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Targeting Niche Communities

Niche Information and Reviewing Much like cloud computing, in the near future, we will be taking our networks with us wherever we go. As long as we “allow” the sharing of information to our networks, there will soon be a day when you can log on to Amazon and not read random people’s reviews of products but instead read the reviews written by people within our personal networks. These networks are quickly becoming our best currency on the web; the integration…
September 3, 2009
DevelopmentMarketing

Recent Happenings Online

We've noted a few moves and changes in the online world that is of interest and importance to us all, and how our online behavior if affected. For instance, eBay announced it was selling a controlling share in internet calling service Skype to private investors led by Silicon Valley-based Silver Lake Partners. The deal, which includes a pay out of $1.9 billion for a 65% share of the company, ends a tech marriage that never really found its promised synergy, even as…
September 2, 2009
DesignDevelopmentMarketing

Mickey Mouse vs. the Hulk? — Major Moves in Online Animation!

We just love animators and illustraors here at Ninthlink -- our participation at the San Diego ComiCon and involvement with planetillogica attents to our committment to artists of all types out there, in the physical and digital world. So this perked our ears up with great interest, when we heard that a major ad agency had found a way to crowdsource the largest community of animators on the web and help these folks with their campaigns. Social animation studio Aniboom entered…
August 31, 2009
DesignDevelopmentMarketing

Online TV and Content Trends

We've been talking for some time on this blog abou the major growth online TV shows has had the past year, and how more major players are jumping head-first into a media platform that was generally left to the daredevils and high-stake gamblers of cyberspace. More people are seeing the writing on the wall -- or the images in the web-browser, and what kind of benefits these can reap and sow. Futurescape just released a new research report entitled The Birth of…
August 29, 2009
DevelopmentMarketing

MySpace and Online Music Trends

There's no question that MySpace has revolutionized online music with its MySpace Music section, where many bands, known and unknown, have relied on to reach fans and offer representative songs.  Some bands exclusively use MySpace as a home webpage to announce news and gigs; some have been signed by record labels from their pages alone.  Partnerships with labels has helped with exposure. (more…)
August 20, 2009