Next week, MicroSoft will launch a WebTV service playing episodic shows in the UK. Destined to go head to head with other such services there are no plans to rebroadcast current shows or full length movies. Why would MS want to get into the online TV content/re-broadcast business? Here’s a quote from the the Web […]
Read more "Microsoft to launch WebTV in the UK"Our local TV station, CHCA-TV will go off the air on August 31, 2009. They were part of the Canwest Global E! network. Canwest claims they did everything they could to save the five stations across Canada which were targeted. Only three made the cut but ours and CHEK in Victoria, BC didn’t. Whose fault […]
Read more "Local TV station fades to black – a victim of our times"According to a report from Borrel Associates, 20% of the advertising dollars spent on social networks such as Facebook and Myspace, comes from local businesses. Although not a huge number it does say a lot about the reach that these sites can have for a small business with limited ad budgets. We don’t have numbers […]
Read more "Local advertising on social networks grows"There was a time when going viral was a bad thing. A virus spreads quickly and makes people sick. These days with the web, social networking and social media, going viral is a good thing. It still spreads quickly but usually doesn’t make people sick. Although there are some videos that may. Going viral is […]
Read more "Going viral – on the web it’s a good thing"Jeremiah Owyang posted the following models on how companies let employees participate in the social web. This doesn’t mean accessing social media or networking on corporate computers for personal reasons but how they are allowed to represent the company using social web tools. Which one does your company use? The Five Ways Companies Let Employees […]
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