On Digital Media

On Digital Media, Episode #22

In this episode John Federico, Chia-Lin Simmons and Steve Hatch discuss:

• Wow - John Wall of The M Show thinks we’re one of the Top 5 Podcasts that you should be listening to
• We all want a Chumby.
• Our friend Oliver thinks that people are going to buy the iPhone en masse. We don’t disagree.
• Google introduces in-store billboard advertising network…and videogame advertising…and radio advertising…and video search…and eBook sales. Steve and Chia-Lin love it. John loves it….but thinks it could be a bit creepy.
• Google to serve ads for music videos by Sony Music and Warner Music Group
• Chia-Lin wants a Playstation…or an Xbox 360.
• John is salivating over a Sony Reader. Steve and Chia-Lin think he’s nuts. Are eBooks a real business, yet?
• BitPass shutting down
• Content wants to be free….and ad supported
• John won’t pay for disposable content
• Ruckus rolls out its ad-supported music service for college students nationwide while Spiral Frog loses key executives
• Podcast advertising and technology company Kiptronic receives $4 million dollar investment
• Certain members of the porn industry wonder why anyone would want to see that genre in Hi-Def

Our wine selection was a 1919 Cabernet Sauvignon and Coppola Rosso.

Our closing music is Democracy from Alexander Blu.

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On Digital Media, Episode #21

In this episode John Federico, Chia-Lin Simmons and Ken Gellman chat about:

• The iPhone (again)
• Apple’s Q4 2006 sales numbers
• Apple to open FairPlay DRM? Doubtful…
• Jim Cramer thinks that consumers will find the Apple iPhone irresistable
• UK Newspapers are buying search terms and coding their pages to make them more Google-friendly. How novel…
• Gannett is training newsrooms to shoot video
• 289 jobs cut at Time Inc., one person expected to perform jobs that were traditionally done by three…
• Book: The Long Tail by Chris Anderson
• Newscorp’s Peter Chernin doesn’t think there’s money to be made in user generated content
• Google and Friendster to monetize the social network
• Dovetail pays independent filmmakers 10 cents per download
• NetFlix launches movie download service for current NetFlix Subscribers called WatchNow
• Mobivity brings SMS short code marketing to small businesses

Our wine selection was a 1919 Cabernet Sauvignon and a 1919 Malbec.

Our closing music is Democracy from Alexander Blu.

Send us email to comments@odmcast.com or call our comment line: 775-860-2263. You can also reach us via Gizmo by contacting username ondigitalmedia.

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On Digital Media, Episode #20

This week, John, Ken and Steve Hatch discuss:

• Ken’s reliance on his cell phone
• Steve’s new FiOS service
• The iPhone. (Of course…)
• No Exchange support on the iPhone. That’s a potentially BIG deal-killer for a lot of people.
• Will you be able to get an iPhone without a contract?
• Apple also released Apple TV. (John’s unimpressed.) Microsoft is probably in a better position to capitalize on this opportunity with the announcement of IPTV service on the XBox 360.
• Bambi Francisco thinks that consumers will tolerate low-quality content. For now.
• In a partnership with GooTube, CBS will begin airing consumer generated video content on the network, starting with the Super Bowl.
• JibJab productions used to be considered “consumer generated content” and look at them now. (John actually went to high school with the Spiridellis brothers…)
• Ad Age has selected YOU, the consumer, as Ad Agency of the Year. Gimmicky…
• Magazine publishers believe that building or buying social networks will help grow revenues. Film at 11.
• Meredith buys two interactive ad agencies
• The newspaper industry is bleeding….less.
• Gannett, McClatchy and Tribune to jointly sell web ads to compete with Yahoo!

Our wine was a Francis Coppola Rosso.

Our closing music is Democracy from Alexander Blu.

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On Digital Media, Episode #19

In the first episode of ‘007 John, Chia-Lin and Steve Hatch chat about:

• The decline of the VCR: DVD’s have finally surpassed VCR’s in U.S. homes
• Steve thinks that physical media will be “dead” in two years, supplanted by digital downloads. Two years? Really?
• John thinks the DRM wars are just the VCR/Hi-Def DVD format wars by a different name. I got the beat down from Steve and Chia-Lin on this one.
• Intertainer sues Apple, Google and Napster citing a patent for digital downloads. Bogus?
• What should companies do about “Patent Terrorism?”
• Can the USPTO really handle both the volume and complexity of technology patent filings?
• GooTube misses the deadline for the Copyright Detection Software they promised by end of 2006. Are they exposing themselves to liability?
• The Saddam Execution Video is all over GooTube and the web. Distasteful? Maybe. Are we ready for completely unfiltered media?
• Chia-Lin shares her experiences with media while she was living in Taiwan under martial law. John and Steve shiver…
• Nokia and Gizmo announce a partnership to enable Gizmo VOIP calls on the Nokia N80i
• Blackberry users can get streaming audio podcasts for $7.96 per month. Huh?
• Do traditional developer programs help or hurt the growth of a platform and its ecosystem?
• DriverTV moves to a cost-per-view advertising model
• John has discovered a Skype VOIP client for the Treo 700p: iSkoot

John will be at CES speaking on a panel entitled “Audio and Video Podcasting: The New Ways Consumers Are Getting Content For Portable Devices” with Tim Bourquin of the Podcast Expo, Russell Holliman of Podcast Ready, and Paul Colligan of Colligan.com. Come on out and see us.

Chia-Lin won’t be joining us for Episode #20 as she’ll be at CES while we record. She’ll be back on Episode #21.

Ken will join us again next week.

Our wine selection was a 1919 Cabernet Sauvignon and a 1919 Malbec.

Our closing music is Democracy from Alexander Blu.

Send us email to comments@odmcast.com or call our comment line: 775-860-2263. You can also reach us via Gizmo by contacting username ondigitalmedia.

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