hat tip Ms Paeonia :)So, the interactive music video is finally here. The music video that - as interactive television was hailed as - allows you to watch a video and click your way to all the products you see in the video, be they cars, clothes, sunglasses or whatever.First out is the Irish band…Read more Interactive music videos … well…
Author: Simon Staffans
Interactive television breakthrough?
Well well well, what do we have here?InformiTV informs us that this will be the year for interactive television to make it's big breakthrough in the US. Why is that then, when this breakthrough was promised some 7-8 years ago the first time? Well, apparently television networks are now feeling the pressure from online and…Read more Interactive television breakthrough?
Some stuff about the global economic crisis
Today, Monday, Geithner of the US Treasury will put forth the "rescue plan" that will "save the US economy". Problem is, there really is no way to save the economy - not as such an economy as it has been for the past 20 years at least.This housing based credit bubble has been the largest…Read more Some stuff about the global economic crisis
Well.
This blog might be a bit hard to keep updated regularly (which you may have noticed) this coming month. This due to a LOT of deadlines approaching FAST. Trying to evade them is to no avail, as I've realized.Be getting back, but infrequently, as I said.Be well! Hope the Credit Crunch don't hit you too…Read more Well.
Power up Ideas, captain!
Ah, almost forgot to mention this one - the annual Content 360 competition, to be held at this years MIPTV festival in Cannes on the 30.3 - 3.4. This year the people holding the competition - the BBC, the KCC, MSN, NFB, Ogilvy and OpenAd.net are looking for ideas on some interesting topics.The BBC are…Read more Power up Ideas, captain!
The future of Interactive Television??
...or, rather, one POSSIBLE future for iTV. This year it looks like it's all about forgetting tv to PC:s and laptops, or digital interactive set-top-boxes. No, what you want to do now is connect your 42" flat screen full HD television directly to the Internet. By then offering a host of widgets you're on your…Read more The future of Interactive Television??
Long Tail Fail Alert!
I've been an advocate of the Long Tail-theory - you know, Chris Andersons theory that if you have a near unlimited amount of virtual shelf space, you can offer all sorts of niched content, and the amount of niched content sold will exceed the amount of the most popular items sold. I.e., you can make…Read more Long Tail Fail Alert!
Have a good 2009!
..unlike the Palestine people of Ghaza, that is. Now, I do not have anything against Israel, and definitely no prejudices against anyone of Jewish heritage. But goddamit, that lunacy HAS TO STOP. Now a whole world is clamoring for Hamas to stop firing rockets at Israel, injuring two people at the last instant - while…Read more Have a good 2009!
How to use YouTube
Just read this article from The New York Times, a real sunshine story amidst all the doom and gloom of failing companies and huge national debt. Just goes to show that it doesn't matter who you are or where you are, as long as you have a good story to tell - or good content…Read more How to use YouTube
Adobe or Silverlight?
News in from the UK, where both Sky TV and ITV have been relaunching their online tv players with new versions based on Microsofts Silverlight. At the same time BBC are trying, and succeeding to a certain extent, to get people excited about their Adobe-based iPlayer. William Cooper over at informitv has more on the…Read more Adobe or Silverlight?
Simon Staffans // Evolving Media 