Tag Archives: Democracy Player

Guest Writer Guy Nesher – Who needs Miro?

By Kfir Pravda | Published: September 5, 2007
Miro, formally known as Democracy Player took upon itself an important mission – preventing videoblogging services from monopolizing the market. While Miro does offer several interesting features for both viewers and producers it lacks two key functionalities which, in my opinion, can determine the outcome of the videoblogging industry. Revenues Most video producers rely on [...]
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User interface and content discovery in video sharing applications

By Kfir Pravda | Published: May 28, 2007
I’ve came across TVTonic after watching an interview with their president on The ScobleShow (great show by the way, add it to your favorite RSS reader). TV-Tonic has a media center approach to user interface, as you can see in the screenshot below: As such, the interface itself is clean and aimed at remote control [...]
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The Secrets of a Good Fiction Web Show (I) – The Plot

By Kfir Pravda | Published: May 16, 2007
Producing a web show is a complex task. Usually we work without budget, and on top of our day job. The market is in its infancy, so it’s still a challenge to attract viewers. Many aspects of the format are not clear, such as interactivity, format, and length (a key point raised by Justin). My [...]
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Flying to Italy – Looking for New WebTV Shows

By Kfir Pravda | Published: April 22, 2007
I am flying tomorrow to IMTC board meeting in Italy, and I am downloading now several shows using Democracy player, after finding them in Network2.tv Currently on my list: 1. Something To Be Desired 2. Scobleshow 3. Galacticast 4. For Parody Purposes Only I’d love to hear about new, interesting, episodic shows worth watching. What [...]
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On Demand World – Spoiled Viewers

By Kfir Pravda | Published: March 12, 2007
My media consumption habits are quite tech oriented. I download most of my favorite shows (Prison Break, The Wire) using Bittorent. I watch them as they air in the US, regardless of local schedule ( I live in Israel btw…). I use my mobile phone for mobile email, news, and where I can locate a [...]
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