YouTube to Launch TV-Style Ads This Summer
redherring.com — YouTube is experimenting with pre-roll and post-roll advertising spots, and will begin rolling them out this summer, according to Suzie Reider, head of advertising for Google's video-sharing site. "None of us working in this area want to recreate the TV model," she adds. (Submitted by IvanB) More...
Stan Lee Media Sues Marvel for $5 Billion - Stan Lee Denounces Lawsuit
redherring.com — Stan Lee Media sued Marvel Entertainment for $5 billion Thursday, claiming it co-owns Marvel’s superhero characters, including Spider-Man, X-Men, and the Incredible Hulk. A Marvel spokesperson declined to comment but later issued a statement from Mr. Lee: “I do not support this action and believe the suit to be baseless.” Confused yet? (Submitted by cambrown99) More...
Linux Ready for Primetime?
redherring.com — redherring.com: Hewlett-Packard may add a Linux-run PC to its line of computers—perhaps indicating the desktop computer market is finally ready for open-source operating systems, an HP exec and a Linux expert said Thursday... (Submitted by karounos) More...
Revision3’s Nerd Magnet: iFanboy
redherring.com — To the uninitiated, it looks like three 20-something geeks sitting on a couch talking about comic books. But iFanboy could also be a sign of how online TV plans to turn clicks into dollars. David Prager, COO of Revision3, says iFanboy appeals to the same demographic that tunes in every week to its No. 1 downloaded show, Diggnation... (Submitted by MrBabyMan) More...
YouTimes? NY Times to Post User-Generated Video
redherring.com — The New York Times, the gray lady of establishment journalism, plans to begin posting user-generated video in March, according to company exec Nicholas Ascheim. Journalists are "expensive," he says. "That's why user-generated content is interesting." (Submitted by IvanB) More...
Youtube: Offending Paula Abdul clips are abruptly taken down
redherring.com — Following a week’s worth of controversy about her behavior, Fox Broadcasting ordered clips of Paula Abdul swaying, appearing intoxicated, and answering questions on TV news programs in a nonsensical way taken down from YouTube this week. (Submitted by IvanB) More...
Bill Gates Prepares for War Against Steve Jobs
redherring.com — Bill Gates hit the stage at CES determined to convince us Microsoft can connect digital content on devices, from mobile devices to the living room and into cars. Microsoft’s IPTV announcement pits them against Apple Computer, which expect to provide details of its iTV set-top box at MacWorld (Submitted by ndm007) More...
iPhone Gets Macworld Hang-Up
redherring.com — Bernstein Research analyst Toni Sacconaghi says that Apple had not yet received U.S. regulatory approval for the phone, a fact that greatly reduces the probability that Apple would introduce the music-playing cell phone at its annual expo in San Francisco. (Submitted by hwelsh) More...
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