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Where Is Online Video a No-No?


Is the bathroom verboten for watching online video? How do you actually pronounce user-generated content to sound cool? And what’s the secret sauce that makes Web video a different beast than TV? Daisy Whitney sent Lori Harfenist, the New York...

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March 27, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (20)

Work, not Play, at Web Hipsters' Conference


Even the notoriously fun-loving conference South by Southwest couldn’t escape the dim specter of the tanking economy. Rather than sleep late and skip panels in favor of parties, South by Southwest attendees hit the show floor in search of advertising...

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March 20, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (1)

Online Video Woos Teenagers


Teenagers hold the key to the future, Daisy Whitney contends in this week’s edition of the New Media Minute. That’s why she looks at where they are and aren’t watching TV, and the numbers may surprise you. You’ll also learn...

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March 11, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (1)

The Holodeck Becomes a Reality


ABC News' Esther Young reports from London: Imagine being able to see, hear, smell, touch and taste French cheese in a Paris setting – from an apartment in London. A new headset design revealed at the Pioneer Conference in London...

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March 5, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (6)

Drinking the Mobile Video Kool-Aid


Daisy Whitney has been drinking the mobile video Kool-Aid and she tells you why in this week’s New Media Minute. For starters, TV networks, like TNT, A&E and VH1, have all recently launched iPhone applications in a bid to make...

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March 4, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (0)