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Obama to have Brightcove "channel": but what will this lead to?

Here in the U.S., were entering a 2008 Presidential campaign season where we will find candidates of both major U.S. political parties practicing the same every platform-all the time craze that just bout drove me nuts at the Consumer Electronics Show last week.One of the first manifestations of this...

Tags: General, trends, YouTube, Brightcove, Barack Obama

Blog posts 2007-01-18

Now here's an idea: Vonage video ads tied to YouTube posts

Im not pulling this one out of the ether. Or the Ethernet.The idea is actually hinted at by Matt Wasserlauf, who is CEO of online video ad network Broadband Enterprises. Matt tells Mediaweeks Mike Shields that "such inventory referring to ad availabilities is ideal for less content-phobic direct-marketing brands that...

Tags: advertisement, Vonage Holdings Corp., YouTube, trends, Vonage, General

Blog posts 2007-01-04

Here are some WAY better candidates for TIME Magazine's "Person of the Year"

Note: the first four paragraphs of this post are adapted from my remarks in The Huffington Post, where I put up a new blog entry this morning. Every year, TIME magazine editors name their Person of the Year. You know the individual-or in some cases, group- they believe whose actions...

Tags: cell phone, camera, YouTube Inc., innovation, Time Magazine

Blog posts 2006-12-17

Once were digital warriors: are BitTorrent, YouTube and MySpace losing their soul?

Just today BitTorrent announced content deals with 20th Century Fox (hey Rupert, its the 21st century now) G4, Kadokawa Pictures USA, Lionsgate, MTV Networks (including COMEDY CENTRAL, Logo, MTV: Music Television, MTV2, Nickelodeon, Nicktoons Network,...

Tags: BitTorrent, YouTube, trends, General

Blog posts 2006-11-29

Additional Resources

Twelve best practices for online customer communities

One of the more significant Web 2.0 trends in business this year has been the advent of the Web-based customer community, where groups of like-minded individuals focus around a brand or a set of product and services come together and interact online. Far from the cynical marketing ploy that it...

Tags: Community, Best Practice, Customer Community, Deloitte, Community Management, Marketing Research, Social Networking, Marketing, Online Communications, Advertising & Promotion, Dion Hinchcliffe

Blog posts 2008-07-25

iPhone gas application roundup

On 18 June 2008 I published my iPhone app wishlist and I'm happy that most of my most requested applications have been released (Thank you Texas Hold'Em!). Two my most request applications dealt with fuel, specifically a fuel economy tracker and a cheap gas finder. Several iterations...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Vehicle, MPG, AccuFuel, Gas Finder, Roi/Tco, GPS, 3G, Handhelds, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Cellular Phones, Hardware, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Who do you trust, me or that gadget?

One of the most fascinating trends in medical computing involves the use of gadgets to extract data people are otherwise reluctant to give, and to offer advice on that data when it's needed. Do you trust the gadget more than the doctor? Will you obey the gadget? by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Teen, Gadget, Tablets, Notebooks, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Marketing Research, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Marketing, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Google Digg = ?

Google Digg = ?My suggestionGoogligg!! Isn't it obvious?Well, you can stick "Micro" on the front of about anything, but, Googlejust does not work so well. Just like YouTube, Google will leave the Digg name intact and keep it separate, and only look for innovative ways to incorporate advertising."Gigglywankers"Digg...

Tags: Digg, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

Joichi Ito - from venture capitalist to venture communist?

I've become a big fan of Joichi Ito CEO Creative Commons, Chairman of Six Apart after seeing him speak on a panel at the recent Fortune Brainstorm conference. In a room full of many smart people, Mr Ito is one of the smartest. Here is a clip...

Tags: Mr., Venture Capital, Investment, Finance, Financing Startups, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2008-07-23

Toshiba Satellite L305-S5875

Editors' note: This review is part of our Back-to-School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.The Toshiba Satellite L305-S5875 is a thoroughly average, entry-level laptop. It wasn't too long ago that an average, entry-level laptop meant one that was underpowered and shabbily...

Tags: Notebooks, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Satellite, Toshiba Satellite L305-S5875, laptop computer

Product reviews 2008-07-23

Intuit cut 575 jobs - is this "user generated unemployment?"

The other day I reported that Brad Smith, the CEO of Intuit, had asked his managers to see which jobs could be cut because there were volunteers among Intuit's 50m users that were doing a better job -- and for free. These seem to be the emerging business benefits from...

Tags: Job, Intuit Inc., Unemployment, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2008-07-23

Microsoft gives a new Xbox 360 experience

Despite having what is regarded as one of the best user interfaces of all the major consoles, Microsoft is reinventing the Xbox 360's look. Despite ostensibly having what is regarded as one of the best user interfaces of all the major consoles, Microsoft is reinventing the Xbox 360's look....

Tags: NetFlix Inc., Microsoft Xbox Live, Video, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, LiveParty, Spotlight Channel, Xbox Experience, Games, Game Players, Corporate Communications, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Marketing, Xbox 360, Microsoft, user-generated, video games, Xbox Live, Sarju Shah, Gamespot

News items 2008-07-23

Do college degrees get you anywhere?

Do college degrees get you anywhere?Just another thought...In the sector of work I'm in, I think IT is losing it's "elite" status as a job. With basic IT skills being aquirable with just a few certifications it is becoming less elite and more like a tradeskill not unlike an...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, payroll solutions, Benefits, Development tools, salary, job, IT IS, worker

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

Microsoft turns to users for new wave of Xbox games

Taking a page from Facebook and YouTube, Microsoft will turn to users of its Xbox 360 to create new video games and broaden the types of games available on its console. SEATTLE--Microsoft will turn to users of its Xbox 360 to create new video games and broaden the types...

Tags: Microsoft Xbox Live, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, Games, Game Players, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Reuters, Xbox 360, Microsoft, user-generated, video games, Xbox

News items 2008-07-23

Element Browser (zip)

Element Browser is a full featured, fast and Web standards compliant Web browser for the Microsoft Windows platform. It features a intuitive, modern ribbon interface with tools that are designed to simplify every day browsing tasks. Element Browser has been designed from the ground up to be one of the...

Tags: Web Browser, Element Software, Web Browsers, Viruses And Worms, Internet, Security

Software downloads 2008-07-23

The App Store's buggy update process

The App Store's buggy update processI got mine to updateBasically when it gave me that "find all the updates" screen, I would just look for version numbers that had changed (this is easy to do now that everything is 1.0 generally, it will only get harder as time goes on,...

Tags: Desktops, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., App Store, cryptic error message, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2008-07-22

Telcos hurting national interest says Vint Cerf - Father of Internet

I spoke with Vint Cerf at the Fortune Brainstorm conference in Half Moon Bay. I asked him about net neutrality and the problems created by Telcos in trying to own the gateways to the Internet. Here is the video, the quality is very high contrast because of...

Tags: Vint Cerf, Internet, Telecommunications, Telecom & Utilities, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2008-07-22

The evolution of search over traditional BI

Today's business intelligence tools are great at tracking tradional numbers but fail to quench business's thirst for more information says Commentary--A recent Gartner report predicts that IT’s involvement in business intelligence BI will diminish in time as business users adopt new technologies to quench...

Tags: Payment, Data, Analyst, Information, Pricing, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Data Management, Management, business intelligence, search, Sid Probstein, Attivio

News items 2008-07-22

Doremisoft Video to BMP Converter (exe)

Doremisoft Video to BMP Converter is a free video to bmp format photo converter that converts avi, flash videoflv files, YouTube videos to bmp format. Free Video to BMP Converter is specially designed for BMP fans to extract bmp format photos from their favourite avi or flv files. This version...

Tags: FLV, Video, Photograph, Doremisoft, Corporate Communications, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-07-22

Doremisoft Video to JPG Converter (exe)

Doremisoft Video to JPG Converter is a free video to jpg format photo converter that converts avi, flash videoflv files, YouTube videos to jpg format. Free Video to JPG Converter is specially designed for JPG fans to extract jpg format photos from their favourite avi or flv files. Doremisoft Video...

Tags: Video, Photograph, Doremisoft, Corporate Communications, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-07-22