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Links for 2008-02-26 [del.icio.us]
2008-02-27 07:00:00
Writers Guild Members Overwhelmingly Ratify New Contract < WGA.org The members of the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) today put their final stamp of approval on the deal that ended their 14-week strike, giving writers new rights and protections for work distributed on and c Brave New Media - Every single one's got a story to tell Musings on the convergence of Arts and Entertainment, Informationand Technology from a 21st century digital grrl in Los Angeles.
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Links for 2008-02-24 [del.icio.us]
2008-02-25 07:00:00
Sorry, Boys, This Is Our Domain - New York Times Research shows that among the youngest Internet users, the primary creators of Web content (blogs, graphics, photographs, Web sites) are not misfits resembling the Lone Gunmen of ?The X Files.? On the contrary, the cyberpioneers of the moment are digi Comcast, net neutrality advocates to square off Monday ig thinkers on net neutrality and big players in the war between P2P users and Comcast will face off this Monday at a public hearing at Harvard Law School on "broadband network management practices." The Federal Communications Commission has classified th
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Links for 2008-02-23 [del.icio.us]
2008-02-24 07:00:00
iPlayer Brings Net Neutrality Debate to Europe « NewTeeVee The debate about online video and Net Neutrality has thus far been dominated by the U.S., but now it seems to have finally caught on in the UK as well. Rapidly increasing usage of the BBC?s iPlayer has ISPs complaining as at least one company has report
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Links for 2008-02-22 [del.icio.us]
2008-02-23 07:00:00
CBS Brings Programming From One of the Largest Television Libraries to the CBS Audience Network CBS Interactive has announced that it will begin offering classic shows from its archive as on-demand Internet television. Blogs, Social Networks Shape a Modern Pilot « NewTeeVee A new ?reality? show about the lives of NYU students, Under the Arch, offers a prime example of a new show development model ? the ?backdoor pilot.? AppleInsider | Apple looks towards personalized on-demand podcasts An Apple patent reveals that the company is working on a podcast aggregator that would dynamically collect the news that you are interested in and deliver a personalized news podcast, according to a report at AppleInsider. MediaShift Idea Lab . Every Nonprofit Tries to Give People Information, Which is Power | PBS PBS?s MediaShift has published an interesting article by Benjamin Melançon that looks at how Internet media equates to power for non-profit organizations.
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Links for 2008-02-21 [del.icio.us]
2008-02-22 07:00:00
Apple patent seeks to marry TiVo, podcasts, and iTunes Store A new patent filed by Apple is raising speculation over what may be in store for the future of podcasting. Podcasting began maturing quickly on its own a few years ago, but Apple's embracing of the grassroots movement by giving it an outlet in the iTunes New York Times Plans to Cut 100 Newsroom Jobs - New York Times After years of resisting the newsroom cuts that have hit most of the industry, The New York Times will bow to growing financial strain and eliminate about 100 newsroom jobs this year, the executive editor said Thursday.
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Links for 2008-02-20 [del.icio.us]
2008-02-21 07:00:00
Q&A: quarterlife’s Marshall Herskovitz « NewTeeVee Q&A: quarterlife?s Marshall Herskovitz In anticipation of the web show quarterlife?s debut on NBC (premiere episode on Tuesday, Feb. 26 10/9c; Sundays 9/8c from March 2) and MTV (premiere on the afternoon of the 26th), we interviewed series creator M
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"RECONCILIATION? BENEFIT!
2008-02-20 20:52:00
?RECONCILIATION? BENEFIT! WHEN: Tuesday, March 4th at 8 p.m. WHERE: The Laugh Factory PROCEEDS WILL GO TO THE WGF INDUSTRY SUPPORT FUND To celebrate the end of the strike, Laugh Factory owner... Tell us how the Writers' Strike is affecting you. Call the WSC hot-line at (310) 439-8754 or ping us at wgastrike2007@gmail.com
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WSC Show #103 - Interviews with Jonathan Handel and Damon D'Amato
2008-02-20 09:42:00
powered by ODEO In today's episode, I wrap up a series of recordings made last week when the membership of the Writers Guild of America voted to lift the restraining order and end the strike. The... Tell us how the Writers' Strike is affecting you. Call the WSC hot-line at (310) 439-8754 or ping us at wgastrike2007@gmail.com
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Links for 2008-02-19 [del.icio.us]
2008-02-20 07:00:00
Anonymous: Cyberspace Meets Meatspace « NewTeeVee history is no longer written by just the victor. In the digital world everyone is a historian, a pundit and a reporter, recording their world online. Networks Plot Course - WSJ.com The broadcast networks hope to capitalize on the recent chaos of the Hollywood writers strike by doing away with some of the industry's arcane conventions. Execs say they plan to abandon the clustering of program premiere dates in the fall, instead spread BBC NEWS | Entertainment | BBC TV programmes put on iTunes The deal makes the BBC the first UK broadcaster to offer programmes via Apple's download service.
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WSC Show #102 - Interviews with Patty Lin and David Wyatt
2008-02-19 11:33:00
powered by ODEO In today's episode, I continue with a series of recordings made last week when the membership of the Writers Guild of America voted to lift the restraining order and end the strike... Tell us how the Writers' Strike is affecting you. Call the WSC hot-line at (310) 439-8754 or ping us at wgastrike2007@gmail.com
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WSC Show #101 - Interviews with Karen Harris and Charles Heit
2008-02-18 22:01:00
powered by ODEO In today's episode, I continue with a series of recordings made last this week when the membership of the Writers Guild of America voted to lift the restraining order and end the... Tell us how the Writers' Strike is affecting you. Call the WSC hot-line at (310) 439-8754 or ping us at wgastrike2007@gmail.com
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Links for 2008-02-17 [del.icio.us]
2008-02-18 07:00:00
iReport.com Welcome to a brand new beta site for uncensored, user-powered news. CNN built the tools, you take it from there. All the stories here are user-generated and instant: CNN does not vet or verify their authenticity or accuracy before they post. The ones with MyDD :: CNN launches iReport iReport is, as might be expected, far from perfect. TechCrunch has already taken it to task for failing to compensate contributors and for relatively lackluster content. In many ways, iReport is really just a shadow of YouTube, with the main difference Can newspapers hobble on? - Big Think - Featured Ideas With newspapers cutting back and the Internet surging forward, will newspapers survive? And what will they look like if they do? Here, a variety of insiders including a magazine editor, a newspaper reporter, a blogger and a journalism professor discuss th Linux.com :: Free software goes Hollywood
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Links for 2008-02-16 [del.icio.us]
2008-02-17 07:00:00
MediaShift Idea Lab . Will There Be a Newsroom in the Future? | PBS "Does the newsroom of the future really need to be a brick and mortar newsroom?" Google Tests Video Ads on Search Results Pages - Bits - Technology - New York Times Blog Bits Blog reported last night that text ads will soon become a thing of the past for the Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) search engine. To supplement its universal search, which allows search queries to produce video links and images, Google will now begin to incor Markey's Net Neutrality bill It makes explicit that Federal policy is to keep the internet open, and it mandates that the FCC go out and hold hearings outside of DC on whether Federal policy is preserving the openness of the internet, followed by a report. MPA sues Google-backed Chinese firm for online movie piracy The world's largest film studios are cracking down on Chinese movie piracy both online and off this month. The MPA, which represents studio interests outside the US, has file...
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Links for 2008-02-15 [del.icio.us]
2008-02-16 07:00:00
MediaShift . Digging Deeper::Your Guide to Online Privacy | PBS
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Links for 2008-02-14 [del.icio.us]
2008-02-15 07:00:00
Archive@NYU: Does Chatter Matter? The Impact of User-Generated Content on Music Sales The Internet has enabled the era of user-generated content, potentially breaking the hegemony of traditional content generators as the primary sources of ?legitimate? information. Prime examples of user-generated content are blogs and social networkin MediaShift Idea Lab . Open Media Publishing: One New Option | PBS IanSchafer.com » Blog Archive » So What Happened At YouTube’s Videocracy Event? YouTube unveils new features. The Bottom is Not Enough Are you a top? Or a bottom? Or topping from the bottom? New Media Gurus Raving About Apple TV Update People working in new media are starting to try out the Apple TV update, and most are giving it rave reviews. Yahoo turns to News Corp., leaving Microsoft jilted at the altar Yahoo didn't like Microsoft's advances, despite the ostensibly sweet buyout offer of $44.6 billion, or $31 per share. So management is looking around for othe...
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Links for 2008-02-13 [del.icio.us]
2008-02-14 07:00:00
Harvard Proposal to Publish Scholarly Research Free on the Internet - New York Times Faculty members are scheduled to vote on a measure that would permit Harvard to distribute their scholarship online, instead of signing exclusive agreements with scholarly journals that often have tiny readerships and high subscription costs. MySpace.com - www.myspace.com/minisodenetwork The shows you love. Only shorter. Internet Evolution - Garrett M. Graff - US Is in Danger of Losing Internet Leadership Despite being the country most responsible for inventing and building the Internet, the U.S. is now in danger of being overtaken in the world it created. Thanks to poor government leadership on the issue so far this decade, the U.S. is falling further beh New York Press - DAVID BLUM - The Cieply Scenario A New York Times reporter turned the Hollywood writers strike into a battle between good and evil. But was it true? David Blum doesn't think so. From Picket Lines to Desk Jobs - TV Decoder - Media...
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Links for 2008-02-11 [del.icio.us]
2008-02-12 07:00:00
Apple applies for trademark extension relating to gaming Might Apple have interest in gaming beyond its pokey iPod gaming offerings? Maybe, when you consider that the company has recently applied to expand its trademark into the realm of gaming. The new filing was made on February 5, and has not yet been assign China.org: Hollywood writers' strike not to end until ratification vote Leaders of the Writers Guild of America decided on Sunday not to end its three-month-old strike until its members vote to do so, although the guild's board members unanimously recommended approval of a new contract. TV writers secure Internet gains; strike may end Tuesday When my TV conked out last week, the first thought was relief that I had finished BioShock only days before. There was no concern over TV shows; since the Writers Guild went "Pencils down!" last November over Internet residuals, TV has turned into a reali MediaShift . The Case for Ink::5 Reasons I Won't Give Up Books | PBS L...
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Links for 2008-02-10 [del.icio.us]
2008-02-11 07:00:00
At Writers Meeting, Cautious Optimism - TV Decoder - Media & Television - New York Times Blog Writers leaving the two-hour-plus New York meeting characterized the reaction as generally positive and said there was cautious optimism that the end of the strike ? the guild?s first in 20 years ? could be near. San Jose Mercury News - Mobile phone, not PC, bridges digital gap Lost amid the debate over what kind of laptop to give to each child in the developing world is a more important question: Is the personal computer the right device for bridging the digital divide? Writers May Be Doin It For Themselves - TV Decoder - Media & Television - New York Times Blog ?I think the legacy of this strike is going to be the ability of writers and creators to develop content without the companies,? Mr. Verrone said at a press conference in Los Angeles Sunday afternoon. Scribe Vibe: Variety's WGA Strike Blog: BREAKING: Showrunners back to work tomorrow For the first time in more than three ...
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Breaking News!
2008-02-10 20:56:00
United Hollywood is reporting that the WGA is having a press meeting in about 4 minutes. God damn it! FFS! Oh well. ... Tell us how the Writers' Strike is affecting you. Call the WSC hot-line at (310) 439-8754 or ping us at wgastrike2007@gmail.com
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What happened? What's the story? What's the deal?
2008-02-10 20:08:00
Wow, did I get an insight from writers and strike captains who e-mailed me to tell me how it went down at the Big Meeting last night! Go read what professional writers and story tellers have to say... Tell us how the Writers' Strike is affecting you. Call the WSC hot-line at (310) 439-8754 or ping us at wgastrike2007@gmail.com
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WSC Show #93 - Interview with Roy Barnes (Pt. 2)
2008-02-10 15:01:00
powered by ODEO In today?s episode, the second of a two part series, I have a conversation with my late father Roy Barnes in which he discusses the collaborative process in filmmaking from the... Tell us how the Writers' Strike is affecting you. Call the WSC hot-line at (310) 439-8754 or ping us at wgastrike2007@gmail.com
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Links for 2008-02-09 [del.icio.us]
2008-02-10 07:00:00
Removing my content from Facebook - Edward Bilodeau's Weblog Blogger Edward Bilodeau removes his photos and notes from Facebook because of its Terms of Service. United Hollywood: Letter From The Presidents With Deal Summary This was sent early this morning to membership. The delay in publishing the deal points, we've learned, was because the companies dragged their feet enshrining some of the final details in an attempt to renege on some of what they had promised. The last-m U.S. Internet Users Viewed 10 Billion Videos Online in Record-Breaking Month of December, According to comScore Video Metrix U.S. Internet users watched Internet video a record times in December, according to the latest figures from comScore. Writer?s Strike May be Contributing to Surge in Online Video Viewing Activity.
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2008-02-09 21:09:00
I am aware that my server is temporarily down and therefore access to the podcast is compromised. Please keep hitting refresh if you are unable to access the audio files. I'll be back with any... Tell us how the Writers' Strike is affecting you. Call the WSC hot-line at (310) 439-8754 or ping us at wgastrike2007@gmail.com
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WSC Show #92 - Interview with Roy Barnes (Pt. 1)
2008-02-09 09:01:00
powered by ODEO In today?s episode, the first of a two part series, I have a conversation with my late father Roy Barnes who served in the entertainment industry for close to 30 years as a member of... Tell us how the Writers' Strike is affecting you. Call the WSC hot-line at (310) 439-8754 or ping us at wgastrike2007@gmail.com
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Links for 2008-02-08 [del.icio.us]
2008-02-09 07:00:00
BuzzMachine » Blog Archive » Microsoft-Yahoo: The deal of the dinos At an entrepreneurial conference in New York this week, OnMedia, a venture capitalist said that the ?perceived value of content is approaching zero.? That?s a kick in the kidneys to us content people. BuzzMachine » For bloggers: A stay-out-of-jail card 10 things you need to know to stay out of court. It?s quick, clear, easy, and fun with videos and quizzes. This was produced with experts from the Berkman Center at Harvard and the Media Law Research Center. The course is funded by the Knight Foundat About NPR: NPR News Code of Ethics and Practices ·When using material from newspaper stories, NPR journalists must double-check "facts" and other material gleaned from those stories. Too often, incorrect information is passed down from one news story to another because of the failure of one news organi Next: Innovation Tools & Trends Facebook: The rival to newswire services everywhere?...
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Today In The NY Times TV Decoder Blog
2008-02-08 20:52:00
TV Decoder, the New York Times blog covering all things television, recently cross-posted the Michael Cieply piece. Since I knew about the conversation regarding this on United Hollywood, I posted a... Tell us how the Writers' Strike is affecting you. Call the WSC hot-line at (310) 439-8754 or ping us at wgastrike2007@gmail.com
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I Call Bullshit
2008-02-08 16:34:00
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WSC Show #91 - Interviews with Joss Whedon and Monique Darling
2008-02-08 10:59:00
powered by ODEO In today?s episode I speak to Joss Whedon and follow up with Monique Darling , a huge Whedon fan, and her sister Heather Griffith. Both recordings took place at the Sci-Fi Channel... Tell us how the Writers' Strike is affecting you. Call the WSC hot-line at (310) 439-8754 or ping us at wgastrike2007@gmail.com
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Who Owns What v2.1
2008-02-08 10:25:00
Blogger Amy Webb from MyDigiMedia just posted this great post: In the wake of Microsoft's proposed $44 bil takeover of Yahoo (and all the subsequent chatter), I've updated my Who Owns What chart.... Tell us how the Writers' Strike is affecting you. Call the WSC hot-line at (310) 439-8754 or ping us at wgastrike2007@gmail.com

Links for 2008-02-07 [del.icio.us]
2008-02-08 07:00:00
Repairs under way; explanation elusive on cable failures The leading "alternative" explanation is that these particular Internet outages are not the result of an act of God (as defined by your local insurance agency) or any type of accident, but are the result of a secret US strategy meant to isolate Iran and d CIA Monitors YouTube For Intelligence -- CIA -- InformationWeek U.S. spies, now under the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), are looking increasingly online for intelligence; they have become major consumers of social media. "We're looking at YouTube, which carries some unique and honest-to-goodness intellige Get Seen with these 14 Social Broadcasting Sites | Social Media Trader Have you ever wanted to be the star of your own show? We?ve found a few great sites that will help you achieve at least your 15 minutes of fame. Movies - News - Oscars chief pleads for writers' go-ahead - Digital Spy Oscars president Sid Ganis has pleaded for the Writers Guild ...
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