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by martino on October 06, 2006
Company says: don't mind us, were just here looking for a little more online inventory to subvert under our control. Can it be true? Is Google in talks to buy YouTube!?! According to the Wall...
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by martino on October 06, 2006
Nickelodeon upgraded its Internet video platform TurboNick, giving users the ability to create their own "mash-up" cartoons using clips, stills and audios from the site's videos. Other...
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by martino on October 05, 2006
sorry we tanked, your new phone may now be used as a paperweight or a very stylish tree ornament ESPN bought into the industry fever that touted content as the holy grail of cell phone service,...
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by martino on October 05, 2006
MindShare Online Research says that teens and tweens are increasingly watching television on the Internet. The survey explored how kids and teens use digital media and technology and the habits of...
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Court TV is jumping on the user-generated content bandwagon. And they are soliciting viewers with the following message: "Got outrageous, can't make this stuff up, action-packed video?...
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by martino on October 05, 2006
like the real Venice, this project is partially submerged Skype co-founders Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom are trying their hand at online video. They are working on a new software application that...
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or, How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love the YouTube Interesting times we live in now. When I was growing up, there were 3 broadcast networks, PBS, and a handful of UHF stations. Now there are so...
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by martino on October 04, 2006
Arnold maintains that he is a "Pro Choice" Republican. California became the 8th State to sign a bill encouraging competition in the cable TV industry last Friday. Governor Arnold...
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by martino on October 04, 2006
aka, Fox admires AOL so much; it tries its own 'Walled Garden' idea What to do, what to do.? Fox is a big name in sports programming and has a big line up for the upcoming October major league...
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Apparently, Bittorrent is as bad as Al Qaeda; equates the economic threat of Web piracy to the threat terrorism poses to national security. NBC Universal chairman and CEO Bob Wright urged the...
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by martino on October 03, 2006
9 out of 10 people don't know what the tenth person is up to For geezers my age, the word 'authenticity' is understood but not as urgent a matter as it is for today's youth. They grow...
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by martino on October 03, 2006
Verizon has an amition IPTV plan that differs from AT&T's, laying the foundation of bringing fiber directly to the home for digital services. Last week, Verizon released subscriber counts for...
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by martino on October 03, 2006
this just in: after next botched game, Bengals fans will rename site 'YouBoob' Ah, I can already sense the future puns that will arise from mixing football fans and user-created videos. In one...
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by martino on October 03, 2006
aka, Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your market share grow? You've bought your big-screen television and want to find lots of content to see on it - all hopefully in high-definition with...
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by martino on October 03, 2006
There are many times I get to write about a series debut show from television that is also being streamed online. But today there is a kick-off for a Web-only show called Hook Me Up on CBS's...
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by martino on October 02, 2006
Last week, Microsoft launched a beta version of Wallop, its very own social-networking site. Wallop? Why not call it "Whack-on-the-Head"? Or perhaps "BendOver" or...
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by martino on October 02, 2006
aka, In This Movie, the Audience Picks the Scene I was reading an article in the NY Times today that might be of interest to you. It is about the film, "The Onyx Project" which is meant to...
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by martino on October 02, 2006
aka, You say Zoned-out Zombie like that's a bad thing A research company named Telephia is claiming that about 22 percent of mobile video viewing occurs in the home. So, why does this occur? The...
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aka: The smell of sh*t is in the air, so the flies are close behind Internet Video is now drawing TV-like audiences. As a result, a many companies are jostling to meet the growing demand for ads...
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by martino on October 02, 2006
Showtime (like competitor HBO) does produce original shows -- like Weeds, the L Word, Sleeper Cell, or dexter. Want to check out one of those but don't want to invest the monthly subscription,...
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