Winning TV-to-Mobiles formula

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May 312006
 

Is it true that this is the most popular use of 3G video in the UK – BIG BROTHER ??????

For Vodafone UK, TV coverage to cricket and soccer and sports to Mobile phones apparently are no where near as popular as BB-cam. 24×7 of that rubbish? pass.

Vodafone UK will stream the reality TV show Big Brother to its Live! portal 24 hours a day and — of course — live. The 24 hour mobile stream might rejuvenate the reality program, which many see (or hope) to be sliding into obscurity. However, since the video stream will be over Vodafone’s mobile network it’s going to be very bandwidth intensive.“The 24/7 video streaming concept is viewed by Vodafone as a stepping stone between existing video content and broadcast mobile TV. “It’s about the evolution on the portal from downloads and streams to the end-game of what mobile TV looks like,” said Bill.”

Nah it can’t be true. Can it? And yes, its coming here too. Australia I mean.
From the world of GET A LIFE- NO THNX I’LL HAVE YOURS!

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Such a sad story

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May 312006
 

This is not the way you want to create a popular blog. Trust me. Thanks Jo X S for sending me this and I’ll quote Jo in full as I couldn’t say it better: I thought this was a really interesting way for the family to communicate their position to the media and to the world regarding their daughter’s death following a car accident. They are building mini community around the tragic death of their daughter. From unknown journo/AP via The Sydney Morning Herald. Family stunned by mistaken identity. An American family sat by their daughter’s hospital bedside for weeks Continue Reading…

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Technorati and Associated Press

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May 312006
 

Technorati – that tagging juggernaut (can I still use that word?) – have done a deal with AP. Technorati and the Associated Press this morning initiated a service to connect bloggers to more than 440 AP member newspapers nationwide. When readers visit an AP member Web site that uses AP Hosted Custom News, they will see a module featuring the “Top Five Most Blogged About” AP articles right next to the article text, dynamically powered by Technorati. Additionally, when readers click on an AP article, Technorati will deliver “Who’s Blogging About” that article. Now, if you have commentary about an Continue Reading…

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User Generated Content – or Knowledge, Wiki Style

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May 302006
 

Wikis are community driven knowlege sites, where the FAQs and information articles are written and edited by hyper-users. These are a few that caught my eye:JurisPedia : A Wiki type portal, JurisPedia is an encyclopaedic project of academic initiative devoted to worldwide law, legal and political sciences. Its objective is to create a universal legal encyclopedia.Jurispedia has developed on the initiative of Équipe de Recherche Informatique et Droit (Faculty of Law of the University of Montpellier I , the Faculty of Law of the University of Can Tho, the Faculty of Law of the Universityof Groningen , the Institute for Continue Reading…

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Don’t even ASK me…

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May 282006
 

… to divulge my contacts or give up my sources: Apple court loss a landmark win for new media. Bloggers and online journalists have triumphed over Apple Computer in court. A three-member judiciary panel ruled that the computer manufacturer could not force an ISP to hand over email records which could divulge the names of sources of bloggers the company claims revealed trade secrets. (Stan Beer, iTWire). Unless its for one of those new Toshiba Dual Core swivel tablet Portege. Or chocolate. /lust Still, you might want to have a gander at Electronic Frontier Foundation’s blog-anonymously guide. Especially if you Continue Reading…

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Wanna job in Online Communities?

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May 252006
 

Robert Andrews at Journalism.co.uk has a snippet on some jobs working with Citizen Murdoch. I’ll quote it in full as its only a wee thing: Rupert Murdoch’s News International is to embark on a big expansion of its internet communities commitment this summer. Recruitment advertisements have gone out for a number of positions “on several levels, in a new online community team as part of an exciting project”. The drive, which is in an early stage, will see the addition of an online community editor, who will create new forums on hot topics and will seed user-generated content from readers, Continue Reading…

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Boring Labourious and Overly… what? (BLOG)

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May 242006
 

I read a funny joke called BOOK (Bio-Optic Organised Knowledge) – here’s a taster: BOOK is a revolutionary breakthrough in technology; no wires, no electric circuits, no batteries, nothing to be connected or switched on. It’s so easy to use even a child can operate it. Compact and portable, it can be used anywhere, even sitting in an armchair by the fire, yet it is powerful enough to hold as much information as a CD-ROM disc. Don’t forget to scroll down and read the “rebuttal”: But, as the record clearly shows, this BOOK technology has no useful marketoutcome, in that Continue Reading…

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CNet community

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May 222006
 

Love what’s hapening over at CNet – they are slowly but surely evolving into collaborative shopping site. I had a brief (email) convo with Jeremy R., the snr Editor for Australia. With our recent 1 May redesign, we now offer users the ability to rate products on our site (whether they are reviews or previews of products). Users can give a numerical rating to a product, the pros, cons, bottom line and other comments. Users can also submit talkback for non-product articles to voice their opinion and interact with other users.We’ve got some exciting user generated stuff planned so keep Continue Reading…

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User generated pr0n…err… artwork?

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May 222006
 

Nope, not another ‘randy yet virginal’ american college girl struggling to get pay for her books with only a webcam and some feathers. This one is art! Thanks Jo X S for this. MillionCrystalBody – buy crystals and her body will slowly be revealed. Sorta like pass-the-parcel for grownups. The ‘community’ purchases crystals (one will be sent to you) and there’s tabs there for charity and sponsorship and marketing possibilities. Not exactly a game the whole family can play but sorta fun nonetheless. If I’m ever short of money, I’ll consider Hundreds and Thousands (sprinkles in the rest of the Continue Reading…

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Found one! Sports Tipping

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May 202006
 

I kept searching after my bloglet on Boxing forums- Yahoo!7 Sports under their MISC forums a few threads on boxing. They also have a footytipping competition that links into the messageboards. I scanned the messages since February last year. Nowhere near the numbers it should have, given the popularity of footy tipping pools at the office. ‘course the season has finished but even when it was on, 141 threads in 18 months is not a lot. I suspect its because like most large portals, Yahoo! doesn’t subnetwork their communities well. People like to congregate in little busy hives while remaining Continue Reading…

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user-generated content. i.e. generated by ME!

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May 202006
 

Some little bloglets for you to munch on. Small, tasty and digestible. Enjoy! Bloglet #1 From the Network Unbound, article by Anya KamenetzThen, on Tuesday, April 4, 24-year-old Sandi Thom signed a £1 million, five-album deal with RCA/Sony BMG out of her basement in London, live via Webcast. She had just finished 21 straight nights of live performances–also Webcast from her basement. By the end, Thom was pulling in a nightly audience of 100,000 listeners. In both cases, the “audience,” whether of pissed-off students or besotted roots-rock fans, was drawn together, at least in part, by word of mouth on Continue Reading…

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Hey! That was MY 15 mins of fame!!!

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May 192006
 

Too funny. From the MailOnSunday an article about the BBC accidentally interviewing a cabbie about the Apple legal battle. This guy was mistaken for the real technology expert. Or should I say ‘Guy’. Guy Goma showed up for a job interview as a cleaner (sick of cabby’ing?) and ended up in the hot seat being questioned about copyright and the law. He did alright tho. A computer expert has described his astonishment at seeing the BBC’s 24-hour news channel interview supposed taxi driver Guy Goma in the mistaken belief it was him. Guy Kewney – a white, bearded technology expert Continue Reading…

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Managing staff as an online community

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May 192006
 

Dunno if that’s the right title but it will do for now. Found this little snippet by Bryan Zilar at WebMonkey, via umm Wired I think. Heather Gold is the inventor of something she calls Open Source Management. Through her company, Subvert, she stresses the importance of bringing socially open technologies such as wikis and blogs — as well as good, old fashioned face to face meetings — into the arena of personnel management. By using these open source tools, employees get a chance to contribute to the culture of their workplace. They can share ideas, build new relationships, and Continue Reading…

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Boxing forums

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May 192006
 

To the person who asked me. Yeah there are boxing forums. And yes I’m sorry I had no idea there was a fight on the other night. I live in a cave. (A cave with internet, but a cave nonetheless). For anyone else who has no clue – Mundine beat Green at Sydney Stadium. Boxing forums – check Google Directories on Boxing. BTW I actually like boxing. But I’m a girl so people think I don’t. Not many forums/online communities in Australia. One of the newspapers should open up a sports forum. Or maybe ESPN should (American one doesn’t have Continue Reading…

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Google Maps

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May 192006
 

Google Maps are here DownUnder. As of today. Yay! Don’t forget to move between map and satellite. I love Real Place meets Cyber Space and was wondering when Google Maps would arrive. LBS and whatnot have been threatening to become killer apps for ages. I think it might be about to actually happen. For examples of mashups and what can be done with maps go to Louisa Hearn’s SMH article, then comment on the SMH blog too. Technorati tags: Online Communities, GoogleMaps, Australia, Sydney Morning Herald, Louisa Hearn

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