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Signing an Ooyala API query with AS3 9 months ago

In order to invoke Ooyala’s APIs we require that you sign each request using a combination of private keys, the request parameters, and an expiration time. The appended signature is generated with a SHA256 hash and then by creating a Base64 encoded string of the SHA256 digest. There are a …
keywords actionscript, api, apps, as3, django, hash, ooyala, signature, tutorial, utility

Ooyala Django – another awesome Ooyala library 10 months ago

Recently I blogged about a bunch of Ooyala code libraries written for Ruby, Drupal, and PHP, and here’s another one to add to the list. Ooyala Django as you might guess is a library developed for use with Django to leverage the Backlot Query API to return a list of content, link the content …
keywords api, code libraries, django, drupal, general, libraries, ooyala, php, ruby, video online, video platform, youtube

Ooyala libraries for PHP, Drupal, and Ruby developed by … last year

It’s always important to build a strong community around you, to help push the boundaries, test the limits, and showcase the potential of what is really possible with your technology. However, there’s often some great contributions from individual contributors outside of the …
keywords boundaries, customer experience, drupal, general, libraries, ooyala, php, ruby, shout out, showcase, video online, video platform, virgin mobile

Create a cinema lighting experience with JQuery for your … last year

I wanted to add a website dimming experience akin to video player features similar to those found on Hulu or on AdobeTV, where you can toggle the “lights” so to speak on your site. In my example I use some simple JQuery to append or remove a Div to the HTML DOM, and leverage some …
keywords cinema, customer experience, div, flash video, html dom, hulu, jquery, leverage, ooyala, tutorial, video, video player, virgin mobile

YouTube and Ooyala, publishing to the worlds largest … last year

There’s no doubt about it, YouTube is the largest video search and discovery destination. And why wouldn’t you want to be a part of that! More eyeballs is more eyeballs, and we all want a greater viewership to our content, and of course, greater discoverability. Ooyala’s YouTube …
keywords challenges, customer experience, discovery, eyeballs, general, google, h 264, integration, news, no doubt, ooyala, syndication, video platform, video search, viewership, virgin mobile, youtube

Ooyala Direct upload, Federer and Nadal play Ping Pong … last year

Yesterday I attended the Rally for Relief at Rod Laver Arena in support of the flood victims in Queensland, Australia. Tennis pro’s, corporate sponsors and those in the crowd managed to raise over $1.8M and counting, and will be matched by Queensland Energy Resources including any …
keywords adobe, crowd, customer experience, general, hello, iphone, mobile, ooyala, ping pong, rally, remainder, upload, video

Google removes H.264 in Chrome and brings new challenges … last year

When Google announced their plans for an open, royalty-free codec by launching the WebM Project (with its VP8 codec) earlier this year, the video industry was unsure what the implications would be for H.264. H.264 has become the de facto standard for encoding and delivering high quality video on …
keywords adobe, apollo, challenges, codec, de facto standard, flv, gears, google, h 264, high quality, moviestar, news, ooyala, sqlite, swf, video, video on the web, webm

Virgin Mobile uses Ooyala for an improved customer … last year

Virgin Mobile have really changed up the way they support their customers. Through new help and support widgets embedded on various pages, customers will have access to hours of Ooyala video content providing users with FAQs, reviews, and help and support topics. Need to learn how to configure …
keywords adobe, analytics, customer experience, hello, ipad, iphone, mobile device, news, ooyala, video, video content, video platform, voicemail, widgets

Ooyala, the leading Online Video Platform last year

My friends and family always ask, “What is Ooyala?”. That’s if they can pronounce it first! Ooyala (pronounced oo-YAH-lah) means cradle in Telugu, a Southern Indian language. The name really describes what we at Ooyala are doing, and that’s giving birth to new forms of …
keywords adobe online, australia and new zealand, flex, friends and family, general, hello, innovation, online seminars, online video, video platform

Good bye Adobe, hello Ooyala! last year

It’s taken me some time to catch up on things, but as you can probably tell from the title I’m no longer working for Adobe, and have joined an amazing team of people at Ooyala! I wanted to share with you my farewell email to my fellow employees at Adobe as I embark on the …
keywords adobe, charity, farewell, hello, news, people, raising money, video platform