A still skeletal Steve Jobs today made a bunch of ho-hum MacBook introductions, most notable for killing off Firewire and introducing a new manufacturing process.  Along the way, though, he said something interesting about Blu-Ray HD DVDs: “Blu-ray is just a bag of hurt,” said Jobs. “It’s great to watch the movies, but the licensing of […]

Internet video site Joost today launched its new Flash-based web video service and introduced social networking tools designed to make it easier to share and find videos. “People have always relied on their friends’ recommendations to figure out which movies they want to watch, or talked about their favorite TV shows and moments with friends […]

The makers of the Flip Video family of camcorders have announced a new personalization platform that lets you design a custom Flip Mino camcorder. This new service, created in partnership with CafePress, also gives you the option to share designs with the community to earn commissions.  “We created the Flip Mino to be a fun and […]

While the pundits may still be debating who the political fallout of the Biden/Palin Vice Presidential Candidate Debate, it looks like Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live and new media are the real winners.  Tina Fey’s impression of Sarah Palin has been hugely popular, big enough to influence the future of television. According to Integrated Media Measurement (IMMI), […]

Wine Library‘s Gary Vaynerchuk hits the nail on the head with this awesome rant on the state of advertising in the economic downturn.

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 […]