We may be looking at the dawn of an incredibly politically incorrect new meme, courtesy of Oprah Winfrey’s crusade against pedophiles. A 40-second clip of Oprah reading out loud a message from a pedophile, threatening the nation’s children with the full force of “9,000… Read More »
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NOTE: For those searching for the 2009 Emmys, check out our more recent coverage here. The Emmy Awards aren’t exactly friendly to those wanting to tune in from the web. It’s not my idea of a good time to download a PDF of nominees. But… Read More »
Comcast submitted a detailed description its ongoing network management practices in a filing with the FCC last night (PDF download), revealing that it has been testing controversial network management technologies since May of 2005. Read More »
Starting today and for the next six weeks, Diggnation will be sponsored by Michelob. The deal is significant for the beer-infused show, which runs down the top stories on Digg.com each week, because it’s with such a major brand and it ties in so well… Read More »
Talk Like A Pirate Day is arrrrrguably one of the Internet’s most ridiculous holidays, but hey, what better day than Friday for a few minutes of swashbuckler-themed frivolity? And there’s a decent variety of activity to choose from: Ninja of Ask a Ninja will be… Read More »
As we previously reported, Internet TV startup Joost is ditching its downloadable desktop software. But now the company is taking things a step further, to give users the option to access the site without even downloading a P2P browser plug-in. All its content and
Though there is abundant evidence that consumers don’t want to pay for video online, that hasn’t deterred startup MeDeploy from launching a service that allows both independent and larger-scale producers to sell their video content directly to consumers. The New Haven, Conn.-based company launched at… Read More »
State Department Launches Video Challenge; government agency partners with NBC, the MPAA, USC and more to ask users to submit videos with the theme “Democracy is…” (Democracy Video Challenge)
Fantastic Fest Streaming Some Films Online; sci-fi horror fest to stream five features online for free. (
Written by Michael Stroud. If you think mobile social video is a no-go in the U.S., you might consider Itsmy.com, which claims 2.5 million users of its personal broadcasting service worldwide, with half of them American. The site ((http://m.itsmy.com on your mobile phone) lets… Read More »
Popular videoblogger Brigitte Dale scored a deal with ABCFamily.com. NTV chatted with her via IM about her ideas on what makes a great video blog, if she plans to change formats for the new series, and what term she prefers for vlogging. Read More »
Exclusive: In what is likely to be a major shift in the company strategy, peer-to-peer start-up, Joost is going to stop making its desktop client. The decision to suspend the client is likely to be announced soon, I am told. The company is going to a… Read More »
Sony Pictures is leaving South Korea because of sluggish sales and rampant piracy, The Korea Times is reporting this week. Sony isn’t the first studio to abandon the Korean market; according to the Times, Paramount, Universal, Buena Vista and 20th Century Fox have all… Read More »
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