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Yahoo has launched Yahoo Alpha, a new search engine that mirrors Google’s minimalist design. Today’s Wall Street Journal discusses the challenge that hotel television is facing in the new media environment. Portable DVD players, iPods with video, and laptops with Internet connections are eating into profits for in-room TV services. Blyk is launching a free Continue Reading →

MySpace will hold an online Presidential Primary vote next January. Most major candidates have created profiles on the social networking site. Barak Obama has the most MySpace “friends” by a very large margin. The FCC issued a statement, saying they would not reconsider the current ban on in-flight cell phone use. Notably, a soon to-be-released Continue Reading →

Google will begin selling television ads for EchoStar’s satellite television service.  Spots will be awarded to winners of online auctions, with Google taking a commission on each ad sale. Lost Remote ran an “over the top” experiment.  Blogger Cory Bergman attempted to spend one week watching only content purchased from the iTunes  store.  It cost Continue Reading →

EMI will begin selling DRM-free music via online music retailers.  On iTunes, higher-quality DRM-free tracks will cost $1.29.  iTunes will continue to sell DRM-ed songs for $.99 cents, at the current (lower) bitrate. Viacom has been drawing some heat for linking to YouTube videos from Viacom-controlled blogs.  The company has sued YouTube for $1 Billion, Continue Reading →

Last weekend I received an email from a friend telling me about a bite-sized, video snack I might like to explore.  He called it a viral documentary.  Instead of just sending me the link, he appended an email he had received with a very detailed description of the issue which included a link to YouTube. Continue Reading →

The following email was received from one of my close friends with a short forwarding message which I have omitted for clarity:         “Hi!         You have received this either because you are my wonderful family, an         outstanding friend or a media contact I work with that I Continue Reading →

Microsoft is reportedly seeking to buy DoubleClick, to bolster its online advertising business.  The Wall Street Journal reports a price in the range of $2 Billion. LG has announced a deal with Google, that will bring the search giant’s software to mobile phones.  Services will include mobile versions of Blogger, Google Maps, and Gmail.  This Continue Reading →

GigaOM reports from the CTIA Wireless conference, in Orlando.  They reveal a few choice details about Sprint’s WiMAX service, after speaking with a Sprint Senior VP.  They have also posted a thorough overview of newly-announced phones. NewTeeVee provides a quick review of the benefits of Brightcove.  The video streaming service has gained a strong client Continue Reading →

I am about to do the most technical article I have ever written for general public consumption and I promise not to use one technical word. All you need to know is that everything I am about to discuss can be done by an average 14 year old with a computer and a broadband connection. Continue Reading →

I was asked to guest lecture to a room full of MBA students from Columbia University the other night. The lecture took place at Google’s new New York offices across the street from the Chelsea Market. Nice digs! Anyway, I was up second and I arrived in the middle of the presentation by a high-ranking Continue Reading →