By Corey Kronengold, February 27th, 2007
Not directly video related, but too good to ignore.
What a fantastic coincidence: AdAge reports that Aflac is planning to trim back on their iconic duck campaign immediate triggers former Iowa Gov. Vilsack to abandon his bid for the presidency.
The reason? “So it is money and only money that is the reason that we are [...]
By Corey Kronengold, February 25th, 2007
Seems to me that Joost is getting all the PR buzz and industry attention in 2007 that was owned in 2006 by BrightCove. Before either of these two video vendors came out of beta, people were drooling.
Another article today from Billboard continues to shine the light on Joost, touting their advertising model and widgets. Since [...]
By Corey Kronengold, February 21st, 2007
Thanks, MSN. Just what we needed. Another YouTube knock-off. But in case you missed the announcement, MSN’s Soapbox is open to the public.
While still technically in Beta, MSN has provided us with another destination for watching the same clips that have been circulating virally and on YouTube. But since you went through all the [...]
By Corey Kronengold, February 21st, 2007
You can almost hear the Jack Bauer style counting down in the background. It seems like YouTube can’t get out of its own way at the moment. Blunder after blunder. Bad PR. Bad jokes at industry shmoozers.
Last week Viacom pulled more than 100,000 clips from the popular video portal, in a move that indicates big [...]
By Corey Kronengold, February 14th, 2007
It is confirmed by numerous sources that Launch.com founders Dave Goldberg and Bob Roback are leaving the company.
“After 13 years in this industry, Bob Roback and I look forward to going back to our entrepreneurial roots. I will help in the transition to new leadership,” said Goldberg in a statement.
Really only mentioning because this [...]