{"id":8891,"date":"2017-07-30T11:59:22","date_gmt":"2017-07-30T09:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/blog\/?p=8891"},"modified":"2024-09-30T14:08:25","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T12:08:25","slug":"julys-awesome-7-july-2017-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/blog\/julys-awesome-7-july-2017-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"July&#8217;s Awesome 7 \u2014 New Services, New Features, Powtoon Squared\u00b2, and More!"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Read Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes <\/span><\/span><p>There&#8217;s been so much happening at Powtoon this summer, I wanted to be sure you were totally up-to-date. It was a tough choice, but I was able to boil it down to our Awesome 7 \u2014 the July 2017 recap of all things awesome for the Powtoon tribe in July. Here\u2019s what happened&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#awesome-7-updates\"><strong><em>(Jump to updates)<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/th0s2nl4tp.jsonp\" async=\"\"><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/assets\/external\/E-v1.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\" style=\"padding: 100.0% 0 0 0; position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"wistia_responsive_wrapper\" style=\"height: 100%; left: 0; position: absolute; top: 0; width: 100%;\">\n<div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_th0s2nl4tp videoFoam=true\" style=\"height: 100%; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"awesome-7-updates\">Let&#8217;s take those updates, one by one&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>#1 HTML5 Alpha<\/h2>\n<p>We opened the HTML5 Alpha version to a select group of our premium users to hear what you guys think, and to learn what else we needs to be available before going live with the Beta (more on that below)!<\/p>\n<h2>#2 Powtoon-on-Tap \u2014 A New Service for Corporations<\/h2>\n<p>We launched a brand new service for corporations called Powtoon-on-Tap. Demand is off the charts to transform standard corporate communications into awesome animated videos. As we speak, Powtoon-on-Tap is already awesomizing communications for corporations around the globe.<\/p>\n<h2>#3 The #MakeItAwesome Series (and Powtoon Squared\u00b2)<\/h2>\n<p>We released the first two episodes in our Make it Awesome series, celebrating the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/blog\/make-it-awesome-series-july-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">4th of July<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/blog\/make-it-awesome-series-world-emoji-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">World Emoji Day<\/a>. This series is created using Powtoon Squared\u00b2 \u2014 a new solution for social media managers and content creators. This will be available in the HTML5 beta, and will help you crank out addictive social content in minutes. If you missed these Powtoons, you can check them out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/blog\/make-it-awesome-series-july-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on our blog<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h2>#4 Upload Directly to Facebook!<\/h2>\n<p>Great news if you create Powtoons for your Facebook communities! You can now upload your Powtoons directly to Facebook from your Powtoon account. We\u2019ll be adding more advanced upload options in the next few weeks so stay tuned!<\/p>\n<h2>#5 Facebook LIVE Pro Session on Marketing<\/h2>\n<p>Just in case you missed it: we had our first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PowToon\/videos\/1447402748660553\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook Live Pro Session<\/a>! This one was all about marketing. Thanks to everyone who asked questions and tuned in. We\u2019ve already had over 11,000 views!! More Pro Sessions are to come!! If you have any other pro questions, just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/PowTooncommunity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">follow this link to join our Premium Club on Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>#6 Back to School Season Starts Soon&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>Looking ahead to August, we\u2019re getting pumped for our back to school activities! If you\u2019re in EDU, you\u2019re going to want to join in! (Hint: we\u2019re giving away FREE classroom accounts! So stay tuned!)<\/p>\n<h2>#7 HTML5 Beta signup!<\/h2>\n<p>And finally, August is also all about getting ready for the HTML5 Beta launch. If you want in before anyone else, \u00a0just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.powtoon.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">follow this link to join the waiting list<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h2>And That&#8217;s Your Awesome 7<\/h2>\n<p>That&#8217;s it for July&#8217;s Awesome 7. Chime in below in our comments section to tell me which one you&#8217;re most excited for! 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