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Sony PMW-EX1 XDCAM EX camcorder: first impressions

A friend recently loaned me his Sony PMW-EX1 XDCAM EX camcorder for a few days so I had a chance to take this fascinating new camera for a spin.... 

Viacom will soon know what you watch on YouTube

A recent BBC news story, “Google must divulge YouTube log,” reports on the latest phase in the Viacom case against Google’s YouTube:... 

A record number of Americans are using the internet to get news about the election

A recent Pew Internet and American Life Project report titled “The Internet and the 2008 Election” states that a record-breaking... 

Twitter 3D Fail Whale

3D Fail Whale Originally uploaded by Hil. Now this is delightful, like the classic “Bomb icon” the Twitter “Over... 

It’s the end of indie distribution as we know it (and I feel fine)

Bob Alexander, president of IndiePix, wrote recently in a guest column in Digital Cinema Report, “An Extraordinary Moment?” that... 

Old Media Fails Readers With ‘Fake Neutrality’

A wired story reports that during her presentation at the Personal Democracy Forum in New York City on Monday morning, Arianna Huffington charged... 

OLPC 2.0

OLPC 2.0 on Flickr At Media Fabrics for Media Makers, MIT Media Lab, June 20, 2008, Nicholas Negroponte discussed the status of the OLPC project... 

Operation Filmmaker offers crisp angle on subject-filmmaker relationship

I recently watched Nina Davnport’s new film, Operation Filmmaker at the ICA in Boston. Not since watching Shadow of the House last year...