“What Makes U Special” Video Contest

As the Internet enters the life of more people, companies and organizations are starting to leverage it for a myriad of purposes. Petersons is a company connecting students with universities, and they recently decided to use the popularity of YouTube to create a sponsorship contest.

Daniel Scocco on June 12, 2008 | Filed Under Online Video | Leave a Comment

Seven Great Cameras That Kick The Hell Out Of Your Screensaver

There are many fascinating and educational things you can see on the other end of a streaming video connection. But did you know that some of them aren’t porn? Ever since the original Coffee Cam, webcams have been a popular pastime: by design there’s always new content so it’s an endless way to avoid what you’re meant to be doing, and like that original caffeine-monitor some projects meet with unexpected success after saying “Let’s just put it online and see what happens”

1. Ground Zero Cam

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Luke on May 20, 2008 | Filed Under Online Video | 2 Comments

Bring Life to YouTube with PicLens

Are you tired of the user interface on YouTube? Perhaps you want to see all your Flickr photos in a more engaging way? The solution is called PicLens. Now it is easier to show than to tell with words, so just check out the video below.

Daniel Scocco on May 15, 2008 | Filed Under Online Video | Leave a Comment

Watching Primetime TV on the Web

The focus of online video has split a great deal in the past couple years. What was once a random assortment of home movies and pirated content has now diverted into several niche markets. Different content for different tastes, some still up in pirated forms, but many now being presented legitimately for the average user to view without fear of legal retribution. Premium content has exploded lately with studios finally acknowledging this need to start changing the business formula and respond to the average Internet user’s demands. Instead of continuing to punish the customer by refusing their needs, studio heads learned how bring advertising to online videos, still turn a profit, and thus have their shows online.

Daniel Scocco on April 23, 2008 | Filed Under Online Video | 1 Comment

South Park Zone: Watch Free Episodes Online

If you are a South Park fan you probably know that there are several websites where you can watch episodes online. Most of them, however, tend to have broken links, poor quality videos and very slow servers. Even the official Comedy Central website was below my expectations.

Daniel Scocco on April 19, 2008 | Filed Under Online Video | 16 Comments

10 Must See Virtual Places To Visit Before You Die (with video!)

Who needs planes when spectacular places are just a few pixels away?

Daily Bits is pleased to present a video travelogue of essential virtual destinations; a mixture of must-see places spread across consoles from the past, present and future, as well as some that are available to visit in your browser today. Start ticking them off your virtual list, and make sure you bookmark the rest — all due to arrive this year.

1. Ancient Japan, via Okami

The video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOT95HPv51E

The low-down: The original PS2 game was described by Eurogamer as a “work of art”. Okami’s representation of Japan in fluid brushstrokes and soft watercolors is one virtual place you simply cannot miss.

Get your ticket: Buy it now on PS2. Coming to the Wii later in 2008!

Daniel Scocco on April 2, 2008 | Filed Under Online Video | Leave a Comment

ForYourImagination: Online Video Programming

ForYourImagination is an firm that develops and markets online video programming. The company helps highly creative individuals develop video series that can be delivered over the internet.

Arun on March 29, 2008 | Filed Under Online Video | Leave a Comment

Awareness Test

The Internet is the land of short attention spans. No doubts about that. What about you, do you think you aware of everything that is going on around the websites that you visit? Check the video below, basically you need to count how many passes the white team makes.

Daniel Scocco on March 18, 2008 | Filed Under Online Video | 4 Comments

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