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Last weekend I received an email from a friend telling me about a bite-sized, video snack I might like to explore.  He called it a viral documentary.  Instead of just sending me the link, he appended an email he had received with a very detailed description of the issue which included a link to YouTube. Continue Reading →

The following email was received from one of my close friends with a short forwarding message which I have omitted for clarity:         “Hi!         You have received this either because you are my wonderful family, an         outstanding friend or a media contact I work with that I Continue Reading →

Microsoft is reportedly seeking to buy DoubleClick, to bolster its online advertising business.  The Wall Street Journal reports a price in the range of $2 Billion. LG has announced a deal with Google, that will bring the search giant’s software to mobile phones.  Services will include mobile versions of Blogger, Google Maps, and Gmail.  This Continue Reading →

GigaOM reports from the CTIA Wireless conference, in Orlando.  They reveal a few choice details about Sprint’s WiMAX service, after speaking with a Sprint Senior VP.  They have also posted a thorough overview of newly-announced phones. NewTeeVee provides a quick review of the benefits of Brightcove.  The video streaming service has gained a strong client Continue Reading →

I am about to do the most technical article I have ever written for general public consumption and I promise not to use one technical word. All you need to know is that everything I am about to discuss can be done by an average 14 year old with a computer and a broadband connection. Continue Reading →

I was asked to guest lecture to a room full of MBA students from Columbia University the other night. The lecture took place at Google’s new New York offices across the street from the Chelsea Market. Nice digs! Anyway, I was up second and I arrived in the middle of the presentation by a high-ranking Continue Reading →

Did everyone spring forward?  With Daylight Savings Time coming three weeks early, make sure you check your PDA and calendar apps. According to the RIM Website, appointments and their reminders might appear 1 hour late on your BlackBerry device if the appointments start in one of the following windows in any year: Between the second Continue Reading →

According to Reuters, “MTV Networks, owner of the MTV and Comedy Central channels, is pushing a risky new Web strategy to win back young viewers from the likes of YouTube and MySpace. The network, which already has 150 websites in 162 countries, plans to build literally thousands more, hoping to draw viewers by letting them Continue Reading →

Get ready for two great conferences in March. First, meet me in Los Angeles on March 19th for OMMA. I’ll be moderating and hosting the Online Video track with Keynotes from Arianna Huffington of the Huffington Post and Jason McDonell, marketing director for Frito Lay’s Doritos brand (“Crash the Superbowl”). Then we’re off to San Continue Reading →

Lindsay Miller of Sherman Oaks, CA was the proud winner of Dove’s Cream Oil Body Wash submit a commercial and we’ll air it during the Oscar telecast contest. As a commercial, it was simply terrible! My goal here is not to denigrate the director or producer of this spot. Nor is it my intention to Continue Reading →