Vimeo Announces Five New Mobile Apps

Sharing video online is becoming more and more of a standard practice given the popularity of camera-enabled smartphones. From the latest 1080p capabilities in the iPhone 4S to 720p video of phones from just a year ago, people are sharing amateur video and/or professional quality productions every second – and doing so is getting a whole lot easier courtesy of Vimeo. Vimeo is not your standard video-sharing site, it is a community of people sharing incredible content from all walks of life. Their featured channels allow you to sift through awesome productions that people around the world are producing. Whether you want to embed a video into your website, or just share a personal moment with friends or family – Vimeo makes it extremely easy to both use and view – and now its even easier with the launch of five new mobile apps.

Today Vimeo is officially launching its Mobile Apps for Android smartphones, Windows Phone 7 smartphones, Android Tablets and the Kindle Fire. Plus, a version 2.0 of their existing mobile app for iOS devices is slated for the end of the month with incredible enhancements. In order to understand the result, its important to understand the reason – here is a clip from our interview with Vimeo’s Joe Schmitt: Listen Now

The New Android & Windows Phone 7 Apps

Embracing the ever-increasing popularity of mobile devices – these new apps bring the full Vimeo experience to users. Users can now browse featured content without the need to login. Those who do want to login, can participate in the community by commenting, sharing videos, flag videos to watch later, follow video stats, comments, manage comments on their videos, check stats and even more. Uploading gets easier with the ability to record and update directly from your devices – the queue manager checks your connection and if for some reason your upload is interrupted it will continue when signal returns – Its a complete tool to empower users who are shooting and browsing videos.

Windows Phone 7 users get a completely Metro UI designed interface that is not just a port from Android. Vimeo worked closely with Microsoft to develop an interface that is very WP7 related and works closely with other apps as well. You can share to other services and browse Vimeo just as you would expect to experience from a Windows Phone 7 Metro UI App.

The New Tablet Vimeo App

Vimeo didn’t just port their smartphone app to the larger screen of tablets – they thought about the larger real-estate, listened to feedback from users and created an interface designed for complete video immersion (via the Full-Screen view) or for those multitasking individuals who want to watch something but still browse other channels, or comment and/or browse the Vimeo experience. The new UI takes advantage of the expanded room to truly be involved with the community. For the Kindle Fire, the app was also customized to be used on a 7″ one-handed device. Even though it doesn’t have a camera, it gives users the Vimeo experience in hand.

The iOS App – Coming End of Month

The iOS app is a true version upgrade. The iPhone and iPod version get complete UI updates to bring the complete experience to the users. The interface gets a dashboard-style video and the whole UI is designed specifically for iOS. This is not just a port from Android. The video editor gets even more useful with access to the Music Store – integrating licensed or license-free music is as simple as downloading it and integrating it into your production. The editor is still iOS only due to the capabilities of Apple Devices, although Vimeo continues to investigate ways to bring that high-demand feature to other platforms.

The Android and Windows Phone 7 versions of the app are available now in their respective marketplaces, while the iOS versions will be released later this month. Here’s the official PR:

 

VIMEO EXPANDS ITS MOBILE APPS TO INCLUDE ANDROID AND WINDOWS PHONE

 

Vimeo Soon To Be Available On Most Smartphones And Tablets

 

NEW YORK, Jan. 9, 2012 – Vimeo®, an operating business of IAC [NASDAQ: IACI], today announced its Apps for Android, Amazon Kindle Fire, and Windows Phone. The Apps are free to download from the Android Market, Amazon App Store for Android, and Windows Phone Marketplace.

“With the widespread accessibility of high-quality video on mobile devices and high- speed mobile Internet access, people use their mobile devices not only to watch video but to shoot and then upload video to share online,” said Joe Schmitt, lead mobile developer at Vimeo. “With mobile devices making up approximately 15 percent of our site traffic, we recognize the importance of expanding our platforms to allow people to access Vimeo from as many devices as possible.”

 

Available today, both the Vimeo for Android and Vimeo for Windows Phone Apps enable users to browse and watch the full range of videos on Vimeo, in addition to the ability to like, comment on, or add videos to their Watch Later queue.  Personalized access to member’s Inbox, Watch Later list or prior Liked videos is also available in the new beautiful, easy-to-use interfaces.

 

“Windows Phone is backed by a rich developer ecosystem that continues to build a variety apps and games, like Vimeo, that take advantage of the phone’s unique features and design,” said Todd Brix, senior director, Windows Phone Marketplace, Microsoft Corp. “The new Vimeo app on the Windows phone is a deeply integrated video experience that lets users shoot, upload and share content.”

 

Android and Windows Phone Vimeo App Features:

·      Free to download from the Android Market, Amazon App Store for Android, and Windows Phone Marketplace

·      Compatible with all Android devices running Android version 2.3 (Gingerbread) and above, Amazon Fire and Windows Phone devices running Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) and above

·      Easily upload your raw footage or previously edited creations in HD or SD

·      Pause/resume uploads and get reminded when a video is paused

·      Replace existing videos

·      Edit titles, descriptions, tags, privacy settings, and credits

·      Share videos via Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, WordPress, Email, and SMS

·      Watch and manage all your Vimeo videos and download them to your camera roll

·      Watch videos from your Vimeo Inbox, Watch Later queue, and videos you like

·      Easily like videos, comment on videos, and add videos to your Watch Later queue

·      Discover new and interesting videos curated by Vimeo Staff

·      Add videos to Groups, Channels, and Albums

·      Access stats on daily plays, likes, and comments

 

About Vimeo, LLC

Leading video sharing site Vimeo® provides the easiest way for people to host and share their videos in high quality. The site provides great privacy features and inspiring videosfrom a vibrant, respectful community of creative users who care about how and where they show their work. Launched in 2004 and headquartered in New York, NY, Vimeo offers users a video sharing experience that is both entertaining andeasy to use. Vimeo is a 2010 & 2009 Time Magazine Top 50 Website. Vimeo, LLC is a subsidiary of IAC (NASDAQ: IACI).

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