Everyone likes to talk about the death of traditional news outlets like papers and the evening news. Of course, that doesn’t mean people aren’t interested in current affairs.
In fact, I would argue that many people are mostly concerned that they aren’t getting the news currently enough. This has led to all sorts of email alerts, [...]
There was a post on TechDirt that got me thinking:
“While Hulu surprised many critics with a well-designed site, it appears that Hulu hasn’t been able to generate the type of traffic executives expected. So, despite it being a YouTube competitor, Hulu has tucked its tail between its legs and set up its own channel on [...]
SAI has a taken a look at the MySpaceTV series “Special Delivery,” a sort of hidden cam prank show. They took a look at the view counts for the show on MySpace and YouTube:
“Of the 12 episodes of “Special Delivery” added within the last month on YouTube, only one has more than 1,000 views. Meanwhile, [...]
The next pretty big web series on the launch pad this week is ViralCom, from the early web wonders Joey and David.
Tilzy had a chat with the creators and a mixed (p)review of the trailer.
“The premise is clever, but not altogether novel. Brooklyn-based Black20’s series net_work debuted in early 2007, depicting the company’s insides as [...]
Flickr, the popular photosharing site, has just added the option to upload video to the site as well. Wait, you say, isn’t that just YouTube? Yup. Only YouTube lets you upload video of any length (with the right authorization) while Fickr sets a limit of 90 seconds.
That might seem sort of crazy at first glance. [...]
There is an article over on TechDirt that just makes me shake my head sadly:
“Scorpio Music sent a letter to Yahoo (presumably a DMCA notice) that stated that a video created by Loren Feldman infringed on copyrighted material they control. The alleged infringement is over the use of the YMCA song by the Villiage People.
The [...]
There seems to be a growing number of publishers releasing video “trailers” for some titles, especially those in the “Young Adult” (read: teen/tween) market. This makes perfect sense in terms of going where your customers are and pitching them in a form they like.
However, you’ve still got to make something that feels fresh and exciting. [...]
Whole Foods spent March holding in-store and online auditions for teen hosts for a new series of videos about kids and the environment.
This month they will begin to roll out the results.
I watched a handful of the current videos and while it feels like their heart is in the right place it doesn’t strike me [...]
Karina Longworth has written a really excellent critique of the supposedly “off-the-cuff” web show featuring tween sensation (and, according to South Park, the next victim of our society) Miley Cyrus.
“The most recent episode, in which Miley and Mandy answer questions from their fans, nullifies any pretense that The Miley and Mandy Show is, at this [...]
SAI has some numbers on the users and viewers of the many free live-streaming options that have been popping up and sucking up VC rather rapidly.
Turns out the numbers are quite equaling the investment, yet.
“The biggest site, LiveVideo, had 1.13 million unique viewers in February, according to Nielsen’s VideoCensus. That’s enough to earn it 49th [...]
