Vid.ly, Yet Another Video Hosting Service, Launches Today

Encoding.com has been around for the past several years, and they have yet another turnkey video encoding service called quick catchingly, Vid.ly. The product, which has been in beta since February, was announced today and so far has had more than five million video views already.

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The focus on the service is flexibility. They provide customizable output formats with variable bit rates to suit both mobile and desktop users, premium access to world-class content delivery networks, and a number of other features.

Many of their competitor video hosting sites use the Encoding.com site themselves for their needs, so the announcement is somewhat ironic. They fill the gap in between YouTube/Vimeo at the low and nearly free end and Brightcove/Kaltura at the higher end. Vid.ly is designed mostly for smaller video producers that don't want to spend a lot of money but also don't have lots of technical expertise.

The published pricing schedule is very complex and somewhat akin to Amazon's Web Services where the variables include the number of videos posted, their size and the number of views per month.

There is a free version, where you can upload one video at a time and get a shortened URL that you can use to link to it, similar to what YouTube et al. does. With Vid.ly Pro, you will have access to analytics (coming soon), ability to control output renditions, CDN choice (Akamai and CloudFront, with more coming later), their own APIs and player customization. Even with the free account, you have unlimited video source file size, unlike some of the other video hosting providers.

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Will The BlackBerry Get A Facebook Button Today? [RUMOR] (RIMM)

Hopefully not, although they might just announce an officially-branded Facebook device.

BlackBerry posted this slightly cryptic message to its Facebook page:

Hey Team BlackBerry, what's shiny, new and social all over? We want to tell you all about it. Can you guess what it might be? Tune in tomorrow for details!

Well, that tomorrow is today, and all the speculation points to a Zuckerberg-approved BlackBerry.

It's also possible this could be part of BlackBerry's Torch 2 touchscreen phone. Stay tuned.

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Become A Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partner Today!

Microsoft Dynamics CRM business software is designed to provide a World-class customer experiences with the right tools to boost productivity.

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The Biggest Announcements Microsoft Made Today About The Future Of Xbox (MSFT)

Microsoft's keynote at E3 today was largely about Kinect, and it's no wonder why.

Microsoft's motion capture controller called Xbox Kinect has propelled Xbox sales ahead of every competitor, and has made the Xbox 360 even more of a family friendly gaming platform.

Among other announcements, Microsoft announced some new features for Xbox 360 including Kinect Star Wars (as close as you can get to swinging a light saber), cloud storage for game saves and profiles, and voice control that pervades the entire Xbox experience.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is the coolest game we've seen in a long time. New York City is under attack. You have to watch this video to believe how intense this game is.

Kinect Fun Labs imports a 3D version of yourself

"Kinect Fun Labs" brings the latest Kinect gadgets and tech to your Xbox Live dashboard.

One cool thing we saw today was a cool feature that lets you scan yourself into the game instead of picking clothes and features for your avatar.

Kinect will recognize your hair, eyes, nose, mouth, and clothing, and put you in the game in 3D. 

Voice control will be tied in to the entire Xbox experience

From games to search, voice control will play a big part going forward.

Microsoft demoed searching for movies, games, and tv shows using only your voice.

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Twitter ‘Follow Button’ Launched Today

Twitter's "Follow Button" launched today, brings a new way to discover and instantly follow Twitter accounts directly from the websites you visit everyday.

Twitter ‘Follow Button’ Launched Today

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Here Are The Two 4G Phones AT&T; Is Launching Today (T)

AT&T is launching two 4G phones today: the Samsung Infuse and HP Veer.

The Infuse runs Android 2.2 Froyo and supports a massive (and gorgeous) 4.5-inch touchscreen. You can get it starting today for $199.99 with a two-year contract.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, HP's Veer 4G is a super-tiny 2.5-inch touchscreen phone with a slide-out keyboard. It runs WebOS. The Veer will cost you $99.99 on a two-year contract.

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