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Fliqz Provides a Better Way to Share Videos With Those Who Matter Most; New Video Sharing Service Allows Anyone to Archive Prized Videos, Share Them With Family, Friends and Communities Worldwide.


SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden  -- Fliqz, the pioneer in community-based video sharing See video sharing site. , today announced the launch of its free video sharing and cataloguing service.

Now available at www.Fliqz.com, the service offers a user-friendly way to store, organize and share cherished videos with the people who matter most. Rather than cluttering cluttering Speech pathology A condition characterized by an excessive rate of speech with an irregular rhythm, collapsing of sounds and words, and loss of syllables; cluttering can range in severity from garbled, but generally intelligible, to virtually  up computer hard drives, sitting unwatched in video cameras, clogging email servers See mail server. , or being blasted blast·ed  
adj.
1. Used as an intensive: I hate these blasted flies.

2. Slang Drunk or intoxicated.

3. Blighted, withered, or shriveled.
 out to millions of strangers, the videos you value can be archived, catalogued and shared with your family, friends and social networks.

Founded by veterans of the software, media and film industries, Fliqz offers better ease of use, better video quality and better social networking See social networking site.

social networking - social network
 features than any other video-sharing site on the Web. Unlike other online video services that focus on broadcasting to the masses, Fliqz focuses on communities, families and friends.

Upload, Save and Share Videos That Matter: Class vs. Mass

After a simple account creation process, Fliqz members can upload and share videos with anyone with an email address See Internet address. . Recipients needn't register with Fliqz to view videos, meaning that a simple e-mail link will have family and friends watching in no time. Fliqz also offers superior organizing and cataloguing capabilities, all geared toward the long-term storage and preservation of irreplaceable videos.

"Our goal is to create an online resource where members can store their most treasured video assets, such as their first dance as a married couple or their child's first steps, and share them with the people who matter in their lives," said Fliqz 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.  Benjamin Wayne. "Where other sites cater to novelty Novelty is the quality of being new. Although it may be said to have an objective dimension (e.g. a new style of art coming into being, such as abstract art or impressionism) it essentially exists in the subjective perceptions of individuals.  video and a shot at 15 minutes of Internet fame, Fliqz is dedicated to preserving memories and fostering communities."

Form, Manage Fliqz Communities

Fliqz makes organizing and managing online video-sharing communities easier than any other service on the Web. Whether you are a soccer fan, a cheese fancier or a polka fanatic, Fliqz makes it easy to find and network with like-minded souls anywhere in the world. Form communities, share videos, post comments and trade tips all on one easy-to-use site.

All aspects of Fliqz can be managed from a single web page including:

--Registering, creating and editing user profiles

--Managing communities of Fliqz users who share common video or event interests

--Organizing videos into collections

--Uploading, naming and adding comments to the individual videos themselves

--Sharing collections or videos with anyone who has an email address

--Creating embeddable video that can be posted into other community sites, web pages, or blogs

Better Viewing on Fliqz

Why share a grainy grain·y  
adj. grain·i·er, grain·i·est
1. Made of or resembling grain; granular.

2. Resembling the grain of wood.

3. Having a granular appearance due to the clumping of particles in the emulsion.
, low-res video of your child's first birthday party with the world? With Fliqz, you can share a better-quality video of the event with your trusted circle of family and friends. Fliqz users can post a wide variety of the most popular video file types including .avi, .flv, .mpeg, .mov, .wmv, and .mpg. Additionally, each video stored can be up to 100 MB in size -- equivalent to nearly 15 minutes of high-resolution video, depending on how the original video was encoded and saved.

"Video sharing to date has been about online posting of ephemera e·phem·er·a  
n.
A plural of ephemeron.


ephemera
Noun, pl

items designed to last only for a short time, such as programmes or posters

Noun 1.
, random bits and pieces of odd and amusing videos," said Wayne. "Fliqz is the next step in the evolution of the medium, a collective video archive that is organized around and accessible to members of specific communities."

About Fliqz

Fliqz was founded with a goal of changing the channel on online video sharing. Unmatched in its ease of use, image quality and community-building features, Fliqz allows consumers to upload, save and share personal videos with anyone with email address. Conceived by veterans of the software, media, and film industries, Fliqz is privately funded by some of the top angels and entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. For more information, visit www.fliqz.com.
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