Abstract: The present solution provides intelligent and effective systems and methods for meeting new people online for the purpose of social and business networking through the use of a video-based online usage platform. In various embodiments, the methods comprise intelligent and cost-effective processes for conducting interviews of clients, e.g., filming and producing of video clips demonstrating their personality, character traits, communications skill and other skills. In certain embodiments, the inventive systems provide for intelligent and cost effective production of video clips of a client being interviewed through a real-time automated video-production method. The online video networking system also provides an intelligent usage platform allowing the broadcasting of client-interview video clips and user-generated content online. Lastly, the video networking system comprises an intelligent usage platform providing for searching and browsing of online client-interview video clips and user-generated content.