Vlogs

Internet Video Primetime 5-8 pm Weekdays

Mar 24th, 2007 | By | Category: Digital Video Downloads, Streaming Video, Video, Video Podcasts, Vlogs

According to new research from comScore, primetime for Internet video is 5-8 pm weekdays. In January, nearly 123 million people in the U.S. (70 percent of the total U.S. Internet audience) viewed 7.2 billion videos online. The average video streamer viewed 59 streams during the course of the month — nearly two videos per day […]



Upgrading Your Apple TV Hard Drive

Mar 24th, 2007 | By | Category: Computer Hardware, iPods & Portable Media Players, Streaming Video, Video, Video Podcasts, Vlogs

Several bloggers have posted about their experiences tearing into Apple TV hardware: Make Magazine shows you how to open your Apple TV and warranty, but not how to upgrade it. Engadget has an article on upgrading the hard drive to 80GB Gizmodo has teaser info on a 120GB hard drive upgrade The hard drive size […]



Walt Mossberg On Apple TV

Mar 21st, 2007 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, Computer Hardware, Digital Music, Digital Video Downloads, iPods & Portable Media Players, Podcasting Software, Streaming Video, Video, Video Podcasts, Vlogs

The Wall Street Journal’s Walt Mossberg has been test-driving an Apple TV for the last couple of weeks and calls it “a very well-designed product that easily brings the computer and the TV together.” “We’ve been testing Apple TV for the past 10 days or so, and our verdict is that it’s a beautifully designed, […]



Apple TV Makes Your HDTV The Biggest iPod Ever

Mar 21st, 2007 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, Digital Music, Digital Video Downloads, iPods & Portable Media Players, Video, Video Podcasts, Vlogs

Apple today started shipping Apple TV, a new class of computer peripheral that turns your HDTV into a big screen iPod. Apple TV connects physically to your television and wirelessly to a Mac or PC running iTunes. The device then lets you play iTunes content on your TV, including movies, TV shows, music, photos, podcasts […]



YouTube Announces “Significant Award” For Popular Videos

Mar 19th, 2007 | By | Category: Digital Video Downloads, Streaming Video, Video, Vlogs

YouTube today confirmed that it was announcing the first-ever YouTube Video Awards, a significant award established to recognize popular YouTube videos. The 2007 YouTube Video Awards commemorate the site’s most popular user-created videos of 2006. The company is only offering winners a trophy, despite the fact that the popular user-generated content the award highlights has […]



YouTube Plans Video Awards

Mar 19th, 2007 | By | Category: Streaming Video, Video Podcasts, Vlogs

YouTube plans to launch the YouTube Video Awards, an event to honor the best user-generated videos, acccording to a report at Mashable. The seven categories are Most Inspirational, Most Creative, Best Series, Best Comedy, Musician of the Year, Best Commentary and Most Adorable Video Ever. Voting will take place from Monday to Friday. Winners will […]



Ze Frank Wraps Up The Show

Mar 18th, 2007 | By | Category: Digital Video Downloads, Making Money with Podcasts, Video, Video Podcasts, Vlogs

Ze Frank has wrapped up The Show, his weekday video blog conversation with viewers. He posted the final episode (below) on Saturday. Frank’s Show has been amazing for many reasons, but what’s impressed us the most is Frank’s honed sense of how to use video podcasting and the Internet to build a community. Fans of […]



Ze Frank Show Ending

Mar 14th, 2007 | By | Category: Digital Video Downloads, Making Money with Podcasts, Video, Vlogs

Popular video blogger Ze Frank is planning to end his show this week. Frank’s final episode will air on March 17, 2007.Launched in March 2006 as a one-year project, The Show with Ze Frank takes the form of a conversation between the host, Ze Frank, and the show’s audience of “sports racers.” Together they discuss […]



State Attorney Generals Want To Control Access To Internet TV

Feb 19th, 2007 | By | Category: Digital Video Downloads, General, Streaming Video, Vlogs

Attorneys general of more than 20 states have written to Anheuser-Busch, asking the brewer to provide tighter access controls to make sure underaged viewers aren’t accessing its new beer-themed video site, Bud.TV. The site asks for your name, zip code and birthday to verify that you are 21 or over. The attorneys generals are asking […]



Caught By The Latest Round Of YouTube Censoring? Let EFF Know!

Feb 16th, 2007 | By | Category: Citizen Media, Digital Video Downloads, Streaming Video, Video, Video Podcasts, Vlogs

Viacom recently requested that YouTube remove more than 100,000 video clips that they claim infringe on their content. Unfortunately, when you spread that wide of a net, a lot of dolphins get caught with the tuna. Among the 100,000 videos targeted for takedowns was a home movie shot in a BBQ joint, a film trailer […]