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I Would Appreciate It if 90% of You Would Shut Up and Listen

This Guardian Unlimited Technology writes about the 1% Rule. As it turns out, if you get a group of 100 people online then one will create content, 10 will “interact” with it (commenting or offering improvements) and the other 89 will just view it. Writes Author Charles Arthur (say that 5 times fast): It’s a…

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The DailyReel Debuts to Save You the Hunt for Good Videos

A new entrant to the online video space… The Daily Reel bills itself as a “news magazine that covers online video, selects the best content, and offers critical analysis from the industry’s top journalists.” This one looks for real. Here’s the “about.” Contributors include Matthew Ross (Variety), Anthony Kaufman, (indieWire, Wall Street Journal Online), Marjorie…

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9thX.com: What Do Napster and Edison Have in Common?

Thanks, Dino, for pointing out a new player in the “digital media marketplace. “9thXchange” is handling the “complex infrastructure needed to sell and manage digital files of all types including documents, games, music, movies and “yet to be created” digital media files.” As evidenced by the start-up’s online video contest, it seems especially interested in…

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The Sweet 16 Online Video Sites

As an update on a recent report about popular online video sites, here are the latest site rankings of online video sites according to Alexa. Not all of the online video sites allow for uploading and sharing, so they’re not all packed with viral videos. * Refers to those that give you the ability to…

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Parkour Video (Russian Buildings)

Courtesy of the recently retired GoogleTube Video of the Day blog, here’s one of the coolest videos on the web. These guys are doing Parkour, and making it look as easy as napping. These guys do it in a series of abandoned Russian buildings. According to Wikipedia, Parkour is a physical discipline inspired by human…