Archive for November 25th, 2007
In Facebook’s first formal partnership with a news organization, ABC News is helping power Facebook’s politics section, complete with surveys, discussions, polling and video. ABC News’ political reporters are also on Facebook. “There are debates going on at all times within Facebook,” David Westin, the president of ABC News and a new Facebook member, said in an interview. “This allows us to participate in those debates, both by providing information and by learning from the users.”
Note that ABC News’ section is different than Facebook’s new product pages, which many media companies are setting up. (If you work at one, it’s probably a good idea to set up a product page with your brand. It’s free. And if you haven’t already, become a fan of Lost Remote on Facebook.)
Update: CNET blogger Caroline McCarthy says she’s skeptical that ABC News will get any traction on Facebook: “ABC News doesn’t seem to have caught onto the fact that Facebook’s user base sees the site as a platform for social recreation, not information consumption.”
November 25th, 2007
About 21% of the U.S. population has a HDTV set, but Nielsen estimates that only 11% of the viewing universe is actually watching at least one channel in high definition. ESPN puts the numbers at 23% and 15% respectively. If you work in the business, you can only shake your head — how can someone think a stretched standard-definition screen is actually in high definition? But in reality, HD is one of the most complex of all consumer buying decisions, not to mention the confusing installation that follows.
Also: With lower prices, HDTV holiday sales expected to soar
November 25th, 2007
Not cascading style sheets, silly, but CSS the band (which stands for Cansei de Ser Sexy, or “tired of being sexy.”) Their “Music is My Hot, Hot Sex” song is playing over and over again in the iPod Touch ad, and now the Brazilian band is famous. And they can thank 18-year-old Nick Haley, who picked CSS as the song for an iPod ad he created on YouTube. Apple liked it so much, they turned it into a full-fledged TV campaign. “This has been a remarkable experience,” Haley said. “As a fan of CSS, it’s great to think that in some small way I have helped to launch them.”
November 25th, 2007
Check out Arcade Fire’s music video for a song from Neon Bible, the band’s new album. By mousing-over and clicking, you can control the action of his hands and other objects on the screen. Rudimentary, sure, but some say this is the beginning of a new genre of music videos.
November 25th, 2007
