By Ben Homer, July 22nd, 2009
There is a major misconception about User Generated Content which I see again and again among those involved in this space. The issue as summed up most recently by Mark Suster, a partner at VC firm GRP Partners is that “most UGC is crap and that’s the biggest problem with it”. This simply is not [...]
By Ben Homer, July 1st, 2009
Yesterday Joost announced that it has fired its CEO and will focus on the crowded White Label player market. This segment is the most lucrative space to be in an online video market in which costs are high and consumers are loathe to pay. But as Yahoo!’s ditching of Maven on the same day shows, [...]
By Ben Homer, January 21st, 2009
No surprise we saw record numbers for online video viewing during yesterday’s Inauguration. But while it was a banner day in terms of traffic and innovation, it also showcased the utter inability of media to monetize the massive amount of video being delivered.
From my personal experience, just about every site appeared to run into issues [...]
By Corey Kronengold, June 26th, 2008
In case you haven’t clicked on every link in our blogroll (but why haven’t you?), head on over to Mark Glaser’s MediaShift blog. Mark spoke to a number of industry leaders about the state of online video advertising, and I must say that its one of the most balanced pieces you’ll get to read.
But [...]
By Corey Kronengold, June 26th, 2008
In case you couldn’t make it, here’s what you missed. Presenters included Hulu’s Kevin McGurn, Move Networks’ Bob Bryson, Boxee’s Avner Ronen, MediaMerx’s Tejpaul Bhatia,and Matt Cutler from Visible Measures.
