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Political Video of the Day
2009-01-09 01:44:00
This post has been "pinned" until the election in November. Look for a new political video every day.
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American Idol - Down to 24
2008-02-19 23:13:00
I love the early parts of American Idol ...the bad singers, the outrageous acts and Simon's criticism. My favorites are the people who sound horrible, but somehow think the judges are making a mistake. But that part is over now.We're down to the final 24 and tonight the men take center stage. Check out the video to get caught up on who made the cut.

2008 Slam Dunk Contest Highlights
2008-02-18 19:14:00
Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic won this year's NBA dunk contest during All-Star Weekend. Both the players and the NBA wanted this year's dunk contest to be something special and both delivered. For the first time, fans were allowed to vote in the final round and the players delivered some creative and spectacular dunks.Check out the video to see for yourself. Be sure to click on the menu button to see the video in full screen.
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Video Players for Bloggers
2008-02-16 00:57:00
It's really interesting to see how our StageGold video player gets deployed across the Internet. Our tracking software pointed us to this site; the Harlem Movie Club. In existence for five years, this avid group of movie buffs decided to start a blog to chronicle their picks. What a great idea for a blog!Additionally, they're using our player to show previews of upcoming movies. Another great idea. Many movie companies and indie film directors utilize the power of the web to get pre-release buzz for their movies. Who can forget the buzz created online for Snakes on a Plane?Our only critique of their use of the StageGold player would be to choose a different player than the default skin, preferably one of the new skins that allows full screen display. Otherwise, it's a great use of a blog and a great example of the StageGold player in real world action.Good luck!
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YouTube Videos - 2007's Most Popular
2008-02-14 19:23:00
It's really interesting what becomes popular in our culture. Dispersed among YouTube's most popular videos of 2007 were the Leave Britney Alone video and a Paris Hilton parody. Politics surfaced with Obama Girl and Soulja Boy's instructional dance video rated a lot of views. The most popular? The nature film embedded above. Proof you don't leave your own behind, there is strength in numbers and you should never, ever, ever, ever give up.Enjoy!
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StageGold Video Players - They're Free
2008-02-13 22:37:00
We got an interesting email yesterday. It was simple and to the point - can I buy the software with the skins to play video on my site my self (sic)?Of course we'd be happy to sell our player, but we don't. Our revenue model is advertising driven, so we don't have to sell our products. They're free!Few things in this life are that way. Some may argue our product isn't really free because we require registration that collects personal information. We also display ads. If you haven't noticed, we recently simplified our registration form. The only thing you need to provide us is a valid email address. We don't sell your personal information and we don't spam.The same applies to our video converter CinemaForge. We want you to get a StageGold account for hosting videos, but you can convert local video files without registering with us.The bottom line is we're happy you like our products so much that you want to spend money on them, but you don't have to. StageGold and...
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FLV to IPOD Converter - Need Help?
2008-02-13 05:39:00
I stumbled across the following question today on a Mac forum -i cant find any good FLV 4 Converter i think FLV 4 is a Flash 9this is not a youtube FLVi tried total Video Converterbut the bottom part is blurredi tried Replay Converter etc.. but the Audio and Video is out of Syncanyone plsDo we know the answer to this one? You betcha! It's CinemaForge, our video converter that works with iPods, YouTube, MySpace video and so much more.Don't take our word for it. Maybe our top review from CNET will do it? How about a customer testimonial? How about the fact we've had 1 million plus downloads?We're not trying to brag here, but we've got a great program that will convert Flash (FLV) movies to iPod video. It's easy and it's free. We've got the answer: CinemaForge.
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New Video Uploader for StageGold
2008-02-11 17:46:00
StageGold has launched a new, web-based video uploader for adding videos and music to the StageGold hosting site. Unlike the old uploader which was a client based download, the new uploader doesn't require users to download it, meaning users can upload videos sooner, with less steps.The new uploader only works with .flv and .mp4 files meaning multimedia files like .wmv, .mov, .avi and .mpeg must first be converted to .flv or .mp4. StageGold offers a free video converter in its CinemaForge product.We hope you enjoy the simplicity of the new uploader.
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Superbowl Commercial Videos - Recap
2008-02-05 02:19:00
Here are our favorite videos from the Superbowl . We hope you enjoyed the game and the commercials. It was certainly one of the most exciting Superbowls in years.If you missed some or all of the commercials, this site has all the videos in one convenient place.Feel free to comment and let us know which Superbowl commercials were your favorites this year.
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Superbowl Commercial Videos
2008-02-02 00:49:00
Yes, it's that time of year again. A great football game to decide who's the best in the NFL. For 2008 it's the Patriots vs. the Giants and the Patriots are looking to go undefeated for the first time since 1972. Sure we'll watch the big game, but we all know the Superbowl is about the commercials.We've started this playlist with a favorite from last year and two that didn't make TV distribution. They were funny commercials nonetheless.Once this year's commercials hit web distribution, we'll post the best. Feel free to comment on which Superbowl commercials you liked the best.
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More American Idol Audition Videos
2008-02-01 02:04:00
Meet Douglas Davidson. He thinks he can sing. He thinks he can become the next American Idol . He's going to be taken away by security.Tragically Funny!
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iTunes Movies Disappoint Older Video iPod Owners
2008-01-31 00:24:00
After MacWorld two weeks ago, we brought you a blog post describing how iTunes movies could be an important and popular new technology. Today the product is getting headlines, but not for the right reasons.Evidently, the new service is incompatible with most existing video iPods. Even those purchased as recently as five months ago, won't work.It turns out that fifth-generation video iPods purchased as recently as five months ago won’t play those iTunes movie rentals — and not because of any hardware deficiency. Current generation iPods, per the footnote in Apple’s press release here, include only the “iPod classic, iPod nano with video and iPod touch.”That's got to be frustrating. It's even more frustrating because consumers have been conditioned that most new technology will work with old technology. The concept is called "backwards compatibility" and technology manufacturers, especially those in the computer industry have strived to maintain it.We're investigatin...
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Famous for Being Famous
2008-01-29 23:26:00
The widespread access to media through TV stations, websites, blogs, radio stations and so forth has created a whole new type of celebrity - people who are famous for being famous, even if they have no distinguishable talent.Consider the video in this post. Those two are known as the Chinese Backstreet Boys or Back Dorm Boys. They rocketed to fame when this video was showcased on the Ellen Degeneres Show.Even more remarkable was once they got famous, they got paid. In China they were signed by Motorola as spokespeople. They also got signed by Sina.com, a Chinese web portal. Two years ago they were signed to create videos of lip synced songs.The reason I mention these guys is I saw them on TV the other day. They're still being talked about as Internet phenomenons. I suppose the point is, if you're trying to be famous, it's probably a good idea to utilize all the media available to you, especially the Internet.
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Anatomy of a Blog Post - Embedding Videos Quickly
2008-01-28 23:27:00
If you've been following this blog at all, you've probably guessed there's not much rhyme or reason to it. We're here to show off our video player and converter software and try to have fun with it. Coming up with new stuff every day can sometimes be a challenge. Sure it's easy when a theme is already established like with our political video of the day. We just find a video, update our playlist and it gets automatically added to the blog.InspirationBut finding something interesting, that shows off our products can sometimes be difficult. Like many bloggers, we often turn to the news to seek inspiration. Sometimes we look at other blogs. Sometimes it's as easy as looking out the window. Today it has snowed for most of the day. We're not talking about a little snowstorm. We're talking about inches of snow piling up in minutes with wind gusts blowing it everywhere. Streets are closed and the local canyons leading to the ski resorts are closed down because of avalanc...
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Cnet Praises our YouTube Conversion Software
2008-01-25 23:55:00
Cnet recently did a review on popular and useful flash video converters and downloaders for YouTube videos.We're pleased to say they liked our CinemaForge software the best -Out of all the downloader/converters I tried, nothing felt more honest than CinemaForge, with its homegrown UFO-shaped interface.We've had over a million downloads of CinemaForge since we launched the program and we're always trying to make improvements like adding a stand alone flash video player in release 2.6. The editors at Download.com recently gave the program 4/5 stars. Best of all, CinemaForge is a free download.
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Band Promotion Online
2008-01-24 19:43:00
It's no longer a secret the Internet is a powerful place for music or band promotion. Two years ago the Oakland Tribune reported on the power of social networking sites in promoting musicians...famous or not.Through promotional deals with record labels, over the past couple of months MySpace has debuted albums from the Black-Eyed Peas, Weezer and former Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan before they were available in stores. The records are streamed, which means they can't be downloaded.Corgan and Rivers Cuomo, the singer for Weezer, also keep active MySpace blogs. It's a win-win deal for both MySpace and the labels: The former wants folks to hang out on the site and look at their banner ads; the labels and bands get buzz and promotion for their music.According to MySpace's publicists, more than 320,000 sites have been created for musicians or bands.In December Vibe magazine conducted a search online for rappers in all 50 states, plus D.C. Amazingly, rappers and M.C.s were...
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American Idol Auditions - The Best of the Worst
2008-01-24 01:53:00
Exposure and promotion can be a good thing, or a bad thing. American Idol is a great example of this. The best can go on to successful music careers, even if they don't win the whole thing. The funny thing is the worst can do just as well.Who can forget William Hung with his poorly performed, but entertaining version of She Bangs? This season of American Idol is bringing out the best of the worst. In the first clip of this video, you'll see an entertainer. In the second, you'll see someone to feel sorry for. Be sure to use the "playlist" menu to see the video of your choice. Either way, these performers got what they wanted...to be on television.
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Cause We're Family - Member Spotlight
2008-01-22 19:05:00
Those funny guys Robert Adamson and Tony Longo are back at it again with four new entries in their short film series Cause We're Family . Longo has had a long career in TV and movies including roles in Angels in the Outfield and the Flintstones - Viva Rock Vegas. Adamson currently stars in the ABC Family series Lincoln Heights.Take a look at these new episodes of Cause We're Family, exclusively on StageGold.
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Remember Your Spam Filters
2008-01-21 21:02:00
When you register for StageGold membership or Spotlight membership, remember to turn off your spam filter or add stagegold.com to your safe list.We're seeing anti-spam filters delaying registrations and confirmation emails. If you've tried to sign up for either service and didn't get the confirmation, that's probably why.Add stagegold.com to your safe list and try again.
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Custom PS3 Skins Video
2008-01-18 23:05:00
There are custom skins for just about everything these days. Pretty cool!
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American Idol Videos
2008-01-18 02:15:00
It's finally here. The new season of American Idol . Though we're early on in the process, I think we've found William Hung 2008, otherwise known as Renaldo Lapuz. Enjoy!
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Embed Video Player - Tips for Firefox
2008-01-16 22:07:00
A fact of life about technology, especially software, is sometimes "bugs" find their way through to the final product.One of the known bugs in our embedded video player is an incompatibility with the Firefox browser. We've since fixed this bug in our embed code, but if you have an older embed code, you may be facing this problem.There are two ways to fix the bug. The first is to generate new embed code and paste it into your website code. If you don't feel comfortable editing code, this is the method we recommend.The second method is to edit your existing embed code. Add the bolded part of this example to your existing embed code.Once either step has been completed, your embedded StageGold video player will work on Internet Explorer and Firefox.
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Apple Unveils Hint of Video Future at MacWorld
2008-01-15 19:02:00
Apple founder and CEO kicked off MacWorld with new product and service announcements. Though the new MacBook Air, an ultrathin (.75" thick) notebook, will probably get the most airtime, a key development in digital movie delivery should make us take note.New release movies will now be available for on demand download through iTunes.Consumers will be able to start renting movies through the company's iTunes store by the end of February, Jobs said. The company will send out a software update to Apple TV products in two weeks that will make it compatible with the new service, he said.At launch, the rental service will offer 1,000 movies, including 100 that will be available in high definition. Movies will be available 30 days after they come out on DVD. Apple will charge $3.99 for a new movie and $2.99 for older ones - and $1 extra each for high-definition versions.How well this service will do is up for grabs. It is Apple's second attempt with its TV top box called Apple TV. What is...
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MySpace Video Player
2008-01-14 18:26:00
With 185 million registered users, MySpace is one of the most popular social networking site on the web. It's no wonder those numbers generate a lot of interest by companies pursuing applications that can be adopted by MySpace users. StageGold spent a lot of time developing its MySpace video player combining multi-functions with ease of use.StageGold users can search MySpace's 60,000 new videos per day directly from the website. Users can embed videos from anywhere on the web on their MySpace page using the StageGold player. CinemaForge allows MySpace videos to be directly downloaded.
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Flash Video Players - Why You Need One
2008-01-11 20:06:00
We've been talking recently about the utility of CinemaForge in converting web videos to be played back on video iPods. The truth is web videos can be complicated to playback on demand for many devices.The growth of high-speed Internet connections during the .com boom of the late nineties served as a great incubator for the video technology we see on the web today from YouTube, Revver and MySpace video. The catch with video is it's slow to playback high quality, especially on the web. Flash video on the other hand, allows faster playback with higher quality.Have you ever tried to download a Flash video directly from the website you found it on? You can't. StageGold allows you to point to it (zoink) and import it into your playlist, but you don't have a copy on your hard drive. You'll also have to wait for it to reload should you want to view it again.CinemaForge solves this problem in a couple ways. First of all, CF allows direct download of Flash videos (.flv), so you can have...
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