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Summer Vacation Break...
Posted in Uncategorized on July 28th, 2007. By Eduard F. Vinyamata.
Media Cool Hunting is taking a one week vacation. The next update will be published on the 9th of August and will include any important news and stories from the last 14 days. See you in a couple of weeks!
Reality Bites: The YouTube/CNN debate...
Posted in IPTV, Television, Citizen Journalism, Internet, News on July 28th, 2007. By Maren Hermans.
What was supposed to be a debate on politics turned into a debate on journalism and multimedia. Does ‘broadcast yourself’ mean to participate in a political debate, and what is the role of traditional journalism in the relation between politician and voter? (more…)
Google, the lobbyists and a reminder...
Posted in Internet, News on July 28th, 2007. By Maren Hermans.
In the past months, Google made such big steps that it is a. hard to follow, b. hard to belive and c. hard to accept. Natural scepticism makes me wonder how more is accepted from a company that thrives on its image as a very innovative and very colourful bunch of happy people. (more…)
The Tilt-Shift Phenomenon (Photography)...
Posted in Visual, Photography, Video on July 28th, 2007. By Ona Vinyamata.
[Detail of “I live in a dollhouse”, by Himitsu]
Last week we focused on diptychs and how they can help our images get closer to reality (to the reality of perception). This week, we’ll center on how tilt-shifting can make reality look unreal (more…)
The Dipthyc Effect (Photography)...
Posted in Visual, Photography on July 20th, 2007. By Ona Vinyamata.
[Detail of “Looking Out”, from Ana Santos]
The creation of an image is always about picturing a concept, even if that was not our intention (interpretation is in the eye of the beholder). (more…)
Making Money out of Online Video: Paradigm Shift Required...
Posted in IPTV, Internet, Advertising, News on July 20th, 2007. By Eduard F. Vinyamata.
How to build a business out of online video? The Streaming Media Training program (Via Lost Remote) in Valencia, Spain, was all about this question. (more…)
Immediate media: Everywhere, anywhere, whatever you choose...
Posted in Television, Internet, Mobile, News on July 20th, 2007. By Maren Hermans.
Day in and day out, there is a lot to organize, categorize, customize, manage and report on. And let’s not forget: a lot to be entertained and informed by. The postmodern world maybe lost it’s grand narratives, but it offers a lot of little ones. Welcome to the age of immediate media. (more…)
The state of Citizen Journalism...
Posted in Citizen Journalism, Internet, News, Pro Am Journalism on July 20th, 2007. By Maren Hermans.
Citizen Journalism is growing. Now it is time to set standards and learn some lessons about this new way of reporting. But from whom? What can the traditional journalist add up to it, and what does it need to make Citizen Journalism a reliable source of information? (more…)
Links from last week...
Posted in IPTV, Television, Internet, News on July 20th, 2007. By Eduard F. Vinyamata.
1 63% of U.S. broadband users watch TV or movies online
However, traditional home television ratings seem to be minimally affected by broadband video viewing, according to Nielsen. (more…)
Catching the light fantastic (Photography)...
Posted in Visual, Photography on July 13th, 2007. By Ona Vinyamata.
[Detail of 童真, from Billy Law]
MCH has been featuring several unique profiles that we believe to be very inspiring, from the moment their work has such a powerful impact than can be considered nearly a trend in itself. (more…)