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Vringo to send video to your phone

3 September 2007 17:28 by Rich "vurbal" Fiscus | 3 comments

Vringo, a startup launched last year, wants to help you send video to your friends' phones.

The service works by offering free memberships to the Vringo community. A small piece of software must be installed on the phone that will receive the video. The caller, who must also be a Vringo member, pays to send a video. The idea is similar to sending a link to a video clip via email, except that the recipient doesn't need a computer.

Eventually Vringo would like to move beyond sharing viral video clips between friends. Advertisers are becoming interested in alternate ways to deliver marketing to consumers. In one conceivable scenario, video could be sent with accompanying ad content. Another possibility is getting advertisers to directly compensate consumers (in free talk time for example) for sharing their ads with friends through Vringo.

Vringo currently allows clips to be sent for free, but some time in 2008 they plan to start commercial operations. Prices haven't been released at this point.

Source: TechNewsWorld

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H0bbes (Junior Member) 3 September 2007 19:59
Sounds interesting. I would like it if users could upload their own content from phones AND pc's, as well as commercial content. [ + quote]
Unfocused (Member) 4 September 2007 6:13
I don't know about this, usually when thew phone rings, I pick it up, not watch the display... [ + quote]
borhan9 (AfterDawn Addict) 10 September 2007 14:57
*Originally posted by Unfocused:* I don't know about this, usually when thew phone rings, I pick it up, not watch the display... lol i tend to do the same. I think ill give the video thing a miss on my phone however i have the feature i do not use it :) [ + quote]