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The Internet Goes on Strike over SOPA, Productivity Skyrockets

Posted on January 18, 2012 in Featured, Internet, Legal & Copyright | 6 Comments

Now that Occupy Wall Street is dead the interwebs are abuzz with a new protest meme denouncing SOPA. This should not be confused with their decades long protest against soap.

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You Can Do Anything!

Posted on January 16, 2012 in Outtakes | No Comments

This Saturday Night Live skit called “You Can Do Anything” offers spot on satire of the YouTube generation.

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How To Set Up Your Channel For The New YouTube Design

Posted on December 8, 2011 in Internet | No Comments

The folks at ReelSEO share the backend of the new YouTube site including how they organized it to maximize social interaction and drive viewers.

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Triumph of the Nerds & Nerds 2.0.1

Posted on October 6, 2011 in Off Topic | No Comments

The 1996 documentary “Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires” and it’s 1998 sequel, “Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet” chronicle the rise of the internet and personal computer along with the visionaries that created them.

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10 Tips for Getting More Views on YouTube

Posted on October 4, 2011 in Internet | No Comments

ReelSEO takes a look at the 10 best tips from the recently released YouTube Creator’s Playbook including regular posting and full use of tags.

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Netflix spins off DVD division under new brand: Qwickster

Posted on September 19, 2011 in Internet | 14 Comments

CEO Reed Hastings has had a public change of heart. Coming on the heels of a rather controversial price increase, Netflix is spinning off the DVD-by-mail division into a separate entity called “Qwikster” and adding video game options.

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How to Reach a Million Views on YouTube

Posted on July 26, 2011 in Filmmaking 360, Internet | No Comments

In this five part series from Nino Film, screenwriter and director Gregor Schmidinger discusses how he got his YouTube film, “The Boy Next Door” to top 1 million views.

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The Future of Story

Posted on July 6, 2011 in Filmmaking 360, Internet, Story | 1 Comment

Jeff Parkin, filmmaker and Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre and Media Arts, Brigham Young University, discusses the power of transmedia stories in reaching wide audiences and his experiences in creating the Webby Award honored webseries, The Book of Jer3miah.

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Stuxnet: Anatomy of a Computer Virus

Posted on June 19, 2011 in Off Topic | No Comments

An infographic dissecting the nature and ramifications of Stuxnet, the first weapon made entirely out of code. This was produced by Patrick Clair for Australian TV program HungryBeast on Australia’s ABC1.

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Welcome to the blogosphere

Posted on June 12, 2011 in Off Topic | No Comments

All you need to make your mark in the rough-and-tumble online world is a rudimentary grasp of the technology … and some opinion you feel compelled to share with the rest of the world, even if it can get you in trouble.

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Blip.tv Launches New Website

Posted on May 17, 2011 in Internet | 1 Comment

Blip.tv has relaunched their website today. The Web series network has been recast as a consumer-facing destination where viewers can discover, watch and share the best in original web series.

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Legal Experts Answer Fair Use Questions About YouTube

Posted on May 5, 2011 in Internet, Legal & Copyright | No Comments

Youtube invited Anthony Falzone, Executive Director of the Fair Use Project, and Julie Ahrens, Associate Director of the Fair Use Project, answer a selection of questions about Fair Use and YouTube.

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Ed Burns Interview on the evolution of Internet Distribution

Posted on May 3, 2011 in Internet | No Comments

Ed Burns interview for “Nice Guy Johnny” by Bettie Cross during the Austin Film Festival where he discusses how he approaches distribution in the modern streaming internet world.

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Perspectives on the Film Business from Ted Hope the producer of “Adventureland”

Posted on April 29, 2011 in Filmmaking 360, Internet, Selling Your Film | No Comments

Ted Hope (Adventureland, American Splendor) and Brian Newman discuss the nature of the film business from the perspective technology and trends in the industry in this talk from the Vimeo Festival.

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Insider Tips on How to Get Big on Youtube

Posted on April 20, 2011 in Internet | 1 Comment

Daisy Whitney’s “New Media Minute” sits down with YouTube exec Bing Chen to discuss how you should use YouTube tools to fill in that gap between collecting underpants and profit.

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