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There's been a lot of buzz surrounding Hulu lately, and I am trying to figure it all out. There's Hulu Plus, rumors of an IPO, content questions...the list goes on. So, what do we make of it all? Let's start with Hulu Plus. For those not familiar, Hulu Plus is the recently announced, and released, paid version of Hulu. You
Not long ago I wrote an article wondering if the NFL would join the media revolution that the other major US sports are already in. Apparently a couple of recent emails I have received are answering that question and the answer is, well, kind of. Will they provide a way to purchase games online? Yes, and No. Will they provide
The Daily Telegraph reports on concerns in Hollywood that the 3D goldrush is already over. Based on recent audience figures, it appears that the percentage of audiences choosing the extra dimension is falling. It cites as evidence the percentage of audiences that watched the 3D version for a series of films, starting with Avatar back in December. Avatar - 71%
Andrew Marr, formerly the BBC's Political Editor, has written a series of articles on the changing face of news and journalism in an era of technological change. In the first, End of the News Romantics, he comments how he always thought he'd be a true newspaper and newscast kind of guy but in fact he's embracing the new technology of
A few days ago I posted an article here entitled “Waxing Nostalgic” in which I reminisced about the original three Podcast & New Media Expos held at Ontario, California and how special they were. Upon further examination, it’s suddenly become obvious to me what set these three conferences apart and what made them such a success from a social standpoint.
Obviously the name is a play on "radio", but, they say they pronounce it "ar-dee-oh". What I am talking about is the new service Rdio, which is in private beta right now. My attempts to get into the beta program, so far, have failed, but I will tell you what I have been able to learn from "other sources". First,
I remember it well. Back around October of 2004, I first heard the word “podcast” used on The David Lawrence Show via my XM Satellite Radio. It sounded interesting, and I wrote it down on my driver logbook cover with the idea of looking it up later. I heard David mention it again once or twice over the next few