Posted by michaeldowning on January 28, 2012 · Leave a Comment
At ‘Twitter for video’ Tout, happy celebs mean explosive growth | Geek Gestalt – CNET News. SAN FRANCISCO–When you’re a startup trying to upend a business dominated by a powerhouse like YouTube, and adding users far faster than Twitter did during its first serious growth spurts, it’s essential that you take care of the famous … Read more
Posted by michaeldowning on January 22, 2011 · Leave a Comment
TechCrunch Disrupt Winner Qwiki Hits No. 1 On Google Trends ‘Hot Searches’ In The U.S.. MD: A great article summarizing Qwiki’s unique approach to delivering a visual-web experience, and an excellent example of a new application tapping into what I call the “Visual Revival” an important trend in consumer behavior and functional utility across the … Read more
Posted by michaeldowning on December 3, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Samsung’s Now Served Up 1 Million Apps Via Its Web-Connected HDTVs, Google TV What?. You don’t need to wait for Google or Apple to bring apps to your HDTV. Samsung’s been serving up custom-made apps via their connected HDTVs for some time now and just hit the 1 millionth downloaded app. That’s a … Read more
Posted by michaeldowning on October 26, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Incredible – could we be looking at a super- active developer’s environment (itunes, Android Store) for applications engineered specifically for the IPTV environment….if so, we will possibly see the competitive landscape polarize (Apple VS All others) Apple leveraging iTunes/App Store (just like on iPhone) and everybody else pushed to leverage Android App Stores….hmmmmm seems that … Read more
Posted by michaeldowning on October 21, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Netflix CEO: ‘We Are Now a Streaming Company’: Video «. Congrats to Reed on a very successful transition in a very tenuous marketplace. – MD Netflix now considers itself a “streaming company which also offers DVDs by mail,” according to CEO Reed Hastings in the management commentary that accompanies its third-quarter earnings release. According to … Read more
Posted by michaeldowning on September 29, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Gawker Founder: The Future of Online Media Is Video. At Monday’s IAB Mixx conference in New York, Gawker Media Founder Nick Denton took the stage with AllThingsD’s Peter Kafka to discuss the future of the blogging network — and that future is all about images and video. “People don’t really want to read text,” Denton … Read more
Posted by michaeldowning on September 15, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Chris Anderson: How web video powers global innovation | Video on TED.com. Quite possibly one of the best speeches on why VIDEO will fundamentally transform forever how the world learns, evolves and grows in the very near future. ith each of the three main ingredients of this crowd-accelerated innovation, YouTube is stretching the boundaries and … Read more
Posted by michaeldowning on September 4, 2010 · Leave a Comment
YouTube Deal Turns Copyright Videos Into Revenue – NYTimes.com. SAN BRUNO, Calif. — Last month, a YouTube user, TomR35, uploaded a clip from the AMC series “Mad Men” in which Don Draper makes a heartfelt speech about the importance of nostalgia in advertising. Enlarge This Image YouTube A clip from “Mad Men” on YouTube. Viewers … Read more
Posted by michaeldowning on August 30, 2010 · Leave a Comment
A great look at how smart acquirers (GOOG) are implementing strategies wherein they continually are adapting and re-inventing through very early-stage acquisitions (cheaper, easier to plug-in) – enabling them to stay ahead of their competition – and test new product/technology areas faster and cheaper. – MD The Look Ahead: Google Narrows Its Acquisition Focus | … Read more
Posted by michaeldowning on August 4, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Huge news for Google fans and all those believe in a future where walled gardens (iPhone) wont’ prevail.- – MD NPD: Android is now top-selling OS in American smartphones — Engadget.