Archive for August, 2008
I used to write for realscreen magazine, and often spoke with documentary producers who wished there was more funding to support their craft. Reelchanges might help. Documentary fans or organizations can watch clips and donate tax-deductable funds to the production. Brilliant, especially as there’s a personal connection with documentary watching. And a guy who has, well, [ READ MORE ]
There are reports NBC didn’t make massive amounts of coin for its online Olympics coverage…. estimates are at about $5million - a whole lot less than the $1billion it reportedly made off of its traditional TV coverage. But is making $5 million online a failure? Really? Given NBC’s relatively non-user friendly approach (such as only [ READ MORE ]
Engadget suggested it and then confirmation: Yahoo! and Intel have announced a partnership that will put widgets on our television. The Widget Channel looks pretty cool, and it’s personalized so you don’t need to see ESPN stuff if you’d rather see the latest Flickr updates by your friends. This is a pretty cool opportunity for partnerships with [ READ MORE ]
Google in the midst of creating a mobile phone device. I know! We just got used to the iPhone craziness. Rumour has it the first device with this software (called Android) will launch will happen in the States sometime in November. The phone is built by HTC and will include Google software and lots of [ READ MORE ]
If you use Google Reader to read my blog, you may have noticed a lovely new way to control the way you share news items with pals – even those who aren’t on Gmail. Hit Sharing Settings and see who’s sharing posts with you and who you’re sharing with, which is a nice addition. I’ve been [ READ MORE ]
This post from Julian Cole on Adspace Pioneers in Social Media marketing is interesting. He lists the top 12 moments that help define some of social media moments for advertising. It’s a clever look back at how social media has grown in just three years. It has gone from a niche service for the computer [ READ MORE ]
I’m slightly addicted to podcasts. They’re a great thing to listen to while you’re on the way to work. But be careful with the funnier ones such as The Bugle from the Times Online, because you’ll laugh out loud on a quiet subway train. Not… that… I’ve.. ever.. done… that.. Podcasts are a great way for [ READ MORE ]
There’s a new music site called Jogli that boasts over 12 million albums and 500 million songs. And it’s all packaged into an easy-to-navigate site Don’t judge me, but the first thing I looked up when I came across the site was Duran Duran. Maybe I’m nostalgic, or maybe I wanted to age myself. But after [ READ MORE ]
Shut your office door. Pretend you’re on a conference call or something. Or if you don’t have an office, get a wifi-enabled laptop and sneak into the stock room. Why? Because these videos are important. The first is an interview with Ze Frank. I’ve mentioned him before. He managed to turn a small experiment into a [ READ MORE ]
Television execs must be biting their fingernails over this one. With the 12 hour time difference between Beijing and the eastern coast of North America, plus the now instantaneous submission of user news generated via sites such as Twitter an Facebook (and there’s already a leak of the opening ceremonies that appeared online this week), [ READ MORE ]