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Epix Launches One-Two Punch With TV-Web Movie Channel October 30, 2009 
It's enough of a challenge to launch a new subscription movie channel in an industry segment dominated by the likes of HBO and Showtime. However, Epix, which begins life Friday, starts its adventure with a double feature of sorts: It will also offer a Web streaming version of its channel.
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Top 9 Web 2.0 Drivers for E-Commerce Success October 28, 2009 
Is social media/Web 2.0 for retail just hype or an essential part of doing business in the 21st century? Web 2.0 includes leveraging social commerce on Web sites, blogging/podcasting and participating in social networks like YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and anywhere a retailer or its customers can create and share content.
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Online Commercials: New Life for an Old Model? October 26, 2009 
It's no secret: We just don't watch TV commercials like we used to. We change channels, or, if we're watching a DVR-recorded show, we skip over them entirely. Like everything else, commercials are migrating online. This brave new world of online commercials sometimes resembles the old TV model, but it has its own set of challenges and possibilities.
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Putting a Price on Historic Footage October 16, 2009 
The following column is brought to you by nostalgia -- the unique kind experienced only by unrepentant newsies approaching a half-century of existence. But have no fear; technology plays a key supporting role, as always. A slow weeknight evening shift at a regional cable TV network prompts some wide-ranging Internet exploration between newscasts.
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Adobe Flash to Shine on All Smartphones - Except One October 05, 2009 
Adobe on Monday released new details about its forthcoming Flash Player 10.1 application, designed for for smartphones, smartbooks, netbooks, PCs and other devices connected to the Internet. A public developer beta of the browser-based runtime is scheduled to be released later this year.
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New Deveraux Romance Debuts as 'Vook' October 01, 2009 
The latest novel from best-selling romance author Jude Deveraux isn't exactly a book. "Promises" is a reading-and-viewing experience, a digital text in which videos not only complement the narrative but add to it. "Promises" is one of four online video books being published Thursday by Simon & Schuster in collaboration with Vook, a startup that integrates text, video and social networking.
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Warner, YouTube Dance to New Music Deal September 29, 2009 
Warner Music Group and Google have come to terms on a revenue-sharing agreement that will allow content from Warner's full music catalog to be used in YouTube videos, according to a blog post by Chris Maxcy, director of YouTube partner development. Warner will be able to sell its own ad inventory and use YouTube's Content ID technology to monetize videos incorporating its content.
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Veoh Parries Universal Music Copyright Allegations September 15, 2009 
A federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled against Universal Music Group in a copyright lawsuit against online video site operator Veoh Networks, although Universal says it will appeal. U.S. District Judge Howard Matz on Friday dismissed the 2007 suit in which Universal accused Veoh of supporting and inducing copyright infringement.
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E-Commerce Innovations - What's Now and What's Next September 14, 2009 
Just as the evolution of the speed-skating boot set new standards for the sport, innovation in today's constantly evolving e-commerce landscape has worked as a catalyst to move it forward. E-commerce practitioners from all industries need to be ready to step up and embrace innovation as a means of staying ahead of the game.
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The Post-9/11 Internet: A Breeding Ground for Anger and Lies September 11, 2009 
It has become a morbid habit for me every Sept. 11 since the attacks: I soak up all the media I can about that day in New York City. I put on DVDs, seek out TV shows on the History Channel, scour the Web for any new videos. My real focus in on the broadcast coverage of that day, watching anchors and reporters react to the second plane hitting, the Pentagon's smoke streaming, the towers falling.
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SesameVault Opens Online Video Channel for SMBs September 09, 2009 
It is rather challenging to hit a moving target when it keeps changing directions. That's a bit like how Cameron Brain, CEO of Open Box Technologies, felt when he set his sights on a particular business market while still in college. In 2006, Brain and a group of classmates at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., started to dabble in online sales and all things video on computers.
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YouTube May Jump Into Online Movie Rental Stream September 03, 2009 
YouTube, Google's online video streaming service, is in talks with Hollywood studios to rent new release movies online, according to people familiar with the talks. The move follows similar deals by Apple's iTunes and others. A final deal would be contingent on pricing and an agreed-upon release date.
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Study: US a Nation of Night Surfers September 03, 2009 
It's 11 p.m. Do you know where your neighbors are? Chances are they're online. According to a study, North Americans have been staying up late to do their Internet surfing this summer, so late that the peak usage for the whole day has been at 11 p.m. Eastern time. That appears to be a shift from previous years, when most Internet activity was in the daytime.
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The Big Screen Gets Bigger August 30, 2009 
Today, young movie-watchers look increasingly like Molly O'Connor. A junior at the University of Dallas, she still goes to the cinema occasionally, but is often just as happy to hunker down on a bed or a couch with friends to watch a downloaded movie on a laptop that's perched on a nearby desk or a chair.
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YouTube Brings Viral Video Makers Into Revenue-Sharing Fold August 26, 2009 
Do you have a video that has the potential to really go viral, like the wedding entrance dance or David after the dentist? Post it on YouTube -- not only for the notoriety, but also for the cold hard cash. Google is expanding its revenue-sharing YouTube Partnership program to include individual popular videos.
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Apple and Google on Brain Vacation August 10, 2009 
Summer is a time to relax, a time to take a vacation, a time to do things you can't do during the work year. However, I'm not sure any time is a good time to send your brain on vacation, and I'm starting to wonder if the leaders at Google and Apple have done just that.
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