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Video: The Emerging TV 2.0 World

Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 05.29.2013 | Technology
Steve Rosenbaum

After a few false starts, and some famous melt downs - the shape of web video is now coming into view. One thing is certain, all of the video in th...

Web Originals to See $250 Million in Production Budgets in 2013, IAWTV Chair

Andy Plesser | Posted 05.30.2013 | Entertainment
Andy Plesser

LAS VEGAS - There will be 1000 web original video series launched in 2013 with some $250 million spent for production, a sign of the maturation of...

We Have Watched 2,100 Years of 'Gangnam Style'

Evan Shapiro | Posted 12.02.2012 | Entertainment
Evan Shapiro

News Flash: People are wasting a lot of time online. No, really, it's true. While this may not be news to some of you (especially anyone with a "FarmVille" account), the sheer magnitude of the amount of wasted time may surprise even the most jaded among you.

(Video) Balancing Creativity and Commerce: Web Video Star Felicia Day on Working with Brands

Andy Plesser | Posted 05.31.2013 | Entertainment
Andy Plesser

Working with brands closely on digital programming requires a fine balance, says digital superstar Felicia Day, who launched four shows on a new Y...

(video) Yahoo! in Pact with Ford for "Reality TV" Show about Electric Car

Andy Plesser | Posted 06.03.2013 | Entertainment
Andy Plesser

Yahoo! has an agreement with Ford to produce a reality show for the Web -- a 10-part series about cross-country adventures in the Ford Focus Elect...

Yahoo! Readies Bill Maher Special, Doubles Down on Comedy Slate (video)

Andy Plesser | Posted 06.03.2013 | Entertainment
Andy Plesser

Next month, Yahoo! will host a free one-hour comedy special with Bill Maher as part of extensive slate of comedy programming, says Yahoo! video ch...

VIDEO: Rachael Hip-Flores Wins Best Performance in Web Drama for "Anyone But Me"

Andy Plesser | Posted 06.03.2013 | Entertainment
Andy Plesser

LAS VEGAS, "Anyone But Me," a scripted web series about gay, straight and ethnically diverse young people in relationships, won two IAWTV web vide...

Social Media in 2012: Facebook's Growing Pains, Web Video Comes of Age, and Reddit Declares War

Raymond Schillinger | Posted 03.11.2012 | Media
Raymond Schillinger

Let's be clear: I don't see Facebook as inherently evil. I'm a bit disturbed, however, by its unheeded intrusion into our neurochemical pathways.

Gala Celebration of Web Original Video Set for Thursday at CES in Las Vegas

Andy Plesser | Posted 06.03.2013 | Entertainment
Andy Plesser

The International Academy of Web Television (IAWTV) will present its first awards program for excellence across multiple platforms on Thursday, Ja...

The Phone's Fickle Power -- in Text and Image

David Tereshchuk | Posted 02.21.2012 | Media
David Tereshchuk

It turns out people are more honest when selling something if they do it in person. Disturbingly, they are most likely to be deceitful when conducting a transaction by texting.

Giving Web Video the Respect It Deserves

Nathan Coyle | Posted 12.07.2011 | Technology
Nathan Coyle

It is important that brands, advertisers and Hollywood acknowledge that web videos are no longer a new frontier. Web videos are deeply entrenched in robust online communities.

Yahoo! Taps Top Hollywood Talent for Web Original Series

Andy Plesser | Posted 11.22.2011 | Technology
Andy Plesser

Yahoo! has green-lighted eight new, short-form Web original video programs, producing them both in-house and with leading Hollywood shops.

In the Global Living Room, Every Moment Can Find an Audience

Shiva Rajaraman | Posted 08.29.2011 | Technology
Shiva Rajaraman

Nearly 8 years of video are uploaded to YouTube every day. This mass of video reflects the deep desire of people to reach out, connect and share their experiences with the world in the hope of finding an audience.

Five Myths About Making Web Videos

James Kotecki | Posted 06.21.2011 | Technology
James Kotecki

The mere existence of your video is not enough to ensure its worldwide popularity. Most videos don't go viral, just like most books aren't bestsellers.

The People Powered Web

Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Steve Rosenbaum

It used to be to make a 'TV' show you needed expensive gear, a big budget, a cable or broadcast channel and talent. Now, you can cross off all but the last item.

The Father of Modern Web Video: YouTube's Chad Hurley

Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Steve Rosenbaum

Today -- YouTube is the second largest search engine in the world, second behind Google. And it's the third most visited website on the net, behind Google and Facebook. Chad Hurely is 33 years old.

Is Apple TV 2.0 DOA?

Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Steve Rosenbaum

There's a battle under way for the new living room 'box' and Apple had the early lead and a sexy price point with Apple TV 2.0. Sure critics could sa...

How Web Video Is Igniting a Massive Cycle of Innovation

Chris Anderson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Chris Anderson

2010-09-14-chrispull.jpgHidden among all the cute kittens and pirated TV shows, online video is driving astonishing innovation in thousands of different fields.

Five Guerrilla Marketing Weapons That Helped Increase My Business Without Spending Any Money

Michael Tasner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Michael Tasner

The end of 2009 and into 2010 was proving to be a very difficult year for my company, Taz Solutions, Inc. I discovered that the old ways of doing business were just not working in the "new economy. "

Giant Convenience Store Chain Gone Viral: 7-Eleven Web Series Has 2 Million Views

Daisy Whitney | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Daisy Whitney

LOS ANGELES --  7-Eleven, the world's largest store chain, is quickly making a name for itself as a marketer that's open to digital experimentat...

Tubefilter and the Streamys

Aanarav Sareen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Aanarav Sareen

On April 11th 2010, a large group of web video producers were invited to attend the second annual Streamy Awards in Los Angeles. An event that re...

RIP Online Video; Long Live Video -- 5 Predictions for the Next 5 Years

Hunter Walk | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Hunter Walk

Online video's days as a standalone concept are numbered. It's an endangered species. Why? Because in the future all video will be online.

CRUSH IT

Nathan Havey | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Nathan Havey

A quick digest of the week's social media news with a side of fun? You're welcome. Introducing CRUSH, the weekly web-show that takes the news on the...

"Call Me Barbara" -- Carly Fiorina's Microsite Adventures Continue, Painfully

Colin Delany | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Colin Delany

Incumbent Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer upbraided an Army general for repeatedly referring to her by the female honorific rather than as "Senator" during a hearing -- pretty thin gruel for a scandal.

Why Conan O'Brien Should Jump to the Internet!

Jim Louderback | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Jim Louderback

The internet will let Conan be Conan. Anyone who loved his late night show knows that NBC has been trying to morph the guy we know and love into Jay Leno.