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CondeNet Selects TurnHere to Create Custom Video Profiles for Concierge.com.


Luxury Travel-Planning Site Expands "Insider Guides" Video Tour Series

EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- TurnHere, Inc., a full-service Internet video Video material obtained from the Internet. It may refer to streaming video from real time broadcasts, streaming archival material or downloading video files for watching later, all of which are viewed on the computer.  solutions provider, today announced that it was chosen by CondeNet, an Internet unit of Conde Nast Publications, to develop short online videos for Concierge.com's "Insider Guides" video series. The series sends visitors on video tours through the world's top cities and highlights top hotels, restaurants, shops, nightlife night·life  
n.
Social activities or entertainment available or pursued in the evening.


nightlife
Noun
 and activities.

CondeNet is the latest among a growing number of publishers to embrace TurnHere's video production services to keep site visitors engaged, enhance user experience and drive better value for online advertisers. TurnHere continues to see strong market demand for its services among media and publishers. The company's other recent customers include Chronicle Books, Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster

U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller.
 and washingtonpost.com.

Under the terms of the agreement with CondeNet, TurnHere will produce a different video series for three international destinations including Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, city, Brazil
Rio de Janeiro (rē`ō də zhänā`rō, Port. rē` thĭ zhənĕē`r
, Brazil; Barcelona, Spain; and Italy's Amalfi coast. Each series of 16 videos highlight the popular destinations, attractions and activities unique to that location. The fast-paced virtual tours Virtual Tours
The phrases panoramic tour and virtual tour are often used to describe a variety of video and photographic based media. The word panorama indicates an unbroken view, so essentially, a panorama in that respect could be either a series of photographs or panning video
 are set to music and produced using TurnHere's global network of independent filmmakers, and told through TurnHere's authentic and compelling narrative style.

"By working with TurnHere and leveraging its global filmmaker network, we are able to provide our users with a local insider perspective from almost anywhere in the world," says Richard Glosser, executive director of emerging media of CondeNet. "TurnHere's unique approach will inform and visually inspire our audience while enhancing their overall travel-planning experience."

"The landscape for publishers and media has evolved to the point where integrating online video is an essential part of their online business strategy," said Bradley J. Inman, founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of TurnHere. "We work with publishers to create customized broadcast-quality, low-cost video programs that grow their respective audiences and their advertising revenue."

About CondeNet

CondeNet is the leading creator and developer of upscale lifestyle brands online, providing enjoyable, useful services that build upon the heritage of the world's most prestigious magazines. The company publishes online properties in the categories of fashion (STYLE.COM), men's lifestyle (MEN.STYLE.COM), food (Epicurious.com), travel (Concierge.com), and teen (Flip). CondeNet is an Internet unit of Conde Nast Publications.

About TurnHere, Inc.

TurnHere, Inc. is a full-service Internet video solutions provider to the media, publishing, travel, local and real estate industries. The company provides video strategy development services, produces high-quality, low-cost Internet videos, and develops and executes plans to distribute videos across the Internet to the right audience.

TurnHere's network of more than 2000 professional filmmakers across 50 countries produce Internet videos that emotionally engage viewers with compelling, authentic stories. With deep backgrounds in media and video production, TurnHere's team works with partners on creative treatments and helps customers create effective venues for building online traffic through distribution relationships with Google, Yahoo!, AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. , MSN (1) (MicroSoft Network) A family of Internet-based services from Microsoft, which includes a search engine, e-mail (Hotmail), instant messaging (Windows Live Messaging) and a general-purpose portal with news, information and shopping (MSN Directory).  and other major Web portals See portal. .

Founded in 2005, the company is privately-held and based in Emeryville, California Emeryville is a small city located in Alameda County, California , in the United States. It is located in a corridor between the cities of Berkeley and Oakland, extending to the shore of San Francisco Bay. .
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