Tonight, ABCNews is teaming with Twitter and multiplatform news network ABC News Now on a new interactive web venture dubbed “Nightline Now” for President Obama’s State of the Union address. Users will be able to post tweets as they watch live streaming of the address then see their comments show up simultaneously on ABCNews.com and ABC News Now.
No Need to Fear, Netscape’s Founder Is Here
Have a great tech idea? A company that will make millions online but all you need is that seed cash? Impossible to find investors? All is not hopeless, young Internet entrepenuers! Netscape founder Marc Andreessen announced on Charlie Rose/PBS last Thursday that he is creating a VC fund with partner Ben Horowitz to help seed technology companies. Check out the interview to hear Marc’s thinking on the future of the newspaper business (shut down the print editions tomorrow), the patience of Facebook’s monetization strategy and the wonders of devices like the iPhone that get the user interface right. READ MORE
Online video production/distribution start-up Kyte.tv has launched an iPhone Applications Framework as an easy way for media and entertainment companies to adopt their own Kyte channels as fully branded iPhone or iPod Touch apps.
One could say it’s a foolish move to start a new business when the economy is in the dumps. Times of recession can actually be the ideal time for launching a company, however. There are well-known and successful organizations born during an economic slump, as outlined below. By examining, and considering, the bold and pioneering methods of these business models during economic challenges, we can learn a few things about tenacity, pinpointing market opportinities, and answering the call to action.
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Web video recommendation sites are hardly new — nevertheless, a new concept called eGuiders is adding some creative elements into the mix. The site, founded by veteran new and old media producers Marc Ostrick and Evangeline Morphos, kicks off with a star-ladled list of guest curators like Lost show runner Damon Lindelof, comedy director John Landis, and The Shield creator Shawn Ryan, who will lend weight (and star power) to their selections. Unlike other Silicon Valley-embedded services, eGuiders is targeting “an older demo,” says Ostrick — that is, folks that don’t have time to keep up with what’s hot on the web. Much web video discovery happens virally through social networking and all that kids stuff, so this may be a tough sell. Still, daps and props for these peeps for seeking out new avenues of marketing– it’s the only way to test an idea. Ask Henry Ford and Dale Carnegie.
We love the artwork of Heather Blaise!
Here is an advance flyer of her show next month at the San Diego Hall of Champions.
Artist Mark Mrowka will share the honors.
Look for an interview with Heather in our March newsletter!
The world needs your blood. Luckily, there are many opportunities to give it. You can set up an appointment with a San Diego Blood Bank by clicking here, or if you’re not into appointments you can check the schedule for one of many Blood Bank mobile units by clicking here You can also see below for a list of the blood drives for the next few days. They take place at a variety of locations such as Hotel Coronado, Various High Schools, and even Souplantation! If doing a great deed and helping those in need is not enough to get you to donate, the fact that one of them takes place at Souplantation should be enough. Go and help your fellow humans, then eat until you can’t remember your name.
As previously stated in our first blog, the blood you donate will make a difference!
After President Obama signed the massive $789 billion stimulus package into law, the White House has followed through with its promise to promote transparency and include voters in the spending process.
For all of us over the age of 21, we can sometimes (well, sometimes) feel as obsolete as Mac G3 when we come to realize that the strongest online market demographic – now and in the future – are kids age 7-15. Pehaps younger! And the successful folks out there in cyberspace, Hollywood, and Madison Avenue know this, and act on it. We can learn a thing or ten from their methods of marketing to this audience. Take for example Betawave, formerly known as GoFish… READ MORE
Happy Mothers Day
Added by: Alex Chousmith on May 13, 2012
Friday Office Humor?
Added by: Alex Chousmith on May 11, 2012
I love it when kids lip sync
Added by: Matt Stallings on May 10, 2012
