In April, 2006, I wrote: “Google is also making inroads into the set-top box business, hoping to bring television media straight into your television (whether it’s in your living room or your mobile phone).” Today, Google is finally announcing Google TV.
Now that you’ve got yourself a digital camera, what can you do with all those wonderful photos? Here’s a list to get you started: Organize and share them: These services allow you to upload your photos, share them with friends and family, tag them, make slideshows and send them out for printing: Flickr – Owned…
Two interesting articles today on Advertising Age’s website. One is about a 24-hr user-generated video website and the other about the necessity of commercial-ratings on network television.
The first Forbes MEET Conference was a blast. The panels were great and the people attending were even better.
The MEET 2006 Conference is now over. Live blogging was neither practical nor possible, but I will be posting my comments over the next few days. My laptop is acting up, so bear with me while I fix it. I had the chance to have lunch with Philip Rosedale, the creator of Second Life, as…
An analysis of current television ratings methods, why they’re inappropriate for the timeless internet and digital video recorder era, and suggestions for improving them.
CBS, one of the US leading television networks, has launched a YouTube channel. So far the content is limited to short clips from late night television, sports highlights, program promos and news items. I’m not particularly impressed with the available content (no full length shows yet) but I really like the fact that CBS has…
According to an MSN Messenger Alert I just received, MSNBC is reporting that Google has indeed bought YouTube for US$1.65B in stock. More details as they come in. UPDATE: Both TechCrunch and Mashable have confirmed the story at this time. UPDATE 2: Google has issued a press release.
There’s been a lot of speculation lately about a possible Google buyout of Internet video website YouTube for US$1.6B. A lot has been said about the potential value (or lack thereof) of YouTube and its future success (or demise). But why, exactly, would Google drop one-and-a-half billion dollars on YouTube? After all, Google already operates…