Signed, Sealed, Delivered.

It's a good thing Sig is checking her email in Mexico. All Vuze correspondences went directly to her email account, as she was the Donnette who signed us up. When I returned to Sig's side of the pond this afternoon to check on the status of the upload, I saw the successful upload message on the screen and let out a sigh of relief. However, I got a little concerned when I searched for our film but came up empty. Fortunately, Sig forwarded me the congratulations-you've-been-uploaded email, and I felt better knowing that Vuze has received MacDiva & The Donnettes' OpenCut submission. Signed, sealed, delivered! Time to do the funky chicken...



-----Original Message-----
From: Vuze [mailto:publish@vuze.com]
Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 5:47 PM
To: Sig Thorsen
Subject: Vuze First-time Publisher Alert

Congratulations on publishing your first piece of content on Vuze!

Now that you've published, let people know about your content so they can watch and comment on it! Here are some tips to polish your presentation and maximize your viewers and reviews.

First, make sure to fill in your user profile. Let folks know who you are, what you do, and anything else you want them to know. Once you are logged into the client, click on My Account, then My Profile. It's that simple!

Second, review your content description. Just go to Published Content, select your content, and click on the pencil icon at the right.

• Provide a clear and concise title for your content. Don't just use the file name.
• Be explicit in your content description. This is your chance to provide details about the story that took you 2 months to write, or talk about the technique you used to film the ending--let viewers know what they should be looking for. But don't give away any secrets or surprise endings!
• Pick an appropriate thumbnail. Thumbnails often provide the first impression of your work, along with your title. Pick a thumbnail that best conveys the overall mood of your content, or a key character that will draw viewers in. If publishing a series of content or multiple episodes, be sure each thumbnail is unique.
• Assign categories wisely. Don't purposefully "mis-categorize" your content with the idea that everyone wants to just see "sexy" and that will bring people to your content. With millions of viewers on Vuze, content searches span the spectrum.
  

And third, keep your eye on the Vuze News tab for updates--we continue to build additional features and functionality into the Vuze platform, and that's where we will tell you about them. Stay tuned!

Thanks again for publishing, and for contributing to the Vuze community!
-The Vuze Team