As more people stayed at home during 2020 due to the pandemic, they were streaming a lot more videos for reasons beyond just entertainment. This trend is expected to continue over the next three years, prompting many public libraries to transition their budgets from DVDs to streaming and prepare for changes and challenges. This finding, along […]
Pandemic Leads to a Significant Increase in Streaming Video Usage That is Expected to Continue, Study Shows

Kanopy Study Shows Collection Diversity in Streaming Video is Very Important to Libraries

A primary mission shared by both academic and public libraries is to meet the streaming video needs of students and patrons for diverse and inclusive content such as African American Studies, LGBTQ+ Studies, Women’s Studies, Disabilities Studies and more. Preliminary results of a Kanopy survey of more than 960 librarians, publicly available January 2021, show […]
Ways to Get Serious About Monetizing Your Podcast and Growing Your Audience

Increasingly, listening to podcasts is growing in popularity. According to Statista 55% of Americans have listened to a podcast this year. Every month, millions more are discovering podcasts. Even celebrities are starting their own podcasts. Yet, when it comes to monetization, podcasting is still in its commercial infancy. The majority of independent podcasters however struggle […]
GetVokl Offers Live Virtual Matchmaking to Help Singles Get Through the Pandemic

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are over 110 million adults who are single in the country. Millions of them found out how difficult dating and finding a match is during the pandemic. With typical hot spots closed where singles may meet, many have been left wondering how to find their match. GetVokl is […]
6 Tips to Help Make Your Livestreams More Engaging and Lucrative

Livestreaming has become commonplace. So much so that people are creating and watching live video across multiple platforms all hours of the day and night. There are some creators who have turned livestreaming into a profitable business, and businesses who have realized that livestreaming is a great way to connect to and engage with their […]