Ever want to embed a YouTube video, but skip the boring parts? Here’s how you can do it.  YouTube’s embedded player has a parameter that you can use to specify the number of seconds that should be skipped before starting to play the video. Just add &start=[number of seconds from the start of the video] to […]

The New York Times reports that CBS anchor Katie Couric is getting a bump from her presence on the Internet: Katie Couric has been the most watched, most talked-about network news anchor this election season. Just not necessarily on CBS. Consider that the three most popular YouTube videos of her interviews with Gov. Sarah Palin […]

i.TV – the iPhone TV Guide – has become the top App Store application after only being available three days.  i.TV (App Store link) is a TV and movie guide application for the iPhone and iPod touch that lets you find comprehensive info on the latest TV shows and new movies, based on your current location. […]

This is an unsubstantiated rumor – but at least it’s an interesting one.  CNet’s Nate Lanxon reports, via Jason Calacanis, that Apple is working on a networked television. The rumored Apple Television will be fully networked LCD HDTVs, with the ability to stream all your iTunes content from your Mac or PC. In a nutshell,the Apple Television […]

Tough times. Tough decisions.also read my blog post http://www.loiclemeur.com/english/2008/10/tough-times-tou.html Seesmic’s Loic Le Meur today announced layoffs at video social network startup Seesmic. “As a company, we have felt the need to get Seesmic ready for what most are anticipating to be a bleak economic outlook for the considerable time going forward,” says Le Meur. “In […]

Google has announced that it’s shifting gears and testing full-length programming on YouTube.

This is a result of the problem we identified earlier this year: 97% of YouTube’s content is deadweight, financially, and Hulu is close to overtaking the site, as a result.

Eugene zMastaa Agyeman’s ZuneStats is a WordPress plugin that lets you get social, Microsoft Zune style.  ZuneStats displays your Zune Stats in a sidebar widget, including Recently Played Tracks, Most Played Artists Favourite Tracks

Internet advertising revenues (U.S.) for the first six months of 2008 were $11.5 billion, a half-year record that represents a 15.2 percent increase over the first half of 2007. The numbers come from the IAB Internet Advertising Revenue Report (pdf), covering the first six months and the second quarter of 2008. Search and Display-related advertising […]

PBS has announced that it will launch a broad selection of full-length PBS television shows for download on Xbox LIVE, the online games and entertainment network for the Xbox 360. Included on Xbox LIVE are: WIRED SCIENCE CARRIER SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN FRONTIERS NOVA Ken Burns’ Jazz Ken Burns’ America Ken Burns’ American Lives “Our commitment is […]

  I Want My Three Minutes Back is a new documentary film from Chuck Potter that looks into the world of online video. The film examines the phenomenon of online video through the stories of YouTube video creators, from Tay Zonday and his viral hit “Chocolate Rain”, to Judson Laipply’s “Evolution Of Dance”, the most viewed […]