Content Categories
I was trying yesterday to outline the types of content that are emerging and managed to forget perhaps the most important - IPTV channels. Narrowstep is a good example.
I also left out live performance. Fabchannel might be regarded as the better venue version of live performance but live performance as social networks are also […]
Social networks - And Will They Survive
The issue of social-networks survival possibilities was raised yesterday at various places but I picked up on it at bokardo.
In the recent past we’ve seen the hype machine at work on collaboration software - Groove is probably the best known social network precursor (socialtext too).
Will social networks survive? It’s taken them six years to get […]
Categorising Content
A quick look at the different types of content out there shows we’ve come a long way since media meant TV, radio, newspapers and magazines.
1. Video uploads (YouTube, mass and Viewdo, niche)
2. Pocast/vidcasts (Rocketboom and then some)
3. Blog aggregation (Blogbridge)
4. Start pages (Netvibes, pageflake)
5. Online movies (many of them but I’m thinking of pure plays […]
Media Values Are Written in Dollars Even in Web 2.0, Other Companies Are Becoming New Ethicists
Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel winning economist, is touring Europe assuring Governments that the spread of capitalism has not been matched by a comparable spread of social values. It’s the kind of thing European Governments actually like to hear. Stiglitz talks on a day when Web 2.0 deals have begun to spiral. Oh no - are […]
Down in the Googledom
Yesterday had the hallmarks of a down-on-Google day which might be regarded as a sad case of envy or a recognition that the Web waits for no man, woman, company or stellar brand.
A couple of years back the Washington Post wrote that coverage of Google sometimes resembles that of swimmer Michael Phelps (who is he? […]
AQA - Searching for Answers - European Web 2.0
AQA has been causing a bit of a stir over the past few days because it charges for answers to questions, sought via the mobile phone, and because its owners think web searching is a dying art.
“It’s a well known aspect of man and machine systems. Complex systems with no control fall over. Every example […]
Fabchannel - European Web 2.0
Fabchannel plays out recorded gigs from two of Amsterdam’s top venues and it’s been getting plenty of write ups around the music web. It’s clearly an idea that deserves to grow.
This is what they have to say about it.
There is a lot of great music in the world. Much more than you hear on popular […]
Podcasts Mashed, Turning into Channels
Yet-to-launch Podango is trying to corner the podcast market by aggregating popular, topic-specific podcasts into expert-driven channels. The goal is to combine multiple podcasts, which may only be publishing weekly, into a 3-5 shows per day channel with a single RSS feed. Just like old-style television and radio stations.
Techcrunch
This one was from techcrunch but it’s […]
Beet TV - Reporting Web 2.0 in Vision
Some sites are meant to happen, some content meant to be packaged like this. I guess it’s an American advantage that your audience speaks the same language and embraces change so quickly, so here is Beet.tv reporting on the ever changing media scene.
Like any good ambulance chaser the beet team get their man and woman, […]
One of the Best Content Sites on the Web - A Little Secret
One of the best content sites on the web is also one of the least well known. Its owner is not to keen on publicity and he may well hate me for bringing it up.
Showstudio is operated by fashion photographer Nick Knight. I interviewed Nick about four months ago not long after his success […]