The Future of Distribution

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

[An excerpt from our article in the March/April 2008 issue of Script Magazine.] Imagine a not-too-distant future where you, for a nominal fee, can have instant access to every piece of content ever created on any device, no matter its size ...

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Because Everybody Loves a Challenge

Monday, February 4th, 2008

YouTuber Neil Cicierega, who posted popular Harry Potter Puppet clips, posted a video in early January inviting people to post death threats on his life. He outlines the criteria for the death threats (plans, motives, feelings afterwards) and the prize for ...

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Re-Distribution

Monday, January 28th, 2008

Fred Wilson at NewCritics has a great piece on "Re-Blogging" on Tumblr. I have said for years months that the future of all media will sit in its own inherent "pass-along-ability." As media is digitized and delivered effortlessly across all devices, platforms, ...

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60Frames Numbers After One Week

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

There'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, 2008

One 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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Marketing For Small Shops

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

FreelanceSwitch offers some great advice on marketing strategy for freelancers (or for independent online content creators). UPDATE: They followed up with another great, related post: 7 Things You Can Do TODAY to Kickstart Your Freelancing Career

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