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"Police Brutality" Caught on Cell Phone Video

Posted by Jen Oliver · Published: September 20, 2006 · Comments (3)

I'm using "Police Brutality" in quotes only because the quality is so bad that it's hard to qualify that actual brutality is taking place. Is this the Rodney King of Philadelphia? Old City, for those of you who don't know Philadelphia, is like the Bourbon Street of the city. On... [Full Story]

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TubeSock

Posted by Jen Oliver · Published: August 30, 2006 · Comments (0)

Grabs YouTube videos from the web and copies them to your video iPod, Mac, or PlayStation Portable. TubeSock knows how to convert the video using the codecs and bitrates best for each device. It can even add the video to iTunes for you. TubeSock can also grab just the audio... [Full Story]

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Sony in Deal to Acquire a Video Site

Posted by Jen Oliver · Published: August 23, 2006 · Comments (0)

Sony Pictures Entertainment plans to announce on Wednesday that it has acquired Grouper, a Web site featuring videos contributed by users, for $65 million. The deal marries one of the biggest and most powerful movie studios, which regularly spends more than $100 million on a film, with a Web site... [Full Story]

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YouTube Launches Video Ad Platform

Posted by Jen Oliver · Published: August 23, 2006 · Comments (0)

YouTube Launches Video Ad Platform POPULAR VIDEO-SHARING SITE YOUTUBE TUESDAY unveiled new plans for monetizing its service with ads. The company is rolling out a new ad platform that offers two main features--brand channels, where companies can create their own programming, and what YouTube is calling "participatory video ads," some... [Full Story]

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Google Joins Viacom in Web Test of Video Ads

Posted by Jen Oliver · Published: August 7, 2006 · Comments (0)

Why use a video clip with ads on your site, when YouTube lets users bypass ads? You know, aside from the fact that it's illegal. Copyright infringements, and how they're dealt with by entertainment creators and their lawyers, will change the online video business. Google is smart to offer site... [Full Story]

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ABC.com expands streaming of hit shows

Posted by Jen Oliver · Published: August 4, 2006 · Comments (0)

Thanks to successes with the streaming of Lost, Desperate Housewives and other shows earlier this year, ABC has caught the broadband bug. They're relaunching ABC.com with even more ad-supported content. According to MEDIAWEEK: Roughly two-thirds of those surveyed watched complete episodes, with "missed the episode on TV" cited by respondents... [Full Story]

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