On June 3, at Videoday, we launched the redesign of www.23video.com and we have been really happy about how it turned out. However, that is not the only website we launched.

Since we introduced 23 Video a year ago, we have helped launch more than 130 sites and that number keeps growing. We believe that over 90% off all video sites launched in Denmark in that period are running 23 Video, and we want to show them off to the world.

Having a showcase with 130 sites on our own website would be a bit excessive, so we gathered ’round the good old whiteboard and tried to figure out how we could approach this in the best way.

We came to the conclusion that we are not the only video platform provider out there, and what matters immediately is not whether organizations use a free or paid service to reinvent their communications strategy visually. What matters is that in most situations, those on the verge of getting started with video have no idea where to get started and how to approach the task.

This is where Act Visually comes into play.

We wanted to have a place where we could show the world how we help organizations act visually, but also make it a community-driven collection of cases that share a common trait of being visually oriented.

The site already has a number of cases that we have put in to get it off the ground—both some of those running on our platform, but more importantly, also a range of sites that we think are inspiring.

If you are interested in how you can get started, you should go to www.actvisually.com and have a look. If you already have a case you want to show to the world, you can easily add it by creating an account and filling out the submission form. It should show up on the site right away.

Can’t wait to follow the Father, the Earl and the Duke on their North American adventures in their next episode….

The athletes were already engaged in their preparations in different places around the world, when Team Danmark got the idea of having them videoblog, but that didn’t stop the project. The athletes simply received a letter with a small video camera and a few lines on how to record and upload. The result was a number of videos providing detailed insights into the preparations leading up to the big opening ceremony in Vancouver last Friday.

After the games have started the video site continues to bring the audience close to the athletes in Vancouver, but the site now also serves as a way of distributing the content to the media. Team Denmark has allowed several jounalists access to the videos, and news sites like the Danish Broadcasting Corporation have started to embed the videos directly on their site.

Several of the athletes also publish the videos on their personal webpages. Like Sophie Fjellvang-Sølling who has published this adrenalin kicking helmet recorded video of a training run including a crash:

And Jonas Thor Olsen who’s testing 32 pairs of skis before his olympic debut later today:

We spoke to Team Danmarks head of communications about why they chose 23 Video for their video site?

“The cool thing about 23 Video is how easy you can adjust it to fit your needs. Every time we get a new idea for the project, it turns out to be possible. And it doesn’t matter whether it relates to integration with our own website, to our Facebook fanpage, or to the possibility for people to share videos or comments,” says Søren Willeberg from Team Danmark.

23 wishes the 18 Danish athletes the best of luck and encourage you all to check out their videos and become a fan of their Facebook page. Their attitude and dedication surely deserves a medal.