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Automated copyright protection

Sharing personal content is at the core of what Twango is all about. From inception, Twango has been focused on our members' sharing needs. We respect the copyrights of amateurs and professionals that post content on the service. One way we can continue to keep the community focused on real media from real people is to make sure copyrighted material is not uploaded without the consent of the owner. Over the next few days we will be implementing an automated system which will identify and remove copyrighted commercial content. You may notice some existing content will no longer be available. Accounts affected will receive an explanatory note in their inbox. This automated system will remain in place to identify copyrighted media and notify members if their uploads are affected. This process will take place in parallel to the upload to ensure upload speeds will not be impacted.

Thanks again for using Twango for your personal media sharing needs.

Videos are playing in-place again

We're happy to report that newly uploaded videos are once again being transcoded for in-place playback on Twango. And thanks to our clever engineers, you're going to notice a significant improvement in the quality of the video playback.

All of the past videos are being re-transcoded at this new higher quality level, and with a few exceptions, should be online and ready to play within a few days. So no need to reload your old videos again - they'll be ready to play in-place soon if they aren't already.

Nokia has acquired Twango

This is an exciting moment for Twango. When we started Twango back in 2004, we set out to create a media-sharing service that would embrace and build connections between people. We wanted to make it easy for people to share the media they choose (photos, videos, audio, documents, and more) in whatever way they choose. So it was thrilling to learn that a company of Nokia’s global stature and resources shared that vision. Together we will be able to deliver more quickly on our shared vision to enable people to capture and enjoy their personal media anywhere, at anytime, from any connected device, in any way that you choose.

And a sincere “thank you” to the many loyal Twango members around the world who pushed us to improve the service and helped build our member base by sharing their own great media. As Twango joins the Nokia family our service will continue to operate without any major interruptions, although there will be some minor changes to our service and policies which we detail in this FAQ.

Press release: Nokia acquires Twango to offer a comprehensive media sharing experience

Twango media on location with Google Earth

Now you can browse and discover Twango media and members geographically. Surf the globe and see Twango photos, videos, and audio on the other side of the earth or in your own backyard. Any geo-tagged item on Twango (e.g. any item with a location value applied) can appear on Google Earth. So remember, apply location tags to your media pages so that you and others can see them on Google Earth.

To view Twango media on Google Earth:

• Install Google Earth (it's free), then:
• View geo-tagged media from the Twango community:
  Click one of these links: most popular media, most popular members (approx location), most recent media, most recent photos, most recent videos, most recent audio
• View geo-tagged media from a particular channel:
  Go to the channel page, click the Subscribe button, then click the icon on the popup.


• View all geo-tagged media from a particular member:
  Go to the member's profile page and click the "view in Google Earth" link near the top.

Clicking the links in the instructions above establishes a KML feed between Twango and Google Earth. The feed automatically keeps Google Earth up to date with the latest geo-tagged items from the particular Twango feeds you've established.

Twango - Easy Media Sharing For Everyone

by Phil Butler

"The latest upgrade to Twango has infinitely simplified the homepage and users can now literally share media anywhere even if they are not members. That's right; visitors can now have the utility of Twango without even signing up. Members have extra flexibility of course, but anyone can now embed their videos with just a click from the new homepage via the free links provided."

"Twango is a really nice service that continues to adapt to the needs of its users and now people in general. Sometimes the nicest things come in the simplest packages and Twango gave everyone a nice gift of simplicity in an ever complex maze of services and signups. I like this service very much and it saves a bunch of time if you are writing a post and need to show your readers a video or some photos."

"It is amazing how innovations evolve sometimes. Twango was never a really complicated service, but so many sites approach things from different angles, it is refreshing to see simple get even more so."

Twango - An Excellent File Hosting Service Inspired by YouTube

by Amit Agarwal

"Why another file hosting service when we already have established players like Rapidshare, YouSendit, YouTube, Scribd or Flickr ? First, Twango lets you upload, manage your documents and media files from one central location. And it makes it extremely easy for your audience to view, embed or subscribe to your content."

"Twango is like a breath of fresh air and provides one common platform for sharing virtually all file formats. Whether it's music, videos, images or documents - just do the "twango".

New One-Click File Hosting and Sharing for Nonmembers

Now even nonmembers can upload and share media using Twango. Our newly simplified homepage for nonmembers lets you quickly upload a photo, video, or any number of other files with a single click.

Twango hosts the file and gives you links to embed in your blog or share via email or IM. Of course, if you sign up for a free membership, you can upload larger files, organize those files, get more embedding options, and participate in Twango's activity media sharing community.

Give it a shot - let us know what you think!

25 must-visit websites for 2007: Twango

"It's always tricky to predict how the web will evolve – after all, who had heard of YouTube 12 months ago? However, we think we've got a pretty good idea which sites will transform the way you use the web in 2007."

"Twango. What is it? A swap-and-share site for your photos, video and music. Flickr lets you share your photos with the world and YouTube provides an outlet for your video. Twango however is a site that lets you share both, as well as audio files. In fact it supports more than 100 different file types. Content can be private, shared with a group or made entirely public and is stored in Channels – tabbed containers for different media or topics. Every channel has an associated email address, so you can send your content directly to it. You're limited to 250MB of uploads a month, with a maximum single file size of 100MB. Twango is very new (it was launched in October, 2006) so it doesn't have much support yet, but it's certainly looking very promising. "

Twango.com - Get App Happy

by Siri

"Twango is for those of us who like to have all their media-- their photos, their videos, and music-- readily accessible to be shared, distributed, and catalogued."

"The new webcam widget even allows you to record a video clip from your webcam and embed it in your blog, send it to friends via IM, or email. As an added bonus, the service is absolutely free and don't worry about usability, its quite headache free."

"Why it might be a killer: Twango's user friendly interface provides an easy alternative to file sharing. Plus it's free."

Instant Upload & Share of Webcam Videos

by Ilan

"Twango, my favorite and reliable media (video, audio and photo) sharing site has come up with yet another feature, the much awaited and needed one, instantly share webcam videos with friends. Twango’s webcam widget recognizes webcams of most brands and all you do to share videos is just start recording with your webcam."