Joost Beta: First Impressions
March 29, 2007
There are several interesting start-ups that are working to bring the television and internet experiences together. A strong contender in this horse race is Joost, a company founded by Niklas Zennstrøm and Janus Friis, who co-founded KaZaA and Skype. Currently available in limited beta, Joost provides free access to thousands of programs and channels not currently available on the Web.
Amazon wants control over your computer, will you allow it?
March 28, 2007
Would you be willing to surrender your rights to privacy, integrity of your personal data, and control over your computer, in order to download movies? If you’ve signed up for and installed Amazon UnBoxed on your computer, you have. Cory Doctorow, in his post “Amazon Unbox to customers: Eat shit and die” on boingboing explains in great detail why this is so. Essential reading.
ffmpegX flv encoding test
March 13, 2007
Do production values matter?
March 8, 2007
We had an interesting discussion at the last Boston Media Makers meeting on the topic “Do Production Values Matter?” We set aside 30 minutes for the discussion, and a lively discussion ensued that went on for over an hour. Here’s a little video excerpt from the discussion:
Look in Your Eyes (music video)
March 6, 2007
Remembering John Marshall (trailer)
March 5, 2007
Boston Media Makers, March 4, 2007
March 4, 2007
This was one of the largest Boston Media Makers meetings yet with so many people talking about so many fascinating projects. The group meets the first Sunday of the month at Sweet Finnish in Jamaica Plain starting at 10:00 a.m. I always get a lot out of hearing what everyone is working on and all the amazing discussion. We went around the room and everyone talked about what they were doing, then, after a short break, we got into a discussion on the topic of production values, do they matter?
