NoCamels.com is giving away 5000 shekels to the creator of the most watched video (Rules In Hebrew)
NoCamels.com, a division of The Asper institute at Communications School, IDC is proud to present the 2009 ‘Israeli innovation video competition’.
Directors, writers, creators! We know that you have so much to show and tell the world about Israel and we welcome you to participate in a unique competition where you get to show the world “Israel behind the headlines”.
Dr. Noam Lemelshtrich-Latar, Dean of the Sammy Ofer School of Communications at IDC, Herzliya said: “The Asper institute for new media diplomacy not only teaches the most advanced methods for content production, management and promotion but gives the students opportunities to practice positive activities, giving them tangible experience in the field of interactive content and digital new media.”
Dr. Oren Zuckerman, Interactive Specialty Head of the Sammy Ofer School of Communications at IDC, Herzliya said “Leading schools around the world, including ourselves, are focusing on active research performed by the students, by initiating real content activities – not in theory but amidst real audiences. The Israeli innovation project NoCamels is a good example of content activity that involves all aspects in the activities of leading world media corporations – content creation, marketing and using advance media for promoting exposure.”
The rules:
1.Anyone is invited to submit a video and be entered into the competition.
2.Shoot and edit a short video (2 to 5 minutes).
3.The video content has to deal with Israeli innovation: Anything new, positive, different and interesting which relates to Israel in some way or another. It can be about company, music group, factory, exhibition or anything else – there are no boundaries.
4.The video must be in English. If not in English directly, then the use of subtitles is possible.
5.The video must be submitted by June 30st, 2009 but it is recommended that you submit yours as soon as possible in order to have enough time to build up views.
6.Digital file submission only (Mpeg4, avi, mov etc. but not flash) using one of the following:
a.Email, as an attachment. Please note size restrictions on different mail servers. Email to NoCamels.com@gmail.com
b.File transfer service such as yousendit or an FTP server.
c.CD sent via mail (snail-mail) to:
Dean’s Office,
Sammy Ofer School of Communications
Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya
P.O.Box 167
Herzliya, 46150, Israel
7.Along with each video please provide your name, email address, phone number, video’s title and a short, informative 1-2 paragraph description of your choice of topic for the video. All information must be sent in English.
8.We (the NoCamels team) will add the closing and opening credits, and upload the video to different sites (youtube, veoh, etc ) ; promote via social networks (such as facebook and twitter) and social book marking sites (dig, stumbleupom and the likes) and even send you the links to the videos so you can promote yours to your own contacts.
9.The winning of the competition is based on the combined number of views each video gets on all the platforms until June 30th, 2009. It’s simple, the video with most views wins!
10.The competition will end with a concluding event where a panel of judges, including high ranking researchers of media and innovation, media company managers, bloggers and hedge funds executives, will view and comment on the videos.
11.At the event, each judge will be able to give a bonus of 5000 views (or 10% of the original views, the biggest between the two) to a favorite video.
12.The creators of the 10 most viewed videos will receive a diploma from the IDC Communications School.
13.IDC Herzliya, The Asper Institute and No Camels reserves the right to not publish or refuse publication of any video for any reason, including low quality and derogatory content.
14.IDC Herzliya, The Asper Institute and No Camels reserves the right to use any of the videos or any selected part of them, along with the cited names of the creators. This does not include the use of these videos for commercial purposes.
Don’t:
1.Upload the video to your own site choices and then send us the link. Only videos that we upload to the sites will be counted among the entries. Don’t worry though, we’ll send you the links so you can send them to your friends.
2.Important! Don’t include materials (music, video, pictures) which you don’t have copyrights for.
3.No harmful messages such as sex or violence. No swearing please.
4.No slandering of Israel will be permitted. Although, as an academic institution we believe that everyone has the right to free speech and criticism, this project is for positive public diplomacy of Israel online. We are giving you the chance to show the world why Israel is the place to be and we ask that all entrants kindly act accordingly.
Tweegee.com is a pioneering destination site that empowers Tweens to express themselves creatively and safely in an innovative and customized online environment.
Tweegee integrates social networking, digital content, and interactive tools to offer a complete online platform for Tweens.
Tweegee provides Tweens with the ability to take full ownership of their online activities, to create their full personal web sites, communicate via web based email, organizer, and more , engage in rich multiplayer games, interact with a webcam games and application, read news most relevant to them, and author their own articles and much more, all at one destination.
All communications are protected with technologically advanced safeguards.
This is a genuine web 2.0 experience that gives teens all they need in this mad digital world they live in today! .
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iamnews is a global open newsroom powered by you.
With iamnews anyone can assign news tasks and everyone can participate.
for whom???? It is for independent reporters, photographers, media moguls and anyone who wants to connect with reporters from the world and collaborate in the creation of news.
We really believe that videos are better than 1000000 words,so…ENJOY the videos! .
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Kontera, which has offices in both the US and Israel, offers advertisers and publishers in-text advertising solutions. After placing Kontera’s JavaScript in your code, their system will automatically create in-text ads throughout your site.
Kontera
How it works? Kontera’s ContentLink service dynamically finds “contextually relevant keywords” on publishers’ web pages, which are then automatically turned into links.When a user mouses-over a link, an ad displays on the page.
There are five different ContentLink ad formats – text only, text with an image, banner, video, and flash.
Important tip: many of Kontera’s publishers use the service as a compliment to AdSense.
Kontera claims that their technology produces better relevancy & ROI.
City-cast is an urban media experience that connects people with the personal history of their city and neighborhood. We propose a user-generated content system using a combined approach including (a) custom cellphone recording and uploading, (b) content editing and narration, (c) web, gallery, and situated cellphone listening, (d) online voting, and (e) traditional and podcast broadcast radio.
With city-cast, people can collect personal stories associated with urban locations through a unique cellphone interface. The stories are automatically geo-tagged and edited into a broadcast-quality documentary. Listeners can experience these stories situated in the original setting, and vote for them through their cellphones and online. A weekly radio show will present the highest voted stories in a one-hour radio show.
A city is made up of millions of stories and its oral history is embedded in its streets, parks, and buildings. The project will create a unique urban radio experience which will connect people with the lives of those who have lived in the city before them.
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Credits: Dr. Guy Hoffamn, Dr. Oren Zuckerman, Eyal Toledano, Yael Natan, Noa Morag, Inbal Doron, Nimrod Gat, Daniel Shein, Shawn Mautner and Ronen Avidar.
Established in 2006, PLYmedia Inc. specializes in the development, design, manufacturing and deployment of an interactive, multi-dimensional web video platform – PLYplatform. PLYmedia delivers a range of applications focused on delivering personalized, enhanced and interactive web video technology by bringing new context and meaning to video.
PLYmedia
PLYmedia gives publishers the tools to convert viewers from passive to active viewers, to turn videos from one-dimensional pieces of content to interactive, personalized and informative sources of engagement, and to effectively monetize their users and videos to full potential.
The company was founded in Israel, and is one of fifteen startups selected to attended the Israel Web Tour in the Silicon Valley in 2008.
PLYmedia Products:
BubblePLY-BubblePLY gives users the ability for users to add pop-up bubbles to their websites and videos.
PLYplatform- PLYplatform is a suite of applications that gives broadcast and video publishers and their viewers an opportunity to create professional or user-generated interactive content layers. These applications transform standard web videos into interactive, multi-dimensional and personalized user experiences. PLYplatform is also an open system, allowing content developers the freedom to customize material that suits the needs of individuals.
Applications include:
SubPLY, which allows users to add subtitles and captions in any language to any type of web video.
BubblePLY, which allows users to easily add pop-up bubbles, text, images, clipart and subtitles to videos.
InfoPLY, which allows items or objects in videos to be defined with smart tagged bubbles which can be professionally or custom enhanced with user-defined information and commercial links.
AdPLY, which gives publishers and advertisers the ability to insert and manage relevant text or banner ads onto any web video.
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The article is about a project which reports on life as experienced by men, women and children in Gaza (Palestine) and Sderot (Israel) through stories which are being aired on the Internet. Arik Bernstein the Co- Producer of the project tells us about the idea behind this project and its feedback around the world. Recently Gaza-Sderot was nominated for an International Digital Emmy Award in the non-fiction category.
This video made by:
Meytal Abo
Nadav Melnik
Sivan Kiperman
Gaza-Sderot Link: http://gaza-sderot.arte.tv/
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