video
Video phones kill the Flip Camera
Cisco announced today that it plans to shutter its Flip Cam unit — those very cool HD video cams that plug straight into your laptop — because its streamlining operations around its core networking products. The writing is on the wall: new smart phones are gobbling up the market, thanks to built-in video cameras and [...]
Social media driving more video referrals than ever
Facebook is now second to Google as the biggest traffic referrer to online video, according to a new report (.pdf) released by Brightcove and TubeMogul. Facebook drove 9.7% of video referrals in the study, beating out Yahoo for the first time. While Twitter sends significantly fewer referrals than search engines and Facebook, “(it) was the [...]
Gawker borrows from TV in blog redesign
Gawker says it’s moving “beyond the blog” with a new design for its network of sites that borrows from the world of TV, from an emphasis on video to how it’s programmed. Founder Nick Denton wrote a long, thoughtful explanation about the design change — in part driven by the ascent of Facebook and Twitter [...]
Today goes viral with ‘I’ve Got a Feeling’
I have to say, this is pretty amazing — one continuous steadicam shot of nearly the entire Today Show staff (wearing T-shirts with their job titles) dancing to “I’ve Got a Feeling” by the Black Eyed Peas. It was part of “Today Goes Viral” week, designed in part to drive social media sharing of video [...]
What the new Twitter means for media
Updated: At its first press event at its company HQ, Twitter unveiled a revamped website that includes embedded video, photos and maps. The new site will start rolling out today. The new Twitter.com features a split-screen experience — an endless scroll of tweets on the left, and expanded content on the right, included embedded media [...]
