7 videotrends voor 2021: UGC, livestreams & meer

Het coronavirus heeft veranderd hoe we werken, hoe we communiceren in bedrijven en naar klanten toe… Juist in deze rumoerige tijd zal videocommunicatie enorm belangrijk zijn. Hoe ziet videocommunicatie er in 2021 uit? Ik zet 7 videotrends voor je op een rij! 1. Video UGC In 2021 gaan we nog meer user generated videocontent zien. […]

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With 1B Pageviews Under Its Belt, UGC Giant Wikia Raises $10.8M From IVP, Bessemer & Amazon

Screen Shot 2012-11-30 at 11.48.32 AMUser generated content company Wikia is breaking the news of its raise of over $10.8 million in Series C funding today in a press release soon to be sent out to tech media. The financing was led by Institutional Venture Partners with a follow on from existing investors Bessemer Ventures Partners and Amazon.com.

The company, which is already profitable according to the release, will use the cash to bolster its mobile and video efforts. With the added financing, Wikia’s total funding is now $25 million.

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Wikia Rolls Out Big Redesign To Bring Accessibility, Discovery To 20M Pages Of UGC

Screen shot 2012-04-04 at 12.51.54 AMYou may not be familiar with Wikia, but the collaborative media company has been quietly growing into a giant, recently passing IGN, for example, as the largest network of gaming sites on the planet. Led by both its gaming and entertainment verticals, Wikia’s content-driven social network is home to one of the largest and most active communities on the Web. For those unfamiliar, building on the popularity of its non-profit predecessor (Wikipedia), the site allows anyone (even you) to create new communities around any subject they’re passionate about — or participate in one of its 200,000 existing communities — for free.

However, as publishing models change, Wikia is looking to more strategically marry the world of professional content creation with the openness of UGC, without fundamentally changing or restricting the formula. As its communities have largely remained disaggregated and separate from one another, Wikia is today officially unveiling its biggest redesign in years, which aims to collect its communities under one, sleek-looking roof while improving both engagement and discovery for a more mainstream audience.

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