make sure he knew the dress code.  Fortunately, the organizers had posted Web videos of last year’s event so he was able to check out what the attendees wore on the trade show floor and in meetings.

We live in an older house with lots of wood floors so when we needed a new vacuum cleaner I assumed I’d be fine with a light handheld to spot-clean the rugs.  Okay, and I’ll admit it.  I was swayed by the fact it was bright colored and everyone in the commercials looked very happy dancing with it.  Unfortunately, our cordless stick vac didn’t bring us much joy; rather it brought enough complaining that we finally decided to break down and buy another vacuum.  This time though I wasn’t going to make the same mistake – I wanted hard evidence t

Okay, I admit it.  I have a bit of an addiction.  I love my craft magazines.  Show me how to create a stuffed owl out of a pair of socks and googly eyes and I’m busy all weekend.  Want to know 12 uses for your discarded light bulbs?  I can find you 15.  And I’m not the only weekend hobbyist who loves her niche magazines.  There are trade magazines that cater to RV enthusiasts, flyfishers, scrapbookers, even bloggers.

Last year I decided to buy my boyfriend a digital camera for his birthday. Rather than tromping through a bunch of different stores, I figured I’d leisurely make my (informed) decision from the comfort of my couch. But, as I started clicking through the tech-related Web sites, I could feel my enthusiasm turning to panic. Between the ISO’s, Megapixels and image processors, all the cameras started looking the same, separated only by price.

This year, be creative with your Valentine gift by sending a Video Valentine from your VB account. Simply log in and record a quick message using your webcam. Send this to your special someone and add a special video surprise this Valentine’s day.

You have just finished your awesome video and you want to use some news footage in it. Can you use the news footage without authorization?