When I launched MediaShift in early 2006, I wanted to go beyond writing about all the trends in online media -- blogging, podcasting, online video, etc. -- and actually do those things myself. Walk my talk. I recently launched the 4-Minute Roundup audio podcast, and today I'm launching a new monthly...

Internet, startups, conferences Neil Roseman wrote: Late last fall, after discussion with some board members, I decided to apply to show some new features from Evri at DEMO 09, which we were about to start active development on. We got accepted, so now we really did have to get the stuff ready to sh...

Big rectangular screen, controls along the bottom, triangular play button, some kind of timeline. The fact that video players look mostly the same doesn’t stop every platform from making its own (see a collage of five control strips below). But we’re seeing some ways that video players a...

Image by qthrul via Flickr This past week end, Yahoo! Live announced that it was giving up the video live streaming project. That's odd, because BlogTv seems to be doing really well by attracting all Youtubers who wish to live stream. My guess would be that Yahoo! Live did not promote their service ...

I hope we’re not about to get back into the numbered naming scheme for software products/web apps. To me that became uncool as soon as AOL hit version 3.5. That isn’t stopping Internet video platform provider Brightcove however, which today unveiled the beta version of Brightcove 3. To t...

I’ve had several occasions recently to evaluate video upload/player options for clients, and as a result, I am recommending that, budget permitting, they stay away from YouTube, Vimeo and other “free� services due to what I believe is an unnecessary risk to reputation. Every free video service...

NEW YORK — VCs continue to invest irrationally, Spark Capital partner Dennis Miller said at EconAds yesterday. He said too many VCs invest in "rock star" founders as though they are "a call option on a bright future." Others too quickly buy the hype from hard-selling founders. Too many company...

When Brightcove raised $80M, I presume they did so by stressing how much each one of their units would be worth down the road: - The consumer site would take on YouTube, which commanded a $1.65B exit. - The ad network would stand tall in the video space… given how much Doubleclick, 24/7 RealMe...

Paid Content refers to a NYT article on CBS which calls for the company that Bill Paley built to make digital acquisitions, which begs the question: should they go for a big purchase or make small moves? Of course, answering that question alone without addressing the backdrop to that question yields...