The Best Mother’s Day Gift Ever! April 8th, 2011 / Comments: 0 Did you know that we are exactly one month away from one of the most important holidays of the year? Yes, that would be Mother’s Day. It is the day when we honor the woman who changed you, defended you, saved you, and loves you regardless of what silly stunts you pulled as a kid or more recently as an adult. So, this year, we thought we would help you be a hero this Mother’s Day. This weekend, make… › read more
Show Don’t Tell, with Video March 31st, 2011 / Comments: 0 One of the greatest perks about working at Pixorial is that I “have to” take video of my kids. It’s my version of Quality Assurance — I capture my children on video and then spend time at work editing and sharing, using the tools on our site. Frankly, I’m starting to feel a bit guilty that I’m collecting a paycheck for this process! Last week I had my most proud Co-Founder / Mom moment ever. My 8 year… › read more
Share a Video Anywhere! March 25th, 2011 / Comments: 0 Did you know that you can easily share a direct link to your video? Sharing a direct link to a video makes it possible to share a video on IM, in a forum, through email – the list goes on and on. What makes Pixorial’s direct link sharing different from others is that our direct links lead to that specific video and nothing more. Here’s a quick video that shows you how to add music and share a video… › read more
Pixorial Interview with Video Processing Magician March 24th, 2011 / Comments: 0 Today we sat down with Tim, also known as the chief plate-spinner. Tim oversees video processing for Pixorial and is the person who ensures that our video quality kicks you-know-what. How do you use Pixorial? I use Pixorial to share videos from my phone that are too big to email to friends. What is your favorite feature? I love the “View / Edit” button, because most of the time I just need to trim off a video’s boring parts.… › read more
Spring Break – Making Memories March 22nd, 2011 / Comments: 0 Spring Break is quickly approaching and for some it might already be here. Where you go and what you do on Spring Break is not important. What is important is how you preserve those memories. Remember what it was like that first day of the break when you looked up to a perfect sky, playing in the street with the neighbors, getting covered head-to-toe in grass after rolling down the highest hill? These are the moments when life seems… › read more
Share Video On Facebook Pages March 18th, 2011 / Comments: 0 Do you manage a Facebook page? Are you sharing video? Did you know that online video is one of the easiest and often times, the best way to connect with fans, friends, consumers and others? As the New York Times noted in a recent article, “Online video is becoming a first stop for many customers. It is akin to what the Web page was a decade ago.” Several reasons brands should use video on Facebook: How-to videos for your… › read more
Assuring Video Quality – A Chat with Pixorial’s QA Master March 9th, 2011 / Comments: 0 Today we sat down with Joel, master of deadlines and leader of quality assurance for all things Pixorial. He may sit quietly in his office throughout the day but his “approaching milestone messages” come through loud and clear in our inboxes. Joel monitors our entire development process from the beginning of a project until it goes live, which is a good thing too because our team is busy working on a number of different features and new apps at… › read more
Kids Say The Darndest Things… A Video Montage March 7th, 2011 / Comments: 0 It is amazing what children will say when you ask a simple question. Last week, we held a fun little challenge in the “Memories in Motion” community and asked moms to interview their children with the following question, “What does mommy do all day.” We have pulled some of those video responses into a fun little video montage (all done within Pixorial, of course). Video: What Does Mommy Do All Day?What Does Mommy Do All Day? One person walked… › read more
What is Your Favorite Childhood Memory? March 1st, 2011 / Comments: 0 This week, we have a fun challenge taking place in the BlogFrog Memories in Motion community. Join in the conversation and share your favorite memories from your childhood. To help you create even more great memories, we’re giving away a Sony Bloggie video camera! Here’s how you can enter: Reply in the discussion with your favorite childhood memory and you’re entered to win! “Like” Pixorial on Facebook for an extra entry – please like us. We promise to be… › read more
VHS to Digital? Yes Please! A Chat With our Conversion Wizardess February 28th, 2011 / Comments: 0 Today we sat down with Brigitte also known as the manager of memory preservation, for this week’s Pixorial Pick. You could say that on a daily basis, Brigitte helps make dreams come true for families around the globe however she would probably say that she is ‘just doing her job.’ In the lab, she oversees the conversion of formats including VHS, Hi8, Betamax, miniDV, and 8mm, just to name a few. She also helps to fulfill tape and film… › read more
Video Capture Contest: What does mom do all day? (ends 2/25) February 24th, 2011 / Comments: 0 We all have those old VHS tapes and precious family films that are just gathering dust in boxes. Imagine if all of those video memories were always available to you online, from your phone or iPad? Trust us, it is pretty cool so we kicked off a fun little contest with BlogFrog and will award one luck winner the ability to convert those old home movies to DVD as well as online. This package is valued at $140 and… › read more
Pixorial Picks: A chat with Pixorial’s Web Developer and Design Hero February 22nd, 2011 / Comments: 0 Today we sit down with Erik, a member of the web development and design team. Erik is a nimble hero who can literally stop time and respond to web requests from the demanding marketing team. We don’t know how he does it but Erik manages to complete his development requests at the speed of light and still has time to rock the Foosball table. All in a day’s work I guess. So let’s get to it… What is your… › read more
Bringing Video Memories to Life February 18th, 2011 / Comments: 0 I recently converted my old home movies after discovering a box of videos at my parent’s house. Obviously I get how the process works given my role at Pixorial but I can honestly tell you that I was not prepared for the emotional experience. Without sounding too cliche here, they say a picture is worth a thousand words, well those video memories were worth more than words could possibly express. Moments captured in 1989 had new meaning for me… › read more
Pixorial Launches Memories in Motion Community with BlogFrog February 17th, 2011 / Comments: 0 We have some news to share that we are pretty excited about. Today, we are launching the Memories in Motion community on BlogFrog. For those of you not familiar, BlogFrog is an interest-based, social network where thousands of like-minded women and bloggers connect on every topic imaginable. Participating in the BlogFrog communities is a pretty powerful experience. During conversations it is immediately obvious that you are surrounded by women with similar interests as well as well-known and highly respected… › read more
Pixorial Picks – A chat with our Facebook App Developer February 12th, 2011 / Comments: 0 Today we sit down with our developer who is our Facebook API genius. He helped drive the efforts behind Pixorial’s Facebook APP and makes sure that whenever we are alerted to a new change, (and they happen more often than you may think) that we don’t miss a beat and that our users continue to enjoy the ease of posting and editing videos on Facebook. Of course he does a number of other things but we can’t reveal all… › read more
Upload, Edit and Share Video on Facebook February 11th, 2011 / Comments: 0 Wow lots of changes happening to profiles and pages on Facebook these days. As you may have already noticed, tabs were removed from profile pages about a month ago, which left some of our app fans wondering where their Pixorial Video app went. Well, now those same changes are happening on Facebook Pages so we thought it would be a good idea to let you know where you can find the Pixorial Video app on Facebook for both profiles… › read more
