Archive for January, 2008
Hulu — Part 2 — Usability Features
In my prior post, I posted a brief overview of Hulu and some of it’s various features. In this post, I take a look at 5 usability features that make Hulu an excellent platform for online media.
1. Availability:
As I mentioned in my previous Hulu post, availability of shows is scarce. However, quite a few episodes [...]
Review: Hulu.com
When Hulu was initially announced, many thought that it would be unusable and that the overall experience will be extremely limiting.
However, after using the service for multiple hours in the past few days, I can conclude that Hulu is a great step forward. It’s not perfect, but it is definitely better than some of the [...]
2008: The musical end of DRM
On April 7th, 2007, Apple announced that it would be offering EMI’s entire digital music catalog without DRM. This announcement initiated a new phase in the music industry — the beginning of the end of DRM music.
Soon thereafter, Amazon launched their DRM-free music store that offered titles from numerous publishers, including major record labels [...]
Entertainment in 2008 - Proof
Yesterday, I posted a detailed analysis of how entertainment would change for consumers in 2008. Shortly after that post, Microsoft Chairman, Bill Gates, gave his last keynote speech at CES 2008. Here are a few facts from that speech, as well as recent innovations:
Facts & Innovations
1. Yesterday, Microsoft announced that it has partnered with NBC [...]
Entertainment in 2008 - music, TV, movies, and more.
2008 is going to be an interesting year for media, and more specifically how consumers interact with various forms of media — music, TV, movies, and more. Let’s take a look at some of the factors that may influence new behavior.
Music
Consumers and professionals are already interacting with music digitally. With hundreds of [...]
NBC: Brian Williams to broadcast from CES Show Floor
Prior to the launch of it’s newly designed website, NBC’s Brian Williams will be broadcasting ‘NBC Nightly News’ directly from the 2008 CES show floor on Monday at 3:30pm PST. If you do get a chance to view it, please let me know. And, be sure to stop by for a multi-part analysis of the [...]
What TV lacks — Communication
Large media companies have vast resources, including money and talent. Combining those 2 factors with their desires to pursue additional business ventures is an easy task. However, despite the size of their bank account, or their human resources, many, if not all of these companies lack a 2 way conversation with it’s audience. Before we [...]
Interesting JPMorgan Report
JP Morgan has published an interesting report titled Nothing But Net. However, TechChrunch has better analysis of the report.
One interesting fact pointed out in TechCrunch’s analysis is that “advertising revenues actually outpace the adoption of broadband.”
This is interesting for content producers, as well as those that run community oriented and heavy traffic websites. However, the [...]
Happy New Year — 2008!
First and foremost — Happy New Year 2008.
2007 has been an interesting year, in terms of technology, as well as in terms of media. One of the key highlights of 2007 has been the WGA strike, especially over issues concerning new media. Secondly, Apple’s iPhone was a major influencer in the technology & cell phone [...]
