Dailymotion launches a new player!

1 February 2010

2010 will be the year Dailymotion changes its clothes! Bit by bit we will be rolling out interface updates. We’ve already changed the header and our search results, and we are now proud to present our new player.

New design, new features… everything has been rethought to create a more simple, more beautiful and more intuitive player.

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Visit http://betaplayer.dailymotion.com/ to try out Dailymotion’s new player and please send us your feedback and first impressions.

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Kat McPhee’s Karaoke Challenge!

5 January 2010

Do you like karaoke? If so, then join Kat’s Karaoke Challenge and show Kat what you’ve got for your chance to win cool stuff; such as a 32GB iPod Touch and a phone call from Kat!

It’s simple - record a video of yourself, your family and/or friends singing I’ll Be Home For Christmas (lyrics & audio clip provided in Kat’s Karaoke Challenge group)

Next, upload your video into the Kat’s Karaoke Challenge group and let the judging begin! Whoever receives the most “FAVORITES” will be the winner.

Remember: BE CREATIVE AND HAVE FUN!

Contest Deadline is January 16th, 2010. ALL ENTERANTS MUST READ & AGREE TO THE OFFICIAL RULES TO QUALIFY.

Link to group: http://www.dailymotion.com/group/KatsKaraokeChallenge

*Audio Clip: http://bit.ly/homeforchristmas

Dailymotion wishes you a 2010 full of videos!

5 January 2010




Dailymotion launches a new header!

23 December 2009
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Dailymotion launches a new header-just in time for the holidays! In addition to a more streamlined look, the header offers great new functions for Dailymotion users, including:

- “Breadcrumb” path reminders to the user to let them know exactly where they have been - with links to allow them to go back easily.
- A bright orange Upload Video button, easily visible and accessible.
- A dropdown menu allowing logged in users to access all their personal information from one access point next to the login. This includes subscriptions, playlists, friends and groups.
- Easy to navigate menu showing the country the user is viewing and allowing easy navigation to any of Dailymotion’s 28 other countries.
- Dailymotion’s signature themed channels are now also presented in a new page with a clear and easily navigable design.

Images of the new header are available in the full article.

Enjoy!

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Dailymotion app for iPhone and iPod Touch

21 December 2009

The Dailymotion app is available in the App Store since yesterday.

The Dailymotion app gives you the ability to enjoy the full functionality of the main website, dailymotion.com, to browse over 12 million videos in 14 themed channels and to discover the latest viral hits.
With the application, you will be able to easily share videos with friends as well as to access and manage Dailymotion user accounts.
3Gs iPhone owners will even have the ability to record and upload videos straight from the handset to their Dailymotion accounts.
You also have the choice of two versions – a free, ad-supported model and an ad-free model available for 5,99$.

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iPhone®, iPod Touch® et iTunes® are Apple Inc. Registered trademarks

Steve Martin Announces the Wally on the Run Winner!

15 December 2009

Watch Steve’s announcement!

1st Place

Watch the winning video!

2nd Place

Watch the runner-up!

Congratulations to both of you and thank you to everyone who submitted.

We saw some WONDERFUL videos of happy and well-loved dogs, and we’ll be featuring them on the homepage over the next few weeks. To see more of the Wally on the Run entries, visit the group: http://www.dailymotion.com/group/WallyontheRun

The Prodigy “Run With The Wolves” Video Competition!

11 November 2009

The Prodigy invite you to create a music video for their song “Run With The Wolves”.

You could win 3,000 GBP (approx. $5,000)! Here’s what you need to do:

1. Download the ‘Run With The Wolves’ track from this address: www.cookingvinyl.com/dailymotioncompetition

2. Make your own creative music video for the song.

3. Upload your video to Dailymotion and add the video to this group:

http://dailymotion.com/group/runwiththewolves

And that’s it! Official Terms & Conditions can be found here:

http://www.dailymotion.com/group/terms/runwiththewolves

The contest winner will be chosen by The Prodigy.

Deadline is January 31st, and the winner will be announced on February 11th.

Steve Martin “Wally on the Run” Video Contest!

22 October 2009

Steve Martin invites you to make a creative and original music video for his song, “Wally on the Run”. “Wally on the Run” is about Steve’s dog, Wally, so your music video should have a dog (or many dogs) in it.

You could win $1000! Here’s what you need to do:

1. Download the song “Wally on the Run” here: http://stevemartin.com/stevemartin/download-wally-on-the-run.html

2. Make your creative music video for the song - remember, it has to feature dogs!

3. Join the Motionmaker program here: http://www.dailymotion.com/register/motionmaker

4. Upload your video to Dailymotion and add the video to this group: http://www.dailymotion.com/group/WallyOnTheRun

And that’s it! Official Terms & Conditions can be found here: http://www.dailymotion.com/group/terms/WallyOnTheRun

The contest winner will be chosen by Steve himself! The contest ends December 1st so get crackin’ - Have fun and good luck!

Metric: Make it SICK Video Contest Winner Announced!

22 October 2009

Dailymotion and Metric are pleased to announce that the winner of the Make it SICK video contest is ANTI CUPID, created by Kaina Dominguez. Kaina’s impressive music video used light writing to tell the story of an “anti-cupid” who steals the souls of people in different situations. The band and contest organizers were impressed with the creativity and execution of Kaina’s video, which you can see here:

Congratulations to Kaina and thank you to all of the wonderful users who participated in the contest. We also want to highlight the following runner-up videos, and some personal favorites. To check out the dazzlingly creative videos submitted, visit the contest group at:
http://www.dailymotion.com/group/makeitSICK
Runner up:
Deathofbingo
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xa6ify_sick-muse-video-contest_music
Runner up:
SeinenKakumeDjuru
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xa2cfn_metric-sick-muse-langres_music
A fab submission with pretty ladies:
Hustlerose
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xa1z2z_metric-sick-muse_music
Wicked stop-motion:
Remifeb
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xa0qia_sick-muse-metric-by-remi-february_music
Cute Kids!
GarpReg
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xa73c9_sick-muse_music

Dailymotion Presents: THE CABONAUTS Pilot Screening at Wizard Con Chicago

5 August 2009

After making a splash at San Diego Comic Con, Nichelle Nichols and Hayden Black of The Cabonauts will be premiering the pilot at Wizard Con Chicago this weekend, Friday, August 7 and Saturday, August 8. Keep checking the Wizard Chicago website here: http://www.wizardworld.com/home-ch.html for updates.

Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek’s original Uhura and star of The Cabonauts will be signing autographs all day on Saturday, August 8 and will be answering fan questions at a special screening at 1pm, so come by to be among the first to see the pilot!

And, Nichelle will be appearing at a special VIP cocktail event on Friday night. You can buy tickets here: http://www.wizardworld.ticketleap.com/night

Nichelle’s not the only sci-fi celebrity appearing in The Cabonauts; check out this just released video featuring guest star Miracle Laurie:

And more at The Cabonauts profile right here on Dailymotion: http://www.dailymotion.com/cabonauts

See you in Chicago!