Jun 18th 08
Robert Scoble is Wrong – Short Form Video Rocks
The upload process took a lot longer than I expected (I need to encode to a slightly smaller format, apparently), but I managed to eek out an under-produced response to Robert Scoble's assertion that short-form inherently doesn't lend itself to high engagement (and is thus less prone to monetization).
We'll test that theory. As I said, leave your comments (video or otherwise) here on the post, and...
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Oct 11th 07
Preview: Current.TV gets a new look
Hey Rizzn-ites,
Yeah, you wouldn't think I'd actually be a member of the Current.TV website, what with my creeping disdain for almost all things Al Gore (which, incidentally, is one of the many things that makes me averse to Apple products - he's on their board of directors).
But believe it or not, I actually think (and have thought for quite a while) that Current.TV was a fairly decent business model,...
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Oct 2nd 07
Video Syndication Done Right: PNME Edition
I've been pondering what I think is the most important thing to come out of the Podcast and New Media Expo last weekend. Unfortunately I missed the Kent Nichols keynote, but I did catch the Louderback and Wallstrip keynotes. They were very informative, and it was very heartening to hear that the A-Listers and those that have sold their podcast for literally millions have gone through a lot of the...
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Sep 25th 07
Podango + GigaVox: An Interview with Lee Gibbons
Lee actually told me about this a couple weeks ago. I had thought they were saving this for the Podcast Media Expo, but Mike Arrington seems to have gotten a scoop:
Podcast network and hosting service Podango is beefing up its service with the purchase of podcast publishing software from GigaVox Media. The content-management system, called GigaVox Audio Lite, allows podcasters to automagically manage...
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Aug 2nd 07
Monetizing Online Video: The Investigation Continues
Your monumental response! It's flattering and helpful all at once!
I really wanna take a second to express appreciation for all of you who wrote in on the last post about video monetization. I'm far from done with my research, but I have a whole load of links and companies to investigate now. I've also had an opportunity to speak with heads and representatives of a lot of the top ad monetization...
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