YouTube Put More Focus on Citizen News

May 21, 2008 | Filed Under User-Generated Content, Video, YouTube | Leave a Comment

YouTube wants to put more focus on citizen news, so enter Olivia, the new News Manager who urges people to participate. She’s got a channel up, want tips by e-mail, and says hi in a video:

CNN Pushes Mixx

May 6, 2008 | Filed Under News, Social Media, User-Generated Content | 2 Comments

TechCrunch notes that CNN is featuring Mixx, the Digg competitor, separately from other social bookmarking services. The “Mixx it” link and logo goes beside the E-mail to a friend and Share links, so that’s quite more space than the competition gets. Should be a good boost to the Mixx userbase. I wonder what they paid [...]

Groundbreaking Blog Viral Marketing: Obsidian Blackout Event

April 18, 2008 | Filed Under Blog Marketing and Monetization, Editorial, Events, Featured, Features, Marketing, Multimedia, News, Passion, Social Media, User-Generated Content | Leave a Comment

JC Hutchins has been breaking rules even before he started his blog in an attempt to give away his science fiction novel, 7th Son, which publishers didn’t want, as a free podiobook, one of the first audio books published as a weekly series of podcasts. He has come up with a variety of interesting viral [...]

Content Is Becoming a Commodity

April 14, 2008 | Filed Under Blog Monetization, Blogging, Featured, Features, User-Generated Content | Leave a Comment

Sarah Perez, a blogger I respect highly has written a post on Read Write Web that I feel will open the eyes of many bloggers towards what I believe to be the coming issue with blogging for money in general: control over content.
This is something that I knew was coming as the RIAA started to [...]

Jason Calacanis looking for a new host for Mahalo Daily

April 6, 2008 | Filed Under User-Generated Content, Video That Matters | Leave a Comment

With the departure of his host from the daily videoblog Mahalo Daily, Jason Calacanis is looking for a new host.
No word on where his thought process is in terms of finding that new host - but Christina Warren wants the job - and she’ll drink Mahalo’s milkshake to get it…

Nearly half of Americans creating own entertainment content, including blogs

January 7, 2008 | Filed Under Blogging, Mobile, Multimedia, User-Generated Content, research | 6 Comments

The number of Americans creating their own online content to share with others is increasing, according to new survey figures.
Around 45% of those surveyed said that they regularly worked on their own web sites, blogs, photo albums, and music online, to share with everyone from family and friends, to peers, to total strangers.
Deloitte’s 2008 State [...]

Making a living from your creative work

May 2, 2007 | Filed Under Features, Multimedia, MySpace, New Media, Social Media, User-Generated Content, YouTube | Leave a Comment

I often write about interesting social media tools and sites. In the age of user-gen and social networks, there is no shortage of places where people can express themselves. As media creation and consumption patterns change how are writers, directors, musicians, and actors going to sustain themselves? Will it be possible for content creators to [...]

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UK companies aren’t clear on new “fake blogging” laws
July 4, 2008 | By Andy Merrett | Leave a Comment

British companies which pretend to blog as ordinary members of the public, or post multiple positive reviews as if from consumers, are now breaking UK law, yet many don’t know anything about the new legislation, according to Brands2Life.
Its director, Gareth Thomas, said that, “Most people don’t know about this law,” adding, “there is a misconception [...]

Berocca sends out Blogger Relief Packs
July 4, 2008 | By Andy Merrett | 2 Comments

The concept may not be that new, but a couple of weeks ago a colleague introduced me to Berocca’s Blogger Relief Pack. I signed up with one of my blogs, and yesterday received the pack.

While it’s not the complete answer to managing the stress of blogging, a tube of Berocca and a nice glass to [...]

ScribeFire 2.2.8 Released
July 4, 2008 | By Thord Daniel Hedengren | Leave a Comment

ScribeFire is a popular desktop blogging application hosted in a Firefox extension. Version 2.2.8 includes fixes and some brush-ups. The extension is free to download from Mozilla Add-ons, and works with both Firefox 2 and 3.

Two New b5media Blogs Launched
July 4, 2008 | By Thord Daniel Hedengren | Leave a Comment

Another two b5media blogs launched recently. Marye Audet edits Simply Home Remedies, which is about just that. This from the launch post:
For the past 20 years or so my family has lived without the assistance of commercial medicines or doctors, except for things like broken arms and emergency surgeries on retro-pharyngeal abscesses. You know, the [...]

Hitting the Frontpage of Digg
July 3, 2008 | By Matt Craven | 1 Comment

Skelliewag takes a look at playing the odds and trying to “win” with Digg - a great article with some fantastic tips on how to promote your site using Digg.
Most bloggers would love their content to hit the front page of Digg. Unfortunately, most of those bloggers are never able to experience the huge spike [...]

Firefox 3 Plugin Roundup
July 3, 2008 | By Matt Craven | Leave a Comment

Now that Firefox 3 has been out for more than a week - and has set a new Guinness World Record for the most downloads in a single day - several websites have begun recapping the plugin/addon situation for Firefox.
BSPCN outlines the 30 “Must Have” Firefox Extensions, including del.icio.us toolbar, Foxmarks, and Greasemonkey.
PC World looks [...]

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