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Feature Film Released in Short Chunks Via Web (WorkingStiff)

ByNalts

Who needs Hollywood? "WorkingStiff" is an independent film being released via www.ProjectWorkingStiff.com in short chunks via the Internet. The release began Memorial Day, and is being rolled out in 3 to 5-minute increments until the complete 94 minutes has played. Each day’s episode is stored in the lineup until the whole movie has played. The…

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Music Industry Challenges Online Video Sites

ByNalts

You just have to love the music industry's reaction to online videos. According to a recent article by the Wall Street Journal, The Recording Industry Association of America recently pushed for an aggressive stance against amateur videos using commercial songs. The article reports that some legal experts say the video sites are generatlly protected as…

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Bus Uncle: I have PRESSURE

ByNalts

I've always maintained that web video can't be longer than 30 seconds to 2 minutes, but this 6-minute clip (Bus Uncle) provide otherwise- it will entertain you silly and you'll soon be quoting it. Some poor 23-year-old in a Hong Kong bus tapped the shoulder of a real estate agent who was talking loudly on…

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Man Charged with Cruelty to Animals: Evidence Was Online Video

ByNalts

A man was charged for cruelty to animals after he allegedly posted a video on Myspace.com of himself holding the hind legs of a hog as it was bitten by a dog, according to records released Friday. The man said he posted pictures of himself butchering the hog on his Web page and also posted the…

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Will We Pay Small Fee (99 cents) to Download Short Videos?

ByNalts

Courtesy of Project Working Stiff, here is an interesting quote from Brightcove CEO Jeremy Allaire (who sold his Allaire Corp. to Macromedia in 2001 for $360 million).  "We think that casual broadband consumers will want to consume a lot of content daily in 2-7 minute bursts of high-quality, streamed viewing. But once they develop either…

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Putting Media on Your Website

ByNalts

A Google ad caught my attention for WimpyMedia. Interesting site that displays various media through a collection of relatively low-cost tools. It's interesting to demo the variety of ways they can stream media. I'm guessing your hosting provider would have server requirements that enable these, but it's interesting to see how modular audio/video content can…

Banners Suck

ByNalts

First let me thank you folks who responded to the last post. It's giving me a much better idea of what readers want. That said, I need to get something off my chest. Banners suck. One of our web developers learned at a usability conference that eyeball studies reveal that our eyes spend about .09 of…

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Viral Idols? Television Producers Should Mine and Sign

ByNalts

This Transformer video is pretty funny. It slows down in the middle, but comes to an interesting (albiet violent) ending. I discovered it via TechDigest.TV (who does a nice YouTube roundup). I recognize these guys and their CD-covered wall, so I went back to the site in their YouTube profile. It's Smosh.com- and here's another…