February 11, 2009

VANCOUVER, BC: riiPlay.tv announced today the launch of a turn-key Web Service for event organizers that makes business event web-casting and monetization a snap. Events can easily deliver video replays on a branded landing page, have riiplay ticket fees collected and create a long tail for their content. The riiPlay.tv platform is in Alpha - invitation only - but will launch with the first high quality events in early March.

Events can drive revenues and reduce hassles with 3 innovative riiPlay.tv services :

1. Web Services - replace or add to in-house publishing, streaming and eCommerce.
2. Content Services - deliver high quality capture, creative and promotional value.
3. Distribution Services - engage new on-site riiPlay ticket crews and more "eyeballs." Public riiPlays can now be shared on targeted social media, video and publishing sites via the riiPlay.tv network or via private member channels or embed code on their own site/blog.

The riiPlay.tv team also unveiled a new logo and website look and feel . The fresh look previews a great user experience to come, including on iPhones, ensuring our promise of Knowledge, Anytime, Anywhere!

"Our mantra is better knowledge sharing. Our team is tasked to develop solutions that dramatically enhance value for event holders, audiences, speakers and sponsors," stated Replay Evangelist (and CEO), Bret Conkin. He added, "Quality replays can be profitable and inexpensive for event holders without reducing attendance or networking benefits."

The riiPlay.tv model is customer-centric . Attendees can conveniently access, manage, discover and share their riiPlays - relevant speakers and events - in one place. The traditional approach was to either restrict access to live attendance, make the viewer access it only on the event website or provide DVDs or materials that easily get lost. Content providers still control final delivery but now have valuable new audiences and options.

Holding an event ? Request a private Alpha invite and case studies at info@riiPlay.tv. riiPlay.tv serves fee-based events from conferences to seminars, professional education to industry/member groups like: Enterprize , VEF Momentum and New Ventures BC .  Attend business events? Intrigued? Register for a Beta invitation at www.riiPlay.tv .

riiPlay.tv is a division of fundfindr Media, a Vancouver-based social media company that also operates: fundfindr.com , an online network of web services to help ventures get exposure, connections and funding; and fundfindr.tv , Entrepreneurship TV.

fundfindr Media is pleased to announce a collaboration with Backbone Magazine to share top business and technology event video content on backbonemag.com.

fundfindr provides turn-key content services to capture and share leading events, speakers and content providers like New Ventures BC, New Media BC, International Internet Marketing Association and Vancouver Enterprise Forum Momentum. Backbone magazine has been Canada’s leading technology, business and lifestyle magazine and website since 2000. Viewers see top experts in a convenient delivery system and organizers and speakers receive valuable exposure.

Check out this new Knowledge on Demand destination and look for much more quality content in the coming months. All the videos share the high quality production that fundfindr is known for. Just ask Stephane Dion if quality video production matters….

Let us know your feedback and whether you would like to see more speakers and more events by commenting or sending us a note to info@fundfindr.com.

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Energy conservation was the theme of the night at New Ventures BC Award Ceremony at the SFU Segal School of Business, and the excitement of the competition was captured by fundfindr.tv.  This video captures the competitor experience, gratitude to their mentors and build drama for the awards where the winners of the 2008 competition were announced.  All three top awards went to entrepreneurial ideas focused on energy conservation.

All three top prize winners are located in the Lower Mainland region and were awarded for their innovative and ground-breaking technological ideas.

“It’s always interesting to see which companies our panel awards the top prizes,” says Ernie Love, Chair of BC Ventures Society. “I think the fact that all three winners work within the energy conservation field really speaks to BC’s place on the international map as a leader in sustainability and our entrepreneurs are clearly making a large contribution to that reputation.”

Local Vancouver company Saltworks Technologies took home two prizes – the coveted BC Hydro first place of $60,000 as well as the BC Hydro sustainability award of $20,000. The Enbridge second place award went to West Vancouver’s Small Energy Group while third place went to Squamish-located Echoflex Solutions. All three also received BC Innovation Council Proof-of-Concept awards - dollar amounts below.

For more information on the awards, see New Venture BC’s full post here and for more fundfindr.tv coverage of the Competition click here.

Contact fundfindr Media Services at info@fundfindr.com or 604.250.9666 to cover your event in video and like the competitors here, we’ll make you a video rockstar.  Congratulations to all the finalists and winners!

Busy week with September ramping business up again.  Monday was Small Business BC funding your small business presentation and Thursday and Friday we are covering two hot events both coming soon to fundfindr.tv!  Got an upcoming hot event, let us know at news@fundfindr.tv.

The Internet Marketing Conference is being held Thursday and Friday at the Coast Plaza Hotel and fundfindr is pleased to be a Bronze sponsor.  I think there are still some tickets available if you act fast.   Nice job by IIMA president John Hossack and team helping bring an event of this calibre to Vancouver as it has previously been offered in Helsinki, Barcelona and Stockholm.   Should be a great line-up of experts including keynote Eric. T. Peterson on Web Analytics, Yahoo’s Bob Page (I trust this is the right Bob Page not this one, Social Media Marketing Success Stories with Darren Barefoot and Julie Szabo, and our favourite Victoria Secret’s Jonghee Jo on Making Testing Sexy! Look for upcoming webcasts of the conference and maybe a few tweets during (follow fundfindr on Twitter) at fundfindr.tv!

Simultaneously, our fundfindr Media Services team is covering the excitement of the Start Up Rock Stars - Top 10 finalists competing in the Oral presentation of the New Ventures BC (NVBC) competition.  The finalists include Echoflex Solutions, Pure Lignin, Sound of Motion Technologies (way to go Vlad) and GR Building Materials who we videotaped at VANTEC (congrats to Geoff).   Video profiles of the Top 10 are coming to fundfindr.tv so stay tuned.  For more info, check ou the NVBC blog.

$335,000 in prizes. Bragging rights. The attention of investors, peers, customers, recruits and media. It’s round 4 for New Ventures BC (NVBC) and the top 10 competitors will be announced on Sept. 4th. Like American Idol or The Bachelor, surviving the cut could also lead to successful matchmaking with supporters and funders. Like those others, the Top 10 will also be profiled and broadcast on TV - fundfindr.tv.

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Unlike other reality shows, this time the competition is very real! Look for profiles of these NVBC Start-up Rockstars and other hot event coverage coming this September on fundfindr.tv. For earlier coverage on NVBC click here and check out insightful interviews with NVBC presenters Basil Peters, Mike Volker shown here, Dave Thomas and major sponsor - BC Innovation Council’s Ross Waddell.

Looking to be the next video star? Even if you didn’t make the cut you can still compete for great prizes in The Pitchies competition with the first semi-finalist round ending August 31st. Upload your pitch and enter at fundfindr.com today and you may also be selected for an expert review of your pitch. Get your network to vote you in is as the People’s Choice. As a bonus, you’ll also qualify for a free $25 credit at webnames.ca here. Discover advice, connections and court investors. Venture dating made easier.

Got a hot event or professional video production needs? Your story needs the power of video for customers, social networking and the YouTube and Facebook generation. Contact fundfindr Media Services team at news@fundfindr.tv and we’ll add excitement, flair, top-notch production quality and valuable exposure.