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It’s a Pirate’s Life!

Media companies could be training consumers to become pirates, Daisy Whitney warns in her latest edition of the New Media Minute. Hulu recently yanked its content from both TV.com and Boxee, a move that might send some consumers over to...

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February 27, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (1)

Baby Animals, Schools Get Web Shows

Everyone’s a video producer these days. Media companies and television networks launch Web shows regularly, and so do universities and zoos. The San Diego Zoo and the Rhode Island School of Design have both recently started Internet TV projects to...

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February 18, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Ailing Industries Go Online, Get Results

News networks are shifting resources to online video projects and the results are promising, reports Daisy Whitney in this week’s episode of the “New Media Minute.” ABC News offers a 15-minute bonus version of its evening newscast online and views...

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February 13, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Expressing Condolences, Fears on Twitter

As transportation officials investigate the cause of the plane crash near Buffalo, people in the area –- and around the world -- are using Twitter to express their condolences, fears and reassurances. Since the first reports early this morning of...

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February 13, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (2)

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Fair Use

Want to keep your content out of the courts? Let the New Media Minute help you. This episode offers three tips on the Fair Use doctrine, a topic LOTS of producers want to know more about. You'll also get the...

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February 5, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (2)