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• YouTube launches citizen news channel

  YouTube has just launched a citizen news channel, pointing out efforts like The UpTake. And they've hired a news manager, Olivia Ma, who can be reached at citizennews@youtube.com. Congrats, YouTube! Thanks to David Cohn for the pointer. Read More... Posted May 20 2008, 06:09 PM by Social Media Filed under: Video, Citizen media, citizen journalism, youtube, citizen news

• Are video site users ready for tradtional commercials?

  Sunday NY Times: Online Commercials: Now That’s a Hard Sell. Excerpt: Hulu describes itself as the online destination for “premium” video, but in its current form it has serious limitations. Though it has the backing of NBC and Fox (owned by the News... Posted Apr 06 2008, 09:40 PM by Social Media Filed under: Video

• YouTube expands mobile video service

  Associated Press: YouTube expands mobile video service. SAN FRANCISCO — YouTube is expanding its mobile service to include virtually all of the videos available on its Web site, hoping to widen its sway on pop culture. Beginning Thursday, most people... Posted Jan 26 2008, 12:57 AM by Social Media Filed under: Video, Mobile

• Will online video improve the world?

  From David Sasaki at the IdeaLab blog the other day: Will Online Video Make the World a Better Place? Excerpt: Can film really unite us? Can it evoke empathy for people we've never met and likely never will? And even if powerful film does inspire... Posted Jan 20 2008, 11:41 PM by Social Media Filed under: Video

• The many faces of Hulu

  Read/Write Web: We were, initially underwhelmed by Hulu. But by offering a high quality player, an easy to navigate web site, a large library of recent TV content, and the ability to embed videos, Hulu is beginning to win us over. ... Read More... Posted Jan 08 2008, 11:21 PM by Social Media Filed under: Video, Television

• TiVo adds Internet TV capabilities

  Among the first bits of news out of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week (I'm not attending this year) comes this word, via the Associated Press: TiVo Inc. said Monday its subscribers will soon be able to select video from the Web... Posted Jan 07 2008, 01:20 PM by Social Media Filed under: Video, Television

• When you post media online, does it still belong to you?

  I'm quoted in this piece in the Baltimore Sun about Fox Sports plucking a photo of a dog in a Christmas suit off the Web and posing it next to Bill O'Reilly. Titled "Is everything on the Internet up for grabs?" the article begins: If... Posted Jan 07 2008, 01:55 AM by Social Media Filed under: Video, Citizen media, Digital rights & copyright, fair use, intellectual property, copyright, bill o'reilly, fox news, fox, fox sports

• Distributing progressive voices on Internet TV

  From myDD (Direct Democracy) today comes a great rundown of the state of Internet TV, and its potential as a platform for independent voices. Over the past couple of months, I've blogged quite a bit about the prospect of creating cable TV networks... Posted Jan 07 2008, 12:36 AM by Social Media Filed under: Video, Politics, Television

• Can film unite us?

  IdeaLab blog: Will Online Video Make the World a Better Place? Read More... Posted Jan 05 2008, 11:32 PM by Social Media Filed under: Video, Film

• A look at video ads on the Web

  Web Video Report: What Do Web-Video Ads Cost? Read More... Posted Jan 02 2008, 11:48 PM by Social Media Filed under: Video

• Online video at risk of 'private censorship'

  When college students make mashups of Hollywood movies, are they violating the law? Not necessarily, according to a new study on copyright and creativity from the Center for Social Media at American University. It's a subject I've long been fascinated... Posted Jan 02 2008, 08:04 PM by Social Media Filed under: Video, Digital rights & copyright, fair use, intellectual property, copyright, online video

• YouTube still falls short on copyright protection

  I find it interesting that, to this day, you cannot flag a video on YouTube if it's clearly a copyright violation, like this one (a sloppy camcorder video of "Spiderman 3 in 30 Seconds"). You can only report it if it's your video being... Posted Jan 02 2008, 01:57 AM by Social Media Filed under: Video, Digital rights & copyright

• Why Seesmic is hot

  Shel Israel takes a look at why Loic LeMeur's create-a-simple-video site, Seesmic, is one of the hot tech undertakings of 2008. Read More... Posted Jan 01 2008, 02:45 AM by Social Media Filed under: Video

• How video advertising will unfold in 2008

  Liz Gannes at NewTeeVee rounds up four predictions on how video advertising will unfold in 2008. I don't believe pre-roll ads -- common in mainstream media content -- will become the predominant motif in Internet video. They're too intrusive,... Posted Dec 27 2007, 10:37 PM by Social Media Filed under: Video

• Revver's new look

  Video sharing site Revver has a completely new look. Thanks, Markus, for the heads up. Read More... Posted Dec 22 2007, 01:02 AM by Social Media Filed under: Video