The New York Times has an overview of the state of mainstream Internet video today that asks “What happens to the television industry when the traditional way for content to find its audience becomes obsolete?”: ‚ÄúThere‚Äôs a lot of rewriting of the concept of windows in the TV network world today ‚Äî the timing of […]

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has published a comprehensive account of Comcast’s packet-forging activities and has released software and documentation instructing Internet users on how to test for packet forgery or other forms of interference by their own ISPs.Separate tests in October from EFF, the Associated Press, and others showed that Comcast was forging small […]

Apple will introduce a 3G version of the iPhone next year, according to AT&T Inc. Chief Executive Officer Randall Stephenson. “You’ll have it next year,” said Stephenson. He said he didn’t know how much more the new version will cost than the existing model, which sells for $399. Apple Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs “will […]

Read/WriteWeb reports that Internet video startup Brightcove has informed members of its Brightcove.TV site that it will no longer be accepting direct consumer uploads as of December 17, 2007. Instead, the company will be focusing on offering video publishing services for corporate clients. The move is a sign of the maturation of Internet video. A […]

Verizon Wireless today announced that it will provide customers the option to use, on its nationwide wireless network, wireless devices, software and applications not offered by the company. Verizon plans to have this new choice available to customers throughout the country by the end of 2008. “This is a transformation point in the 20-year history […]

The December issue of Wired has a profile of Universal Music Group CEO Doug Morris that reveals why Universal has seemed to be aimless in its reaction to the growth of Internet music. “There’s no one in the record industry that’s a technologist,” Morris explains. “That’s a misconception writers make all the time, that the […]

Need something interesting to refill and refresh your iPod/Zune/portable media player. DJ Spooky has posted an very cool, socially conscious mix tape, Ghost World, that explores the idea of a digital Africa. You can preview it below and get the full scoop at Spooky‚Äôs site. Here’s what DJ Spooky has to say about the mix […]

Billionaire blogger & HD video guru Mark Cuban has an interesting perspective on the controversy over the issue of Internet companies blocking P2P traffic: “BLOCK P2P TRAFFIC , PLEASE,” asks Cuban. “As a consumer, I want my internet experience to be as fast as possible. The last thing I want slowing my internet service down […]

The latest numbers from the Newspaper Association of America show that newspaper advertising revenue is plummeting as attention and ad dollars move online. The numbers are downright ugly: Total advertising expenditures at newspaper companies were $10.9 billion for the third quarter of 2007, a 7.4 percent decrease from the same period a year earlier. Spending […]

This is so funny that I though I should blog about it, and maybe Twitter about it, and then maybe mention it in the podcast, and tell my Facebook friends….. via Cinnamon Pants