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Is YouTube Anything More Than A Competition-Killing Monopoly?

Feb 16th, 2010 | By | Category: Commentary, General, Internet TV, Video

Dan Rayburn has published an interesting, but savage, critique of YouTube over at Business of Video. In it, he argues that YouTube is stifling innovation and couldn’t survive without Google’s deep pockets: YouTube didn’t contribute to the technology of the industry at all. They haven’t created any codecs, new delivery protocols, created any industry standards […]



BuddyPress Turns Your WordPress Blog Into A Social Network In 6 Minutes

Feb 16th, 2010 | By | Category: Podcasting Software

Lead Developer Andy Peatling has announced that BuddyPress 1.2, the latest version of the WordPress social networking add-on, is now available. The release is notable because it works with standard WordPress installs. Previously, it would only work with WordPress MU. This means that bloggers and podcasters using WordPress can now have a self-hosted solution for […]



Social Networking Is Going A Little Gray

Feb 16th, 2010 | By | Category: General

Royal Pingdom has released some interesting stats on the users of 19 social networking sites (Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, Twitter, Slashdot, Reddit, Digg, Delicious, StumbleUpon, FriendFeed, Last.fm, Friendster, LiveJournal, Hi5, Tagged, Ning, Xanga, Classmates.com, & Bebo). There stats highlight how social networking – which many look at as “something for the kids” – is going a […]



Wired Magazine’s Days Are Numbered

Feb 16th, 2010 | By | Category: Apple iPad, Commentary, Internet TV, Video

This video is a must-see, if you’re involved in new media: The video is a collaboration between Adobe and Wired and tries to look a year or two into the future and see where magazines are going. The presentation is not a animated demo – it’s a live demo, built with Adobe InDesign.



Microsoft Announces Windows Phone 7, Aka The Zune Phone

Feb 15th, 2010 | By | Category: iPods & Portable Media Players

Today at Mobile World Congress 2010, Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer unveils the next generation of Windows Phones, Windows Phone 7 Series – a new multimedia mobile phone platform that promises to be the biggest introduction since the iPhone. Windows Phone 7 will bring together Xbox LIVE games and the Zune music and video experience […]



YouTube Celebrates 5th Birthday

Feb 14th, 2010 | By | Category: Internet TV, Video

YouTube CEO Chad Hurley marked the 5th birthday of the Internet video site today with an official statement at the YouTube blog: When we registered the YouTube domain on February 14, 2005, we set out to create a place where anyone with a video camera and an Internet connection could share a story with the […]



Obama, Democrats Looking For A Social Media Guru

Feb 13th, 2010 | By | Category: General, Microblogging

Organizing for America, the successor organization to Obama for America, and the Democratic National Committee are looking to hire a Social Networks Manager. The Social Networks Manager will be responsible for maintaining the Democratic Party and Organizing for America accounts on all social networks, including Facebook, Twitter and MySpace. Qualifications: Excellent writing and editing skills […]



Video Site Veoh Is Dead – “New Era of Internet Television” Is Over

Feb 11th, 2010 | By | Category: Internet TV, Streaming Video, Video, Video Podcasts, Video Software

Video startup Veoh Networks is dead, reports Media Memo: Veoh, one of several well-funded startups that have tried and failed to cash in on the Web video boom, is finally calling it quits. The company let go of the remainder of its workforce yesterday, and sources say it plans on filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy […]



YouTube Intros Video Speed Dashboard

Feb 11th, 2010 | By | Category: Internet TV, Streaming Video

YouTube today introduced its Video Speed Dashboard – a free service that shows you your video speed compares to the average for your ISP, your region, your state and more. The service also plots your video speed over time: According to YouTube: The goal with this dashboard is to give you insight into what your […]



Making A Podcast With Free Podcasting Software

Feb 11th, 2010 | By | Category: How to Podcast, Podcasting Software

This video tutorial, by Brent Powell, looks at how to use free software – Audacity – to record, edit and export a podcast. Audacity is available for Mac, Windows and Linux.