Virool (YC S12) Brings Viral Video Views to the Cash Carrying Masses

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Post by adebelov » Wed, Aug 15, 2012, 7:38 PM UTC

Virool (YC S12) Brings Viral Video Views to the Cash Carrying Masses
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Post by vgurgov » Wed, Aug 15, 2012, 7:56 PM UTC

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Post by salman89 » Wed, Aug 15, 2012, 8:22 PM UTC

Can someone describe better (than pando) how this is different than a traditional video advertising platform?

If I am reading correctly, Virool is trying to tie into existing, engaged user bases and publishing there? Are there any requirements for becoming a publisher?

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Post by adebelov » Wed, Aug 15, 2012, 8:34 PM UTC

salman89 wrote: post #3

Can someone describe better (than pando) how this is different than a traditional video advertising platform? If I am reading correctly, Virool is trying to tie into existing, engaged user bases and publishing there? Are there any requirements for becoming a publisher?

simply put. We don't do pre-rolls (traditional online video advertising).

Instead, we do in-app video advertising on Facebook and Mobile. So next time you play Farmville, you might see our videos when the game loads, in-between levels or in exchange for virtual currency.

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Post by djenryte » Wed, Aug 15, 2012, 8:34 PM UTC

Wow, tried this out on a noodle pulling video I filmed in 2006 that went semi-viral over time ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rfu1ZHiMP8 ). In 3 mins, my campaign had 258 impressions and 112 views for a conversion rate of 43.41%. Exhausted my bid/cost per day at 12 cents/$10 a day using the coupon.

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Post by SteliE » Wed, Aug 15, 2012, 8:54 PM UTC

Virool is freaking AWESOME! Use it if you have a video and want your target audience to see it asap :)

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Post by Thun » Wed, Aug 15, 2012, 9:08 PM UTC

As an investor we are proud to be partnering with the Virool Team.

We tested out the product extensively and were about to get 5,364 views, 29 likes, and 10 comments. Check these guys out!

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Post by kposehn » Wed, Aug 15, 2012, 9:13 PM UTC

Hot damn.

I love the in-context video ads instead of pre-rolls, so this could be a great solution for our needs.

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Post by Thun » Wed, Aug 15, 2012, 9:19 PM UTC

salman89 wrote: post #3

Can someone describe better (than pando) how this is different than a traditional video advertising platform? If I am reading correctly, Virool is trying to tie into existing, engaged user bases and publishing there? Are there any requirements for becoming a publisher?

As I understand it there are no requirements to becoming a publisher. Unless you are faking traffic or have questionable content (i.e. porn), as long as you hook into the API you are ready to go. Some of the publishers we talked to are making more money through Virool than any other ad product they have tried.

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Post by rdudekul » Wed, Aug 15, 2012, 9:50 PM UTC

vgurgov wrote: post #2

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