It’s our mandate to allow Spidvid community members to use our platform wherever they prefer. For now we have Spidvid.com but are happy to announce that Android app planning is underway. Follow us on Twitter? You should because we originally broke this news a few days ago via a tweet.

The plan is to include all of the features that are now on the site, in the Android app, with the exception of uploading a team created video which may or may not be included. The app will be free to download and use, and our hope is to release it later next month in August or early September.

After the Droid app we will develop either an iPhone app next, or a Facebook app. If you have an app preference let us know on Facebook, Twitter, or email us.

If you have a device which runs the Android platform, we hope you download the soon to be released Spidvid app, and let us know how you like it and how we could improve it for you. The Spidvid mobile revolution is just around the corner.

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Sometimes our high ambitions go beyond our actual talent level needed for a video production project. This is sure to happen if you think big when it comes to creating new video entertainment. Nobody can do everything themselves, so why not find video collaboration partners who share your passion and vision for the project, and fill in the talent gaps that are lacking.

The challenge is how do you find and connect with talented individuals who can add value to your video projects? There are many places online where you can accomplish this goal, so I’ve outlined some of the top destinations below.

Meetup is a useful site because it allows you to join local video and film production groups, have conversations with those group members online, and then take those relationships offline to connect on a deeper level. If there isn’t a local video production group in your town or city you may want to consider organizing one to bring your local community together.

LinkedIn is the web’s largest social network focused primarily on establishing and maintaining professional contacts and relationships. It’s easy to add new contacts on LinkedIn, but it means virtually nothing unless you actually reach out and spark a discussion with these people.

Craigslist can work wonders if you clearly outline your project’s details, goals and objectives, and what kind of individual(s) you need to collaborate with. Many users on Craigslist are looking for paid gigs so if you just want to partner up and not pay upfront for their time be sure to mention that important bit of information. People are always looking for new worthwhile opportunities so if your video project fits that description you may want to submit a posting on Craigslist.

Facebook is the world’s largest social network but many users just use the site for sharing pictures, “liking” stuff, and messaging. There are many excellent fan pages though, so look who’s active on them and don’t be shy to shoot them a quick message to see if a joint collaboration makes sense.

Twitter is where we get a lot of new members for our community, and we have established some wonderful friendships over the past few months despite frustrating battles with the infamous “fail whale”. Follow actors, directors, producers, editors, or whoever you may need on your team, and whoever follows you back send a custom direct message to see what kind of interest is out there.

Google has to be mentioned because this is where you can track down blogs, forums, and communities that focus on video production. Leave comments on blog articles, reply to others in forums, and be human to show you are capable of being an effective video production partner. Listen closely to the needs and questions that people have because you have to properly address those before anything will happen.

YouTube is where the most video creators and filmmakers hang out due to the fact that it has the world’s largest viewing audience.  It may be a good idea to establish connections on YouTube, but don’t forget that creators go there to upload new content so don’t distract these individuals with long messages. Move the discussion to email, or wherever you are both comfortable communicating.

Last but not least, Spidvid is the social network where individuals go to connect, collaborate, and create video entertainment together. So when you send a message to someone on Spidvid you can be sure it will be well received because of the hyper focus around creating new video content.

There are many other sites out there for the purpose of connecting with potential video collaboration partners. Just remember that how you engage, why you want to engage, and most importantly who you engage with are the key elements to every successful partnership.

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The Internet has forever changed how everyone communicates on a global level. Email revolutionized communication, but we have come a long way to evolve with real-time interactions such as instant messaging, tweeting, waving, status updating, live video, and numerous other ways. YouTube, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, LinkedIn and many other social sharing sites have contributed one way or another to make everyone more accessible while virtually eliminate our privacy. Love it or hate it this is just the beginning of what we can expect from the ever evolving social web.

We now not only just consume media content but participate in it as well to help shape it from a consumption standpoint, and influence what the creator produces in the future. This explains why TV, magazines, and radio are facing real challenges as they continue their focus on broadcasting or pushing content out rather then engaging their viewers, readers, and listeners to pull ideas and content from them.

The film and video production industry is now starting to realize the potential of this new social movement, leading to some very good quality yet low-cost online video entertainment. The ability for talent to connect to form collaborative production teams, is not only speeding up the overall process but vastly improving it as well. Production teams don’t have to be all located in one central location anymore, a team can consist with members located across the planet which is exceptionally beneficial for creators in remote areas or small towns. So even if you live in Grand Bend, Ontario, Canada with a population of just 2,000 people it’s possible to collaborate with talent located in Hollywood, or even far east in Bollywood.

Our dream for Spidvid is to have thousands of individuals producing video content together which wouldn’t have otherwise been produced. By leveraging our platform, there is now a simple solution to make that possible and then some. This is still a very new concept so our challenge now to make this a reality is to educate people through content, email, social media, face to face contact and whatever else it takes for anyone who’s interested to truly “get” how special things can be for video production.

We aren’t saying to completely change how you currently produce videos, but haven’t you wondered how talent outside of your city, personal network, or Craigslist could benefit your projects and content? If you are even slightly interested you should get yourself a Spidvid account so it’s ready whenever you, or someone else who wants to collaborate and add you to their team is.

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We’ve been getting some questions lately on what types of video content can be produced using our platform. Our vision has always been entertaining content which can be monetized via advertising and sponsorships so that compensations can be distributed to each team member. We now allow for both ad supported, and non ad supported video projects, so videos can be produced by teams for fun as well.

Marketing videos are getting big these days, especially for smaller companies looking to build a brand. While you can tap Spidvid’s community to produce a marketing video for your company, distribution will be only on UnleashVideo.com (for now), and it may not interest our actors, writers, videographers, and editors to collaborate on the project with you. If you need a professional marketing video produced PopTent, and TurnHere are effective solutions at a relatively low cost.

Music videos are certainly ideal for Spidvid’s community. So if you are a music artist with a newly released song and looking to get a video produced for it, then sign up for a creator/music artist account and get your project posted.

Funny videos are huge hits with viewers world wide, so entertaining content like CollegeHumor’s is ideal to collaboratively produce via Spidvid. Documentary and drama genre production projects are very well suited for our platform as well. And with the popularity of today’s reality shows, these would work well too.

Just like Twitter never expected users to use their platform the way they are today, we are open and looking forward to see how users adopt Spidvid.

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This post in inspired by The Think Big Manifesto by Michael Port.

I have listed some quotes and questions from the book below, which inspires both Spidvid and our community to provide ideal environments to produce quality video content. There are some (Spidvid’s take) comments as well on how these quotes and questions relate to collaborative video production.

- Love is at the foundation of the very best collaborations. Spidvid’s take: any video will be produced better if the team members feel the love for each another.

- True collaboration is a give and take. True partnerships are founded in equality. Equality does not equal sameness. We don’t all bring the same skills or resources to the table, but we all bring something and we all need something. Spidvid’s take: every video project needs a diverse set of individuals to make things happen.

- The paradox: Big thoughts create independence, not dependence. Big thinkers act instead of compete. They discover that in an open, fluid, back and forth collaboration, in the free flow of ideas, when you can intrust yourself to the notion of trust, big thoughts get even bigger. Spidvid’s take: open and authentic collaboration will always yield better results than a closed silo type of approach. Our social platform has been developed using these key concepts.

- Collaboration levels: (1) Competitive interactions, (2) Cooperative transactions, and (3) Collaborative interactions. Spidvid’s take: there is competition for joining limited sized production teams, but healthy competition ensures projects receive the highest quality of talent possible. 2 and 3 are large parts of what our platform stands for.

- How do we find partners and collaborators? The same way you get a date. By believing in yourself and what you’re doing. When you are excited about a project, you will draw others to you. You will receive offers of help. More than you can even accept. Spidvid’s take: if the enthusiasm and confidence in your projects is evident it will motivate others to join your production teams, and the passion will trickle down to each member involved.

- People who play small think they have to do it all themselves. What about you? Are you ready to play bigger by truly collaborating with others? Spidvid’s take: our skills, talents, and outputs are limited when we are the only person working on a project. Working on a well coordinated team ensures that our projects get value which we can’t provide on an individual basis. Long live collaboration.

- Are you the kind of person people want to help? Do you enjoy collaborating with others? What kind of collaborations do you engage in? Can you take your partnerships to the next level? Who do you love?  Spidvid’s take: if you are open to leveraging a collaborative model, can delegate tasks to team members, and trust and believe in what your team is capable of, there should be lots of love when your videos are fully produced.

Statement of Collaboration

- I will be a person others want to work with.

- I will work with others without hidden or selfish intent to accomplish our mutual goals in the service of what each of us stands for.

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