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Shape of a Box: The First YouTube Zine

Ever pushing the visual boundaries, YouTube is now hosting their first online literary journal, dubbed Shape of a Box. The journal offers a variety of the written word in aural form -- an essay using Movie Maker software, poetry about Jodie Foster, to someone adding music to William Blake's classic "Tyger, Tyger." Basically, the forum takes the sort of videos people normally upload onto YouTube and collects them in an anthology form.  The question is: why didn't someone think of…
November 1, 2009
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Pirates and Ad Revenue on the Digital Gangplank

You know that old adage, "If you can't beat them, join them?"  We're seeing it happen more and more on the Internet.  When the big recording companies could not stop the beast within that was called NAPSTER, they went into business with the site... And so now we see that what began as an anti-piracy tool has evolved into a monetization and marketing tool.  Say what? you say.  Or is that, "Arraagh, me mateys, show us the bling!" (more…)
September 29, 2009
DevelopmentMarketing

Blog Trends: Local is Hotter

One recent trend noticed in the blogosphere is how users are preferring local blog posts, information, and news, over sites that are more national and global in perspective (that is, some New York Post reporter's blog as opposed to a blogger who only discusses issues relevant to a region, city, or town). (more…)
September 21, 2009
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Trends in Consumer Control

Consumer Control is Cool One of the recent trends that has yielded positive results is the concept of relinquishing a product website over to the consumer -- that is, consumer control. Consumer control includes the un-moderated and un-censored freedom to post product reviews and commentary in forums, as well as the ease and usability of a website to go from landing page to sub-page without pop up ads and unwanted delays. (more…)
September 21, 2009