Techdirt |
August 5th, 2008 |
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Much has been made of John McCain's status as a self-proclaimed "computer illiterate." Juxtaposed with his rival, the Blackberry-wielding, iPod-listening Barack Obama, McCain's inexperience with all things digital have raised concerns that he is out of touch with normal Americans. Although McCain is reportedly attempting to use computers more often, [...]
Last Friday, what BoomTown would call the Web's first bona fide hit ended, as the lonelygirl15 online series finale took place with 12 video segments uploaded over 12 hours. Now, apparently, it is time to meet EQAL, a "social entertainment company" that is still essentially the two guys-Greg Goodfried and [...]
In the past I've written about encapsulating your business plan for potential investors in an executive summary, or even more succinctly as a high concept startup pitch. This is helpful for communicating to angel investors and VCs, but it doesn't help you communicate to new and potential users of your [...]
MediaShift |
August 5th, 2008 |
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I just wanted to update readers on changes that are happening here at PBS MediaShift and Idea Lab. In early June, I put out a call for new correspondents and "embeds" to write for MediaShift. I want to add more voices to this blog besides mine, open it up to [...]
Yesterday Chris Albrecht writing on GigaOM pointed out that NBC is warning users that it's Olympic download service is "not recommended for people with dialup or metered broadband Internet access (emphasis mine)." Chris predicts "That is just a taste of things to come — especially if you're a fan of [...]
I listen to all of the CDNs quarterly calls and have to admit that last night, Akamai delivered a very confusing message. On one hand they said traffic was still growing, but not as fast as before and that pricing[...]
While Limelight Networks has been getting a lot of media coverage over their NBCOlympics.com business, many have been wonder and asking what exactly is Akamai's role for the games? On last weeks quarterly call, Akamai executives made references to their[...]
MediaPost |
August 3rd, 2008 |
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In another example of the blurring lines between place-based and online video, Channel M is creating original content for a new live entertainment-themed portal operated by Washington Mutual, called Washington Mutual Live.[...]
Portfolio |
August 3rd, 2008 |
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I can't face the idea of writing another 3,000-word book review, so I'll blog Sarah Thornton's Seven Days in the Art World as I'm reading it. I haven't even got past the introduction yet, but I've already found one sentence which is probably a lot more interesting than Thornton intended: [...]
I have written extensively on Cisco and other networking companies as part of the Online Video Beneficiaries Series in which I suggested that smaller networking players will consolidate to take it on. The core businesses of Cisco's biggest rival, Juniper, are going strong. F5 is also taking small steps in [...]
NewTeeVee |
August 3rd, 2008 |
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As we reported last week, video-sharing site Vimeo will soon disallow uploads of game footage. Gamers, however, will still be looking to show off their latest Warcraft raid, Halo 2 headshot or machinima masterpiece, so which sites should they turn to instead? YouTube is the obvious option, but for gamers, [...]
Jossip |
August 3rd, 2008 |
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A one Anton Dunn was arrested yesterday after a video he posted a video on YouTube — which claimed he poisoned bottles of Gerber baby food because he wanted to kill Hispanic and black babies — caught the attention of Manhattan prosecutors. Worth nothing: Dunn is black. Also worth noting: [...]
Sorry, couldn't resist it...Thoof, the social news ranking site formed last year and which had $1 million in funding from Austin Ventures and angel investor Ron Conway, has closed down. The site now redirects to Reddit, the social news site now owned by Conde Nast (Thoof had many similarities with [...]
NewTeeVee |
July 29th, 2008 |
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NBC finally let us know how long the delay would be between Olympics events appearing on television and then online. According to an NBC rep, popular events like swimming and gymnastics will run live in prime time TV on the East Coast, will be delayed for the Pacific Coast and [...]
Jossip |
July 29th, 2008 |
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If "Don't tase me bro" was 2007's YouTube-sanctioned tagline, then perhaps "Don't bodycheck me off my bike" will be 2008's. After a video made it to YouTube of 22-year-old NYPD officer Patrick Pogan shoving a Critical Mass cyclist off his bike, seemingly unprovoked, the cop has been placed on desk [...]
CA-Silicon Valley/Peninsula, Description: Media Operations Coordinator, YouTube (Temporary) - Mountain View, San Bruno, Chicago or New York This is a temporary role offered through WorkforceLogic. This position is based in Mounta[...]
ASAP for Hire on a weekly basis. CBS Eyelab is looking for freelance editors for a mash up project. Whether you're a pro editor or a self taught youtube king, we're looking for[...]
This position is available in San Bruno, CA. The area: Marketing "YouTube", a Google company, is looking to expand its world-class Engineering team, which aims to solve the most[...]
