Tag Archives: video
Why “Welcome to Seattle” Works
Last week, Ross Asdourian released the latest episode of his comical video series Local Brew and seems to finally have established the traction he was looking for. It’s called “Welcome to Seattle” and it spoofs Will Smith’s horrific “Welcome to … Continue reading
Taming the Digital Media Beast with Positive Parental Attention!
The television world has come a long way since the Saturday morning cartoon lineup I used to watch as a kid was the high-water mark of children’s entertainment. Now, my five children are growing up in a 24/7 connected universe … Continue reading
Viral Video of the week–Parkour Death Wish
Well, it’s Friday again, and we all know what that means: Crazy viral video goodness. I think we should all do a happy dance. This week’s entry comes to you from Russia, where they apparently grow parkour artists that are even … Continue reading
Watch Your Favorite Korean Soap Opera in Klingon?
ViKi.com, Singapore based startup, is making international TV and movies more accessible to world-wide audiences via crowd-sourced sub-titling - in approximately 160 languages. Yes, even Klingon. ViKi acquires the rights to programs, uploads them to viki.com and then leverages the power … Continue reading
Viral Video of the Week: Baby with an iPad
You know, we often talk intergenerationally about what technologies did and didn’t exist “in my day.” It’s kind of the modern parenting version of walking to school “uphill, in the snow, both ways… BAREFOOT.” We tell the children around us … Continue reading
Why Netflix is Moving our Cheese
Last week, Netflix announced new pricing structure to split online streaming and DVD delivery into separate plans. So instead of paying a minimum $10 per month for both, users will pay at least $8 per plan, for a total of … Continue reading
Content is King. Long Live the King!
The psychsters over at Psychster Inc. have done something that media creators have been clamoring for ever since the collapse of the first internet bubble a decade ago. They released a study looking at how engaged web users become with … Continue reading
Storytelling, the new Studio System and the “Death” of the Web
It’s funny how pleased I am that I face yet another high-profile opportunity to have people watch the content that I create for free. Snagfilms.com is currently featuring Independent America: Rising from Ruins on its homepage, and will distribute it … Continue reading
