Entertainment
Sony’s CRACKLE making noise with free Internet TV service
While Netflix was busy battling HBO over exclusive content and providing an increasingly valid reason to cut the cable-cord, Sony’s Crackle just kept building. Adding content, signing advertisers and launching on an array of devices including Xbox 360, Roku, Sony Blu-ray players, Sony Internet-connected TVs, Android, iPhone, iPad and more. Its time out of the [...]
I Want My Web TV
MTV was like an underground movement led by rebels & rock stars. The same thing is happening now with Web TV and streaming video; Though don’t expect to see a TV campaign pushing for it. At least not yet. More than two years ago I cut cable and moved into the web TV world. What [...]
Top 5 tools for Mobile Productivity
Mobile is looking like the next Web 2.0 with the emergence of mobile devices like the iPad, Kindle and Nook; the rise in smartphone usage; and the explosion of mobile apps. It’s not just for work. Mobile is taking over our lives. Work and play. Eric’s Ad Blog has compiled the Top Five tools for [...]
Getting Started with Internet TV
Swapping pay-TV for Internet streaming services like Netflix is the latest trend for tech savvy consumers looking to cut rising cable costs in a tough economy. But for those new to Internet TV with little or no knowledge of the streaming landscape, things might look a little confusing. That’s why most haven’t taken the leap. [...]
Ustream, the free Internet television network
Netflix gets all the hype when it comes to cable-killing Internet video, but Internet superchannel Ustream might be a better model for the next online cable network. Founded in 2007, Ustream offers an array of shows, both live and recorded, as well as Internet channels from some of our favorite brands and celebrities. The company [...]
On-demand is the next TiVo
TiVo revolutionized the way we watch television, allowing us to record, pause and rewind live TV broadcasts and even skip commercial content. TiVo is second nature to us now; in fact, it’s even become a verb. To the networks and advertisers, it posed a slight challenge to not only prime-time TV — by allowing users [...]
Will Google+ be the death of Facebook?
Google is making waves with its closed beta release of Google+, the company’s new social networking initiative that may soon challenge Facebook as the coolest kid on the Internet block. Well, next to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who is already the most followed Google+ user. The truth is, with the launch of Google+, Facebook risks [...]
