Google’s YouTube vs. MySpace video. No more Wal-Marting Across America. A correspondent in Second Life. Telemarketer Counterscript

October 16, 2006

Google’s billion dollar deal with YouTube is colliding with its $900 million dollar MySpace advertising deal. MySpace has a video offering of its own, but its users are posting YouTube videos on their pages. Once YouTube determines an ad model for embedded videos, MySpace will surely want a cut. The ordinary folksy couple that was […]

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Laser chips. Warner Music goes YouTube. Dorks at Laguna Beach.

September 18, 2006

I’ve been on vacation for a couple of weeks and so much has happened since I’ve been gone. There was this huge HP scandal. Apple announced some new video device called iTV. And IBM released this new computer called the PC. But in more recent news. Computing at the speed of light. It’s what Intel […]

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Start videoconferencing

September 1, 2006

The phone became a useful tool once everyone had a phone. Email also became valuable once everyone had an email address. Now it’s time to start videoconferencing. And that requires four things: a high bandwidth connection, a computer with a fast processor, a sub-$100 webcam, and a cheap-to-free videoconferencing program. If you’re a Skype user, […]

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Online help for commuters

September 1, 2006

Commuters, this SparkMinute is for you. We’re all well aware of the driving directional benefits of Mapquest and Google Maps. But what if you need directions and you’re not near your computer? Well, both have mobile versions. Unfortunately, Mapquest’s version costs $4 a month. Luckily, Google Maps is free plus it offers traffic updates. Make […]

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Personal productivity applications

September 1, 2006

On today’s Spark Minute I offer some tips on some free Web-based personal productivity applications. I’m obsessed with “to do” lists. It’s the only way I get anything done. And while there are a lot of “to do” list Web apps out there, most of them are rather anemic. Hiveminder isn’t. Search, tag, prioritize, and […]

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More video sharing sites

September 1, 2006

The Chronicle reported that there are more than 240 video sharing sites. Besides YouTube, which ones should be paying attention to? Grouper, recently purchased by Sony, has a very dynamic interface. Plus it allows users to post video comments, and save their favorite videos to their iPod or post to their blog. Motionbox is designed […]

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Some favorite videos to watch

September 1, 2006

Today’s SparkMinute is a time waster. It’s a collection of some of my favorite video clips online. If you’re a fan of comic magicians Penn and Teller you’ll appreciate that 23 episodes of their Showtime show are available for free on Google Video. Fans of the sweet American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson should take ten […]

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Radio Shack Unplugs 400. Cox and Comcast email blocking. Action Comics #1 Online!

August 31, 2006

Enjoy your Labor Day. That’s what Radio Shack said to 400 employees as it emailed them a note that said, “Unfortunately, your position is one that has been eliminated.” The message went on to say take 30 minutes to say goodbye and then leave. Obviously Radio Shack doesn’t use Cox Cable’s email service. Users have […]

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The Public Interest – 8/31/06

August 31, 2006

Here’s a game I play on the “Will and Willie” show every couple of weeks. All the questions are based on the popularity of the public’s search behavior online. Take the quiz and then scroll down to see the answers. 1. Pornography has always been a popular subject to look up on Wikipedia, the user-generated […]

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AT&T exposes another 19,000 customers. Berkeley students online sensitivity training. Free Google books. Download YouTube to Video iPod.

August 30, 2006

Our friends at AT&T have exposed their customers’ personal information once again. But this time not voluntarily. It appears that hackers have stolen credit card information from 19,000 customers who signed up for DSL equipment on AT&T’s site. That incentive to sign up online for DSL to save a couple dollars of month kind of […]

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