Archive for 'social media'
Jumpcut
I’m not often really blown away by a new site but this one has really impressed me. Jumpcut is a system which allows users to create their own videos online quickly and easily. To make a video you just need to: Upload titles and imagery. Upload your video clips (it doesn’t seem to complain much [...]
Full StoryLibrary Thing
If you’re interested in reading, take a look at Library Thing. It’s a social networking site based around books, enabling you to hook up with others who are interested in the same sorts of things as you are. One nice feature is that they’ve encouraged a number of authors to sign up. A good example [...]
Full StoryCurrent TV looking for film and documentary makers
I spent an enjoyable half-hour this afternoon interviewing Emily Renshaw-Smith from Current TV for the next show in the New Media 4Casts series for 4Talent. The show will look at the opportunities opened up by new technology for film and documentary makers. It’s been a really interesting one so far and we should be online [...]
Full StoryGet your name in lights
A great example of how to mix online and offline elements to create a great participative project. Check out the website and tell them who you think should be projected in gigantic letters across Birmingham City Centre.
Full StoryTV Still has its Hands Over its Ears.
Here’s a very good example of how some parts of the TV industry still have their heads buried firmly in the sand when it comes to how online video is going to radically change their business. “The Long Tail…is not an economic reality and it has almost no relevance to the economics of the television [...]
Full StoryBrightcove: Set up your own online TV channel
I’ve just been having a play with Brightcove, a system which allows anyone to set up their own online TV channel. It’s quite like YouTube but much more geared to content producers who want to charge for what they want to do and make a business out of it. It has other advantages over YouTube. [...]
Full StoryBlogger? Flickrer? You Might Want to be a Flocker
If you’re a Blogging, Flickr or Del.icio.us addict then it’s worth checking out Flock, “the social web browser”. You can blog, post photos, read RSS feeds all using the software. My favourite feature after only using it for a day is the ability to post favourites and have them go straight into your del.icio.us account. [...]
Full StoryNew Media 4Casts: Shows 1 and 2 Now Online
I’m currently producing a five month series of online radio shows for 4Talent on digital media for creative people. The first two shows are now online, so please check them out. Episode 1 focuses on the subject of online selling and looks at how creative people are using the web to sell unique, niche products. [...]
Full StoryInteresting Blogs
One of my plans for this year is to really get this blog going. I think part of my problem has been the fact that I haven’t actually been reading many blogs until now, but a bit of time spent over Christmas has now left me with a Google Reader nice and full of juicy [...]
Full StoryWhat the Web Was Made For
The World Economic Forum are holding their Annual Meeting in a couple of weeks. The 2007 event is being held in Davos and features a pretty heavyweight of speakers including Mohammed Abbas, Mohammed El Baradei, Paul Wolfowitz and our own beloved PM. Traditionally a fairly closed event, the WEF have decided to get communicating with [...]
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