If you are into business technology you likely know that the only way to compete with an established, large, but closed player is to open things up. A couple prime examples are: Internet Explorer having a dominating lead in the browser space until the open development community Mozilla with their Firefox browser came along to take significant market share away from Microsoft’s product. And now we are seeing Google’s Nexus One smart phone taking a run at Apple’s iPhone using an open strategy to be compatible with software other than iTunes. In the end, theory tells us that open should win out over closed.

Traditional studios are so closed and protective of their employees and contractors, and content. To us it didn’t make sense to form yet another video entertainment studio to compete with all the others, so instead our goal has always been to assemble what we hope in time will become the largest video production ecosystem via an open model. Where anyone can join the network, form on-demand teams, and create video content outside of corporate constraints.

Many industries are now being disrupted thanks to social movements based upon openness and transparency, and so with Spidvid we want to prove that this model also applies to video production. Innovation is slower in traditional industries like video production, but it’s our strong belief that a big shift is coming soon as open seeks to challenge the status quo of all that remains closed.

If you want to be an early key part of the open video production network, then visit our site to get an account, take a few minutes to setup your profile, and leave your digital foot prints behind for the next generation of filmmakers to build on.

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Companies are entities which connect individuals together so that they can work on projects together, create products, market products, generate revenue and profits, and then repeat that process over and over again until it no longer works then they either change it or vanish from existence. The most important aspect of the corporate model are the employees, everything else involved are just commodities.

The point here is that by providing a framework so that individuals can connect to each other, collaborate together, and align themselves to accomplish similar goals will produce remarkable results that we’re not yet aware of. This can now be done without corporate involvement which is very exciting for some, and very scary for others because it’s a relatively new concept.

Spidvid provides a social framework so that video creators and professionals (like actors, writers, directors, story tellers, music artists, and others) can connect together and produce whatever video content they are passionate about creating regardless of team member location restrictions. The right combination of talent, ideas, passion, execution, and connection will yield video content that would have never existed without having brought individuals together in an open environment to achieve these results. That’s what motivates us to push Spidvid forward because we know what’s possible as members of the world get more connected, collaborative, intelligent, and come to understand what’s possible in this new media space in the years ahead.

We invite you to join our video production community so that you can create your own tribes, and join others which will help you produce quality content that you can’t do alone, or without a large budget.

Spidvid’s platform has been immensely influenced by the Tribes book, with the firm belief that connecting people together so that they can form their own creation entities is the wave of the future.

The video below is a presentation by Seth Godin at the TED conference in February of this year (2009) where he argues that leading and connecting is the key going forward so that we as a human race can further evolve, and challenge the status quo across all industries and marketplaces.

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Seth Godin argues the Internet has ended mass marketing and revived a human social unit from the distant past: tribes. Founded on shared ideas and values, tribes give ordinary people the power to lead and make big changes. He urges us to do so.

I hope this video inspires those who watch it to want to be part of something bigger than themselves. If it does then please join our community, and work with us to make the video production process more open, transparent, authentic, collaborative, connected, and fun.

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Spidvid will not be built with TV, radio, or print ads. What we strive to do is build a social movement around collaborative video production teams who produce content that’s enjoyed by millions of people.

We are now looking for a remarkable person who can help us build a community of passionate individuals who believe that quality video content can now be created outside of corporate studio entities.

If you (or someone you know) are plugged into social media, enjoy connecting with people daily, creating blog content, educating people through webinars, organizing events, and want to contribute to changing the media world forever, then this is your calling.

Contact us via Twitter, or through our site if you are up to the challenge.

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The above illustration outlines the difference between a studio entity, and what we want to evolve into a diverse video creation ecosystem.

The idea here is that a new wave of individuals are starting to not only think about video production differently, but also what possibilities and opportunities exist outside of traditional employment.

Looking at eBay’s core, we understand that the most important aspect are the connections between buyers and sellers to create a products marketplace. Firmly believing in connecting like-minded people together is the key to future media and business models, Spidvid connects video creators with production professionals to form what should be a very refreshing alternative to the traditional studio approach.

To join us on this quest, visit our site, click “Sign Up” at the top, provide your email address, and we will be in touch shortly.

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