Blip

Some Friends

We founded Blip because of the community that had already started to form around videoblogging. We believe that our success is due to the simple fact that we see the community as enabling us, rather than the other way around.

The Mailing List

The Videoblogging Group is the center of the videoblogging community. Available in English, French and Spanish, the list provides a central clearinghouse for vlogging-related conversation. You'll find all the Blip founders and staff members on the list along with anyone who is anybody in the videoblogging world.

Aggregators and Directories

Videoblogging wouldn't be videoblogging without aggregators. Make sure to check out Mefeedia, I/ON and Democracy Player. You'll definitely want to check out Vlogdir. For a curated approach, try Network2.

Help and tutorials for newbies

Freevlog provides absolutely fantastic tutorials on how to edit, encode and even shoot videoblogs. We highly recommend them. The people who brought you Freevlog also bring you Node 101, a collection of grass-roots media centers which are "powering the personal media revolution." There are nodes in the Bay Area, Boston, San Antonio, New York and elsewhere.

Conferences and get-togethers

We are a proud sponsor of Vloggercon, the premier videoblogging event. Other conferences focusing on internet video include Jeff Pulver's excellent Video on the Net and Webzine.

Towards a creative commons

Truly open media wouldn't be possible without the legal support provided by Creative Commons. We support all Creative Commons licenses and thank them for helping to enrich the media commons so significantly.

Building standards

We're huge believers in standards and interoperability. We embrace any and all standards we can, and we're actively working to create new standards for the seamless exchange of data and features between members of the videoblogging community. That's why we founded Video Vertigo, a leading video syndication standards organization.