A Tasty Little Rumor: Will the iPod Soon Have a Camera?
Apple rumors come in all shapes and sizes, and it makes sense to treat each one with caution. But the mill is also fun to watch, especially when things come true.
What Went Wrong With Joost?
Joost, a much-vaunted online video startup, today announced that it will offer a white-label video hosting platform, thus entering a crowded market littered with the carcasses of other failed video hosts. The company is also losing its famous chief executive, Mike Volpi, whom it’s replacing with Matt Zelesko, the current vice president of engineering. And it plans to cut a [...]
Digitalsmiths Raises Bar on Video Search
Relying on a “skin detection algorithm” and other new technology, Digitalsmiths plans to launch a new video search engine today that allows Web surfers to search TV series and movies for everything from nude scenes to specific dialogue in a video clip.
Kindles & iPods: Weapons of Media Warfare
If you are a media company, it’s got to be disturbing that the biggest beneficiary of the digital music revolution has been a computer company (Apple). Or, that the company that’s made the biggest splash in e-books is also the largest retailer of paper-based books (Amazon.com).
News Bits: YouTube Hits TV With XL
YouTube Inc. took the wraps off of its YouTube XL product yesterday, unveiling a new user interface designed for viewing online videos on large computer screens or on TVs equipped with a Web browser.
Joost is looking to be a hit on the iPhone
Joost is looking to be a hit on the iPhone