What they are saying

Broadcast

ARD TV (August 2007)

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WCCO, CBS - Minneapolis (June 2007)

"It's pretty cool. VideoJug showcases 15,000 videos from experts who can show you to do just about anything." Video

Fox National News (June 2007)

"Everything you always wanted to know about everything but were afraid to ask all on one handy website called VideoJug.com." Video clip 1, Video clip 2

KRIV, FOX - Houston (June 2007)

"The ultimate how-to guide." Video

KPTV, FOX - Portland (June 2007)

"It has a how-to video for just about every conceivable task." Video

Kerrang! Radio (22 January 2007)

"VideoJug is a how to website...I particularly like how to deal with a bruise."

New York-WABC (2 November 2006)

"Every once in a while, I come across a site that isn't just fun or useful, but fun and useful. Even rarer still is a site that that I feel everyone in the world should know about. That's the case with VideoJug.com."

The Today Show, NBC (31 October 2006)

"VideoJug, a website that was launched two months ago, dispenses online video tips on such things as how to eat sushi and fold a T-shirt." Video

ABC News Webcast (30 October 2006)

"The How-To YouTube: VideoJug.com" Video

Virgin Radio, The Christian O'Connell Breakfast Show (27 September 2006)

"You get some fantastic stuff on the web these days... We really enjoyed VideoJug.... it's a fantastic idea!"

Limerick FM (25 September 2006)

"(VideoJug) is going to be a hit with everybody because it contains absolutely everything you wanted to know about anything but not only does it tell you, it shows you, it's great." Audio clip

CBS 4 Denver (7 September 2006)

"From cooking tips to home improvement projects to juggling. VideoJug is hard to beat." Video

Fox 35 Orlando (21 August 2006)

"From how to eat sushi to how to tie a bowtie; it's a how-to manual for almost anything you can think of... and it's all on video." Video

Press

The Telegraph (13 September 2007)

"The Rugby World Cup is in full swing, but if you don't know your Gary Owen from your ruck and maul, the instructional clip site VideoJug has short films to help demystify the game."

Article

The Scotsman (8 September 2007)

"It's like YouTube for the clueless – a collection of several thousand short, factual films demonstrating how to do everything from unhooking your date's bra with one hand to finding a publisher for your latest opus."

Article

Web User Magazine (20 July 2007)

"Winner of a coveted Web User Gold Award in our round-up of 'how to' websites in Issue 158, VideoJug has been revamped and it's now even better."

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Metro (13 June 2007)

"Six of VideoJug's ten most popular guides cover relationships, and the site has categories dedicated to office life and social etiquette." Article

Observer (10 June 2007)

"It answers thousands of questions with a clear, filmed demonstration." Article

Wall Street Journal (6 June 2007)

"VideoJug aims to provide meaning for everything a person can encounter in life." Image

TV Week (4 June 2007)

"Unlike user-generated depositories such as YouTube, almost all VideoJug content is produced by the company and shot in high-definition. Most of the videos are how-to topics taught by experts." Article

Guardian (12 May 2007)

"There's a host of 'how-tos' on the VideoJug website, from putting up an A-frame tent to using a Trangia camping stove and making a fire in true Ray Mears style with some birch bank and a chunk of flint. Image

Guardian (12 May 2007)

"How To Make A Thai Breakfast, Do's And Don'ts On The Dancefloor and How To Air Kiss and How To Give A Great Man To Man Hug are just some of the hundreds of subjects dealt with on this instructional video encyclopaedia that has grand ambitions of explaining life step by step." Image

Time Out (3 April 2007)

"The site packs in reams of blamelessly sensible advice: both the DIY and cooking sections will be a godsend for the cack-handed." Image

Web User (29 March 2007)

"Alongside solid tuition videos (including how to fit a cat flap and how to wet shave) there's a quirkiness too – videos covering London pub tours, how to stop your bike from being stolen and how to give a great man-to-man hug. It's well organised, easy to search and fun to browse." Image

Cosmo Girl (March 2007)

"Hi CG. I've found an amazing website, it's called videojug.com and it's full of hilarious how-to films" Image

Mail On Sunday (25 February 2007)

"Dozens of short films demonstrate how to do practically anything, but most useful are the Home & Garden and DIY sections." PDF

Sunday Times (24 December 2006)

"You can learn your own magic at www.videojug.com, a site which, with video clips, seeks to explain almost everything you could want to do." Image

The Guardian (21 December 2006)

"And VideoJug has demonstrations of how to do lots of possibly useful tasks." Image

Observer (17 December 2006)

"A British website that demystifies life's enduring challenges in a few easy steps." Image

GQ Magazine (December 2006)

"100 Best Things in the World: Number 38: VideoJug" Image

The Daily Telegraph (4 November 2006)

"Fantastic" Image

Heat Magazine (31 October 2006)

"Calling all celebs: if you need tips on how to behave in public, try www.videojug.com." Image

Sunday Times – T2 (26 October 2006)

"'Life explained. On film is the simple and succinct slogan of videojug.com. It provides easy-to-follow guides covering a wide range of subjects" Image

Wall Street Journal (25 October 2006)

"It's the next iteration of the burgeoning self-help industry" Article

Mail On Sunday (22 October 2006)

There's some things you can't explain in print - how to swing a golf club, for example. That's where VideoJug.com comes in" Image

The Sun (18 October 2006)

"We've got a great video showing you how to avoid showing your nethers" Image

The London Paper (17 October 2006)

"Just when you're nearing the end of your 12-step recovery programme for eBay addiction along comes another site with the potential to take over your surfing life" Image

The Hindu (16 October 2006)

"VideoJug is a good place for locating instructional videos that lucidly explain/demonstrate how various life-tasks (like 'how to bandage an elbow') are performed." Article

Media Week (10 October 2006)

VideoJug...gives tips on day-to-day puzzles such as how to download an iPod" Image

The Mumbai Mirror (14 September 2006)

"You can even participate in the fun by uploading your own directorial ventures." Article

The Daily Mirror (31 August 2006)

"It's often the little things in life that trip you up. Unblocking a toilet, removing a wax stain from your favourite trousers, tying a bow tie (OK, maybe that's not so pressing...). Now help is at hand - the solutions to life's little problems can be found on the internet at videojug.com. This very useful website allows people to film their own instructional videos, complete with simple step-by-step guides, and then post them on the site. A perfect place for people to share wisdom and advice, this site can help you fold a shirt properly, make an Irish coffee or even apply bronzer. Here we take a look at a few of their solutions to problem tasks..." Article

TheDailyMail.co.uk (30 August 2006)

"It is the DIY manual for the 21st Century with the answer to every problem. Solutions to daily problems like how to unblock a toilet are now available on the internet - and on film. Instead of confusing written instructions a new website is offering people easy step by step solutions in a range of 'how to' videos". Article

The Independent (30 August 2006)

"Sometimes it's the everyday challenges that prove to be the most difficult. So where can we learn the skills to survive modern life? On the internet, of course. If you've ever wanted to temporarily turn paparazzi, get rid of a door-to-door salesman or navigate a conveyor-belt sushi bar (and let's face it - who hasn't?) a new website, VideoJug, has worked out all the answers. And it even has the step-by-step video instructions to go with them. So, you at the back there - pay attention!..." Article

The Daily Telegraph (28 August 2006)

"Ever wondered how to pitch a pop-up tent? Or how to make gnocchi? Or how to sell celebrity photographs? The answers are on a new website called Videojug.com, the brainchild of a pair of British internet entrepreneurs who made millions in the dotcom boom in the 1990s". Article

The Sunday Times (27 August 2006)

"Ever wondered how to cook up a decent chicken curry or the best way to curl your eyelashes? A new website from some veterans of the first dotcom boom aims to answer these questions - and plenty more besides." Article

Online

OVGuide (29 December 2007)

"This site impresses us because it continually adds new and (mostly) useful how-to videos. Every wondered the art of the French kiss? How to tie a tie? How to impress at an interview? These are just some of the many topics that are covered in online video form at VideoJug." Blog

PC Magazine (27 August 2007)

"What sets it apart from other how-to sites, though, is how the information is presented: no long articles, just video."Article

Times Online (26 August 2007)

"A 21st-century DIY bible (with more than 15,000 films), VideoJug has a Beauty & Style section packed with tips on everything from reducing cellulite to how to repair your face after you've been crying." Article

Yahoo! Tech (28 June 2007)

"For visual learners, this would be a truly welcome site and worth checking out." Article

Times Online (17 June 2007)

"A round-up of the best gardening guides on VideoJug." Article

Times Online (23 June 2007)

"The latest addition to VideoJug's inestimable series of etiquette guides is a step-by-step video to that most challenging of bonding gestures – the man-to-man hug." Article

Times Online (19 June 2007)

"Have you ever wondered how to ask someone out on a date or where to go for immediate tips on dancing? How about finding out how to harvest a radish? Burning questions for the modern man – or woman – I'm sure you will agree, now answered via instructive videos on the website videojug.com." Article

Stuff (12 June 2007)

"Most content at the moment has been generated by videojug itself, and it's slick, well-presented and expertly edited. But there's loads of scope to upload your own nuggets of information that could help fellow human beings." Article

Science Roll (10 June 2007)

"VideoJug hosts one of the world's largest, most all-encompassing libraries of factual content online." Blog

Media Guardian (8 June 2007)

"Fry turns expert for web video site." Article

Carbon Planet (8 June 2007)

"Dr Micahel Oppenheimer explains the basics of global warming, care of VideoJug." Blog

Transworld News (8 June 2007)

"Readers may view a video of Siciliano at VideoJug, where he discusses identity theft and the security implications of laptop computer use in business." Article

Neatorama (8 June 2007)

"Here's a step by step guide on how to kiss someone passionately, courtesy of VideoJug." Blog

Usrbingeek's Musings (8 June 2007)

"As the video below explains, you want to avoid putting a women on the spot." Blog

Interactive Health (8 June 2007)

"It's a really interesting concept in that all of life's big and small questions are answered on this comprehensive video website." Article

Dr Vas Deferens (7 June 2007)

"Have you heard of VideoJug? It's this comprehensive self-help online video site where you can find advice about practically everything and anything from how to wet shave...through to how to mix a mojito." Blog

Earth Times (7 June 2007)

"With the launch of VideoJug's new 'Ask The Expert' service, world class expertise will no longer be the domain of the rich and privileged." Article

America's News Today (6 June 2007)

"The site endeavors to answer the question: How do we do life?" Blog

The Daily Geek (6 June 2007)

"It seems that people have a lot to share when it comes to video. The new trend appears to be experts who share their knowledge via video, and the portal that is supporting that movement is VideoJug." Blog

Ten Golden Rules (5 June 2007)

"How-to videos by experts and users." Blog

GigaOM(5 June 2007)

"VideoJug's work is informative and reasonably well-produced." Blog

Intellagencia (4 June 2007)

"Each video is researched and professionally produced or vetted in the case of user-generated content." Article

Kron (4 June 2007)

"The site, which offers the public a video encyclopedia of life, delivers the most comprehensive library of informative videos online." Article

Solution Watch (4 June 2007)

"VideoJug, a how-to video sharing site previously reviewed on Solution Watch, relaunched their website today with a fresh new design and new “Ask the Expert” video content." Article

Broadcast Newsroom (4 June 2007)

"With more than 15,000 professionally produced, high definition videos covering every conceivable aspect of life from health to hobbies, food to finance and parenting to pets, VideoJug offers each and every film for free viewing and downloading to computers, iPods and mobile phones." Article

Eventsquarterly.com (4 June 2007)

"Every video on the company’s website has been carefully researched and professionally produced or vetted (in the case of user-generated content) with an eye toward quality and value." Article

ElitesTV.com (4 June 2007)

"From the more difficult aspects of life (health problems, financial woes) to the lighter, more welcome surprises (new hobbies, new relationships) that life throws our way, Ask The Expert is the definitive online source for credible, well-organized, factual information you can count on." Article

Forbes (4 June 2007)

"The popular and critically acclaimed site is well known for its How To content that gives users a professional, step-by-step guide for doing almost anything." Article

9:01am (4 June 2007)

"VideoJug has expanded and continues to expand with about 20 categories such as autos, beauty, style, do-it-yourself, health and medicine, technology and gadgets, and more." Article

DoodzNchyx (4 June 2007)

"Good to see that VideoJug is taking a more humourous angle in their how-to videos." Blog

Lockergnome.com (3 June 2007)

"If a picture is worth a thousand words, a video must replace a truckload of text. VideoJug is a video site - a video site with a purpose." Blog

Yahoo! News (3 June 2007)

"If you've ever wondered how to give a man-hug, a newly relaunched online video site, VideoJug, is here to help." Article

CNBC.com (3 June 2007)

"All of life's quandaries are now broken up into 20 categories that include autos, beauty and style, do-it-yourself, health and medicine, and technology and gadgets." Article

Reuters (3 June 2007)

"More than 15,000 video clips explaining everything from how to tie a Windsor knot to how to cope with chemotherapy accompany the relaunch of the site." Article

BoingBoing (2 June 2007)

"How To Kiss Someone Passionately: really very good instructional video." Article

Summit Daily News (25 January 2007)

"VideoJug.com is filled to the brim with How-To videos. No more reading lengthy articles or manuals when you want to learn something; just head over to www.videojug.com" Blog

Feed Burner (5 January 2007)

"The site Video Jug is one big learning experience." Blog

BBC Click (3 November 2006)

"...everything from cooking a 10 minute curry, to juggling with hula-hoops." Article

LifeStartsAt.com

"How to learn to do just about anything." Blog

The museum of modern betas (30 October 2006)

"34th hottest beta in the webosphere." List

TechDigest.tv (21 September 2006)

"How do you do stuff? It's a question that's constantly in my mind, whether I'm trying to fit a new door lock, cook a swanky meal, or find my way back home at 3am in the morning after a few ciders. If only there was a helpful online guide with videos showing me how to do, well, the first two of those things. Well, there is. It's called VideoJug, and it's a nifty Web 2.0 site with the slogan 'Life explained. On film'. It's basically a cross between YouTube and Blue Peter, with a healthy element of Look Around You style humour." Blog

The Morning News (1 September 2006)

"My new obsession is VideoJug, a compendium of how-to videos on everything from 'How to Cook a Chicken Curry in 10 Minutes' to 'How to Tie a Bowtie'. Each installment is narrated by some British person in a manner so soothing and convincing they could coax me through my first disembowelment." Blog

Redferret.net (29 August 2006)

"Super cool idea, a video tutorial site covering everything from DIY (e.g. how to fix a leaking tap) to food and recipes (e.g. how to make Sushi). Crucially, you can download the video to your iPod or mobile phone to keep the tips on hand as you travel. Great concept, well done and here's wishing them all the best. Web video at last comes of age." Blog

Howard Lindzon (16 August 2006)

"VideoJug is new, addictive and hopefully has a future. Text is so 2005." Blog

Xeep.net

"VideoJug has to be one of the most useful sites on the Web, and easily the best example of useful video on the Net. The folks at VideoJug have created hundreds of how to videos on accomplishing life's basic tasks, and they also allow users to load their own how to videos. The videos produced by VideoJug are of amazingly high quality, using simple, easy to follow instructions. The site has a clean look, and is well-designed and intuitive." Blog

The Stingy Scholar

"Thanks to VideoJug, I have shinier shoes and neater shirts. I've learned how to eat sushi the right way and sell celebrity photographs on the internet. History fans will like the new library on the world wars and 20th century events..." Blog

Site a day

"Use VideoJug for advice on life. Use YouTube if you need advice on life and are ready to filter through crap." Blog

User comments

"It's ace. I wouldn't change a thing, just keep adding videos. It's one of the best uses I've ever seen the web put to."

"I hope your site will be very popular and grow from strength to strength. Seems good site/ just found it. Wish it had been last month. Fixed doors in new house"

"This is an EXCELLENT site which is logged in my Favourites. Please ensure that any videos from other contributors are AT LEAST to the same standard and are as plain, simple and concise as those I have already viewed."

"A very useful website. I would be very interested in following. Just what I and many others would want."

"Could develop into a superior kind of Wikipedia"

"Your site is great very informative i especially liked how to unblock a toilet! very useful."

"This is the first time I have seen how to examine myself for testicular cancer. Everyman should be shown how to examine themselves - It is not a subject discussed or spoken about, nevertheless early signs could save a lot of heartache and grief. Shame this is a taboo subject. Well done for highlighting what a man can do for himself."

"It is a great site - I like the recipes too. Watching those videos started to feel a bit addictive though - I've had to beat a rapid retreat from the site otherwise I've a feeling I'll still be watching tomorrow morning. Nice find. "

"Just watched a shepherds pie and a chicken with mushrooms and cream.... very quick and easy to understand."

"Got this from another thread....loved this site...extremely helpful..videojug.com..best one i came across ..in a long time."

"The most useful site I have ever encountered. I am more of a practical person so when I found out about this site, I was so excited and wanted to try everything here as for me it is easy to follow the instructions! Love it! Keep it up!!"

"Congratulations on this amazing website. I had been putting off cleaning our windows since our cleaning lady left us six months ago. With the encouragement of your simple instructions, I tackled the onerous task with a smile on my face. Got it done in about 10 minutes. After six months of delaying tactics. Excellent video."