Customer Showcase

Victory Church

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:39:00 +0000

Author and pastor Mark Crow and his wife Jennifer founded Victory Church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in August 1994. Since then the ministry has gone from strength to strength and has expanded exponentially. The effectiveness of the ministry no doubt has everything to do with Mark and Jennifer’s drive and passion, but we would also guess that their smart and savvy use of technology and media has helped them spread their message even more effectively.

And with a ministry expanding as rapidly as Victory’s, video is a great way to reach out to your ministry wherever they are, through community outreach, missions support, original worship music, a 24/7 stream of Worship Experiences and original music on their websites, and a growing international TV ministry.

Using a lower tabbed Yokto video player, the Victory Church showcases their content in the best possible way, and as with all Yokto players, new content is automatically added to the player via the easy to use Yokto admin area. The admin area enables users to quickly create entire channels of content with a drag & drop interface.

South 107

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:33:15 +0000

Country music has come a long away. South 107 is a US based radio station broadcasting from North Georgia, playing the latest in modern and classic country from Alison Krauss to Chris Young.

South 107 recognise that today’s country music audiences are forward thinking an tech savvy, which is which a Yokto video player is the latest addition to their website. With nearly 40 separate playlists neatly stacked at the top of the player, each focusing on a different artist, users can easily find videos from their favourite acts.

A Yokto video player is the ideal way to add an extra dimension of interest to your website, and can be added to any blog or website in literally a few moments. All you need to do is decide what content to have on your player! To make it even easier to use Yokto, we’ve created a super-handy bookmarklet tool, called Yokto Collector. All you need to do is install it into your toolbar, then whenever you are browsing the web and see some content you like, just click on the Collector and you can nab it for your player. If you’d like to read more about it; see what TheNextWeb had to say about it.

Silent Storm Sound System

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:17:47 +0000

The idea of a Silent Disco is an intriguing one. The concept is simple: wear a pair of wireless headphones and dance the night away in your own bubble of music. To the participant, it’s a great night dancing. To the bystander, enjoy the awesome image of hundreds of people dancing in silent unison, without the eardrum bursting bassline!

If you’re still not sure what a Silent Disco is, why not check out these videos of various Silent Discos throughout the US? Video is the ideal medium to communicate non-straightforward concepts, and creating a playlist of Silent Disco events using the Yokto video player is the easy and free way to educate your potential customers as well as creating diverse and interesting web content. They have used the ever-popular ‘Chris Packer’ style of player, which allows them to preview a number of videos simultaneously, while detailing further content via a written tabbed playlist.

Silent Storm Sound System was founded in Boston, Massachusetts by a couple of live music enthusiasts. Their main motivation: they wanted to go to a silent disco event but were unable to find one where they lived. They’ve since expanded and operate out of Boston, Philadelphia and San Francisco and helps create silent disco events across the US.

Black Country Cinema

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:03:52 +0000

Black Country Cinema is a collective of four film makers based in the old industrialised region of the West Midlands known as The Black Country.

Specialising in documentary, Black Country Cinema aim to portray The Black Country and British Culture as honestly and authentically as possible through film. Pooling various cultures, backgrounds and experiences, they create film that they feel is honest, authentic and minimalistic. Drawing from influences such as Yasujiro Ozu, Abbas Kiarostami, Hayao Miyazaki, Hsiao-hsien Hou and Humphrey Jennings, Black Country Cinema continue to grow their unique style, blurring the lines between documentary and fiction.

Using a Yokto Video Wall Right, Black Country Cinema have been able to show stills of most of their films while allowing their viewer to watch each of their videos. And like all Yokto players, the size of the player can be edited to fit exactly where you want it on your site. Additionally as and when the time comes to upload new content, it can all be done from the easy to use; ‘drag and drop’ content management system.

Texas Water Conservation News - Facebook Player

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:46:17 +0000

Texas is in the middle of one of the worst droughts in recorded history. A new NASA map shows that groundwater and soil moisture levels in Texas are at their “lowest levels seen in more than 60 years.” This means that Texans are having to carefully consider how they are using water, and make sure that everyone is taking steps to conserve water where possible.

Educating the population and reaching out to them are critical to ensure the effects of drought are not worsened by wasting water unknowingly, which is why a Facebook page filled with informative and educational films is an ideal outreach tool for The Texas Network and Save Water Texas, who provide water conservation news & tips, drought information and Texas water news.

Social media helps you to take your message to where your audience is, and the Yokto Facebook Player ensures that your audience can easily find the video content relevant to them, while staying in Facebook and not having to move from one individual video to the next.

The “Chris Packer” style Yokto video player allows you to have a video playing while previewing two more, and having a full channel playlist below. Best of all, like our regular players, Yokto Facebook players are free to use!

Check their Facebook player out for yourself - Click here

The Dirtbag Challenge - Facebook Player

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:38:52 +0000

The Dirtbag Challenge is a contest that takes place every year. But it is also a concept: To encourage people to come together and build the ride of their dreams. The frankly awesome Dirtbag Challenge is an annual event for those in the Bay area of San Francisco to build a chopper bike for $1000 or less in one month. And what better way to capture the spirit of the Chopper than over 50 videos showing burnouts, stunts and generally debauched behaviour from Dirtbag?

By embedding a Yokto Facebook Player into their fanpage, The Dirtbag Challenges’ creators can create a video channel right where their 1000+ fans can access them most readily. And whether they are uploading their own video content, or collecting from 6 main video websites: YouTube, Vimeo, UStream, Daily Motion, Video Bucket & Brightcove, Yokto combines them all on one player! Yokto makes it easy to take your content to where your fans want to view it, and better than that, it works on pretty much any device and allows you to put your videos into different channels, so that your fans can find the exact content they want more easily.

So we’d like to say a big Thank You to The Dirtbag Challenge (and all of the other Dirtbags out there!) for some awesome bikes, some killer burnouts the best Facebook player we’ve seen yet. If you think your Yokto Facebook page is a contender, please get in touch at social@yok.to to be featured in our Customer Showcase.

Pet Health Insurance Plans

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:36:06 +0000

Cats and Dogs really can be like members of the family. They make us laugh, make us cry and make us curse when we have to clean up the mess they make! Pet insurance is becoming more important, as Vets bills can come to thousands and no pet owner wants to have to weigh up whether they can afford life saving medical treatment if the circumstance arises.

Thomas at www.pethealthinsuranceplans.org has been kind enough to get in touch to feedback about his Yokto video players: “This is by far a great software for showing multiple videos on one video player. Setting up the videos and video player was a snap. Took less than 5 minutes. Not only is it easy to use and understand with multiple players to choose from but it is free. If you are in need of a video player to show in your web site or emails this is the software for you. The other great thing about this is the fast download speed and the player is embedded.”

Using numerous Yokto video players throughout your site or blog is a fantastic way to add interest and really bring the point you are trying to illustrate to life. For example, if you have a webpage dedicated to a certain product that you sell, or a particular subject matter an accompanying selections of videos demonstrating how that product works or videos that educate your reader could be useful. At one time, embedding a video player may have meant enlisting the help of a web developer. Yokto changes all that.

Although insurance is traditionally a fairly serious and dry subject, Pet Health Insurance Plans have used multiple Chris Packer players throughout their site to show the lighter side of pet ownership with funny cat and dog videos, and to add value with informational videos with training information and pet health advice. This makes their site a hub of useful information for pet owners.

If you'd like your Yokto player to feature in our Customer Showcase, please get in touch at nicola@yok.to

FDAD: Foundation Digital Art & Design

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:50:02 +0000

This is some of the most beautiful and innovative video content we’ve seen in a while. www.fdad.co.uk, maintained by lecturer Mark Owen, is a website to support teaching and learning for students taking a foundation degree in art and design at Kingston College.

When students asked to see examples of work produced by Digital Arts students, a Yokto Lower Video Wall was a great way to curate content. From Xavier Chassaing’s “Scintillation”, an innovative mix of stop motion and live projection to the adorable “Nowhere near here” following an animated blue dog through the London night, the pieces curated on here demonstrate creativity as well as great craftsmanship.

Mark has elected to use a Yokto Pro Player on the site, which automatically removes Yokto branding. For $5 a month, he will be able to customise as many players as he likes, with custom colour schemes and watermarks on original content. And because Yokto intelligently switches between Flash and HTML5, whatever devices his students view on, they won’t encounter any problems.

Check out this beautiful selection of digital art here.

Simply French Fries

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:04:36 +0000

Ah, the humble potato. From mashed to roasted, the tasty tuber is surely king of the carbs. French fries or chips are a definite favourite here at Yokto HQ, so when we found a whole video player devoted to them, it was a cause of great excitement!

Simply French Fries is an awesome site dedicated to the delicious snack, brought together by the lovely @hipchickheather to share recipes as well as facts and information about French Fries.

By using a stylish Lower Video Wall Yokto Player, Simply French Fries have been able to curate a number of recipe videos from around the world. From classic homemade fries, to decadent chilli cheese fries to chunky English chips, there are numerous helpful hints and tips in the recipe videos here.

Simply French Fries also have access to their own administration area on Yokto, which enables them to manage their video content as they wish. This means that they can add or remove videos on their player whenever they want.

Simply French Fries acknowledge that fries aren’t always the healthiest of snacks, and that they are treats which should be enjoyed occasionally. To this end, there are videos and recipes showing how to make healthier French Fries, by baking them, and using alternatives to deep-frying too.

If you want to take a leaf from Simply French Fries book, and see how a free Yokto player can bring your website or blog to life, check it out here.

Children's Cartoons from around the World from Multilingual Books

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:51:17 +0000

Ever wondered what the ‘King of the swingers’ from Disney’s Jungle Book sounded like in Dutch? How about ‘Can you feel the love tonight?’ from The Lion King in French? Aside from the Gallic children’s classics such as Tintin and Asterix, translated clips of seminal children’s movies feature on today’s customer showcase.

Multilingual Books have used a stunning Yokto Video Wall to showcase Children’s cartoons from around the world. And what better way to encourage language skills in children than to entice with seminal stories and songs? This is just the start, Multilingual Books positively encourage immersing yourself in multimedia language experience, through books, film and software programmes to name but a few.

And if the thought of learning a language doesn’t excite your little one at first, perhaps you could ask them which of the 42 translations of the Harry Potter books they would like for Christmas?

By embedding their Yokto Video Player in a Wordpress module of their site, they have been able to create what they brilliantly call “a playground site” which will intelligently switch between HTML5 and Flash, dependent on the device used to view it. If Multilingual Books and Yokto had been around when we were learning French at school, maybe we would have paid more attention in class!

Check out Multilingual Book's Yokto Player here.

Think Wider

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:55:13 +0000

If a picture speaks a thousand words, a well-produced and informative video must be even more useful for explaining complicated ideas and concepts, right?

Pay per click marketing and the inner machination of Google Adwords are never going to be an easy thing to communicate to the uninitiated. That’s why when US based Search Engine Marketing firm Think Wider Marketing wanted to write a blog post on this subject they decided using a Yokto Video Player filled with informative films from the experts at Google was the way to go.

Think Wider Marketing was founded marketing veterans, Adam Davis & Michael Coletta in 1995, with the aim of helping their customers use search engine marketing to achieve their goals.

Yokto Video Players don’t have to be centre stage on your site, because they are free and really quick and easy to embed into your website or blog, you can use them to illustrate your point through the medium of film in a matter of minutes. And because Yokto can be viewed on smartphones and tablets, there no reason why you can’t catch up on the latest video blog posts on the go. Use a Lower Tabbed Player like Think Wider and your users will be able to read a summary of the content and choose what to watch with ease.

Check out Think Wider’s Blog Post here.

Poppy Jamie

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:01:03 +0000

Poppy Jamie is a busy freelance entertainment reporter who is currently working for ITN productions and 4music. Recently Poppy has been talking about curly hair and being naughty at school with Hollywood star Orlando Bloom and on set mischief with his Three Musketeers co-star Milla Jovovich.

But whether it’s film stars, musicians such as Tinie Tempah, Jason Derulo and Bombay Bicycle Club or successful business leaders including Jeremy Darroch, CEO of Sky TV and Daniella Ott, Strategy Director of The Gucci Group having a content rich, glossy show reel full of showbiz sparkle is a must for any presenter.

What better way to show off your interviewing prowess than with a slick lower video wall Yokto video player? And whether you are uploading your own videos directly to your Yokto Player or are aggregating from Vimeo, YouTube, UStream, Video Bucket or Brightcove, Yokto allows you combine them all on one stylish player which is easy to embed on your website or blog.

Check out the latest in entertainment news with Poppy Jamie.

Gabriel Brunot

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:28:19 +0000

Gabriel Brunot (G-Brunot) was born September 16, 1990 in the growing city of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Gabriel has been a singer since the age of 6 and discovered his passion for music at the age of 11.

Growing up exposed to greats such as Michael Jackson, Luther Vandross, and R Kelly enticed Gabriel to pursue music as a career. He then began competing at talent shows and performing as he could for several years. Along the way he developed great dancing skills and incorporated it in some of his performances.

G-Brunot has used a Lower Video Wall Yokto player to showcase his music videos, blogs and live performances. The Yokto video player will also expand as G-Brunot’s career progresses, allowing his to embed his entire YouTube channel into his website at the touch of a button.

And whether his fans want to view his videos on a home computer, tablet or smart phone, his Yokto player will allow them to watch them, anytime, anyplace!

Gabriel is currently in the small city of Bridgeport Connecticut making music such as his two smash hits “you loved me” and “Material Girl”. To check them out, visit his site here.

The Publicity Agency

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 08:11:09 +0000

The Publicity Agency (TPA) is a full-service, national PR Firm with home offices in Tampa, Florida. The Agency represents businesses, newsmakers, entertainers and professionals seeking top-tier Agency representation. They specialise in News Publicity, Crisis Management and Image Consulting among the host of services provided.

From clients launching a new social network, to charitable organizations and political figures, Yokto allows The Publicity Agency to showcase their video based work and events all in one place, embedded on their site. All of which is incredibly easy to do, just set up an account, drag and drop and embed onto your site.

The Publicity Agency have used Lower Video Wall from a wide range of Yokto player designs that allows their users to view a short description of the films while watching a video at the same time!

For a top class agency committed to cutting edge technology and the highest ethical standards, a Yokto player is the obvious choice to showcase their work and commentary from their renowned Public Relations experts.

Check out The Publicity Agency’s fascinating Yokto player on their website right here.

Return of the Killer Shrews

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:45:33 +0000

Originally filmed in 1959 ‘The Killer Shrews’ is to make its return in a modern remake – ‘Return of the Killer Shrews.’

Starring John Schneider (Smallville), James Best, Rick Hurst (both Dukes of Hazzard) and Jennifer Lyons (Desperate Housewives) the sequel tells the story of a reality TV show hiring Captain Thorne Sherman (James Best) and his boat to cargo supplies to the deserted offshore island they're using as a filming location. Only Thorne knows that the island holds hidden danger. Reluctantly returning to the island for the first time in many years, the horror quickly begins to unfold.

The official website of "Return of the Killer Shrews" serves as fans number one source for new information regarding the sequel to the cult classic. This time round shot in HD they hope the sequel will satisfy fans of the original film and scare a whole host of new ones!

As part of the information updates they wish to provide to fans, a Yokto video player has been embedded into the website featuring behind the scenes footage and interviews with the cast.

The added benefit provided by the Yokto video player is that in today’s modern multi-device world an intelligent player that can play on any device is a necessity, and Yokto is that player. Whether you’re viewing killershrewsmovie.com on Flash or HTML5 enabled devices, Yokto is sure to provide a great viewing experience.

See Yokto’s Lower tabbed player in action on the ‘Return of the Killer Shrews’ website, and register with Yokto today.

PalermoScienza

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:30:04 +0000

Based in Sicily, Italy, PalermoScienza is an educational project providing young people with a chance to experience science.

Formed in 2009, PalermoScienza look to organize events that allow the communication and presentation of scientific and technological innovation, by creating a network of partnerships between research institutions, science museums, and businesses.

Their objective is to provide an environment where knowledge can be transferred by allowing participation in the world of science.

To highlight the great work they do at PalermoScienza, they’ve embedded a Yokto video player featuring six of their own films. Each film showcases an area of science that children can learn about during their experience with PalermoScienza. From chemistry and physics, environment and astronomy, chemistry and biology, mathematics and geology, each films shows children enjoying themselves whilst learning.

The Yokto video platform allows PalermoScienza to upload their films onto YouTube where they can be hosted for free. The advantage of Yokto, is that each film can be collected into one video player and then embedded onto any website or blog.

PalermoScienza have access to their own administration area on Yokto, which enables them to manage their video content as they wish. Whenever they want to add or remove a film or channel on their video they have all access to do so.

Yokto’s Lower tabbed player can be seen on the PalermoScienza website. Register with Yokto today to start using video on your own website or blog.

EDBAK Ltd

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 08:11:28 +0000

EDBAK Ltd is a company headquartered in Piotrowice, Poland. The company was founded in 1992 by Edward Bąk, and focuses on the manufacturing of wall mounts for LCD/LED/Plasma monitors, Projectors, and PC’s.

Each product is customised and manufactured to the customers requirements. EDBAK Ltd have previously worked with and supplied solutions for Warsaw F. Chopin Airport (timetable monitors), C&C Partners (Video Wall), and Warsaw Subway (timetable and advertising screens).

EDBAK Ltd have incorporated their own embed video onto the homepage of their website. Often corporate films can be dull, with product demonstrations and drawn out information. EDBAK however, are coming from a different angle. Their films focus on the production process, highlighting their machines at work as they cut, laser, and press, the final product into shape. There’s no audio and no explanation, and the effect is an engaging film that serves to reinforce that EDBAK have the knowledge, equipment and experience to solve their customer’s problems.

Likewise Yokto’s video platform is able to solve a problem for EDBAK Ltd. Yokto allows its users to embed film content from multiple sources into one player. Therefore EDBAK Ltd are able to host their video’s on third party platforms for free, and curate them into one mobile video player / TV channel on their own site.

We recommend taking a look at the EDBAK Ltd website to see how they’re using the Yokto player.

San Jacinto River Authority

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:29:25 +0000

San Jacinto River Authority is an agency of the State of Texas created in 1937 by Special Acts of the Texas Legislature. As one of 10 major river authorities in Texas, its purpose is to develop, conserve and protect the water resources of the San Jacinto River Basin.

The San Jacinto River Authority is responsible for a number of activities, which include municipal and industrial water supply, water quality management, wastewater treatment and water and soil conservation.

Responsible for four separate divisions throughout the Houston area: Lake Conroe Division, Woodlands Division, Highlands Division, and Groundwater Reduction Plan Division, the San Jacinto River Authority, provides information throughout Texas on droughts.

The information it provides includes news articles, maps, weather reports, and now a Yokto video player. Films featured on the Yokto player contain news reports from various regional channels including Texas Farm Bureau, Kxan, and AgriLife Today. All focus on the agricultural impact of the drought, highlighting stories of individual farms and the problems they’re facing.

Using a ‘Lower tabbed’ player, San Jacinto River Authority is able to embed video form numerous sources such as YouTube, Vimeo, Brightcove, SlideShare, and more, to give a greater perspective of drought impact.

Visit the San Jacinto River Authority website to find out more, and register with Yokto to start your own Yokto channel, free.

Rx Timer Cap

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:34:58 +0000

Keeping track of your medication and when to take your pills should be a relatively easy process. But life often gets in the way, and we lose track of time and what we’re doing.

The Rx Timer Cap is a pill bottle with a digital pill timer. It shows the amount of time that has lapsed been since you’ve last taken your prescription medication or opened the container.  Rx Timer Cap believe it’s the perfect way to manage your medication.

Rx Timer Cap state that “the simple timer on the cap works like a stopwatch, counting the time since your medication was last taken and resetting itself every time the container is opened.” 

It’s easy and simple to use, and provides a solution that’s the perfect healthcare tool, helping patients take their medication according to the doctor’s prescription.

Rx Timer Cap have featured on American news and radio shows such as NBC, ABC and KOMO radio. Understandably, they’re proud of this recognition and want to showcase their media attention on their website. Using a Yokto video player they’ve been able to curate three films from YouTube and embed them into their own website.

Yokto provides customised shortened URL’s that lead straight back to a specific film on their Yokto player. This allows them to not only easily circulate a link direct to a specific piece of content, but also obtain statistics for a specific URL, thus providing them with valuable business insight.

Check out the Rx Timer Cap Yokto player on their website and register with Yokto today for free.

My RC Website

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:56:20 +0000

Jose Kenner’s hobby is RC (radio controlled) Trucks. His website, MyRCWebsite.com focus’s on industry news, photos, videos, links to other RC sites, and much more.

He admits that the site is its infantile stage right now, but promises that it will become a much more innovative RC experience.

Jose hopes that MyRCWebsite.com will encourage new people into the hobby and that it will enhance their RC journey.

Many hobbyist’s such as Jose wish to share information, knowledge and experience with others in an engaging way, as with video, but may not have the time, equipment or know how to produce such films.

Yokto’s video platform helps bloggers such as Jose curate the masses of video content from the web into their own site. In Jose’s case he has embed video within his own Yokto video player from a wide variety of YouTube channels.

He has in fact embedded well over 50 films into one Yokto ‘flip’ player that range from construction advice and news from the Radio Control Show to jumps, stunts, and tricks by other enthusiasts.

The video player really adds to Jose’s WordPress site, fitting neatly into its layout thanks to the customisable width that can be set to each individual Yokto player.

To learn more about RC Trucks and see the Yokto player in action visit MyRCWebsite.com

Equally, register with Yokto today and start embedding video onto your site.