Category: Item of Interest
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Kyte introduces broadcast quality live streaming
Kyte introduces broadcast quality (SD) streaming in a backpack, not a truck! http://tcrn.ch/9GL5yJ It’s hard to believe that a backpack kit with wireless links can do the same portability and live reporting flexibility as those news trucks I see driving around LA all the time, with their relatively clumsy microwave uplink tower. Kyte’s partners in…
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79c an hour for Desperate Housewives
79c an hour for Desperate Houswives from advertising revenue. http://nyti.ms/aRhoU2 This is right at the high end of advertising revenue per viewer per show. Â Most fall in the range of 25-65c per viewer per show, with a few very successful outliers at 70-80c per viewer per show. And yet, through iTunes they want $1.99. Just…
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Scott Kirsner is giving away free copies of his “Fans, Friends and Followers” ebook
RT @ScottKirsner: free copies of the “Fans, Friends & Followers” e-book for the duration of @SXSW: http://bit.ly/bs2k50 (spread the word?) I’m working my way through this book but Scott is one person who has his finger on the pulse of independent distribution. The book is a summary of his thoughts and a series of interviews…
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EU parliament overwhelmingly rejects ACTA
EU parliament overwhelmingly votes against insidious nasty ACTA http://bit.ly/9xbgbL Great result. US should follow quickly. Nasty stuff ACTA is a trade agreement being negotiated in secret so that even American politicians can’t see it. But old media are heavily involved and basically attempting to rewrite international law to favor their dying business models. Bad news…
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iTunes LP spectacularly unsuccessful
iTunes LP’s spectacular lack of success! http://bit.ly/ca2DsI Just 29 albums in the store.
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A nice balanced consideration of HTML 5 and Flash
A nice balanced consideration of HTML 5 v Flash http://bit.ly/a1Fsrk Ultimately it’s about people not technologies
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Contrary position to Ars Technica on Ad blocking
Contrary position to Ars Technica from Techdirt – block our ads if they’re not good. Please. http://bit.ly/bNDo6B Last week Ars Technica rang a post about how those blocking ads were “hurting” their site. Techdirt has a contrary position.
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TV’s One Man Bands in news
TV’s One Man Bands in news – story in Washingon Post http://bit.ly/9zzTTj
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Digital Production BuZZ Index now at >5000 article and tutorials
Digital Production BuZZ Articles and tutorials index – The BuZZdex – now has 5103 articles http://bit.ly/9uXN68 All indexed by application, type, chapter and topic within the chapter.
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Andreessen’s Advice To Old Media
Andreessen’s Advice To Old Media: “Burn The Boats†http://tcrn.ch/axRraf – Only “old” media are building iPad apps to put up paywalls.