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How to Create an Autoplaying Background Video with HTML & CSS
Background videos must be muted, looped, and use playsinline to autoplay across browsers. Here's the complete HTML and CSS implementation guide for 2026.
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Practical, no-fluff video know-how — embedding, hosting, speed, and everything in between.
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After 500 million video streams, here's what we've learned
We've delivered over 500M video streams for publishers both large and small. Here are a handful of the most important lessons we've learned along the way.
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3 ways the repeal of #NetNeutrality is good for the Internet
Net neutrality got you down? Us too, but here are 3 ways to turn it into a positive thing for the Internet
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Giving thanks to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai
An alternate, cheeky view of how we can try to see the FCC decision on net neutrality in a positive light.
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The future: Reality meets The Sims
As the world moves towards integrating digital and reality, what sort of trends or outcomes can we expect. Can we look towards the Sims for inspiration?
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Archived: our 2017 80/20 video re-buffer guarantee announcement
Nathan Barnett's May 2017 announcement of the Swarmify 80/20 Guarantee, archived. The promotion ended and is no longer offered.
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Buffer Rate Vanity Metrics in Video
Explanation of how video cdn's and video hosting companies calculate rebuffer rates. And why these metrics are useless as a measure of customer experience.
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Inc.com covers Swarmify | “The Real Pied Piper Is Trying to End Buffering Forever”
Inc.com dives into this Internet-wide epidemic, and unpacks Swarmify’s solution to end video interruptions and buffering.
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Q&A Huffington Post: Why video playback fails
Answers the question of why video playback fails and rebuffers. What causes these issues and what can be done to stop them.
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How should we measure video quality of experience
Explains the many ways video hosting companies are measuring video quality and how these measures are misleading.
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The great video hypocrisy
Global video experience metrics fail to adequately capture video buffering issues. These problems are typically regional or provider specific
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T-Mobile is network infrastructure
What does T-Mobile's Binge On program have to do with net neutrality, and why should we care?
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