If someone in business returns from a conference, you are likely to see a video summary.

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When the video summary is needed, all moving events from the period of interest are collected and time-shifted to create the synopsis.

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For more on the topic, New Scientist offers this clever summary in video.

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My one line summary of the video is this: Enjoy the journey, focus on the moment, and simplify your life to get to that state.

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Of course, it's the animated variety that we're largely discussing here, and their broad influence hasn't gone unnoticed -- particularly by Legs Media, who produced the video below that gives a succinct, yet entertaining, summary of the image format's illustrious 25-year history.

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Summary: Over the past decade, content marketing, specifically in the form of online video, has become a fundamental tool for connecting with consumers.

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Barchi, who took office in September 2012, said he first saw the video only this week, but was aware it existed in late November when Pernetti gave him a summary of what was on it at the time.

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