[Newsletter] December News & Updates from Cloudinary

Transparent video options, UGC findings, and live streaming capabilities [Logo] Hey there, 2020 is racing to a finish. Before we wrap up for the year, we wanted to share our December newsletter. As you can see, we have been non-stop the past couple of months, delivering new features, training capabilities and sharing new research that can help you on our digital experience projects. We hope you are staying safe and look forward to connecting more in the New Year! December Highlight Cloudinary and Contentful Cloudinary and Contentful Partner To Help Brands Create Visual-First Experiences More Efficiently, Easily [LEARN MORE]( Enhancements Deliver Transparent videos Transparent videos provide a great way to display moving or animated content over the top of your web or mobile application design. [View an example here]( of a video with water droplets background image set with CSS. [LEARN MORE]( Live Streaming (Beta) Cloudinary provides an end-to-end live video streaming solution supporting both WebRTC and RTMP and outputting using adaptive bitrate streaming. Live streaming is currently in BETA and available for accounts that use the default US-based data center. There may be minor changes to parameter names or other implementation details before the general access release. [LEARN MORE]( Hear From Your Peers Levi Levi's Gives Cloudinary a Spin for a Virtual Showroom [READ MORE]( Bombas Bombas Strengthens E-commerce Footing With Cloudinary [READ MORE]( PetRescue PetRescue’s Staff Turn to Cloudinary to Help Pets Find Their Forever Homes [READ MORE]( Updates New Academy Courses and Certification Program In October we introduced the new Cloudinary Academy Certification Program, as well as two new training courses designed to help developers and digital asset managers boost their knowledge and understanding of the Cloudinary platform. [CHECK IT OUT]( E-commerce Guide Cloudinary has published the Guide to Building the Ultimate E-Commerce Website, which encompasses enlightening suggestions by e-commerce and technical experts with a wealth of first-hand expertise and global experiences. From selecting a platform to automating processes to deploying adaptable user experiences, this guide explains, step by step, how to build a versatile marketplace. [EXPLORE THE GUIDE]( [Laravel SDK]( Introducing Cloudinary’s New Laravel SDK Dive into the benefits and capabilities of the Laravel PHP framework and the way to upload to and transform files with Cloudinary with its new Laravel SDK. [LEARN MORE]( [UGC Study]( New Cloudinary study finds UGC adoption growing significantly Gain insights on the role of user-generated content in purchasing decisions, the type of content that matters most to the buyers, and the impact the pandemic has had on UGC. [LEARN MORE]( Webinars Road to Headless WebinarView On-Demand Join Director of Web Development Valtech Paris, Tim Benniks for this on-demand webinar, and learn how a headless architecture can help you streamline content delivery through an integration of your front ends (heads) with best-of-breed vendor offerings. [VIEW ON-DEMAND HERE](. Drive Engagement with UGC WebinarTuesday, Dec 15, 2020 10am PT | 1pm ET Research shows shoppers are drawn to fellow consumers' feedback on a product or brand before making a purchasing decision. Join us as we discuss actionable insights on the rising importance of UGC and the ways you can leverage it to promote your brand in today’s highly visual, digital landscape. [REGISTER HERE](. Thanks for reading! We would love to hear any comments or thoughts you might have by responding to this email Catch you in 2021! Orly Customer Engagement Cloudinary Cloudinary 3400 Central Expressway, Suite 110, Santa Clara, CA, 95051 © 2020 Cloudinary [Manage Preferences]( [Terms of Use]( [Privacy Policy]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. If you wish to manage your subscription preferences or unsubscribe, please visit our [subscription center]( at any time. [Privacy Policy](