As a member, you can still upload and distribute your own files; however, they don't offer revenue sharing from tagging advertisement(s) to your clips. This can be good, or bad, depending on your sensibilities and state of your pocketbook.
September 6, 2007
A Torrent of Free Video from BitTorrent?
Beginning this month, the San Francisco video and media distribution company (made famous or infamous, as one of the first P2P file download networks) is offering some of its library of television and feature films - which include titles such as “Letters from Iwo Jima” and “24— - for free, supported by advertising.
As a member, you can still upload and distribute your own files; however, they don't offer revenue sharing from tagging advertisement(s) to your clips. This can be good, or bad, depending on your sensibilities and state of your pocketbook.
As a member, you can still upload and distribute your own files; however, they don't offer revenue sharing from tagging advertisement(s) to your clips. This can be good, or bad, depending on your sensibilities and state of your pocketbook.
September 3, 2007
MyDamnChannel Is Damned SLOWWW!!!
This is a new site launched by Rob Barnett, former MTV executive, with the aim to provide a place for PROFESSIONAL content creators to promote their work with their own channel.
Artists on the site seem to have been hand-picked. In this sense they are like a video distributor of sorts, providing a platform for artists distribute and monetize their content.
If you register and are accepted, revenue will be split 50-50 with you. To spread the word and works, your videos can be embedded in other sites, such as MySpace TV, Hi5 and Piczo.
Granted, there is no shortage of similar sites:
Funny or Die
RoofTop Comedy
NOT on MY ROOFTOP, kids, punks, and assorted weirdoos!!!
Black20 News, on the other hand, rocks!
and National Banana, just to mention the ones that are better known at the moment....
Professional???? - how about streaming the title frame for 20 minutes?
Cybercast "credit:" MyDamnChannel
Artists on the site seem to have been hand-picked. In this sense they are like a video distributor of sorts, providing a platform for artists distribute and monetize their content.
If you register and are accepted, revenue will be split 50-50 with you. To spread the word and works, your videos can be embedded in other sites, such as MySpace TV, Hi5 and Piczo.
Granted, there is no shortage of similar sites:
Funny or Die
RoofTop Comedy
NOT on MY ROOFTOP, kids, punks, and assorted weirdoos!!!
Black20 News, on the other hand, rocks!
and National Banana, just to mention the ones that are better known at the moment....
Professional???? - how about streaming the title frame for 20 minutes?
Cybercast "credit:" MyDamnChannel
August 31, 2007
Keep This Video!
This had to happen ... and it did. Rip ... NO, keep this video ... save this video ... even share this video, courtesy of KeepVid. Its motto: "Want it? Keep it." says it all.
Why should web video be different than music, movies, tv shows, or anything else traversing the net??? Now we can rip off / keep / burn "user-generated" content too. Yes, that's your and my masterpieces (of sorts). And I don't mean book burning. That happens too, even today, to famous authors. So don't feel bad.
Might be a good time to brush up on copyrights and what you can do with the Creative Commons license, I reckon. Do you?
Why should web video be different than music, movies, tv shows, or anything else traversing the net??? Now we can rip off / keep / burn "user-generated" content too. Yes, that's your and my masterpieces (of sorts). And I don't mean book burning. That happens too, even today, to famous authors. So don't feel bad.
Might be a good time to brush up on copyrights and what you can do with the Creative Commons license, I reckon. Do you?
August 28, 2007
WebbAlert -Your Daily Tech Round-Up
X-Play host Morgan Webb has launched a new video blog similar to Rocketboom (also written up by me), aptly named WebbAlert.
Like Rocketboom, each show will be no longer than 5 minutes and will focus on major breaking technology and gaming news. Shows will run Monday through Thursday. The first episode is interesting and compelling. The X-Play host was voted the 51st sexiest woman in the world by FHM.
She's also a one-woman show; she creates and produces the content, working out of an at-home studio, which has a professional feel to it, as do its news segments. WebbAlert's first episode carried an ad for TechDirt mid-way through the video cast. The show has not raised capital, although on his blog John Battelle mentions that WebbAlert has launched in partnership with his company, Federated Media.
For those unfamiliar with Webb's current day job, X-Play is a daily show on the G4 Network, which is owned by Comcast.
Cybercast credit: WebbAlert
Like Rocketboom, each show will be no longer than 5 minutes and will focus on major breaking technology and gaming news. Shows will run Monday through Thursday. The first episode is interesting and compelling. The X-Play host was voted the 51st sexiest woman in the world by FHM.
She's also a one-woman show; she creates and produces the content, working out of an at-home studio, which has a professional feel to it, as do its news segments. WebbAlert's first episode carried an ad for TechDirt mid-way through the video cast. The show has not raised capital, although on his blog John Battelle mentions that WebbAlert has launched in partnership with his company, Federated Media.
For those unfamiliar with Webb's current day job, X-Play is a daily show on the G4 Network, which is owned by Comcast.
Cybercast credit: WebbAlert
August 25, 2007
Buzz Your Wireless Video (and Audio) Now
Buzzwire lets you stream video, audio, and even live internet radio to your smart phone. Yes, other companies do these too.
However, Buzzwire does this WITHOUT requiring you to download, setting it apart from the crowd.
Mobile media, especially video, is taking off too. Revenue from mobile video in Q1 2007 was $146 million, up nearly 200 percent from the same period last year, according to one industry report. More growth is in the pipeline: As much as 15 percent of American cell phone subscribers have video-friendly 3G (high-speed) handsets, according to mobile analytics company M:Metrics.
Streaming media to mobile phones is not new, but Buzzwire's main competitors, including MyWaves and MobiTV, focus exclusively on video and require downloads for the best experience. While MyWaves, which says it has just surpassed one million users, can be accessed from the mobile browser, the video-selection interface contains too much information. Buzzwire, on the other hand, works within the browser, with a relatively clean look and feel, though it still needs work (more below).
Its technology also sets it apart - at a price. They enable wireless carriers to add streaming media, including video, podcasts and internet radio into their offerings with very little development effort. Buzzwire believes that working with the carriers is the only sustainable way to go and, after its beta, intends to charge a $2-$3 monthly subscription. (Higher rates for those who don't want ads….) MyWaves, on the other hand, exists independent of the carriers, giving its service away for free. MobiTV charges $9.99 per month, and includes advertising. Now THAT sucks!
To get started with Buzzwire, create an account on the website, choose channels for your subscriptions, which will appears on your mobile homepage. From this homepage, you can also browse through popular and featured channels, but there is no way to search through all of them and add one using your phone (They promise this capability is in the works).
The interface, while superior to MyWaves, has some issues. For example, if the title of a channel is more than a couple of words, you can't see its whole name, and it's not always clear what's what. Buzzwire's regular website is also visually unappealing and not easy to use, and there is very little high-quality content. To be fair, this is the first iteration, and changes on both of these fronts are in the pipeline.
The big long-term threat is the iPhone and the change it represents: After watching YouTube videos on that beautiful screen, in a real browser, it feels like applications based in normal mobile browsers are already obsolete. Buzzwire and its ilk believe that with more than 33 million people using 3G phones, there is money to be made with or without the iPhone.
Okey dokey…
However, Buzzwire does this WITHOUT requiring you to download, setting it apart from the crowd.
Mobile media, especially video, is taking off too. Revenue from mobile video in Q1 2007 was $146 million, up nearly 200 percent from the same period last year, according to one industry report. More growth is in the pipeline: As much as 15 percent of American cell phone subscribers have video-friendly 3G (high-speed) handsets, according to mobile analytics company M:Metrics.
Streaming media to mobile phones is not new, but Buzzwire's main competitors, including MyWaves and MobiTV, focus exclusively on video and require downloads for the best experience. While MyWaves, which says it has just surpassed one million users, can be accessed from the mobile browser, the video-selection interface contains too much information. Buzzwire, on the other hand, works within the browser, with a relatively clean look and feel, though it still needs work (more below).
Its technology also sets it apart - at a price. They enable wireless carriers to add streaming media, including video, podcasts and internet radio into their offerings with very little development effort. Buzzwire believes that working with the carriers is the only sustainable way to go and, after its beta, intends to charge a $2-$3 monthly subscription. (Higher rates for those who don't want ads….) MyWaves, on the other hand, exists independent of the carriers, giving its service away for free. MobiTV charges $9.99 per month, and includes advertising. Now THAT sucks!
To get started with Buzzwire, create an account on the website, choose channels for your subscriptions, which will appears on your mobile homepage. From this homepage, you can also browse through popular and featured channels, but there is no way to search through all of them and add one using your phone (They promise this capability is in the works).
The interface, while superior to MyWaves, has some issues. For example, if the title of a channel is more than a couple of words, you can't see its whole name, and it's not always clear what's what. Buzzwire's regular website is also visually unappealing and not easy to use, and there is very little high-quality content. To be fair, this is the first iteration, and changes on both of these fronts are in the pipeline.
The big long-term threat is the iPhone and the change it represents: After watching YouTube videos on that beautiful screen, in a real browser, it feels like applications based in normal mobile browsers are already obsolete. Buzzwire and its ilk believe that with more than 33 million people using 3G phones, there is money to be made with or without the iPhone.
Okey dokey…
August 21, 2007
"iWoz" Steve Wozniak Backs Internet Video Venture
The brainchild of three twentysomething former University of California grad students, Hotswap.com has secured big backers, including Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and Red McCombs, co-founder of Clear Channel Communications.
"I like what they're doing. It's definitely a step forward," says Wozniak, the Silicon Valley wunderkind who formed Apple with entrepreneur Steve Jobs in 1976.
"Woz," or "iWoz," as he's also known after his book of the same title, said he signed on as an adviser to the company to "give them ideas that come into my mind."
Hotswap emerged from graduate computer science research into digital "compression" technology, making common digital camera movie clips look like high-definition television on web sites.
Luke Thomas, the 21-year-old former grad student, now Hotswap's chairman, says:
"All the technology we see on the Internet is 1994 technology. You will see e-commerce take off with the advent of high-quality video."
And I thought it'd already taken off with Amazon!
See an example here and decide for yourself....
(They provide a link for sharing, not an embed code, which makes sense considering this is an e-commerce site.)
"I like what they're doing. It's definitely a step forward," says Wozniak, the Silicon Valley wunderkind who formed Apple with entrepreneur Steve Jobs in 1976.
"Woz," or "iWoz," as he's also known after his book of the same title, said he signed on as an adviser to the company to "give them ideas that come into my mind."
Hotswap emerged from graduate computer science research into digital "compression" technology, making common digital camera movie clips look like high-definition television on web sites.
Luke Thomas, the 21-year-old former grad student, now Hotswap's chairman, says:
"All the technology we see on the Internet is 1994 technology. You will see e-commerce take off with the advent of high-quality video."
And I thought it'd already taken off with Amazon!
See an example here and decide for yourself....
(They provide a link for sharing, not an embed code, which makes sense considering this is an e-commerce site.)
August 19, 2007
Blast That Clip!
Just learned about Clipblast from Vator.tv (see my previous posting) .
The site modestly calls itself “The World’s Largest Video Search.” I did a few searches for some of our own videos with results totally off the (video) wall. Notably, I tried to find “June Marshall on the Naked New York Show”:
That netted, just on the first search result page, clips like “Simpsons Creators,” “House Fire,” “Adventures of Junior Raindrop,” and assorted other gems, having NOTHING to do with the subject.
The site looks great. But that’s about it … and it doesn’t even claim to be in a beta mode anymore….
Cybercast credit: Google Video
The site modestly calls itself “The World’s Largest Video Search.” I did a few searches for some of our own videos with results totally off the (video) wall. Notably, I tried to find “June Marshall on the Naked New York Show”:
That netted, just on the first search result page, clips like “Simpsons Creators,” “House Fire,” “Adventures of Junior Raindrop,” and assorted other gems, having NOTHING to do with the subject.
The site looks great. But that’s about it … and it doesn’t even claim to be in a beta mode anymore….
Cybercast credit: Google Video
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
