Monthly Archives: July 2007

Om Malik Starts Video Shows

By Kfir Pravda | Published: July 30, 2007
When I asked Om Malik in a joint panel at Blogference if he has plans to go into podcasting and Internet Video shows, he said that he was thinking about this direction. Less than a month later, Om published his first show, in cooperation with Revision3. The show covers Internet trends and analysis, topics he analyze in [...]
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Vloggers’ Online Hubs Project

By Kfir Pravda | Published: July 26, 2007
[digg http://digg.com/software/Mapping_Vloggers_online_forums_and_groups/blog]The vlogging industry is young.  As such, sharing ideas and lessons learned are keys for success. I’ve taken upon myself an ambitious mission – to map all Vloggers’ online forums and groups. At the end of the process I will publish an OPML file for the community, that will help all us keep in touch [...]
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Would PLYmedia Video Enhancement Platform Change Our Online Video Experience?

By Kfir Pravda | Published: July 24, 2007
PLYmedia developed in the last couple of years a technology that enables users and content creators to add information, graphics and links to flash based videos. This technology can be used in various ways – starting with subtitling, through adding “bubbles” (think VH1 popup video show) up to innovative applications such as dynamically change street signs in a pre-recorded show. As my [...]
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How Much Interactivity Do We Really Need?

By Kfir Pravda | Published: July 23, 2007
When I ask people about cinema, technology, or Internet TV, I hear a lot of references to the possibilities of viewers’ interactivity. I’ve met creators and tech enthusiasts who told me with sparkling eyes that now they can truly interact with their viewers. They can even let viewers decide what will happen next! Well, open [...]
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Facebook vs. Linkedin – An unpopular opinion

By Kfir Pravda | Published: July 19, 2007
[digg http://digg.com/tech_news/Why_NOT_to_leave_Linkedin_for_Facebook/blog]Everybody are using Facebook. At least a lot of bloggers. And yes, I am there too. I am using it to communicate with friends, as well as my business partners. It is the most efficient social network I know, and I spend a lot of time during the day actually working with it. I [...]
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