Generate Weekly Insider – 4/6/09
Posted by Generate Studios on April 28th 2009 in Weekly Insider
VIRAL VIDEOS/WEB SERIES:
TVWeek Daily Viral Video(Yahoo!) today is the Girlfriend Is A Centerfold / Miss March Trailer
http://www.tvweek.com/viral-video/4/
(Kate) If I made a commercial for Trader Joes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdB7GDZY3Pk
New Myspace web series “BFF”
http://www.myspace.com/bff
article: http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=103334
Assisted Living on Koldcast
http://www.koldcast.tv/index.php/cast/assisted-living/
Fast & Furious
http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/fast-and-furious/1081305/?dst=nbc|widget|NBC%20Video&__source=nbc|widget|NBC%20Video
Gene Simmons Dr. Pepper Commercial
http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=85846326342&h=Kwgls&u=pC0em&ref=nf
IE8 Net History(for those who haven’t seen this yet):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsMFyo8DWs4&ocid=ie8_b_b5c283d8-5e92-4c26-84e7-3144a63d8afd
Simpsons “Couch Gag” Video Contest
http://www.myspace.com/thesimpsons
Viral Video(mockumentary): “Forget Twitter, Google- How About Acquiring Nanoblogger Flutter?
http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090406/forget-twitter-google-how-about-acquiring-nanoblogger-flutter-a-very-funny-spoof-from-
‘I Get That A Lot’ Full Episode is online (Danny Harris)
http://www.imdb.com/video/cbs/vi897516313/
BOOKS:
(Will) “Link to a good book of a collection of essays I’m starting to read. I think the phenomenon of human attraction to violence in the media is a fascinating subject.”
Why We Watch: the Attractions of Violent Entertainment
http://www.infibeam.com/Books/info/Jeffrey-Goldstein/Why-We-Watch-The-Attractions-of-Violent/0195118219.html
RESEARCH DECK FOR DOWNLOAD:
Changing World of Social Media
http://www.slideshare.net/Netpop/netpop-connect-media-shifts-to-social-2009
EVENTS:
(Anne) Brent Weinbach is doing Comedy Death Ray Tuesday (tomorrow) night. He’s also doing a show at Largo this Friday night at 9 pm with musical guest, Laura Weinbach (his sister).
Tomorrow(Tues)
DIGITAL LA Networking Event
The Mint 6010 W Pico Blvd Los Angeles
7:30pm Live Music & Networking
http://www.themintla.com/
ARTICLES:
(Aida) Elevator Pitch Friday: HerHotSpot Is A Social Network Merged with Cosmopolitan Magazine
http://herhotspot.com/
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/13/elevator-pitch-friday-herhotspot-is-a-social-network-merged-with-cosmopolitan-magazine/
(Janis) Twilight takes lead in 09’ Video Sales
http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSTRE52U0F520090331
(Patrick) How would you protect yourself against a man with two dildos? Watch BRUNO Trailer and learn!
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/40630
(Janis) Younger Consumers Prefer Online Coupons
http://www.brandweek.com/bw/content_display/news-and-features/shopper-marketing/e3i73a607e8e83226da705b8c06515229c4
Online Coupon Cutting Gains Favor
http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=103394
(Aida) 10 Facebook apps you might actually want to install
http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009/03/31/10-facebook-apps-you-might-actually-want-to-install
(Janis) Packaged Goods Giant Yanks $20M from TV, Invests in Online Video
http://www.marketingvox.com/packaged-goods-giant-yanks-20mm-from-tv-invests-in-online-video-043670/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=mv&utm_medium=textlink
(Tom) Dog Overboard found four months later
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/australiaanimaldogoffbeat
(Janis) The Mores of Content In The Digital Age
http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=103544
Facebook’s Newest Funding Source: You
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/03/facebooks-newest-funding-source-you/
Netflix Streams Old MTVN Content to TV
http://www.contentinople.com/author.asp?section_id=603&doc_id=174875
CBS Tests Multiple Online Video Platforms
http://www.contentinople.com/author.asp?section_id=603&doc_id=174820
Cable TV: Pushing to Become More Web-Like
http://voices.allthingsd.com/20090406/cable-tv-pushing-to-become-more-web-like/?mod=ATD_rss
Cable Show ‘09: Industry Plots New TV Distribution Strategy
http://www.tvweek.com/news/2009/04/cable_show_09_industry_plots_n.php
Comcast’s Roberts: Web Video Comes In Peace
http://www.tvweek.com/news/2009/04/comcasts_roberts_web_video_com.php
With ‘Harpers Island’ CBS Tests Web-TV Boundaries
http://www.tvweek.com/news/2009/04/with_harpers_island_cbs_tests.php
Online Video Seen as Biggest Threat to On-Demand Business, Report Says
http://www.tvweek.com/news/2009/04/online_video_seen_as_biggest_t.php
Web 2.0 Expo: An “American Idol” for Startups
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/04/03/web-20-expo-an-american-idol-for-startups/
News Bits: Hulu Tries to Elude Boxee Again
http://www.contentinople.com/author.asp?section_id=655&doc_id=174722
TubeMogul Grabs Another $3m
http://www.contentinople.com/author.asp?section_id=450&doc_id=174675
ZillionTV Grabs Weinstein Content
http://www.contentinople.com/author.asp?section_id=450&doc_id=174549
Social Networking: Separating The Trend From The Trendy
http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=103218#comments
Giving Voice To The Blog (blogtalkradio)
http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=103200#comments
Average Online Video Viewer Watches 5 Hours A Month
http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=103066#comments
