FAQ for MediaMobz

Glossary

Bid: a producer’s offer to perform work.

Buyer: anyone who posts a project for people to bid on.

Closed bidding: an option in which only the buyer sees the bids submitted by producers. When buyers create a job, they can choose open or closed bidding.

Creative Commons: Creative Commons is a not-for-profit organization and licensing system that offers creators the ability to fine-tune their copyright, spelling out the ways in which others may use their works. See full entry.

Dashboard: your private set of controls, enabling you to manage your project. Just click dashboard in the main navigation.

Favorites: a list of the producers and buyers you’ve bookmarked. Access it on your dashboard.

Invitation-only bidding: an option in which only producers invited by the buyer are allowed to bid on a project. When buyers create a job, they can choose public or invitation-only bidding.

Job: a contract job posted by a buyer. You can see jobs here.

Open bidding: an option in which anyone may see the bids submitted by producers. When buyers create a job, they can choose open or closed bidding.

Ourmedia: Ourmedia was the first site dedicated to free video hosting and sharing. Host your videos or audio works there for free.

Profile page: your public persona on MediaMobz. Access it through your dashboard and edit it at any time.

Project alerts: a notification that members receive on their dashboard pages and via email.

Project Details: the page everyone sees after a buyer submits a job. Also called “job page.”

Project Workspace: the private page where the producer and buyer can manage their project, exchange files, see a work log, see the project’s status and more.

Producer: anyone who can create a professional-looking video or a similar work.

Public bidding: this occurs when a buyer posts a job open to any producer. When buyers create a job, they can choose public or invitation-only bidding.

SpinXpress: a free, private, invitation-only application that makes it easier to collaborate on a project using peer-to-peer technology.

Watch List: a list of all the projects you’ve chosen to track. Access it on your dashboard.

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