As we’ve reported over the past few days, a number of online video sites are jumping on the HTML5 bandwagon so that their content can be viewed on the iPad (which doesn’t support Adobe’s Flash). However, some online video sites have not adjusted their video content to be iPad friendly (a.k.a these sites are still [...]
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Tue, April 6 2010 » Uncategorized » No Comments
We recently learned that AOL is pouring money ($50 million to be exact) into Patch, a hyperlocal news platform that operates local news sites for 41 small towns and communities in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut and California. Now AOL is launching a charitable offshoot of Patch, called Patch.org, which will support [...]
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Wed, March 24 2010 » Uncategorized » No Comments
Hulu investor Providence Equity Partners is pumping $50 million into a new online video company set up by Chinese Internet search giant Baidu.
The news comes roughly 7 weeks after Baidu confirmed plans to established a new independent company to provide licensed, advertising-supported online video content to Chinese Internet users.
Although it isn’t yet explicitly confirming [...]
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Fri, February 26 2010 » Uncategorized » No Comments
Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of posts by guest writer Ashkan Karbasfrooshan. Previously, he wrote about the State of Online Video, and 12 Surprising Things Holding Back Online Video Advertising. In part 3 today, he examines how videos are found and consumed online. Karbasfrooshan is the founder and CEO of WatchMojo [...]
Tags: American Households, Ashkan, Bear Stearns, Business Books, Consumption Factor, Factor 1, Followings, Footnote, Guest Writer, Jp Morgan, Mobile Web, Ny Times Article, Prime Time, Social Networks, Tiffany Network, Today Nbc, Vertical Niche, Video Advertising, Video Content, Web Factor
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Sun, January 31 2010 » Uncategorized » No Comments