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Green Video Goes Organic with Release of New emPivot.com

Green Video Goes Organic with Release of New emPivot.com

Published 09-17-08

Submitted by emPivot

WASHINGTON, DC. "“ September 17, 2008 "“ emPivot (www.empivot.com), the leading online TV network for green video, publicly announced the release of its cutting-edge online video platform today. Since its public beta launch one year ago, emPivot has been touted as a leader in online video and compared by media industry experts to other popular video websites, with one clear distinction: emPivot focuses on video content related to the environment.

"emPivot.com brings together green-related programming from across the web and television to viewers. In an on-demand world, we are green TV, on-demand," said Chace Warmington, Co-founder of emPivot. "Videos on emPivot's network aren't just viral; they are 'organic videos' which are high quality, popular, interesting, informative and good for you, too."

With tens of thousands of viewers from over one hundred and fifty countries world wide watching, searching for, and sharing video on the free emPivot network, the site has clearly differentiated itself in the first year from other video sharing networks.

"Our advantage is the diversity of our content on issues such as energy, global climate change and green building. The new emPivot network brings together premium content about the environment from companies and organizations like the World Bank and the Wilderness Society in addition to user-generated content from individuals around the world," said Thom Wallace, the website's Co-founder.

The unique content mix includes over one thousand videos in its own video library in addition to hundreds of thousands of hours of green video content from the rest of the web available via the site's green video search engine. emPivot.com is a privately funded start-up company located in the heart of Washington, DC.

About emPivot

emPivot.com (http://www.empivot.com) is the first online video network to bring together the wide range of user-generated and premium video content related to the environment. emPivot, a combination of the words empower and pivot, has developed an online TV network that empowers viewers to make informed choices and take actions related to the world's green-related media content. emPivot's search engine is powered by a partnership with blinkx (London AIM: BLNX); blinkx is the world's most comprehensive video search engine by offering over 26 million hours of audio, video, viral and TV content. For more information on blinkx, please see: http://www.blinkx.com.

Content on the emPivot Network includes content such as -- but not limited to "“ how to videos, news reports, product reviews, independent documentary films, broadcast media, mobile phone uploads, advocacy videos, campaigns, and videos from citizens around the world. The network currently has over 500 individuals, companies, educational institutions, non-profit organizations, and government agencies contributing to the mix of content. Below is a list of just some the content providers on the emPivot network:

Individuals, Companies, and TV Shows

China Green Beat, Your Environmental Road Trip, Greener Business, Ecolosophy, Brighter Planet Visa Credit Card, Organic Style, The Eco-Green Living Store, eConcsious.org, RecoPack (Green Box Moving Company), EnviroSense, Green Screen Cinema, Sustainable Product Works, ethike, The Green Parent, G-Living Television, E2 ( PBS Series), The Garden Girl (Farmers Almanac and PBS Series), Your TV 20 "“ Eco News (San Francisco), Environmental Film Festival, City Living Source, Webuyitgreen.com, GenGreen.com, Made Green Video.

Non-Profit Organizations

Outdoor Alliance, The World Bank, Biodiesel University, Biodiversity Conservation Alliance, Colorado Environmental Coalition, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, Cascadia Region Green Building Council, Consciously Rebuilding, Earth Conservation Corps, , Environmental Law & Policy Center, Islands First, SkyTruth, Center for American Progress Natural Resource Defense Council, The Wilderness Society, Environmental Working Group, National Wildlife Federation, Morton Arboretum, Environmental Working Group.

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empivot.com is the first online video network to bring together the wide range of user-generated and premium video content related to the environment. In addition to its content and content provider network, emPivot provides a robust video search technology which returns the top videos related to green issues from across the web. As a result of bringing together video, network and video search, emPivot is a powerful aggregator of green-related media content for anyone and everyone to access online. The emPivot network currently has over 500 individuals, companies, educational institutions, non-profit organizations, and government agencies contributing to the mix of content. Content on the emPivot Network includes content such as -- but not limited to -- how to videos, news reports, product reviews, independent documentary films, broadcast media, mobile phone uploads, advocacy videos, campaigns, and videos from citizens around the world. emPivot is a pivot point to empower a diverse network of users (people, organizations, and companies) to share video content, connect with each other to share media and utilize our strong video search engine to find the most relevant green-related video content from emPivot.com and the rest of the web. As a result, emPivot.com empowers the world to view green from every possible angle. For more information about emPivot, please see: http://www.empivot.com/about/.

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