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Rumor: YouTube to Show Sony Movies, as Ad Revenues Plunge

A Credit-Suisse analyst is currently saying that the world's most popular video-sharing website, YouTube, is heading for a loss at the close of this year as it only implements advertising on a fraction of its web pages. ...READ»

Kenan Samms

Twitter Pitch Engine Debuts

I've written before in this space about the power of Twitter for those in the news industry and those wanting to get the news first. Now there is a "pitch engine" called MediaOnTwitter which makes contact with the press ...READ»

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Blockbuster Goes Online With TiVo, Apple to Save Its Business

Remember Blockbuster? You know, you'd rent a movie and then when you had to return it, you dropped it in that funny mail slot outside the store? It just announced, at long last some would say, that it's partnering with TiVo to bring ...READ»

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Free Training Online - How to Build and Capture Your Audience with Audio and Video on Your Site

I have personally experience the powerful reaction from having audios and videos on my websites. I watch how the traffic grew when I put the videos and audios from our AIBusinessPro to our website. READ»

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BRAVO TV   |  Comment

BRITE '09

Feeling blue about the state of the economy? Up all night worrying about the future of your business? Well, perhaps you should look on the BRITE side, where “big thinkers” will be talking about the role of technology and ...READ»

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Why Microsoft's Vision of 2019 Just Doesn't Cut the Mustard

Microsoft gave a public showing of its futurologist vision of 2019 the other day at the Wharton Business Technology Conference, and it's set the interwebs a-quiver with excitement. But if you have a bit of think about it, it's ...READ»

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Sacraficial Lambs No More

During budget reviews, you may want to think twice before cutting your marketing team, or budget, at the point of non-function. READ»

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Why You'll Buy-Not Download-U2's "No Line On The Horizon"

Plenty of people have already written eulogies for the compact disc now that iTunes is the number one U.S. music retailer, and CD sales are in a death spiral. But U2 is making an excellent case for old-fashioned physical, ...READ»

Kenan Samms

The Consumer Media Connection

There are a number of interesting two way communications situations happening in media today. It represents the integration of the social media such as Facebook and Twitter into the "mainstream" web edit sites. This is ...READ»

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Are Plug Computers The Next Big Thing For Your Media?

Marvell electronics is all set to push what it thinks will be the next big thing in household computing: plug computers. Since we're all generating and storing so much digital content in the form of words, video, and photos from our ...READ»

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Authors Guild Says Kindle 2's Text-to-Speech Violates Copyright

One of the most interesting new features in Amazon's Kindle 2 e-reader is the text-to-speech function built into the device. It's a primitive bed-time story reader, and while it won't match, say, HAL 9000 for elegance in ...READ»

February

Social Media Week

Mon, February 9ConnectSocial Media WeekNew York CityThere’s World Breastfeeding Week (in August), National Backyard Games Week (in May), and Cookie Cutter Week (in December). And now we can add one more to the list: Social Media ...READ»

Kenan Samms

Tech Blunders in Super Bowl Advertising

The Super Bowl was great football. And some of the spots were really good. But pretty much across the board, the chance for tech to shine or cross promotion to really work failed. Some examples from this Monday morning ...READ»

Kenan Samms
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I Want My Prime Time TV When I Want It

Last night, as is usual on Monday night, I could not wait to see 24. I've followed this series through thick and thin since the start. It's actually gotten a good story line reboot and is quite entertaining this year.  As I was ...READ»

MIDEM 2009 - Setting Music Free

Guest Column: MIDEM 2009 - Setting Music Free Authored by Hal Bringman on January 22, 2009 - 12:54pm. As Digital Media Wire readers ready themselves for the highly anticipated Digital Music Forum East, here’s an overview of the ...READ»

Kenan Samms
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Watching and Interacting at the Inauguration Viewing

(written but somehow not posted the day after the election) Last Tuesday was a banner day for America, the world and also for social media. Not only did more people apparently watch the inauguration of President Obama on TV, they ...READ»

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6 Sources of Inspiration for Tech Bloggers

Corvida Raven, author of the blog SheGeeks.net, made the Fast Company list of "The Most Influential Women In Technology: The Bloggers." Here, she shares her sources of inspiration. Sarah Perez - SarahinTampa - The most influential ...READ»

Kenan Samms

Yahoo Uses Twitter to Filter News

In a perfect convergence of media and technology, Yahoo! is now using Twitter to filter news according to Technology Review. I've written before in this blog about the impact of Twitter in reporting news first. And as reported in ...READ»

Kenan Samms

My 2009 Digital marketing Resolutions

My day job is running a digital advertisng media agency. Like every business today, we recognize that it cannot be "business as usual" in 2009. Thus, some of my resolutions for the year which I thought worth posting in this ...READ»

Kenan Samms

Web Video Growth Galloping Ahead

comScore just released November data on online video growth.  November saw a +34% vs. year ago growth with 12.7 Billion online video views for the month. While Google and YouTube still have clear leadership, it has dropped to 40%, ...READ»

Kenan Samms

Twitter, the new news bureau roll-up?

  Last post, I talked about the Social Media Heyday and how the two way communication from consumers is impacting everything from brands to politics. In the last week, I have been impressed by how social media is becoming a proxy ...READ»

Kenan Samms

Social Media Heyday

Been tough to post the last few weeks due to illness (bad cold, hopefully nothing more). Amazing things are going on in the social space which merits discussion. The "mommy blogger" incident which caused Motrin to pull a campaign. ...READ»

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Rumor: Sony Walkman to Rival iPod Touch

The iPod Touch (and iPhone) may have been deemed as "the best iPod ever" by Steve Jobs himself, and Apple clearly dominates the MP3 player market. But it seems Sony thinks enough is enough, and is due to release a new Walkman that...READ»

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Sony Stung With $1 Million Child Privacy Violation Fine

Sony BMG has been stung with a $1 million fine this week by the U.S government in a legal case centering on violations of federal rules protecting children online. Sony improperly allowed children under 13 to register on its ...READ»

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