CNN and AOL launch new video services

Two Time Warner sites are making serious moves into online video. CNN is expected to formally launch today a system for collecting user generated content, with video at the center of its strategy.

The basics are already up at CNN Exchange. The system will be powered by Blip.tv

In related news the New York Times reported this morning that AOL, where many services will become free on Wednesday, will launch a video service on Friday.

Commercial free downloads-to-own will start at $1.99 and various free offerings will join AOL’s video search for content across the web.

More info at Techcrunch

CNN has also released an handy guide called "Trade Secrets" for amateur citizen journalists that has some nice tips and precautions for taking pictures, shooting videos or recording audio.

Links to CNN Tips: [pdf documents]

Shooting Photographs | Shooting Great Video | Recording Great Audio

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