• New Jersey Middle School Principal Seeks Social Media Ban

    Updated: 2010-04-30 03:43:56
    : News Interviews Mobile Production Industry Announcements About Us Announcements Contact Blog Home page New Jersey Middle School Principal Seeks Social Media Ban New Jersey Middle School Principal Seeks Social Media Ban Against a backdrop where Gov . Christie has called on New Jersey teachers to take pay freezes , an insult considering what teachers make compaired to say stock brokers and the realative merits to society of each profession . And the Facebook inspired student walkout of schools all over the State to protest cutbacks its then curious that another New Jersey bureaucrat , namely Anthony Orsini , principal at Benjamin Franklin Middle School in Ridgewood N.J . sent parents an e-mail to parents to get all students off social networks and keep careful track of their text messages

  • mPayy Adds Tournament Games To Its Payment Network

    Updated: 2010-04-30 03:10:08
    Expands its Position in Online Gaming & Micropayments mPayy, an alternative payments leader, announced the launch of Tournament Games, www.tournamentgames.com, onto its payment network. Tournament Games utilizes mPayy’s lightbox ‘Checkout Window’ for seamless customer experience to purchase credits directly from...

  • Social Communications & Healthcare Roundtable

    Updated: 2010-04-30 03:10:05
    : News Interviews Mobile Production Industry Announcements About Us Announcements Contact Blog Home page Social Communications Healthcare Roundtable Social Communications Healthcare Roundtable Medicine is a high technology field with state of the art diagnostic equipment , yet it generally lacks the use of technology that could foster better communication , better reporting of patient records and generally better communication between healthcare providers and users . The upcoming Social Communications Healthcare forum will seek to offer Healthcare professionals a bridge of understanding on the use of social media and its tools . ipTVe , will tweet from the event and also cover for a post event . article The 2nd annual Social Communications Healthcare Case Studies and Roundtables conference

  • EZchip Discloses Product Roadmap For Its High-Speed & Access Network Processors

    Updated: 2010-04-29 23:04:00
    EZchip Semiconductor Ltd., a leader in Ethernet network processors, is disclosing today the roadmap for the NP high-speed and the NPA access network processors product families. Within the high-speed category, unveiled is the NP-5, a 200-Gigabit network processor with integrated...

  • GetJar Empowers Developers w/ Mobile App Conversion oFr All Phones

    Updated: 2010-04-29 22:51:00
    GetJar, the world’s second largest app store, today announced that it is the first to enable developers to measure the conversion rate of mobile downloads to actual users across all open platforms: Android, BlackBerry, Flash, Java, Symbian, Windows Mobile. Developers...

  • SEMATECH Technologists Detail Process Advances To Accelerate 3D Manufacturing Readiness

    Updated: 2010-04-29 22:47:00
    With a focus on providing cost-effective and reliable solutions to speed manufacturing readiness of 3D technology options, experts from SEMATECH’s 3D interconnect program based at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering’s (CNSE) Albany NanoTech Complex outlined new developments in...

  • New Release Of RedPrairie Warehouse Management Helps Simplify Product Receiving

    Updated: 2010-04-29 22:41:00
    2010.1 release includes addition of intelligent parsing of GS1/ASN labeling and enhanced supplier item support RedPrairie Corporation, a productivity solutions provider, has enhanced its Warehouse Management solution by streamlining the receiving process for GS1 compliant labeling. Customers who process these...

  • RMG Networks partners with Delta Air Lines

    Updated: 2010-04-29 21:21:24
    In Search of the Future of Local Media Search Search : for Go Home Jobs Twitter iPhone RSS About you’re reading . RMG Networks partners with Delta Air Lines By David Weinfeld April 29, 2010 Post a comment RMG Networks a market leader in the fast-emerging digital out-of-home media sector , has doubled the size of its in-flight entertainment network thanks to a partnership with Delta Air Lines . The multi-year advertising sales agreement lifts RMG’s in-flight network audience to 10 million monthly viewers . The network now reaches 110,000 video screens installed in the seatbacks of 840 . aircraft We are honored to welcome Delta to our portfolio of world-class venue partnerships , said RMG Networks CEO Garry McGuire . This is a true game-changer for our in-flight media network , doubling our

  • Los Angeles Times adds Amazon Links

    Updated: 2010-04-29 20:14:16
    In Search of the Future of Local Media Search Search : for Go Home Jobs Twitter iPhone RSS About you’re reading . Los Angeles Times adds Amazon Links By David Weinfeld April 29, 2010 Post a comment For a newspaper that has seen arguments erupt recently between its business and editorial groups over calls of media exploitation , the Los Angeles Times continues to blur the lines between news reporting and commerce . The Los Angeles Times unveiled a plan this week to place affiliate links for sites like Amazon and TicketNetwork in the text of certain articles and blogs . It’s safe to say that the paper’s editorial staff is none too . pleased While editors from the paper have reassured staff that paid links will be limited to lifestyle-related content , including health , entertainment , and

  • TV commercials work better online

    Updated: 2010-04-29 19:29:24
    You don’t like them, but apparently you pay attention to them. It turns out that video ads served up during streaming shows perform better than plain old TV ads. That’s according to a new Nielsen study. ClickZ writes: “The research company conducted over 14,000 surveys evaluating 238 brands, 412 products, and 951 ad executions, and collected [...] Related posts:New DC site will be called… TBD

  • NECN adds 4:30 am newscast, is wicked early

    Updated: 2010-04-29 19:10:41
    , In Search of the Future of Local Media Search Search : for Go Home Jobs Twitter iPhone RSS About you’re reading . NECN adds 4:30 am newscast , is wicked early By Steve Safran April 29, 2010 Post a comment Is 4:30 am the new 5:30 am NECN the regional all-news channel in Boston , and my former employer has added a 1 2 hour newscast at 4:30 am . It’s a first here in Boston , although there are 4:30 am newscasts in D.C . and Atlanta , and 4 am newscasts in the midwest . Is there even an audience to be had at that hour We’re drawing ratings at those hours so there is an audience , Station GM Bill Bridgen said . It’s not the size of the Super Bowl audience , but it’s a substantial audience . For us , it’s that opportunity to get the viewer first . I’m the former Morning EP at NECN , and even I

  • Rugged Convertible Classmate PC Design Moves The Way Kids Do

    Updated: 2010-04-28 22:36:00
    Latest Intel-Powered Convertible Classmate PC Offers Durable Design for School Children Around the World Supported by local computer manufacturers, Intel unveils the latest Intel-powered convertible classmate PC design. The new convertible design is more rugged and flexible, providing school children...

  • Sticker wars: Facebook enters local business fray with window decals

    Updated: 2010-04-28 01:10:29
    : In Search of the Future of Local Media Search Search : for Go Home Jobs Twitter iPhone RSS About you’re reading . Sticker wars : Facebook enters local business fray with window decals By Mark Briggs April 27, 2010 Post a comment Mashable has the goods on Facebook’s official entry into the local marketing space The social networking giant is sending window decals to local businesses , along with a letter and 25 in Facebook ad credits . The decals leverage Facebook’s new Like feature and invite customers of the local establishment to express their Like” with SMS . Like us on Facebook” the headline . shouts In the accompanying letter Facebook tells local proprietors to display the sticker prominently on your window or sales counter , since businesses that promote their Page off-Facebook

  • Mirics Launches GPU-Accelerated Broadcast TV Solutions For Desktop PCs

    Updated: 2010-04-27 02:20:18
    USmart to Deliver Integrated Solutions for Inno3D Add-In Graphics Cards Mirics announced the launch of its multi-standard broadcast TV solution connected to graphics add-in-card products. Mirics’ Hong-Kong based partner, USmart has developed solutions using FlexiTV, the world’s first commercial software-based...

  • Silicon Labs Reduces Power System Cost & Complexity With 5 kV Isolated Gate Drivers

    Updated: 2010-04-27 02:20:15
    Expanded ISOpro™ Family Supports Digital Isolation for Safety-Critical Industrial Drives and Universal Power Supplies Silicon Laboratories Inc. (NASDAQ: SLAB), a leader in high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs, has expanded its popular ISOpro™ family to include ISOdriver isolated gate drivers that support...

  • Gray TV working with Young Broadcasting again

    Updated: 2010-04-26 14:39:29
    In Search of the Future of Local Media Search Search : for Go Home Jobs Twitter iPhone RSS About you’re reading . Gray TV working with Young Broadcasting again By Steve Safran April 26, 2010 Post a comment A judge has ruled that Gray TV , which entered into a management agreement with Young Broadcasting last year , can resume its work with Young’s stations . Gray had begun its work on contracts and budgets at some of the Young stations , when Young told them to stop . Young has been in bankruptcy since February 2009, and Broadcasting Cable reports it was going to try and break its three-year contract with Gray if the judge had ruled in its . favor Related : posts Is Facebook trying to revolutionize the web for the good of Facebook NAB 2010 : Mobile TV joint venture announced BREAKING :

  • Sony to stop making floppy disks

    Updated: 2010-04-26 14:27:45
    A little off topic here, but a passage those of us in geekdom will want to note: Sony is going to stop making 3.5 inch floppy disks next year. The ubiquitous disks (mailed out seemingly dozens of times per household from AOL) went into production 30 years ago, back when they represented a major uptick [...] Related posts:Gray TV working with Young Broadcasting again

  • Web video ad spend going up amid mixed feelings

    Updated: 2010-04-26 14:19:12
    In Search of the Future of Local Media Search Search : for Go Home Jobs Twitter iPhone RSS About you’re reading . Web video ad spend going up amid mixed feelings By Steve Safran April 26, 2010 Post a comment A remarkable 94 percent of advertising agencies plan on increasing their online video budgets this year . MediaWeek , reporting on the BrightRoll survey fleshes out some interesting : tidbits 56 percent of those surveyed say video pre-roll advertising is either more effective or much more effective than other forms of advertising . 8221 A third of the agencies are leaning toward engagement-based sales , but nearly one half still want the cost-per-view . model 43 are concerned about the ethics value of auto-start pre-roll . ads 22 don’t want their ads below the fold . 8221 BrightRoll is

  • The five stages of new media acceptance

    Updated: 2010-04-24 17:48:10
    In Search of the Future of Local Media Search Search : for Go Home Jobs Twitter iPhone RSS About you’re reading . The five stages of new media acceptance By Steve Safran April 24, 2010 Post a comment We’ve been there before . Every time there’s a new technology , people resist . Before long , it becomes part of your life . After a while , you forget what life was like before . This week we heard about Facebook’s like” button domination . We’re also moving toward the location-based Web . Here at Lost Remote , we have learned from the past that there is a predictable pattern to how people react to new developments in online : media 1. Denial This is useless . 8221 It won’t make money . 8221 It’s for narcissists It’s for people with too much time on their hands 2. Disbelief People are using

  • Wizzard Media Ramps Its iPhone App Business

    Updated: 2010-04-24 01:19:45
    Wizzard Media (NYSE Amex: WZE), the world’s leading podcasting network, announced it has surpassed 200 podcast companion iPhone Apps in the App Store bringing the total number of paid Apps to 260 for the iPhone and iPod Touch platform. Additionally,...

  • THQ Stays In Tune With The Launch Of Beat City For Nintendo DS

    Updated: 2010-04-24 01:19:45
    Players Tap, Swipe or Hold to the Beat of 20 Mini-Games THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI) announced that Beat City™ is now available at retail outlets nationwide exclusively for Nintendo™ DS™. Featuring fun and addictive gameplay, Beat City’s 20 colorful mini-games can...

  • EA’s Phenomic Introduces Strategy Game ‘Lord of Ultima’

    Updated: 2010-04-24 01:19:43
    Free-To-Play Web-Based Game Transports Players to Legendary Ultima Universe Phenomic™, an Electronic Arts Inc. studio, announced Lord of Ultima™, a new browser-based online strategy game, is available worldwide for free* starting today. Lord of Ultima immerses players in a brand-new,...

  • Neighborhood blog partnership with student paper

    Updated: 2010-04-23 16:18:20
    In Search of the Future of Local Media Search Search : for Go Home Jobs Twitter iPhone RSS About you’re reading . Neighborhood blog partnership with student paper By Cory Bergman April 23, 2010 Post a comment The neighborhood news network I co-founded , Next Door Media , just announced that we’ve partnered with the University of Washington’s student-run school newspaper The Daily to launch a neighborhood news site from the ground up . The site , UDistrictDaily.com covers community news and will offer targeted advertising in the greater neighborhood area surrounding the . university What’s unique about this partnership is monetization is part of the equation . The Daily’s staff will not only provide news coverage , but will extend their advertising products from their existing newspaper and

  • New DC site will be called… TBD

    Updated: 2010-04-23 01:13:11
    In Search of the Future of Local Media Search Search : for Go Home Jobs Twitter iPhone RSS About you’re reading . New DC site will be called TBD By Cory Bergman April 22, 2010 Post a comment Allbritton’s high-anticipated local news site in Washington DC will be called TBD . Yes , TBD.com Explains a message on the site’s home . page We came very close to securing a name more than once , but each time an obstacle a divided staff , a greedy domain holder , a trademark problem blocked the way . In a mixture of humor and frustration , Editor Erik Wemple began signing his emails , Editor , TBD.com . Before long , we realized Erik had stumbled upon the perfect name Why TBD.com Because it will never be a finished product . 8221 Brilliant . This has to be , in my opinion , the coolest new

  • Newspapers finding success partnering with hyperlocals

    Updated: 2010-04-22 20:19:41
    In Search of the Future of Local Media Search Search : for Go Home Jobs Twitter iPhone RSS About you’re reading . Newspapers finding success partnering with hyperlocals By Mark Briggs April 22, 2010 Post a comment Who is your competition It’s probably been changing a lot over the past few years . In the age of new media , of course , your enemies” could actually help you and thus become frenemies” That’s the thinking behind the Networked Journalism Project funded by J-Lab in 2009. Last week at the ASNE conference in Washington , D.C . three of the five participating newspapers presented their progress thus . far The project’s leader , J-Lab executive director Jan Schaffer , framed it as a one-year experiment for newspapers to partner with hyperlocal news sources . The Knight Foundation

  • OCZ Technology Announces High-Density 4GB DDR3 Modules and 8GB Dual Channel Kits

    Updated: 2010-04-22 00:39:52
    “Gold Series” Engineered Specifically For Memory-Demanding Applications & Intensive Design & Editing Software OCZ Technology Group, Inc., a worldwide leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) and memory modules for computing devices and systems, unveils its all new “Gold Series,”...

  • "Deadliest Catch" Game For iPhone & iPod touch Now Available On App Store

    Updated: 2010-04-22 00:39:51
    Discovery Channel and Hands-On Mobile today announced the Deadliest Catch App is available on the App Store for $3.99. The app, based on Discovery Channel’s Emmy-winning show, Deadliest Catch, challenges iPhone and iPod touch users to survive harsh weather and...

  • CapRock Launches Crew Infotainment Service

    Updated: 2010-04-22 00:39:50
    New Crew Welfare Service Entertains, Trains and Informs CapRock Communications, a global provider of VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal) communications to remote environments, today announced the launch of its latest value-added service offering, Crew Infotainment. The fully managed solution supports...

  • Facebook unveils “Like” button at f8

    Updated: 2010-04-21 20:23:30
    In Search of the Future of Local Media Search Search : for Go Home Jobs Twitter iPhone RSS About you’re reading . Facebook unveils Like” button at f8 By David Weinfeld April 21, 2010 Post a comment As the web speculated a few weeks ago , including an article from yours truly Facebook announced at f8 in San Francisco that it will be launching a universal Like” button . The objective of the Like” button is to give FB users the ability to share their favorite content across the web with their social graphs . While there are a wealth of existing content tags and buttons which enable users to share media across websites , FB is endeavoring to leverage its massive user base to conquer the . market As I wrote in a previous post , a Facebook Like” button would serve to filter a greater amount of

  • Will the iPad Foster Passive Viewers and Control Innovation?

    Updated: 2010-04-11 20:49:18
    : News Interviews Mobile Production Industry Announcements About Us Announcements Contact Blog Home page Will the iPad Foster Passive Viewers and Control Innovation Will the iPad Foster Passive Viewers and Control Innovation evok20 Fotolia.com Beyond the noise , real-time blogging from Apple stores and videos of people opening the box of their new iPad , seriously , the NY Times posted such a video there are some important questions about the direction the iPad is taking developers and in effect consumers . Will the platform spur new innovation Innovation for developers of video programming , Transmedia Storytelling and other applications not just Apps or will it be a one-way consumption only device , a device where Apple sets all the ground rules for both users as well as developers The

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