Will Viddy be the next Twitter but for Video?

Brett O’Brien, co-founder of Viddy

The shocking demise of Flipcam last week became even more shocking when it was revealed that Cisco was about to release a new version of Flipcam that streamed video direclty to the web.

This marriage of video and web seems the obvious next step, vmail replaces email, so to speak

So it is not surprising that a new player has emerged to occupy that space – nature abhors a vacuum

The company, Viddy.com, and the app by the same name, just completed a $1.5 million round of financing.

It seems like it was a good investment on the part of the VCs.  Launched just a week ago, Viddy.com is averaging 10,000 downloads a day.

Check out #viddy on your Tweetdeck.

The app allows you to share videos with friends and followers – just like Twitter, but in video, obviously.

It also allows one-click iMovie simple editing.

Viddy is free to download from the Apple iTunes app store for iOS and supports cameras on the iPhone 3GS and 4G.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/introducing-viddy-the-new-app-that-does-for-videos-what-instagram-does-for-photos-2011-4#ixzz1KMMCrTj2

We find this a very interesting development.

Michael Rosenblum

For more than 35 years, Michael Rosenblum has been on the cutting edge of the digital video journalism revolution. During this time, he has lead a drive for video literacy, and the complete rethinking of how television is made and controlled. His work has included: The complete transitioning of The BBC's national network (UK) to a VJ-driven model, starting in 2002. The complete conversion of The Voice of America, the United State's Government's broadcasting agency, (and the largest broadcaster in the world), from short wave radio to television broadcasting and webcasting using the VJ paradigm (1998-present). The construction of NYT Television, a New York Times Company, and the largest producer of non-fiction television in the US. Rosenblum was both the founder and President of NYT TV, (all based on this paradigm (1996-1998). The President and Founder of Video News International, a global VJ-driven newsgathering company, with more than 100 journalists around the world. (1993-1996). Other clients include Spectrum News, Verizon and CBS News.

1 Comment
  • Brett O’Brien April 23, 2011

    thx for the nice post!

    10,000 Viddyographers a day are joining the service and creating fascinating videos from around the world.

    Let us know if you have any suggestions for improvements and new features.

    Brett