More than 10 Billion Videos Were Streamed In June
In June, more than 10.2 billion videos were streamed in the U.S. This represents a 1.3% increase over the number of streams last year and nearly a 4% jump over. Continue reading
Amanda Palmer: “Toward A Patronage Society”
The ever-intriguing Amanda Palmer has a really great talk that she gave at Harvard's Drama Center. In it, she relates he career as a street performer to where the music industry. Continue reading
YouTube Wants To Give You $5 Million
Think you've got a video idea cooler than OK Go, but don't have the cash to produce it? If you've already had some success on the online channel, help may. Continue reading
Baym: Changing Relationships, Changing Industries
Communication scholar Nancy Baym, who has been interviewed on here before, recently gave a great talk at Harvard's Berkman Center. In it, she talks about how the music industries, in. Continue reading
OK Go Gets Roasted In A Parody & Eats “Giant Pie”
The Internet and Mobile TV platform Babelgum has created a viral video parody of the group OK GO called "Giant Pie." Blogger Brenna Ehrlich over at Mashable suspects that the. Continue reading
Shirky: How Cognitive Surplus Changes Everything
(UPDATED) At the moment, I'm working my way through Clay Shirky's new book Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age and I'm enjoying it very much. This talk. Continue reading
Eminem Taps Fallen ShamWow Informercial Star To Promote “Recovery” Release
This whole “Recovery” thing seems to be working for Eminem and perhaps he’s hoping a second chance and a little 12 steppin’ will also help fallen infomercial star Vince “Sham. Continue reading
Friendly Music: Add Legal Songs To Online Video
Friendly Music, an online store that allows users to buy copy-protected songs for use in online videos for $1.99 a piece, has launched. The fee enables video creators to non-commercial,. Continue reading
