Archive for October, 2007

CurrentTV launches Current.com

…and here is a VC2 tutorial on the new site.
It was the top story when I checked out the site this morning. That’s so Current. Nice.

(follow up to my sneak peak post)

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TV News networks continue to experiment online

Experimentation being the key word.  It’s a good thing, and may attract a new audience if done right.
Here’s a good story (with a great leading photo) about the evening news, online — mainly ABC.
ABC Reshapes the Evening News for the Web (nytimes.com)
Executives at the broadcast networks know they have opportunities online that they do not […]

Top News Web Sites

I saw this on CyberJournalist.net and thought it was pretty interesting…
Top news sites for September 2007
Here are the Top 20 Online Current Events & Global News Destinations from Nielsen//NetRatings from September.
Brand or Channel, Unique Audience (000), Time Per Person (hh:mm:ss)
Current Events & Global News 88,806 1:13:08
Yahoo! News 32,382 0:23:03
CNN Digital Network 30,920 0:33:04
AOL News 21,079 0:28:52
NYTimes.com 14,666 0:36:11
Tribune Newspapers 12,351 0:11:19
Gannett Newspapers 12,347 0:23:38
Google News 9,731 0:12:16
ABCNEWS Digital Network 9,199 0:07:20
washingtonpost.com 9,081 0:16:00
CBS […]

WallStreet.com to fetch $10M?

FT.com reports that WallStreet.com is coming up for sale and is likely to fetch ~$10,000,000, which would set a domain sale record. Gulp. Man, am I an idiot for not acting on my gut back in 1996 when I thought to myself “you know, these domains could be worth something someday.” At […]

Mobile phones: Internet or Telco?

Internet brands like Google and Yahoo are gaining ground on the telcos. The The Kelsey Group and research partner ConStat conduct a “Mobile Market View” study, the latest of which basically says that potential mobile phone purchasers are increasingly more likely to purchase a mobile phone branded by an Internet company. That said, […]

New: YouTube videos in Google Earth

Well this is cool… I mean, now Google Earth is EVEN cooler…
per Google:
Now you can find YouTube videos connected to specific locations right in Google Earth.
…Let’s say you’re jetting off to Paris. Before you go, you can watch the sunset filmed from the top floor of the Eiffel Tower, among other clips of popular […]

Interactive ad spend diversifies (and grows)

Much of the conversation about online ad spend has been on its aggregate growth and, when broken down, on search (primarily Google). Well, as we all know, this little internet fade has grown well beyond that scope. It affects just about everything. Everything has an Interactive/online/digital component. And, of course, […]

More on YouTube-AdSense “video units”

A little follow up…
I haven’t tried the video units yet, but will let you know what i think when I do.
Google sent me an email today re: their video units, as they are calling them. I clicked on the link and came to the following overview/opt-in info:
Video units
Enhance your site with high quality, […]

Sneak Peek: The new Current.com

This just in… Here is a sneak peek of CurrentTV’s new (invite only) Current.com website that Al Gore promoed during the Emmys last month. The site launches to the public on October 15th. Key points are: Explore, Connect, Contribute, Watch. They have a cool “Viewpoints” section that allows people to upload […]

Media Network - redefined.

Here is an interesting view into Yahoo. I thought the excerpt below was an interesting sign of the times. The party is not over … the evolution continues. Traditional media is responding (note my previous post re:CBS/Last.fm). If someone has the Back to the Future 2009 [media] Almanac… I […]