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It turns out that while Conan O’Brien isn’t pwning the Internet the way Old Spice did this summer, he’s definitely serious about answering the questions of Facebook commenters. Beginning last week, the former Tonight Show host and soon-to-be TBS late night lynchpin began answering questions. Read more »

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The Sony U70 ultra-portable PC was such a ground-breaking mobile device that it set the tone for all such gadgets to come. I have been taking a trip down memory lane, and it hit me that the Sony U70 is still a viable solution for many. Read more »

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Another year is almost in the books, which means it’s time to look back at the stories that got the most eyeballs on NewTeeVee over the course of 2009. This year, Michael Jackson and Barack Obama were big draws, as one might expect. But two other […] Read more »

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Here’s a fun way to spend your Tuesday afternoon. Michael Jackson, a huge draw even though he’s no longer with us, is taking the stage for the last time, via the This Is It documentary. The behind-the-scenes movie, set to be shown in theaters for just […] Read more »

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Leaked CBS Email Calls Out Hulu’s “Reckless Streams”; executive memo ponders how hard it would be to prove ratings declines are a result of Hulu. (TechCrunch) A Primer on Safe Harbors; with recent court cases like Universal v. Veoh in the news, here’s a refresher on […] Read more »

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King of Pop is proving to be the king of online traffic. Michael Jackson’s memorial pushed Internet to its limit. According to some estimates, it was second largest Internet traffic day — second only to June 25th when the news of his death first hit the web. Here is a complete breakdown of stats and numbers from various sources including Akamai, Gomez, UStream, Facebook and Twitter. Read more »

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This post has been updated multiple times as new stats have come in. While it may not have topped the Obama Inauguration, as some expected, viewership for Michael Jackson’s memorial service today was immense. Here are some of the initial stats. Akamai says via email it […] Read more »

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Update: See our live blog about the technical side of online viewing of Michael Jackson’s funeral service, where we review which streams stayed up and how they engaged us. Want to tune in online on Tuesday to pay your respects to the King of Pop? Plans […] Read more »

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[qi:109] Millions of people logged onto the web when the news of Michael Jackson’s sudden death broke last week, and they’re continuing to flock to eBay to get their hands on the pop king’s memorabilia. The online auction site said it’s since seen the percentages of […] Read more »

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Update: Here’s our list of Michael Jackson memorial service live streams. Michael Jackson’s funeral will likely be scheduled for next Tuesday, July 7 at 10 a.m. at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, according to various reports. AEG Live, which was planning Jackson’s comeback, owns the […] Read more »

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Thriller Gets 28M Views Since Jackson’s Death; copies of the groundbreaking music video rack up the playcounts, according to Visible Measures. (company blog) Digital Media Sales Up Only 0.9% Year-Over-Year; but paid models doing better than advertising, according to Strategy Analytics. (release) Warner Bros. to Distribute […] Read more »

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I couldn’t help but notice the irony in yesterday’s events. At our Structure 09 Conference, just as panelists started discussing the challenges of managing web infrastructure, we heard that TMZ.com and Twitter had buckled under the massive traffic load that resulted from the news of pop […] Read more »

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[qi:026] The exodus of senior management from eBay’s Skype division continues. Ten days after co-founder Niklas Zennstrom decided to say sayonara to the P2P telephony company, Michael Jackson, one of its early employees and VP of operations, has left the building. I had wondered why eBay […] Read more »