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Identifying the skills needed for the future
Developing a growth mindset
Creating a culture of continuous learning
What we accomplished
The first Vod platform to offer both On-Platform tipping and paid Subscriptions, Vidme became one of the top 1,000 most popular destinations on the web, reaching over 200 million people annually. Fewer than a dozen full-time employees, and in spite of increasing competition for audience attention from the likes of Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon, who began spending billions of dollars per year on Video content.
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What this means for users
- New sign-ups and uploads will be disabled effective today.
- Existing videos will be playable and exportable from your Video manager until December 15th. At which point they will be permanently deleted from the Vidme Servers.
- All paid channel subscripitions will be suspended i...
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Sharing Videos
At the time we offered sharable video links, sharing videos was more difficult than it is today — Facebook, Twitter, reddit, and other large platforms didn’t have native video, it was often impossible to send large files over SMS, and YouTube required sign-in and publishing to your G+ page. Vidme...
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What’s next for the team
Not every member of the Vidme team will be staying on for the next chapter. We’re talking with some Creator-Focused companies that might incorporate our technology and revive Vidme in some new form in the future.
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Why we started Vidme
We started Vidme (initially Viddme, before we could afford the shorter domain) in 2014 with the mission of helping the next generation of entertainers find their audience and earn a living.
At the time, YouTube was the only major platform that provided revenue sharing — a system that often ...
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Monetizing Content
Monetizing user-generated content is increasingly challenging
- Facebook and Google combined control 60% of Online ad spending in the U.S.
- Advertisers want their ads to complement "Brand-Safe" content. Even Poorly-Moderated videos can result in a PR disast...
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Insights for newcomers
If you’re considering building your own video platform, here are a few suggestions:
- Be wary of Monetizing with ads prior to achieving massive scale.
- Consider Peer-To-Peer storage and delivery to further reduce infrastructure overhead. Consider restrictive storage policies, and...
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