The Verge: Vimeo is sorry, and here’s how it’s changing

The Verge: Vimeo is sorry, and here’s how it’s changing. “Vimeo has announced that it’s making some major changes to its bandwidth policy, after several creators spoke out about how the company pulled the rug out from under them by demanding large sums of money if they wanted to keep hosting their videos on the platform. The new policies replace nebulous terms with definitive ones, and guarantee that creators will have time to prepare for changes.”

Tubefilter: Vimeo Debuts ‘For Hire’, A Marketplace For Video Professionals To Find Clients (And Vice Versa)

Tubefilter: Vimeo Debuts ‘For Hire’, A Marketplace For Video Professionals To Find Clients (And Vice Versa). “Clients can browse Vimeo’s network of more than 30,000 video professionals, including filmmakers, editors, videographers, animators, and more, looking for their project’s perfect match. Search options within For Hire allow them to find freelancers based on budget, project type, location, skill level, and years of experience. Or, they can post wanted ads describing their project and the professionals they need.”

TechCrunch: Vimeo launches tools for simultaneous uploading or livestreaming to Facebook, YouTube, Twitch and others

TechCrunch: Vimeo launches tools for simultaneous uploading or livestreaming to Facebook, YouTube, Twitch and others. “Video platform Vimeo is today rolling out new features designed to simplify video distribution across social networks, including one tool that allows live video to be streamed to Facebook, YouTube, Twitch and Periscope at the same time. Another allows creators to upload to both Facebook and YouTube simultaneously with one click.”

TechCrunch: Vimeo acquires Livestream, launches its own live video product

TechCrunch: Vimeo acquires Livestream, launches its own live video product. “After abandoning its plans to launch a subscription video-on-demand business earlier this year, IAC-owned streaming video site Vimeo announced today that it’s acquiring the live video streaming platform, Livestream, and launching its own live streaming product, Vimeo Live. The move to integrate Livestream’s technology into Vimeo will allow video creators to capture, edit, stream and archive their live events, the company says, in addition to hosting, distributing, and generating revenue from their videos.”

Slashgear: Facebook and Vimeo launch 360-degree video hubs: Here’s how to watch

Slashgear: Facebook and Vimeo launch 360-degree video hubs: Here’s how to watch. “Those of you with VR headsets have a lot of new content to look forward to, as Facebook and Vimeo are both rolling out 360 content in some capacity today. For Facebook, that functionality is coming specifically to the Gear VR by way of a new app. With Vimeo, on the other hand, we’re seeing the site-wide launch of 360 videos in general.”

TubeFilter: Vimeo Launches Video Review Tools, Complete With Time-Stamped Edits

From Tubefilter: Vimeo Launches Video Review Tools, Complete With Time-Stamped Edits. “For those of us who use Google Docs to review, critique, and comment on our colleagues’ drafts, the Video Review interface looks rather familiar. Creators can share their work with others before presenting it to the public, and their editors — whether amateur or professional — can insert suggestions that pop up at the exact time-stamp when they are relevant. As with Google Docs, the original video owner can interact with these comments by replying to them or dismissing them.”