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Welcome to Klip 3.0

Six months ago we launched Klip on the App Store and ever since I’ve been amazed and humbled by the overwhelming response we’ve received from our users. Thanks to you we’ve achieved a number of milestones, including the fastest social video app to reach 100K downloads and the first to reach 1M downloads.

While these milestones are important, I’m most excited by the incredible and vibrant community that has embraced Klip and made it what it is today. Videographers, aspiring music artists, performers and sports enthusiasts, among others, have uploaded and shared an impressive array of content on Klip.

So thank you for inspiring us to develop our best and most comprehensive update yet: Klip 3.0. With this new version we’ve introduced a fresh, new visual design. You’ll notice the video layout showcases your videos with big, beautiful thumbnails.


This version also includes major new camera features, including 7 real-time video effects, a camera zoom and the ability to pause and resume while recording. And with this release we’re increasing the upload limit to 3 minutes, which was perhaps our most requested feature.

You can download Klip 3.0 here. We hope you enjoy using Klip 3.0 as much as we enjoyed building it. As always, don’t hesitate to contact us with your feedback.

Alain Rossmann, Founder & CEO

 

Introducing Private Sharing on Klip!

With today’s release of Klip 2.2, we’re excited to introduce the best, and most fully integrated, private video sharing experience on mobile.
 
At the core of this experience is your Circle, which provides you with an easy way to manage the privacy of your videos. Choose who’s in your Circle, whether they are close friends or family members, and only they can see the videos that you designate as private. It’s that simple. Check out the video below for a quick overview of private sharing on Klip.

Klip 2.2 includes other great new features and improvements such as:
  • Quickly browse all videos you’ve ever liked on Klip
  • Easily check out most viewed videos from the past week and all-time on Klip
  • Choose to broadcast activity on Klip to your Facebook feed via Facebook Social Mode
Get Klip 2.2 today and start sharing private videos with family and friends!
 
The Klip Team

 

Klip 2.1 - Now with search!

Today we’re excited to roll out Klip 2.1 and introduce a powerful new feature -- search!
 
With search we are empowering our users to easily discover interesting and relevant content. We’ve implemented multi-faceted search which simultaneously searches across three data types (videos, topics and people) from a single user entry. We’ve organized each data type search result under its own tab, making navigation easy and fast.

We have also redesigned the navigation bar to better organize your various video feeds and introduced a new, high density layout for browsing search results.
 
Check it out and get Klip 2.1 in the App Store now. And as always, let us know what you think!

The Klip Team

 

Introducing Klip 2.0

We’re ringing in the holidays with our biggest and best release yet -- Klip 2.0! This new version is packed with goodies, which will make discovering and sharing videos on Klip even more enjoyable.
 
The biggest new addition to Klip is the “suggested” recommendation engine, which is completely customized for you and is updated in real-time. On this new “suggested” tab you can discover a wide variety of new videos to watch, as well as Klip users and topics to follow. With Klip 2.0 we’ve also significantly improved the upload speed for videos captured in HD, so you can watch and share these videos with very little wait!

Other new features in Klip 2.0 include:
  • Redesigned video watch page
  • Use SMS and iMessage to invite friends, tag friends, and share videos
  • Find more friends by accessing contacts from your webmail account (GMail, Yahoo, Hotmail and AOL mail)
  • Block users from commenting on, and viewing, your videos and profile
  • Deep linking from Facebook, Twitter, Email and SMS so your video messages automatically launch Klip and jump to the correct video
  • New Facebook canvas playback page optimized for both desktop and mobile

Those are just a few. Get Klip 2.0 in the App Store now and let us know what you think!

Happy Holidays!
The Klip Team

 

Klip closes $8M Series B round led by Benchmark Capital

We’ve been amazed by your response since we launched Klip just under two months ago. Collectively you’ve embraced Klip and its social features, uploaded an impressively diverse set of videos and formed a dynamic community. Thanks to you Klip became the highest ranked social video app in the App Store from the day it became available and we haven’t looked back.

Today we’re thrilled to announce that Klip has raised an $8M Series B round of financing led by Benchmark Capital. Our Series A investors -- Matrix Partners and Alain Rossmann -- have also participated in this round of financing. Bruce Dunlevie of Benchmark will join Josh Hannah of Matrix Partners and Klip Founder/CEO Alain Rossmann on the Board of Directors.

Over the past couple months you’ve also provided us with a ton of useful feedback; this new round of financing gives us the resources to deliver on the many great features you have suggested. Our mission is to connect people through the magic of mobile video and we continue to be laser-focused on providing you with the best, and most innovative, mobile video experience.

The Klip Team

 

Enter the Halloween #KlipContest and Win a New iPhone!

It’s that spooky time of year when everyone you know is dressed up as a ghost, vampire or Charlie Sheen! And here at Klip we could think of no better way to celebrate this time of year than with a Halloween #KlipContest!
 
Capture and share your favorite Halloween moments on Klip -- whether you’re attending costume parties, visiting haunted houses, carving pumpkins or trick-or-treating -- and get the chance to win a new iPhone or iPod Touch.
 
Check out the official contest video here and find the rules for the contest below:
  • Shoot and upload your favorite klips from Halloween 2011!
  • The contest begins now and ends on Thursday, November 3rd at 11:59pm Pacific Time; only videos uploaded to Klip during this timeframe are eligible and you can submit as many klips as you want
  • You must include #KlipContest in the title of your klip (or in one of the comments) for it to be considered an official submission
  • The three klips with the most number of “likes” will be the winners and each winner will get a new iPhone 4S or iPod Touch
  • All submissions must abide by our terms of service and Klip reserves the right to disqualify any video that contains inappropriate content

After you submit or watch a video in this contest, click on the #KlipContest hashtag link in the video title to be taken to the #KlipContest page. You’ll then see all the videos submitted for the contest - make sure to vote for your favorites!

Have a safe and happy Halloween!

The Klip Team

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What’s New in Klip v1.3

Klip v1.3 is now available in the App Store! With Twitter integrated into iOS5, Klip now automatically recognizes your Twitter account on the login screen for one tap registration and login.

 

v1.3 also includes performance enhancements, bug fixes and some new features including:

  • 720p and 1080p videos in your camera roll will no longer be letterboxed after you upload to Klip
  • Clicking on a tagged user in a klip will take you to that user’s profile
  • Infinite scroll is now available on video comments; previously users could only view the 26 most recent comments
  • Putting your phone on silent/vibrate will not mute the sound during video playback
Click here to get Klip v1.3 and reach out to us with your feedback at feedback@klip.com!

The Klip Team

Announcing the winners of #KlipContest!

Last week we launched our first ever #KlipContest and Klip users across the world voted to determine the three winners.

While the competition was tight, ultimately nothing could stop a Samba dancing dog from claiming the top prize. Klip users also loved an awesome cloud stop motion video as well as a beautiful nighttime shot of the Eiffel Tower. Congratulations to Andre, David & Mike for their winning submissions! As a result of their efforts, they have each won a new iPhone 4S.

Check out the winning videos in the recap klip below!

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The Klip Team

Klip is fastest iPhone video app to hit 100,000 downloads

From Daniel Terdiman's story in CNET:

Judging by the download stats of a new mobile video app for the iPhone, people seem hungry for a fresh way to shoot and share short snippets of their lives. Called Klip, the new app from serial entrepreneur Alain Rossmann has been downloaded more than 100,000 times in just six days, making it the fastest video app to reach that milestone...And why, especially given that there are so many other choices for taking and sharing videos on iPhone? Because Klip tackles some of the traditional problems iOS video players have had and appears to blow right past them.