iPhone App Puts Plastic Surgeon in Your Pocket

Ever wonder what you’d look like with a smaller nose or slimmer waist? Thanks to a new iPhone application, you won’t have to visit a plastic surgeon to find out. Launched by board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Michael Salzhauer of Bay...

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November 18, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (1)

Is the Viral Video Is Dead? Video 'Genius' Says So

Viral video is dead. Long live low-production values. The cheaper the better. Those are the sage words of Kevin Nalty, an online video strategist, career marketer and YouTube star, whose videos have attracted more than 100 million views. In this...

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November 18, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Sloppy Eaters: iPhone App Helps With Stains

Sloppy eaters, red wine spillers and all-around messy people, there’s now an iPhone application for you. Next time you stain your favorite shirt or a friend’s white tablecloth, Tide’s new Stain Brain app might help you get the spot out....

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November 11, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Crush It! How to Build Your Personal Brand

Even if you love your corporate job, you should build your personal brand. That's the advice of Gary Vaynerchuk, the multi-million dollar businessman, uber-popular video star and New York Times best-selling author. In his latest book, "Crush It," Vaynerchuk evangelizes...

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November 11, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (1)

How to Think Like a Venture Capitalist

Advertisers and marketers can use the techniques of venture capitalists in evaluating new advertising platforms, technologies and tools, said online-advertising-executive- turned-venture capitalist Brian McAndrews of Madrona Venture Group at the recent iMedia Summit, Daisy Whitney reports in this week's New...

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November 4, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Free Is Not a Business Model

Everyone's searching for a business model that works in the new media world. Well, how about this one? Getting paid, instead of letting everyone see (and copy) your content for free. Yes, a crazy thought -- actually having customers pay...

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September 23, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Partnerships Are All the Rage in New Media

Partnerships are all the rage in the new media business. Online video technology companies, in fact, are betting on alliances with other like-minded firms to help grow business and win new customers. This week's episode of the New Media Minute...

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September 17, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (2)

Paid Content Online: Can it Succeed?

Media executives at News Corp., Disney and NBC are talking about paid content models being all the rage, but a new eMarketer report says consumers don’t want to open their wallets for Web programming. In this episode of the “New...

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September 3, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (2)

Word to Watch in Online Video? Collaboration

Want to have your video featured in the “New Media Minute”? Then check out this edition where Daisy Whitney unveils a contest for video creators to produce a 10- to 15-second video on a certain topic to be featured in...

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August 26, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (1)

Which Ads Work Best for Web Video?

The age-old question in Web video is what kind of ads work best. But everyone wants to have a say on this matter, from ESPN to MTV to YouTube to media agency Starcom. To reach a true consensus on the...

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August 12, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (0)