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Rules for Rich-Media Optimization

Topics Performance Optimization, Video, Video API
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Is your web page speed a pitfall or a profit driver? If you don’t stay on top of optimizing rich media on your website, chances are your web performance is actively (and financially) working against you. Over the past few years, there has been an 85% rise in online page…

How to Turn User-Generated Images and Videos Into Sales

Topics Asset Management, e-commerce, Shoppable Video, User Generated Content, Video, Video API
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Did you know that five billion users of the top five social apps post 41.6 million messages a minute? Or that three billion JPEG images are created every day? Not only does this tremendous volume of peer-to-peer activity profoundly affect our social lives, it has also revolutionized the way…

User-Generated Content, Part 4: Security

Topics Asset Management, e-commerce, Security, User Generated Content, Video, Video API
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Part 1 of this series highlights the basics of user-generated content (UGC) and its benefits for e-commerce. Part 2 describes how to leverage UGC images in e-commerce and efficiently upload, transform, and deliver them with Cloudinary. Part 3 focuses on videos in UGC and the many…

Branded Video Makes Its Blockbuster Push

Topics Asset Management, e-commerce, Video API
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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the world is tapping even more into online shopping and entertainment, so are e-businesses. Many have adapted by accelerating their digital-transformation plans; others are ramping up fast. Doubtless, although the tactics vary, video capabilities are garnering a lot of attention—and for good reason.

Handling Media at Scale Using Automation and AI

Topics AI, Asset Management, ImageCon, Video, Video API
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In today’s digital world, engaging online content is key for catching audience attention. At ImageCon 2020, Cloudinary’s annual conference, Yaron Reichert and me, Jackie Rosenzveig, hosted a session titled ‘Handling Media at Scale Using Automation and AI’, which delved into the following: The importance of creating and…

Navigating the New Normal of Digital Commerce

Topics e-commerce, Video API
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The health and economic crisis caused by the pandemic continues to transform the e-business landscape. Jointly with Internet Retailing, Gary Ballabio, Cloudinary’s Head of Technology Partnerships, recently moderated the webinar Navigating the New Normal of Digital Commerce. Panelists from Wunderman Thompson Commerce and Incisiv spoke to the emerging…

Rotating Images in JavaScript: Three Quick Tutorials

Topics Asset Management, Javascript, Performance Optimization, Video, Video API
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With JavaScript (JS), you can create cool image animations, which are difficult to do with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). This article describes how to— Dynamically rotate or flip images with JS. Automatically rotate and remove image backgrounds with Cloudinary. Here are the topics: Dynamically rotating images with JS…

Case Study: Cloudinary’s Automation Frees Up PetRescue’s Staff to Help Pets Find Their Forever Homes

Topics Asset Management, Case Studies, User Generated Content, Video, Video API
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As we spend more time at home, many of us are adopting pets for the joy, companionship and a surprising range of health benefits. In Australia, where our nonprofit customer PetRescue is located, there’s a shortage of pets to adopt. Last August, the Guardian reported that dog shelters in…

Product Videos 101: What Makes Them Great?

Topics Asset Management, Dynamic Video, Shoppable Video, Video, Video API, Video Player
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A product’s benefits and usage, including its value proposition, features, and instructive details, are best demonstrated through video. Depending on the funnel, channel, and audience, product-video types vary, the most popular ones being demos, reviews, installation, and how-tos. Creating effective product videos can be a massive undertaking for novices.

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