Good news: Download videos to your desktop. Bad news: you have to use RealPlayer

May 31, 2007

RealPlayer just announced the capability of downloading videos from any video sharing site to your PC to watch offline. A very cool feature that will be of great interest until people get tired of downloading and managing all the video on their own hard drives. The only reason you’d want to do that is if […]

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iTunes U – Better packaging of educational content

May 31, 2007

When it comes to marketing a concept that’s already been around for a while, Apple knows how to do it. They were the ones who catapulted the popularity of podcasting by incorporating the capability into iTunes, plus creating a front end directory. They’ve done it again with iTunes U, a section of the iTunes store […]

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StumbleUpon new stuff to buy?

May 31, 2007

As was predicted, eBay purchased StumbleUpon for $75 million. As I’ve mentioned, StumbleUpon is one of my favorite tools to use when I’m sitting in front of the TV wasting time. It harkens back to the early days of the Web when people would literally browse looking for anything online. While this is random, the […]

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Bill and Steve together again

May 31, 2007

Bill Gates and Steve Jobs sat down for an on stage interview at the D5 conference yesterday. The only thing that might have topped this meeting would have been to raise Elvis and two of the Beatles from the dead and have them all play a joint concert. OK, not that extreme, but definitely kudos […]

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Be like Justin.tv

May 22, 2007

Justin.tv is the phenomenon created by 20-something Justin Kan who decided to strap a camera to his head, connect it to four(!) Sprint EV-DO modems and broadcast his life around the clock. The big news is the announcement of the Justin.tv network which allows anyone to be like Justin.tv too. Anyone will now be able […]

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If nobody thinks it's illegal then why bother arresting?

May 22, 2007

Driving up to a café, parking outside, downloading your email, and buzzing off is a time honored tradition of Wi-Fi leeching. We all do it, but if you’re traveling be careful of Wi-Fi drive bys in the state of Michigan where they have a “Fraudulent access to computers, computer systems, and computer networks” law in […]

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More hot trends to watch

May 22, 2007

Think you’re in the know? You don’t know more than Google or Yahoo! Google today announced the launch of “Hot Trends” as part of its Google Trends search engine. It simply shows what are the hottest queries of the moment. Not necessarily a search voyeur, but collectively what are the hot queries. Yahoo! has had […]

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How PR Professionals Can Participate in New Media

May 21, 2007

This article offers actionable advice for PR professionals on how to engage in the new media space. Inside you’ll find coverage on ten important issues including “Who are the top influencers in your space,” “Know WHEN people are talking about you and your clients,” and “Dealing with bad publicity online.”

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ON Dating – Online dating advice show

May 21, 2007

Met Andrea Syrtash last week. She’s the host of a new online and mobile-only show called ON Dating about online dating. It’s a really good example of online video production that can be easily reused in other formats. Simple credible talking head with quality writing walks you through various issues of online dating. Each topic […]

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Be truthful or be exposed

May 21, 2007

This is a conversation video on the fifth principle in “The 12 Principles of New Media” entitled “Be truthful or be exposed” and it discusses the importance of transparency in your communications. Lack of it can be detrimental. See the summary and transcript.

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