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Harry Potter and Controlled Releases...
Posted in Publishing, Long Tail, Internet, News on August 9th, 2007. By Eduard F. Vinyamata.
The Spanish language version of the latest Harry Potter book will be released later on this year…the official one anyways. According to TechCrunch, a fan translated version of the book can be found on the net right now. (more…)
Links from last week...
Posted in Publishing, Internet, News on August 9th, 2007. By Eduard F. Vinyamata.
1 Content Makers Are Accused of Exaggerating Copyright (Link requires subscription)
An association of companies, some of which are the usual target of recent media lawsuits, have joined forces to fight overstated copyright infringement warnings from content creators. (more…)
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…)
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…)
Small news, big plans and no money: hyperlocal journalism...
Posted in Citizen Journalism, Internet, News, Hyperlocal Journalism on July 13th, 2007. By Maren Hermans.
Naturally, the Internet works good for world news and vacation weather reports. But if the so called “World Wide Web” wants to go local, or even hyperlocal: is there anything more to add to the average citizen journalist reporting life from his living room? (more…)
Links from last week...
Posted in Television, Internet, Mobile, News on July 5th, 2007. By Maren Hermans.
1 Once upon a time, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) had a mission: to control if new US films were morally acceptable before they appeared on the big screen. Well, times have changed (more…)