Viewing Stuff Online
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008I've been sick the past couple of days and spent the majority of my time resting on the couch. Like most daytime TV viewers, I was disappointed with the programming 500 channels on DirecTV offers me between the hours ...
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Lessons in Leverage
Monday, March 31st, 2008If you haven't already, please go and read Alec's guest post on Chatterbox Marketing. In it, Alec speaks about the events over this past year (many of which I've been present for) that have lead him to the place where he ...
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Great News for The Guild
Thursday, March 13th, 2008Congratulations to our friends at The Guild who are getting some big accolades in the past few days. We interviewed Felicia Day, Jane Selle Morgan, and Kim Evey from The Guild for Script Magazine for their work in launching the series ...
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Possessed
Saturday, March 8th, 2008I stumbled upon two things, related: 1) Vimeo looks to have a really nice browser interface, and the ability to push HD, good-looking video. I haven't seen online video with this kind of visual quality since my early response to ...
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If You Create Anything (Online or Otherwise), You Must Read This
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008Kevin Kelly writes about making a living from creative work. Genius. Go read it write now. No, wait, read my thoughts, then go read it. On second thought, go for it. Between the mega-celebrity and the average ...
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Inside Jokes
Monday, March 3rd, 2008I've said it for years. All jokes are inside jokes. You're either on the "inside" or the "outside." Bad stand-up comics might be bad for a number of reasons, but most commonly, it's because they can't duplicate the experience ...
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Stage 9 Launches
Thursday, February 28th, 2008We've heard great things about the effort to move ABC/Disney online, and it officially launched today: Stage 9 Digital Media. NewTeeVee, as usual, has some great coverage on the launch. The digital studio has some big medium hyped big shoes to fill, ...
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60Frames Numbers After One Week
Thursday, January 24th, 2008There's been a lot of talk lately about independent production studios hoping to sidestep the traditional Hollywood producers and publish their own content online. NewTeeVee has done a great job of covering the announcements, finance deals, and great promises ...
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The Best of Online Video News
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008One of my classes in film school required me to get a subscription to the Daily Variety instead of buying text books. This was before blogs and online editions and the school was in Boston, a wonderful city that ...
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Is Negative Publicity Truly Harmful?
Tuesday, January 15th, 2008...or is the phrase "all publicity is good publicity" really true? Partida Tequila just launched Tequila Confessions, a website featuring personal Tequila stories told in a "man-on-the-street" fashion. The only problem is that the stories that are being "confessed" don't ...
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