July 10, 2007

Looking forward to speaking at: Cinema-Tech: "Brave New World"

When I was invited a few months ago to visit Jerusalem in July to speak at Cinema-Tech: "Brave New World", I immediately said "Yes!" without any hesitation.

The driving force behind my commitment was that this was a great opportunity to speak at a conference which would host filmmakers, producers and content managers from Israel and abroad...where I would have a chance to discuss the effects of the pervasive broadband on the movie industry and what the longer term implications of the underlying technology shift might mean to this industry.

I looked at this as an opportunity to continue the discussions which I started last October at the 2006 Rosh Pina TV and Film Festival.

And in several hours, I will be at Cinema-Tech and I will be sharing my thoughts on this and something I call: "Digital Popcorn."

After my talk I will be joining a panel of industry insiders whose perspectives I am looking forward to hearing and whom I look forward to be interacting with.

Tags: Digital Popcorn, Jerusalem, Cinema-Tech, Israel, Jeff Pulver

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July 06, 2007

Kfir Pravda: Sharing Ideas on How to Use Internet Live Broadcasting

Kfir Pravda: 3 Ideas on How to Use Internet Live Broadcasting

"1. Do a Q&A session with your viewers, live, with the main characters of your show (Ninjas included…)

2. Join forces with 3 other video Bloggers and do a multi-location online event, covering one common topic

3. Announce a trivia session about a topic, get some sponsorship for a prize, and do a live session around it..."

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Kfir, thanks for sharing these ideas.

Personally, I think we can all find any number of ways to best leverage LIVE Internet TV.

One challenge that we all face is being able to find and keep the audience that tunes in to our shows. Viewer "hang time" is something that is often on my mind whenever I'm broadcasting.

Which reminds me, please watch my show on pulverTV LIVE today (Friday, July 6th) at 2pm EDT / 11am PDT / 20:00 CET

Tags: Internet TV, Kfir Pravda, blogTV, Jeff Pulver

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July 03, 2007

Next Show on pulverTV: Friday July 6th - 2pm EDT / 11 AM PDT / 2000 CET

My next LIVE show from the pulverTV studios will be taking place on Friday, July 6th at 2PM EDT.

Please drop me a line if you would like to be a co-host on a future show. Your feedback and comments are always appreciated.

Tags: Internet TV, BlogTV, Jeff Pulver

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June 29, 2007

Thanks for watching pulverTV today:

I’d like to thank everyone who participated in the show today including our guest hosts: Chris Brogan, Christopher S. Penn and Matthew Ebel (three people who are masters of their own domain) as well as my producer, Andrew Lipson.

It was great once again to see so many familiar names in the chat room and it was great to have people tuning in from all over the world.

My next show on pulverTV is scheduled for Friday, July 6th at 2pm EDT / 11am PDT / 2000 CET, although I suspect I may end up broadcasting outside of my studio several times before that.

Please drop me a line if you would like to be a co-host on a future show. Your feedback and comments are also always appreciated.

Tags: Internet TV, BlogTV, Chris Brogan, Christopher S. Penn, Matthew Ebel, Andrew Lipson, Jeff Pulver

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June 28, 2007

Thanks for watching pulverTV today:

I’d like to thank everyone who participated in the show today including our guest hosts: Dean Elwood, VoIPUser.org; Phil Campbell, PodCamp UK; Becky McCray, Small Biz Survival, as well as my in-studio co-hosts: Carl Ford and Andrew Lipson.

An archive of the first half of the show can be seen on BlogTV. (I’m told that one day soon the BlogTV platform will be able to record both the chat room and the audio/video from the co-host.)

For a change, I actually stayed on topic and three of the topics we covered in length included: Facebook, Apple’s iPhone and our ”Everyday Heroes” Project.

My next show on pulverTV is scheduled for tomorrow, Friday, June 29th at 2pm EDT / 11am PDT / 2000 CET.

Tags: Internet TV, BlogTV, Dean Elwood, Phil Campbell, Becky McCray, Carl Ford, Andrew Lipson, Jeff Pulver

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June 22, 2007

Feeling addicted to Personal Broadband Broadcasting

There is a trend in the air. And it is already beyond the “Alpha Geek” stage. This trend is something I have been referring to as “Personal Broadband Broadcasting Networks.” The fact is that today, anyone who wants to have their own Internet TV channel can have one. Getting and keeping an audience is a different issue (Kfir Pravda has ideas about this), but these days it is possible to broadcast your own Internet TV show for free. And the fact a bunch of companies (BlogTV, Mogulus, Operator11, Ustream.TV, Veodia and more to come) are all now appearing at around the same time means to me that we will see a feature war evolve which will force these companies to push the feature sets forward on their respective products. And I wonder how long it will be before the folks at YouTube decide that “LIVE” is just a feature that they should be supporting too.

During the past couple of weeks I’ve had my own share of ad-doc Internet TV broadcasting moments over at BlogTV. In some cases I remembered to press the record button and otherwise these are moments in time that will only be known by the others who were watching when I was broadcasting live.

But from the moment I went live with my friend Kfir in the Tel Aviv airport to broadcasting my keynote live from VON Europe to the time I broadcast live when I returned to New York from Stockholm and I had Chris Broagan and then Chris Penn live from Stockholm as co-hosts to broadcasting live this week from the NXTcomm show floor in Chicago (and the back of a taxi on the way to the show) let alone from Midway Airport and then yesterday from Maureen’s Kitchen on Long Island. And then there was the time when I was broadcasting live while driving on the LIE. With all of this activity I just know that there is something special going on.

And as word gets out that with Wireless Broadband everyday people can broadcast on their own personal Internet TV channel, I fully expect commercial TV stations will to start to try using this technology platform for hard-to-reach remote locations. It will be just a matter of time before local reporters start to re-experience what it is like to broadcast live from a car using just a webcam and EvDO. There was a very similar phenomenon that took place in the summer of 1995 when the media discovered Internet Phone. I remember both Radio Stations and TV Stations doing live demos of the technology because it was a cool thing to do. Personal Broadband Networks are the 2007 equivalent and it is just a matter of time before the mass-media discovers this. Because it works. And because it is cool. :)

Welcome to the summer of 2007. The year of Personal Broadband Broadcasting. Looking forward to watching YOU go LIVE with your own channel today.

Tags: Internet TV, ustream.tv, blogTV, Veodia, Mogulus, Kfir Pravda, Jeff Pulver

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June 16, 2007

Kfir Pravda: How to make my mom watch Internet TV

Kfir Pravda: How to make my mom watch Internet TV

"Internet TV is one of the most important development in the world of television and media in the last 10 years. The ability of creators to shoot and distribute shows in a fraction of the budget needed just 5 years ago is certainly a disruptive force in the industry.

However, this market is still a niche, with low viewership compared to traditional media. This is a double edged sword - on the one hand there are a lot of opportunities to capture the market, but on the other hand, without getting money flowing to this industry, most of the players won’t survive - and we will miss this opportunity for good.

So why aren’t (more) people watching?"

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Seems to me that this is a classic long tail play. The long and simple of it. There is no doubt in my mind that there will be HUGE breakout hits that are only available on the Internet and such hits will have mainstream adoption. It is going to happen. In fact for some people, it already has. During the past year a number of people have signed contracts with media companies who were discovered on the Internet.

But the beauty here is that anyone and everyone has the potential of becoming a breakout "TV Star" - all you need is a little luck...and some talent.

Tags: Internet TV, Kfir Pravda, Jeff Pulver

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June 15, 2007

My Profile in the Wall Street Journal: A Year Later

A year ago, on June 13, 2006, I was profiled in the Wall Street Journal Article: "Mr. Pulver Has Just Two Words For You: Internet Video."

Being profiled in the WSJ was an amazing and almost surrealistic experience. I had no idea how many of the people I knew would pick up the WSJ on any given Tuesday and stumble upon the story. And It was because of the story that I met a number of amazing people doing pioneering work in the field of Internet TV who just took it upon themselves to reach out and introduce themselves. I also ran into friends from High School as well as family friends I had growing up.

The past twelve months have been one of the fastest years I can remember…

And a year later I stand by the headline of the story, as during the past twelve months, the advent of Internet TV continues to shape the consumer internet experience while at the same time is helping to transform the way media companies around the world look at leveraging the internet.

While being interviewed for the story, I said that I was looking for "the Vonage of Internet Video" and a few months after the story was published, I believe I found it when I focused my energy in the development and launch of my new Internet TV startup, Network2. At the moment we are working on the Series A funding of the company.

As I re-read the story, I was reminded that the writer of the story, Amol Sharma, was present during a planning meeting for what became our Video on the Net Conference. Amol heard me say to a friend “Do you know any media moguls?” during the planning of an event which was first held in September in Boston and has since been held a second time in San Jose back this past March and will be held again in October 2007 in Boston. Video on the Net is the place where we explore the effects of the broadband internet on the future of TV, Film and Broadcasting. And if you happen to know any media moguls, please feel free to drop me a line as we are always looking to expand our roster of speakers.

It was because of the story being published that I spent last summer working on the completion of the pulver.tv studio. And while I have no plans to produce my own reality TV series at the moment, there are a number of Internet TV shows ideas brewing in my mind. For now, I’m happy just to have the opportunity to leverage the growing number of personal broadband broadcasting platforms that have emerged in 2007.

I can only imagine what the world of Internet TV will look like twelve months from now.

Tags: Internet TV, VON, WSJ, Jeff Pulver

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June 13, 2007

Watch Chris Brogan and Jeff Pulver (LIVE) on BlogTV

(Well, we were live for about 75 minutes today. I was experimenting with the BlogTV embedded client.)

Tags: Internet TV, Chris Brogan, blogTV, Jeff Pulver

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June 12, 2007

BlogTV: Soon with a LIVE embeddable Player

Last week when I was visiting Tel Aviv, I had a chance to catch up with Nir Ofir from blogTV and I was shown a preview of their new LIVE embeddable player which they are launching this week. It seems the "features war" within the personal broadband broadcasting space is well underway.

blogTV will be announcing its new Live embeddable player for blogs and website owners. The new LIVE embeddable player enables broadcasters to showcase their live shows in any web page that is located outside the blogTV.com environment. When live, their player plays live video stream of the show's host and co-host, accompanied with the live chat feed. Broadcasters can now start their broadcast directly from their blog, which I think is a pretty cool innovation. :)

If you would like to get access to the beta version of their embeddable player, please email: nir [at] blogTV [dot] com.

If Personal Broadband Broadcasting platforms are of interest to you, it might be time you give blogTV or one of their competitors a try.

Tags: Internet TV, ustream.tv, blogTV, Jeff Pulver

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June 11, 2007

Jeff Pulver: Broadcasting Live from VON Europe Spring 2007 12-June-07 @ 09:00 CET

I am planning on broadcasting my Industry Perspective from VON Europe Spring 2007 live tomorrow at 09:00 CET. I am planning on being available for an interactive Q&A session afterwards until 10:00 CET. (Note: 09:00 CET is 3AM EST / Midnight PST)

Click here to watch my presentation LIVE.

Tags: Internet TV, voip, blogTV, Jeff Pulver

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June 09, 2007

Jeff Pulver and Kfir Pravda: Live (Recorded Now) on BlogTV

Kfir and I just did an impromptu show live from Area C in the Tel Aviv Airport. This was another reminder to me of just how transformational this technology platform is. 2007 is the year of the Personal Broadband Broadcasting Network and yes, anyone, at anytime can, and will broadcast on their own channel.

Click here to watch our show.

Tags: Internet TV, Kfir Pravda, blogTV, Jeff Pulver

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June 02, 2007

Looking for something to do? Try doing a Videoblogging Biography.

Chris Brogan: Weekend Project- Videoblogging Biography

"This weekend, get out your videocamera or your digital camera with movie setting, or heck, just your still camera, and interview someone. Pick a family member, maybe two. Would it be cool to interview the oldest person you could visit this weekend, and then the youngest? Is there a character in the neighborhood who’d be interesting to ask a few questions? Go get ‘em, Tiger."

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I happen to really like this suggestion for a weekend project. :)

Tags: Internet TV, Chris Brogan, Jeff Pulver

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June 01, 2007

Jim Long: The Man who Blogs at 35,000 ft with the Pentagon Press Corps.

Jim Long: Blogging At 35000 Feet With the Pentagon Press Corps

"...Today, I blog from the very thin air, 35000 feet above the Pacific Ocean, en route to Singapore with Defense Secretary Gates..."

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Sounds like an amazing experience. I also thought it was cool that Jim was able to catch my recent live Internet TV broadcast from the backseat of a car while at 35,000 feet. :)

Tags: Jim Long, Jeff Pulver

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Sometimes You Act Like a Nut, Sometimes you Don't.

Jeremy Penston: Nutters

"Two completely different experiments to change the world have grabbed my attention today. The first, by Jeff Pulver to broadcast on BlogTV, while he was driving his car, struck me as pure American eccentricity. We English are presumed to be the kings of quirky behaviour, but we just banned the use of mobile phones whilst driving so its unlikley that anyone would think to try what Jeff did, even though here, it would be prefectly safe because of our gridlocked roads."

Tags: Internet TV, Jeremy Penston, blogTV, Jeff Pulver

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May 31, 2007

Yesterday I got pulled over on the Information Superhighway…

…and I almost got the first ticket for doing a live video broadcast on the internet from my car!

Yesterday I decided to try to do another live mobile Internet TV broadcast from inside my car. My setup was pretty simple. All I had to do was turn on my EvDO service, put my laptop on my dashboard, log into BlogTV and start to drive. My friend Geo called my cell phone and provided the other half of the conversation for most of the drive time. Overall, things were going pretty well until a police officer noticed that my laptop was on my dashboard and I got pulled over for “obstructing the view of the driver.” Which in turn was the end of my broadcasting day.

When I got out of my car, the police officer just had a puzzled look on his face and could not figure out why anyone would be driving around with their laptop on their car’s dashboard. (I did not dare tell him what I was really doing.) While I ended up not getting a ticket, and only a warning, I now have the incentive to “Pimp my Ride” and create a not-so-obvious car-cam for the next time I want to do a live mobile Internet TV broadcast.

Tags: Internet TV, blogTV, Jeff Pulver

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May 30, 2007

Taking it to the Streets: Live Internet TV from the Drivers Seat

With my recent post about Personal Broadband Broadcasting Platforms on my mind, when I returned to my office yesterday, I decided to experiment with BlogTV from inside the pulverTV studio. This in turn lead to having some fun and I enjoyed having both Loïc Le Meur and Phil Campbell as my “slide-in” co-hosts, for an unplanned, unannounced edition of my own Internet TV show.

After the ad-hoc show, I took the liberty to try something different and decided to go mobile with my laptop and my Verizon EvDO card and to see if it I could do a live broadband broadcast from inside of my car while driving on the highway.

So…I took a short trip in my car and took my Sony Viao laptop equipped with a Verizon EvDO card, logged into blogTV, set up the laptop on my dashboard and started to drive. My friend Geo was the co-host and provided the color commentary and had the responsibility of holding everything together while I was driving. (I do not recommend doing this by yourself on the open road.).

Click here to view a video recorded from this trip.

While it not yet a perfect science, being able to broadcast live from the road to an immediate global audience was a very, very cool experience.

Thank you for watching. :)

Tags: Internet TV, Loïc+Le+Meur , Phil Campbell , blogTV, Jeff Pulver

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May 28, 2007

100+ People already registered for PodCamp Europe!

PodCamp Europe will be taking place 12-13 June in Stockholm at the same venue as VON Europe 2007.

PodCamp Europe is: "...a gathering of podcasters, bloggers, and new media professionals & amateurs for two days to share, explore, challenge, and grow our abilities in new media. Learn about audio and video podcasting, blogging, photography, Second Life, Twitter, and all kinds of other new and social media tools."

And the entire event is free. :)

If you are active in the European Podcasting Community, please consider joining us at PodCamp Europe.

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May 27, 2007

Steve Garfield: Mallcasting LIVE on BlogTV

What happens when Steve Garfield visits the Chestnut Hill Mall and has to wait for his wife? He takes advantage of the available Wi-fi and starts a live Internet TV broadcast...because he can.

Steve Garfield: Broadcasting LIVE from the Mall

Tags: Internet TV, Steve Garfield, blogTV, Jeff Pulver

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May 26, 2007

Flavor of the Month: Personal Broadband Broadcasting Platforms

When I look at the state of "Disrupted Broadcasting" in 2007, one trend that has my attention is the growing number of startups which will offer everyone and anyone with the ability to have their own broadband broadcasting channel.

And the best part is that other than whatever you invest in your own production (maybe a studio, video mixer, lights, camera, wireless mics, green/blue screen, ...), for just the price of your own time, it is now possible to build on your own brand and use the platforms of sites like Ustream.TV and BlogTV and put yourself on Broadband TV. (look for other companies to announce themselves in the near future.)

And it is because of the advent of these platforms together with advent of pervasive broadband that everyday people will make an effort to create new shows since a major technology barrier has been removed. Ok, it is true that for years it has been possible for just about anyone in the United States who made an effort to have their own cable access show, but how many people besides the fictional characters Wayne and Garth from Wayne’s World ever really took advantage of that?

On the internet one has access to an immediate global viewing audience.

As the numbers of LIVE user generated channels continue to grow, many people will find it be very challenging to FIND and GROW an audience. But, I am confident some people will find their niche and “blow up” into something very BIG. This is bound to happen. We have already experienced this in the world of Internet TV where during the past year an on-line personality gets discovered and gets signed by a major television network. And this will happen again in 2007 and beyond.

By the way, it turns out having friends on twitter is a great way to announce a live broadcast. And as long as twitter continues to scale, I fully expect all of the personal broadband broadcasting platforms to integrate twitter as a broadcast announcement tool.

As someone who used CuSeeMe back in 1993, it has taken some time, maybe a lot of time, but the day of personal broadband broadcasting is here to stay.

Tags: Internet TV, ustream.tv, blogTV, Jeff Pulver

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May 24, 2007

Steve Garfield and Jeff Pulver were just "Live" on BlogTV

I just finished doing an ad-hoc live show on blogTV together with Steve Garfield from Boston and another guest co-host (Ask12) from Tel Aviv. Oh, and I was in Miami operating on my laptop and using "borrowed" wi-fi from a neighbor.

As Steve Garfield writes: "This is what's missing from other live streaming sites." I would have to agree.

It will be real interesting to watch how responsive each of the companies playing in the broadband broadcasting space are to adding new features and evolving their platforms.

(Photo by: Nir Ofir)

(photos by: Steve Garfield)

Tags: Internet TV, Steve Garfield, ustream.tv, blogTV, Jeff Pulver

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blogTV: A platform for Broadband Broadcasting

Earlier this year I met with members of the blogTV team when I was in Tel Aviv and I was very impressed with their vision, what they had accomplished to date and their overall approach to the marketplace.

While blogTV is very well known in Israel and launched this past March in Canada, they only recently launched their website, blogTV.com for the US marketplace.

Now at a first glance, blogTV might appear to be a Ustream, but if anything, the reverse is true as BlogTV has been around longer than UStream.

As such, for broadband broadcasters, BlogTV has a number of advanced features which will resonate well with people who have been experimenting with live broadcasts on UStream. For example, one feature which I like with the ability to co-host live shows split a show with a friend and invites an audience member to co-host with me. Advanced users can tweak their system and use multiple cameras, add titles and animations capture their own screens and stream live music. In their next versions they will focus on helping broadcasters do better content and get more viewers.

And while blogTV is interesting as a stand alone offer to broadband broadcasters, once you learn that in Israel, the video created on BlogTV is available for viewing on 3G video phones, all of a sudden, the blogTV platform takes on another role. In no uncertain terms, blogTV has been a major catalyst in taking user generated video content and has empowered a generation of 3G video phone users to be able to take advantage of this viewing experience. It will be just a matter of time before a US mobile carrier approaches BlogTV and expresses an interest to add their user generated video content into their network.

Just to put the BlogTV experience into perspective, at the moment, in Israel, blogTV has about 400 daily broadcasters and it is a part of the Tapuz.co.il portal. Since their initial launch, more then a million Israeli users have watched blogTV. In Israel, blogTV got major attention from the media and they partnered with a TV channel and made a LIVE blogTV show on TV with celebrities hosting it from their homes and inviting co-hosts in real time to broadcast with them in their homes. I understand it was a pretty amazing experience.

blogTV is one of the companies on my watch list that I am looking forward to catching up with when I am in Tel Aviv the week of June 3rd. I expect that in the near future, blogTV will no longer be a secret to anyone who is interested and/or involved in broadband broadcasting in the United States and around the world.

Tags: Internet TV, ustream.tv, blogTV, Jeff Pulver

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May 22, 2007

Chris Brogan's story about Internet TV: "5 Million Channels and Nothing’s On"

Chris Brogan / KillerApp.com: 5 Million Channels and Nothing’s On: Discovery and Recommendation in an Internet Video World

"Television is no longer a single box. It's no longer a single tuner. It's a combination of everything your video service provider offers plus everything available via the Internet today. Add to this various set-top box content offerings, like the Apple TV, and you'll see that the battle isn't for your living room; it's for your attention..."

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Great to see Chris Brogan's story published in KillerApp.com. Reminds me that I should talk to the publisher of VON Magazine about getting him some visibility in that magazine too.

Tags: Internet TV, Chris Brogan, Jeff Pulver

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May 16, 2007

The next Chris Brogan / Jeff Pulver LIVE Call-in Internet TV Show: Today (May 16th) at 1pm EDT

Our next live Show take place on today (May 10th) on Ustream.tv, starting at 10am PDT / 1pm EDT / 1800 BST / 1900 CET / 2000 in Tel Aviv.

Chris will be joining me in the studio today, so please be prepared to call-in with your questions during our show.

Please drop me a line if you would like to be a guest on a future show.

Tags: Internet TV, ustream.tv, Chris Brogan, Jeff Pulver

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May 12, 2007

92 People already registered for PodCamp Europe!

PodCamp Europe will be taking place 12-13 June in Stockholm at the same venue as VON Europe 2007.

PodCamp Europe is: "...a gathering of podcasters, bloggers, and new media professionals & amateurs for two days to share, explore, challenge, and grow our abilities in new media. Learn about audio and video podcasting, blogging, photography, Second Life, Twitter, and all kinds of other new and social media tools."

And the entire event is free. :)

If you are active in the European Podcasting Community, please consider joining us at PodCamp Europe.

Tags: PodCamp, PodCamp Europe, VONEurope07, Jeff Pulver

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May 11, 2007

House Hearing on the Future of Video - As Seen on YouTube:

Yesterday, Ed Markey told the people who were about to testify for the "Future of Video" hearing to smile for the video camera and that he would post the "Congressman generated video" to YouTube. I thought this was a nice touch.

These two videos were posted by: "RepMarkey" on YouTube:

Opening Remarks:

Ed Markey and Chad Hurley:

Posted by: "BoxElder" on YouTube:

Mark Cuban's Testimony:

Blake Krikorian's Testimony:

Chad Hurley's Testimony:

The testimonies from the other witnesses from yesterday can be seen by visiting BoxElder's page on YouTube. I look forward to catching up with members of the House Telecom and Internet Subcommittee in the near future.

Tags: Internet TV, Public Policy, Mark Cuban, Ed Markey, Chad Hurley, Blake Krikorian, Jeff Pulver

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May 10, 2007

Reminder: The next Chris Brogan / Jeff Pulver LIVE Call-in Internet TV Show: Today (May 10th) at 1pm EDT

Our next live Show take place on today (May 10th) on Ustream.tv, starting at 10am PDT / 1pm EDT / 1800 BST / 1900 CET / 2000 in Tel Aviv.

Turns out that Chris needs to be in Boston today, so I hope to be able to have at least a live audio link with Chris during the show. Remote video may need to wait for a future show. Today I will be talking about "VoIP Futures" and I look forward to doing Q&A with our listening audience.

Please drop me a line if you would like to be a guest on a future show.

Tags: Internet TV, ustream.tv, Chris Brogan, Jeff Pulver

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Chicago Tribune: Internet speed battle escalates

Chicago Tribune: Internet speed battle escalates

"Like Wild West gunslingers, cable TV operators and telephone companies are squaring off for a contest over who's the fastest.

...It is a conundrum, especially for cable TV operators, said Jeff Pulver, founder of Network2.TV, an Internet video service.

"In three to five years, there will be devices, not computers, that you can connect to your flat-screen TV that will bring anything you want to see from the Web," said Pulver. "You can bypass the middle people, including the cable TV systems, and just download programs offered by content producers.

"I believe the cable companies will try to put up roadblocks to keep that from happening. They will have the fight of their lives."

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Sometimes it is hard for a reporter to capture a 15 minute conversation with me in two sentences, especially when the conversation was a recap of my recent Internet TV may pose threat to Cable Companies by Decade's End blog post. But I believe the essence of the story was well preserved.

Tags: Network2, Jeff Pulver

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Feed Me Bubbe and Millie Garfield in the WSJ Today:

WSJ: Using YouTube for Posterity

"Online video-sharing sites are a magnet for technology-crazed teens, aspiring actors and people who like to show off their pets. Now they are starting to attract another demographic: those people's grandparents...

Bayla "Bubbe" Sher's online cooking show "Feed Me Bubbe" has developed a following on video-sharing site Blip.tv and other video sites and has generated thousands of emails from fans, which Ms. Sher, who goes by "Bubbe," or grandmother in Yiddish, responds to herself.

Ms. Sher and her 23-year-old grandson, Avrom Honig, hatched the idea for the show, which Mr. Honig estimates has been watched more than 200,000 times based on internal logs, as a way to preserve certain family recipes like Bubbe's sweet and sour meatballs. They have made more than a dozen episodes to date, mapping out scenes and practicing each recipe beforehand.

"It is a great opportunity for us to spend some time together and to share recipes for the future," says Ms. Sher, who is in her 80s. For Mr. Honig, it offers a chance to showcase his grandmother's tasty cooking and zestful personality: "I get to share the wonderful feelings Bubbe gives me...with the world."

...While some are looking to trace back through decades of history or document big events, others are recording more mundane moments. To help preserve her memory, 81-year-old Millie Garfield of Swampscott, Mass., decided to feature herself in a series of videos documenting one of her 49-year-old son Steve's pet peeves -- namely, her persistent requests for his help opening coffee cans, rethreading dental floss or opening other tightly sealed bottles...

"We have fun with it and it captures our relationship," says Mr. Garfield, who also has his own video blog. "I am very proud of her."

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Nice to see the WSJ take a moment and focus on Long Tail Internet TV shows.

It was great meeting both Avrom and Bubbe and spending time with them at the Network2 booth inside the Video on the Net Pavilion on the Spring 2007 VON show floor. And congrats to Steve Garfield and Millie Garfield.

Tags: Internet TV, Feed Me Bubbe, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Steve Garfield, Millie Garfield, Jeff Pulver

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May 08, 2007

The next Chris Brogan / Jeff Pulver LIVE Call-in Internet TV Show: Thursday May 10th at 1pm EDT

We are planning on having our next live Show take place on Thursday, May 10th.

Look for us on Thursday on Ustream.tv, starting at 10am PDT / 1pm EDT / 1800 BST / 1900 CET / 2000 in Tel Aviv.

On Thursday I will be talking about "VoIP Futures" and I look forward to doing Q&A with our viewing audience.

Please drop me a line if you would like to be a guest on a future show.

Tags: Internet TV, ustream.tv, Chris Brogan, Jeff Pulver

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House Panel to hold "Future of Video" Hearing:

The House telecommunications and the Internet subcommittee has scheduled hearing for Thursday, May 10th titled "Digital Future of the United States: Part V: The Future of Video" to be held at 9:30 a.m. in Room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C.

The people testifying include:

- Thomas S. Rogers, President and Chief Executive Officer, TiVo, Inc.

- Chad Hurley, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, YouTube

- Benjamin N. Pyne, President, Affiliate Sales and Marketing, Disney and ESPN Networks

- Gina Lombardi, President, MediaFLO USA Inc., QUALCOMM, Inc.

- Phil Rosenthal, Creator and Executive Producer, "Everybody Loves Raymond," on behalf of the Writers Guild of America West and the Screen Actors Guild

- Blake Krikorian,Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Sling Media, Inc.

- Mark Cuban, Co-Founder, HDNet

It is great to see that these people have made themselves available to share their collective vision for the Future of Video.

Tags: Internet TV, Mark Cuban, Jeff Pulver

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Network2 Networking Party in NYC: May 15th

network2.tv is hosting a Networking Party in NYC on May 15th from 6:30 to 8:30pm at Proof Bar & Lounge.

If you’re into Video and TV on the Internet, we’d love to have you stop by for a few beverages, snacks, and some chat: May 15th - 6:30 to 8:30 at Proof Bar & Lounge in NYC

Please RSVP if you can join us.

Tags: network2.tv, video on the net, Network2, Jeff Pulver

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Shai Tsur: The revolution will be televised

Shai Tsur: The revolution will be televised

"In the last couple of months I've been immersed in the New Media world. It seems that after years and years of hype about TV and the Internet coming together, it's starting to happen. Joost is the highest-profile example, but there are literally dozens of companies working on becoming the NBC (or Fox, or Comedy Central, or whatever) of the Internet.

As I see it now, no one group will emerge as the 800-lb gorilla of the space. There is too much content out there and -- at least in the realm of top-tier content -- a lot of gorillas already competing with each other. What I think we will see are a number of different classes of television broadcast online:"

Tags: Internet TV, Shai Tsur, Jeff Pulver

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May 03, 2007

Jim Johnson: The Future of Television: Change is Coming Fast

Jim Johnson: The Future of Television: Change is Coming Fast

"Yes, my dear. The future is TVoIP. Get used to it.

Imagine a world where you can download in some still-to-be-invented application or device all the shows you want to watch… think TiVo on steroids, here. New “hit shows” like Lost, CSI, Desperate Housewives, Heroes, 24, etc are uploaded by the producers (not the networks) to their server. You can get new episodes of Jeopardy or Oprah or Days of Our Lives this way as well. Your device downloads them automatically, because you programmed it to do so (like your TiVo). But there’s more. Shows that are now “syndicated” can be downloaded, too. Want to watch the 3rd season of Seinfeld? or the 1st season of Sex in the City? or the entire run of the original Star Trek? Download ‘em all!"

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And I agree with Jim's that Blonde 2.0's said it best:

"There is a real revolution emerging right before our eyes which will change the way we have viewed and defined TV till now. I believe that within a few years time, we will see the internet establish itself as the leader of all media and that more and more services and technologies will be offered to those watching and those who want to be watched. All I can say is: Watch out broadcast TV - times are a-changin’ and you’re going down."

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The reality is that there is a lot of real opportunity in front of us. Those who can figure out how to best take advantage of these disruptive opportunities will be in a great position to help define the future of Television.

Tags: Internet TV, Jim Johnson, Blonde 2.0, Kfir Pravda, Jeff Pulver

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79 People already registered for PodCamp Europe!

PodCamp Europe will be taking place 12-13 June in Stockholm at the same venue as VON Europe 2007.

PodCamp Europe is: "...a gathering of podcasters, bloggers, and new media professionals & amateurs for two days to share, explore, challenge, and grow our abilities in new media. Learn about audio and video podcasting, blogging, photography, Second Life, Twitter, and all kinds of other new and social media tools."

And the entire event is free. :)

If you are active in the European Podcasting Community, please consider joining us at PodCamp Europe.

Tags: PodCamp, PodCamp Europe, VONEurope07, Jeff Pulver

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May 02, 2007

Two Views on the the Future of TV:

Blonde 2.0: A Peak into the Future of TV

Kfir Pravda: Cable Companies Beware

Tags: Internet TV, Blonde 2.0, Kfir Pravda, Jeff Pulver

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Internet TV may pose threat to Cable Companies by Decade's End.

The Cable Version of “Wireless Conversion” is going to happen.

As a reminder, for the past seven years, billions of dollars of fixed-line revenue has been lost by phone companies around the world as their customers have given up using fixed telephone lines in favor of purchasing their primary phone service from wireless carriers. This trend is known as “Wireless Conversion” and this is revenue which will most likely never be replaced by the phone companies.

In the near future, I expect cable companies may start to suffer a similar parallel fate as the wireline phone companies. This eventually will mean billions of dollars of revenue loss without any notion of being able to replace the lost revenue. And I expect we will start to see this trend happen first in the 16-24 year old demographic.

How does this happen? It happens because there is a portion of the existing 16-24 generation which does not watch traditional broadcast TV and they are not watching Cable TV. What they are watching is TV content on the internet. And when these kids leave home and go off to college, they are not signing up for cable TV service in their dorm rooms. Instead they are continuing to watch their favorite TV shows thanks to BitTorrent or are going online to the network websites to catch up with a missed show or in some cases they are also going to iTunes and purchasing the shows to watch on their video iPods and computers.

So it shouldn’t be hard for any of us to fast forward to the time where there are plenty of consumer electronic devices which seamlessly take Internet TV content and deliver the content to the televisions in our living rooms. While the current version of Apple TV isn’t there yet, there are quite a number of devices that I have recently seen that do get us there. MythTV continues to be interesting too. While this model does assume basic broadband connectivity in the home, it does not assume basic cable service. And in the near future when more content owners like MLB.TV decide to go direct to the consumer and bypass traditional distribution channels, what we end up with is ”Television Disrupted.”

I also believe that in the next 3 years (maybe sooner), some of the major movie studios will start to look to offer viewing access to their first-run movies directly on the internet. This is already happening with Indie Films and it is just a matter of time for this to transcend to the major studio releases.

Add in the millions of “unisodes” already available for viewing on the internet and combine this with the long-tail Internet TV shows that are available for viewing on sites like Network2 and more people will start to take notice. And when the major TV studios implement their own Internet TV strategies and decide to also go direct to consumer and bypass many of the costs associated with traditional content distribution, things like basic cable service become a commodity that an entire generation of people may decide they just don’t need.

At the current rate of innovation and change, I except more and more people will start to watch Internet TV in their living rooms. This in turn may start to pose a real threat to Cable Companies by end of this decade.

The Cable Version of “Wireless Conversion” is going to happen. We just need a name for it.

Tags: Internet TV, Apple TV, MLB.TV, Cable TV, Jeff Pulver

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May 01, 2007

Technology Evangelist reports on Chris Brogan at Killer App Expo

Technology Evangelist: Your Media Your Way Presentation at Killer App Exp

"Chris Brogan from Network2.tv included a footer in his PowerPoint slides asking the audience to take pictures, blog about it, talk about it, etc. He clearly didn't have a problem with his presentation being streamed live to the web using Ustream from a MacBook Pro.

Brogan's talk covered the growth in online video content: content that's coming from you rather than content being simply watched by you after being generated by corporate media moguls. He admits that while there is a TON of video on the web today, it's not all great, but a lot of it is better than mainstream media sources give it credit for being. For example, online video is not JUST skateboard tricks and painful crotch hits. It also includes things like Alive in Baghdad, Galacticast, and Project Pedal."

Tags: Internet TV, Chris Brogan, Network2, Jeff Pulver

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April 30, 2007

Jeff Pulver's @ GarageGeeks / Notes on the Future of TV

Gil Rosen used his Nokia N73 to record my ad-hoc presentation on "The Future of TV" from inside of the GarageGeeks Garage in Holon.

Gil writes: "Last week I attended a rare event - the GarageGeeks get together/conference/party hosted under the title “A peak into the future of TV”. Talk about a hard core event - as you can see from the short vids and photos, it’s a real junky (but funky) garage, in a real industrial zone, with very little space, plastic chairs, no real food, coffee or toilets but it GOD DAMN WORKED! Something about the surreal surroundings made it feel like we are are actually talking about a real revolution (which it is). The fact Jeff Pulver pulled a surprised appearance added to the hyped but underground ambience and left me with some very good impressions, albeit, like I said, offbeat surroundings."

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This was also a reminder that these days, whenever anyone speaks at public events, they should assume that someone is recording the event and that their words will show up on YouTube. Just another video reality of 2007.

The overall experience was a bit surreal and it was also fun to be in a high-energy environment which inherently embraces technology innovation. I am looking forward to my next trip to Tel Aviv and the opportunity to attending another GarageGeeks event.

Tags: Tel Aviv, Gil Rosen, Internet TV, GarageGeeks, Jeff Pulver

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April 29, 2007

Discovered at Garage Geeks: 5min

Last Thursday night while I was attending the Garage Geeks event in Holon (outside of Tel Aviv), I met with the people behind a new startup which just launched 5min, "a Live Videopedia", a site dedicated to "How to" videos.

According to their about us page:

"5min is a place to find short video solutions for any practical question and a forum for people wanting to share their knowledge.

The vision behind 5min is a very simple one: any solution can be visually explained in no more than 5 minutes. Our aim is to create the first communal Life Videopedia allowing users from all over the globe to contribute their knowledge by sharing visual guides covering arts, business, fashion, sports, health, tech, food, and much more.

5min's basic philosophy is that everybody is an expert in something. The video era gives us the technological opportunity to share our collective knowledge and gather it onto one platform. This is what 5min aims to be – a platform for users, a platform for creators, a platform for talent and anyone that has something to teach.

In order to bring to life our vision of creating a comprehensive Life Videopedia, 5min gives each creator a private promotional Studio – a space to show his/her skills, and share his/her secrets.

Users of 5min also benefit from a visual illustration of any solution through a Smart Player. Unlike other video sites on the internet, 5min has created a video player adjusted specifically for the Videopedia vision. While uploading a movie, the creator can enhance it by adding a textual storyboard to the video – helping all of us understand his demonstration.

The 5min project needs your knowledge! We encourage you to take a camera and be part of our community. If you know other talented people, invite them to contribute as well.

After all, we all have something to learn from each other. This is the place to start."

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I also share 5min's basic philosophy that everybody is an expert in something. :)

5min is now on my personal watchlist of interesting Internet TV startups to watch.

Tags: 5min, Internet TV, Tel Aviv, GarageGeeks, Jeff Pulver

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April 28, 2007

Just finished watching Heroes Episode 19

One frustrating part of my trip to Europe this week was that I missed watching the return of one of my favorite television shows, Heros. When visiting the NBC website from my hotel room in Stockholm, since my IP address was from outside of the United States, I was denied access to watch the show. I didn’t try purchasing the episode on iTunes, since my goal was to watch Heros the way I normally do when/if I miss an episode, rather than incur any costs. And while having access to a corporate VPN might have addressed my immediate issues, it wasn’t an option for me.

While I both understand and appreciate the need for NBC to protect the digital rights of their shows, as an American traveling abroad, one day I hope sites like NBC find a way to offer a “Passport” service for traveling Americans who want to keep up with their favorite television shows.

Tags: NBC, Heros, Jeff Pulver

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April 27, 2007

Abbey Corps: Update

Just got back from Tel Aviv and I read the related news stories on both NewTeeVee and Wired.

Andrew Baron and I decided not to move forward on Abbey Corps.

I wish Andrew the best of luck with all of his future projects and endeavors and I remain a big fan of Rocketbom.

Tags: Andrew Baron, Abbey Corps, disruptive broadcasting, Jeff Pulver

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April 25, 2007

Thanks for Watching the Broadcasts from Sweden Today

Today I had a unique opportunity to give the “Podium Cam” concept a try twice. This morning I broadcast my speech from Innovation and Technology 2007 live on the Internet and while the audio was choppy at times, the concept seemed to work. But it seems that I didn’t give the archive a long enough time to transfer back to the UStream.tv server, so I some of my talk didn’t make it to the archive.

This evening I was all set to give the Podium Cam a second try when I arrived to give my talk at a meeting of the VoIP Group of the Swedish Computer Society in Stockholm. But when I arrived, I saw there were two video cameras setup together with a video mixer to record the session...so at the last minute I logged into Ustream.tv on the machine which was had the video mixing software running on it and I connected the output of the video mixer to Ustream.tv. This in turn meant my second broadcast of the day would have a professional look and feel. But…for reasons which none of us could figure out at the time, the video images that came across on UStream.tv were more cropped then we expected to see them. And then about 30 minutes into my talk, we lost power in the room. This in turn took down both the underlying internet connectivity and the use of the cameras and the mixing software. So, while I tried to continue with my speech without missing a beat, it was the end of my broadcasting day and I lost any chance I had to share an archive of my talk at the Swedish Computer Society.

All-in it was another fun day in the world of live Internet TV broadcasting. Thanks for being a part of it.

Tags: Internet TV, ustream.tv, Stockholm, Jeff Pulver

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LIVE: "How Disruptive Changes in an Industry can Create Opportunities for Startups"

This is a live broadcast from "Innovation and Technolog 2007" in Kista, Sweden.

Broadcast is scheduled ot start at 11.30 CET / 5:30 AM EDT and will last about 45 minutes.

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Tags: voneurope07, Stockholm, voip, Jeff Pulver

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April 24, 2007

The evolution of pulver.tv continues...

Thanks again to everyone who dropped by the Chris Brogan / Jeff Pulver show yesterday on Ustream.tv.

While I was in transit last night from New York to Stockholm, I spent some time thinking about the significance of what Chris and I and hundreds (maybe thousands?) of us have been doing playing with Ustream.tv and the ability for each and everyone of us to have our own ad-hoc Internet TV shows.

Personally, I am pretty confident the pulver.tv team will work out our in-house production issues and challenges and will be able to re-create a TV Broadcast control room with software and innovation. This in turn will open up all sorts of new possibilities I look forward to exploring.

These really are fun times and I am enjoying every minute of it.

pulver.tv has finally found a home and a vision and after a year of searching, I know now why I made the investment. :)

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Archive of the Chris Brogan / Jeff Pulver show from April 23, 2007:

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Tags: Internet TV, ustream.tv, Chris Brogan, Jeff Pulver

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April 23, 2007

Thanks for watching our show today!

Just wanted to thank everyone who dropped by the Chris Brogan / Jeff Pulver Show earlier today. It felt great to have 125 viewers at our peak and once again it was also amazing to see that we attracted a global viewing audience, with people viewing the show across North America, Europe, and in Australia.

Being involved with a live call-in Internet TV show continues be an engaging learning experience for us. This time around we had our first “studio audience” (we had 4 people visiting) and we experimented with taking viewer calls from both Skype and Chris’s cell phone. As we prepare for each live show, Chris and I have a deeper appreciation for the people who helped pioneer Television back in the 1950’s. The feedback we have received in the past couple of hours has been very much appreciated and we will look to continue to improve our show over time.

Tags: Internet TV, ustream.tv, Chris Brogan, Jeff Pulver

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Jeff Pulver and Chris Brogan Show - Live at 12PM EDT

Watch our show, live on UStream.tv.

Tags: Internet TV, ustream.tv, Chris Brogan, Jeff Pulver

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The next Chris Brogan / Jeff Pulver Call-In Internet TV Show: Live on Ustream.tv, Today at 12 PM EST.

Chris Brogan and I invite you to view and call into our live call in Internet TV show, which takes place later today at 12 PM EST (9am PST / 1700 GST / 1800 CET / 1900 Tel Aviv)

To watch, please visit our show page on Ustream.tv. Please consider being an active member of our viewing audience.

We encourage you to call-in to our show with a comment or a question. (The call-in number will be announced during the show.)

And if you are from the metro NYC area, please drop me a line if you would like to join our studio audience for a future show.

Tags: Internet TV, ustream.tv, Chris Brogan, Jeff Pulver

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April 22, 2007

61 People already registered for PodCamp Europe!

PodCamp Europe will be taking place 12-13 June in Stockholm at the same venue as VON Europe 2007.

PodCamp Europe is: "...a gathering of podcasters, bloggers, and new media professionals & amateurs for two days to share, explore, challenge, and grow our abilities in new media. Learn about audio and video podcasting, blogging, photography, Second Life, Twitter, and all kinds of other new and social media tools."

Looks to be a lot of fun. And the entire event is free. :)

If you are active in the European Podcasting Community, please consider joining us at PodCamp Europe.

Tags: PodCamp, PodCamp Europe, VONEurope07, Jeff Pulver

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April 21, 2007

Playing with Apple TV

Apple TV + Verizon FiOS seem to work well together. At least there is relatively little waiting to download videos from iTunes these days.

I’m wondering if anyone else is having trouble with the audio levels of music that is played on Apple TV. `

Tags: FiOS, Verizon, Apple TV, Jeff Pulver

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Had A Great Week at NAB2007…and I wasn’t even there.

After spending the first half of April in Florida, I spent four days in a row in my office this week (Tuesday – Friday) which is the first time this year that I spent four consecutive days in my Long Island office.

And while I wasn’t at NAB2007, it seemed that I was well represented there. According to a friend of mine who attended the NAB SuperSessions, in a session moderated by Chris Matthews, Jeff Jarvis put in a great plug for our Video on the Net events. (Thank you Jeff Jarvis!). And then there was the person from YouTube who spoke at NAB2007 and gave me attribution for calling “2008: The Year of the YouTube Presidency.”

Tags: NAB2007, Jeff Jarvis, YouTube, Jeff Pulver

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April 20, 2007

Next Chris Brogan / Jeff Pulver Call-in Internet TV Show: Monday April 23rd at 12pm EDT

The next edition of the Chris Brogan and Jeff Pulver Show will be taking place on Monday, April 23rd.

Look for us on Monday on Ustream.tv, starting at 9am PDT / 12pm EDT / 1700 BST / 1800 CET / 1900 in Tel Aviv.

Please drop me a line if you would like to join our studio audience or if you would like to be a guest on a future show.

Tags: Internet TV, ustream.tv, Chris Brogan, Jeff Pulver

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Blogosphere Reflections on our First Live call-in Internet TV Show:

Blogs posts from some of the people who participated in our first broadcast.

- Joe C. - Thoughts on the Brogan/Pulver Show
- Spacey Gracy - The Gatekeepers Are Gone. Sing Halleluia!
- Alan Weinkrantz - When Jeff and Chris Went Live With Their Own Internet TV Call in Talk Show

Blog posts reflecting from friends who reflected on my accounting of our first broadcast.

- Kfir Pravda: Pulver take on the ustream live show
- Moshe Maeir: Broadcast Live from Anywhere!
- Dan York: Reading Jeff Pulver's account makes me want to try ustream.tv...

I also enjoyed reading the comments shared regarding my accounting of our first broadcast.

One fact that I didn't know until yesterday afternoon is that we did our entire broadcast over the pulver.com Wi-Fi Network. I had just assumed that we were using a LAN connection. Now I'm an even bigger fan of what the possibilities are.

Tags: Internet TV, Joe C., Spacey Gracy, ustream.tv, Kfir Pravda, Moshe Maeir, Alan Weinkrantz, Dan York, Chris Brogan, Jeff Pulver

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April 19, 2007

Reflections on our First Live call-in Internet TV Show:

Yesterday afternoon, Chris Brogan and I did our first live call-in Internet TV Show on Ustream.tv. And I finally had another chance to leverage the investment I made last summer in the creation of the pulver.tv studio. In the past few days I had seen others go live on Ustream.tv with just a laptop and a webcam and I wanted to see if I could make something of higher production value for our viewers. So we used our studio and fired up our lights and studio microphone and tried to add a professional feeling to our amateur activities in the world of live internet TV.

Right when the show started and at various points during the show, we gave out Chris’s cell phone number as the dial-in number. And while we did not patch the calls directly into the audiostream, from what we were told, most of the callers could be heard. As people started to call-in from all over the world, it hit me that we were playing with technology that was as disruptive to the future of Media as my use of Internet Phone back in April, 1995 when all I need to talk to people around the world was software, connectivity and a computer. Back then the press considered all of us "hobbyists" and the telecom operators thought we were playing with "toys" yet what we were playing with was the underlying technology that would change the face of communications forever.

Well this time around we had our own live TV show and we were live on the Internet and we were heard and seen by viewers from all over the world. From a traditional media perspective, I could not fathom what the costs would have been for us to rent satellite time for us to broadcast our live Internet TV show into all of the locations where we had viewers. Flashback to my days of listening to shortwave radio, it was like we had our own “shortwave TV” broadcasting facility. It was an amazing moment in time for us.

It is almost ironic that our first broadcast took place the same week that NAB2007 is taking place. The world of media has been disrupted and there is no turning back. We are living in the early days of a new form of broadcasting. But this time around people don't need to invest in the broadcast facilities of a TV station or worry about purchasing a license or invest in the equipment for a studio. We are living in the days where Video has become an application. It is the advent of video being application in a time of pervasive broadband where anyone with a laptop, broadband access and a webcam can create their own live Internet TV show in a matter of minutes. And thanks to services like twitter, it is a lot easier to get the attention of others to immediately come forward and watch your show.

So the innovation here is the ease-of-use associated with creating a new TV show where you no longer need anyone's permission to be live on the net. Ustream.tv makes this a reality in 5 minutes or less. No longer does a show have to get green lighted in order to be seen. The gatekeepers are gone. It is now up to each and every show producer to fine their audience, service their audience and grow their audience from the ground up.

Before our first show was over, we took two calls from people in the UK, a call from Canada, SMS from Argentina and calls from across the United States including a caller from Anchorage, Alaska. And this doesn’t include other people from around the world who were just watching us. Chris and I had a great time doing our show and I am already looking forward for the next edition of the Chris Brogan / Jeff Pulver show.

Special thanks to everyone who called in and participated in our show. And especially thanks to Andy Lipson and David Kowarsky for their work behind the camera.

(Alan Weinkrantz was the first person to call-into our show and shared this photo.)

Tags: Internet TV, NAB2007, VoIP, ustream.tv, Andy Lipson, David Kowarsky, Alan Weinkrantz, Chris Brogan, Jeff Pulver

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April 18, 2007

Watch the Chris Brogan and Jeff Pulver Show - Live Today: 12PM PDT/3PM EDT Ustream.tv

Chris Brogan and I will be broadcasting live from the pulver.tv studios on Ustream.tv

Look for us live today on Ustream.tv, starting at 12 pm PDT, 3pm EDT, 20:00 GST, 21:00 CET and 22:00 in Tel Aviv.

Tags: Internet TV, ustream.tv, Chris Brogan, Jeff Pulver

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April 16, 2007

Live from your Laptop: Ustream.tv

These days anyone who wants have a "live Internet TV show" can have one...for free!

Anyone with a laptop (with a webcam) can visit Ustream.tv and in less than five minutes get setup with your own channel, your own chat room and be live on the Internet.

And if you have a few friends on twitter, it is pretty easy to get a group of people to watch your premiere episode.

Once you go live, you can chat with your viewers via your own online chat room.

This feels like a throwback to the days of CuSeeMe...

And the total cost for this is zero. At least for now.

And there's more. Ustream.tv has introduced "eSeats" where you can establish a price per ticket and charge people to view your broadcasts. This means that Ustream.tv might be a platform to consider when producing fee-based video webinars and this is a feature which does help differentiate UStream.tv from a site like Stickam.

Tags: Internet TV, ustream.tv, twitter, Jeff Pulver

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Multichannel News: G4tv.com Plays with Wii

Multichannel News: G4tv.com Plays with Wii

"G4 is launching a Wii-specific Internet portal, the first network Web site optimized specifically for use through the Wii Web browser.

Owners of the Nintendo Wii console will gain immediate access to a wide array of G4's best content, including streaming video, photos, news, game reviews and more."

See the G4 Press release for more details.

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Another interesting development in the evolution of Internet Media/Entertainment.

Tags: Internet TV, g4tv.com, wii, Jeff Pulver

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April 15, 2007

43 People Already Registered for PodCamp Europe!

PodCamp Europe will be taking place 12-13 June in Stockholm.

PodCamp Europe is: "...a gathering of podcasters, bloggers, and new media professionals & amateurs for two days to share, explore, challenge, and grow our abilities in new media. Learn about audio and video podcasting, blogging, photography, Second Life, Twitter, and all kinds of other new and social media tools."

Looks to be a lot of fun. And the entire event is free. :)

PodCamp Europe is co-located at the same venue as VON Europe.

I'm looking forward to being a part of both events.

Tags: PodCamp, PodCamp Europe, VONEurope07, Jeff Pulver

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April 14, 2007

Project Pedal: Episode 4 - (by Mike Ambs, winner of Network2 Contest)

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"The idea of Project Pedal came about, thanks to Amanda, almost exactly four years ago - and for the last three years, I've been pouring myself into it with my fair share of difficulties along the way.

But thanks to the encouragement of close friends, family and the readers/viewers of this site - I've always picked myself up and kept trying when things dead-ended with Pedal.

I can't imagine where I would be without this site and without everything it has directly been instrumental in sending my way. My amazing crew, the Black Sheep... the professional advice and support of Matt... the much needed and much appreciated relationships with total strangers who've stumbled onto this site in there own ways.

I've learned so much in the last three years, and if I had any advice to pass on to people reading - it would be, whatever your passion or personal project may be, don't go it alone. Start a blog, and be as transparent and inclusive as possible.

I'm excited about these last two months and the two that will follow - I can't wait for the trip to come. I'm nervous. I'm excited. "Breath in pink, exhale blue". There's a lot of details to get into place - but... this is it, two months left. Here we go." -- Mike Ambs

tags: pedal, documentary, indie, vlog, blog, bicycle, coast-to-coast, community, network2, blip.tv, the black sheep, the flux, von 2007

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I really like Mike Ambs style and storytelling technique.

Tags: Internet TV, VON07, Mike Ambs, Project Pedal, Network2, Jeff Pulver

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April 13, 2007

Jay Moonah's Accepts 3rd Place Award in the Network2 Contest:

Jay Moonah's contest entry got him 3rd place in Network2's "How to Watch Internet TV" Contest.

Tags: Internet TV, Jay Moonah, Network2, Jeff Pulver

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Made it into the Fred Siebert (Next New Networks) Blog:

Next New Networks Blog: Internet Only TV Shows

Fred made reference to my original post of "TV Shows Only Available on the Internet."

For an updated list of shows, please see the Network2 TV Online Guide.

And Fred, I've been a fan of Channel Frederator ever since I saw my first episode last summer.

Tags: Internet TV, Fred Siebert, Channel Federator, Next New Networks, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

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April 12, 2007

Network2: Internet TV of the people, by the people, for the people

Blonde 2.0: Internet TV of the people, by the people, for the people

"The user-generated video media landscape is changing quickly. While all of us enjoy seeing frat boys burping on one another or cute puppies who have special licking skills on YouTube every once in a while, Network2 offers those of us looking for higher quality, episodic programming on the web, an alternative.

Network2, has created an internet TV guide of the best independently produced video shows on the web. Shows were picked based on their quality and originality. You can find over 500 web shows all aggregated into one site, add your own comments, rate the shows, and add tags to help users find what they're looking for.

Once you've found your favorite shows, you can create your own channel, share it with friends, create a widget on your site, and also load it into your video browser like FireAnt or iTunes, even into your portable media player. You can check out my channel widget on this blog. Just click on any of the shows and you will be redirected to the episode page."

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As the founder of Network2, I just wanted to thank Blonde 2.0 for taking notice of Network2 and for sharing such kind words.

Visit Network2 today and let us help you discover new Internet TV Shows.

Tags: Internet TV, Blonde 2.0, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

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April 10, 2007

Steve Garfield continues to make Internet Video History.

Last night I logged onto twitter just minutes after Steve Garfield announced that he was broadcasting video live from his kitchen using wifi and his Nokia N95 phone with a little help of ComVu.

And while Steve was live, I enjoyed using twitter as the means to communicate back to Steve.

Tags: twitter, ComVu, Nokia, N95, Steve Garfield, Jeff Pulver

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April 09, 2007

AppleTV RSS Plugin Beta 1 Available

Brought to you by twenty08. Click here for the details.

(Thanks to Ilan Graicer for the heads up.)

Tags: Broadcast 2.0, disruptive broadcasting, Apple, iTV, InternetTV, Ilan Graicer, Jeff Pulver

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April 08, 2007

Magnify.net @ PodCampNYC

Magnify.net Blog: PodCamp NYC '07

I enjoyed reading Steve Rosenbaum's blog post about his experiences at PodCampNYC '07. Looks like Steve (and Chris Brogan) had some fun yesterday. :)

Tags: podcamp, podcampNYC, magnify.net, Steve Rosenbaum

Posted by jeff at 04:20 PM | Permalink | Comments (12)

The Cog (Honda Accord Commercial)

According to Wikipedia:

"The Cog was a dramatic television commercial for the Honda Accord, made (almost completely) without any CGI or trick photography...

The two-minute commercial appears as a single, long camera pan along a Heath Robinson / Rube Goldberg-like chain-reaction arrangement of parts from the car but is in fact two stitched together, the join being at the moment where the muffler/exhaust box rolls across the floor (this can be seen by watching the floor pattern change). The commercial took 606 different takes to complete, and only minuscule CGI was used, simply for fixing the lighting on the final car's window. The cars featured, one disassembled for the pieces and the other on the trailer, were two of the six hand-built pre-mass production Accords."

Tags: honda, The Cog, Jeff Pulver

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April 02, 2007

Supermarket 2.0 Video

Supermarket 2.0 - Funny video clips are a click away

This video had it's world premiere at Kinnernet 2007. Staring friends from Kinnernet.

"A Supermarket in a Web 2.0 World."

Tags: Supermarket 2.0, UrbanSeeder, Wishood, Kinnernet, Kinnernet07, Israel, Tel AViv, Kinnernet 2007, Jeff Pulver

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PodCamp Europe: 12-13 June in Stockholm

Chis Brogan and Christopher Penn just announced that PodCamp Europe will be taking place 12-13 June in Stockholm.

It is great to see the two co-founders of PodCamp are the ones behind PodCamp Europe.

PodCamp Europe is: "...a gathering of podcasters, bloggers, and new media professionals & amateurs for two days to share, explore, challenge, and grow our abilities in new media. Learn about audio and video podcasting, blogging, photography, Second Life, Twitter, and all kinds of other new and social media tools."

Looks to be a lot of fun. And the entire event is free. :)

PodCamp Europe is co-located at the same venue as VON Europe.

I'm looking forward to being at both events.

Tags: PodCamp, PodCamp Europe, VONEurope07, Chris Brogan, Chris Penn, Jeff Pulver

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March 31, 2007

Acceptable TV: Promo Video

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I enjoyed watching this video on Thursday night when I was in the audience of the New York Video 2.0 Meetup, hosted monthly by Yaron Samid. The insights shared by Kenny Miller of MTV Networks was well worth the trip to the meeting.

Tags: Acceptable TV, Video on the Net, MeetUp, Yaron Samid, Jeff Pulver

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March 30, 2007

Jeff Pulver interview with Technology Evangelist

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What trip to the Video on the Net conference would be complete without a discussion with the Founder of VON, Jeff Pulver. Jeff talked to Ed about the some of the big announcements made at VON.

Last Thursday when I was talking the Spring VON show floor, I was interviewed by Ed Kohler from Technology Evangelist. This was a far less noisy interview than the last time I was interviewed by Ed at TECH Cocktail in Chicago.

Tags: video on the net, Ed Kohler, Technology Evangelist, von07, Jeff Pulver

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David Eckoff's Spring 2007 Video on the Net Recap:

David Eckoff: @ Video on the Net conference: Most interesting things heard and learned

David Eckoff is Vice President, New Products at Turner Broadcasting. He is responsible for overseeing the development, evaluation and launch of new products across the Turner entertainment, news and animation divisions. David spoke and attended Spring 2007 Video on the Net, and in his blog shares his comments regarding the most interesting things heard and learned from the following speakers: Steve Garfield, Bob Bowman, Justin Kownacki, Albert Cheng, Daniel Scheinman, Don Loeb, Bernie Gershon, Brent Weinstein, Sarah Harden, Jim Wuthrich, Erick Hachenburg, Dina Kaplan, Jeremy Allaire, Dmitry Shapiro, Robert Petty, Matt Sanchez, Josh Goldman, Tara Maitra, Paul Palumbo, Shelly Palmer, Todd Herman.

Tags: video on the net, David Eckoff, von07, Jeff Pulver

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March 29, 2007

Network2 takes Times Square by Day; Proof Bar by Night

I couldn't help but notice some of the kind words posted in the blogosphere yesterday regarding Tuesday's Network2 Times Square adventure and what we did afterwards when we hosted a gathering at Proof Bar which brought together a number of people involved in the New York New Media scene. Given that I only gave ourselves 3 1/2 days to put together the gathering, it was pretty well attended.

Justin Kownacki: Network2 takes Manhattan
Kfir Pravda: Jeff Pulver - I Want My Network2!
Bill C.: Pulver / Network2 @ Proof
Eric Rochow: Network2 meetup
Kristian Hansen: Network2 Mixxer

And then there is the blog post from Chris Brogan with whom I started my day with at the Empire Diner. We then visited with Brian Bedol at CSTV and then had lunch with Dan Dubno prior to our Times Square Adventure. Seems after I left Proof, Chris’s adventure continued and he eventually ended up back at the Empire Diner catching up with our friend John Perry Barlow. Amazing how our lives revolve around diners...

Tags: Network2, Network2.tv, von07, realsolid.tv, Justin Kownacki, Kfir Pravda, Eric Rochow, Chris Brogan, Dan Dubno, Jeff Pulver

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March 28, 2007

Network2 in Times Square: "I want my Network2!"

While I was in San Jose last week attending VON, I woke up one morning with a crazy idea that I had a chance to see implemented yesterday.

After the success of our recently completed user generated commercials promotion, I thought it would be cool to visit Times Square where MTV's TRL is filmed and ask people to record Network2 Video IDs for us. To this day, when I think of MTV, I still think of the early 80s "I want my MTV!" promos. So our thought was to asked people to say "I want my Network2!" and we even offered to pay them for their time. Yesterday afternoon around 3.40pm we found our spot on the corner near TRL (45th and 7th), setup our cameras and started meeting some of the tourists who were visiting Times Square.

While this was going on, Chris Brogan was busy on twitter inviting some of his twitter friends to drop by and also was scouting people to participate in the promotion.

Yesterday afternoon it was in the 70s in NYC which made it feel a lot like the summer. As a team we avoided direct contact with the nearby police (which was a good thing) and ended up having a fun afternoon in NYC. We left Times Square with quite a number of Network2 Video Station IDs and a confirmation that even without a lot of planning, it is possible to take an idea and still "go for it" and than see what happens.

Special thanks to: Chris Brogan, Cameron, Andy Lipson, David Kowarsky (+friend), James Marcus, Grace Piper, Geo Geller and Dan Dubno and all the tourists that happened to pass by 45th and 7th Ave who helped make yesterday happen.

Tags: Network2, MTV, Network2.tv, von07, Jeff Pulver

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March 27, 2007

Jim Long's recap of Spring 2007 Video on the Net:

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VON07 wrap up video

Tags: von, Jim Long, von07, Jeff Pulver

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Mark Day reports on Spring 2007 Video on the Net

Mark Day reports from the Network2 booth at Spring 2007 Video on the Net and includes Chris Brogan's pitch for a new kind of startup. :)

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Mark Day at Video on the Net. I promised to send the Daily Reel some B Roll and a "hello", hence all the Daily Reel references. Chris Brogan gets his own comedy moment here...

Tags: von, Mark Day, Chris Brogan, von07, Jeff Pulver

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March 26, 2007

Geekriot 3/25

Last night I was a guest on Geekriot, a live internet radio show co-hosted by Shawn Smith and Justine Ezarik.

Justin Kownacki and I were the guests and spoke about a number of things, including Spring 2007 VON.

Tags: von, GeekRiot, von, Justin Kownacki, Shawn Smith, Justine Ezarik, von07, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 10:40 PM | Permalink | Comments (38)

Media on the Verge: Jim Long's Coverage of Spring 2007 Video on the Net:

Verge Media covered Spring 2007 Video on the Net and filed the following stories:

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Media on the Verge is Jim Long's look at emerging media.

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VON2007 coverage for tuesday March 20th

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coverage of VON2007 from Verge New Media founder Jim Long

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special tuesday extra edition featuring Jeff Jarvis calling for "TV Revolution" summit

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Coverage of VON07

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Special thanks to Jim Long for joining us at Video on the Net and for producing these segments while he was on-site.

Tags: von, Jim Long, von07, Jeff Pulver

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March 25, 2007

Jim Southworth shares his perspective on “Video on Demand”

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Jim Southworth at Spring 2007 VON

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“Anybody can be the source for the Video on the Demand”

“Cross Video on Demand with SIP…and all of sudden Video on Demand takes on a whole new animal.”

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I first met Jim 10 years ago and it was great to see him back at Spring 2007 VON. I enjoyed doing the on-the-spot interview using my Sony DSC-T50 camera.

“Jim Southworth is one of the few industry technologists that has a truly broad experience of technology disciplines. His thirty plus years spans everything from extensive applications and operating system software to high-speed telephony transmissions systems and switching matrices. Over the years his responsibilities have included large scale network deployments to unique product development and prototypes. Mr. Southworth has been recognized internationally as an industry expert in various access technologies such as DSL and Wireless as well as various network delivered value added applications such as Voice over IP and Internet enabled video.”

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Tags: von, Jim Southworth, von07, Jeff Pulver

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Interviewed by Shelly Palmer - on Media 3.0 / Podcast EP15

During Spring VON I sat down with Shelly Palmer and discussed how Network2.tv is changing the way we watch Broadband Video. Running Time 07:34 minutes (File Size: 6.9 MB)

Tags: von, Network2, Shelly Palmer, Network2.tv, von07, Jeff Pulver

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March 24, 2007

Virtual Jeff Pulver co-starring in Gizmoz Kinnernet 2007 Movie

Kinnernet 2007 - By Gizmoz

This movie was created by Eyal Gever of Gizmoz and had it's "World Premiere" at Kinnernet 2007.

Tags: Kinnernet, Gizmoz, Eyal Gever, Kinnernet07, VON, Kinnernet2007, Israel, Jeff Pulver

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March 23, 2007

Jeff Pulver's plug for Dasani Water

I caught up with Qoof in the Video on the Net Pavilion at Spring VON and recorded this user generated commercial for Dasani water.

Tags: von, Qoof, von07, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 07:57 AM | Permalink | Comments (21)

March 22, 2007

FeedMe Bubbe Discovered at Spring 2007 VON:

Andrew Keen: The Bubble bubble

"Nothing else can explain what I witnessed, with my very own eyes, at the San Jose Conventional Center yesterday. There I was, at Jeff Pulver's VON show, prospecting for interesting young Web 2.0 video companies, and what did I find? I dug up an eighty year Jewish grandmother from Boston, known on the Internet as Bubbe, who had been schlepped out to California by her twenty-something grandson, Avrom Honig, a Web 2.0 entrepreneur. Bubbe (she wouldn't give me her real name) is the star of an Internet video cooking show called "Feed Me Bubbe". Bubbe is evidence of Chris Anderson's long tail. Get used to her. She's the old/new pin-up for the democratized media revolution."

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It was great meeting both Avrom and Bubbe and spending time with them at the Network2 booth inside the Video on the Net Pavilion on the Spring 2007 VON show floor.

Tags: Internet TV, Feed Me Bubbe, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

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March 21, 2007

More images from Spring 2007 VON (Day 1):

Tags: von, von07, Jeff Pulver

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March 20, 2007

Winners of the Network2 "How to Watch Internet TV" Contest Announced:

Special thanks to everyone who entered our contest. I was overwhelmed by the creativity and quality of the submissions we received. It made judging all the more of a challenge to me. While I was prepared to share US$40,000 for the top three prizes, in the end I decided to give out an additional US$10,000 to ten entries which qualified as "Honorable Mentions."

First Place and US$ 25,000 - Mike Ambs for: Friend #1 & #2:

Flash Version   |   'Save As'   |     |   01'22

Second Place and US$ 10,000 - Minnesota stories.

Third Place and US$ 5,000 - Jay Moonah.

Honorable mentions and US$ 1,000 go to:

- g14
- Galacticast
- Josh Leo's Vlog
- Rabbit Bites
- Something to be Desired
- The Hippy Gourmet
- Vlognomad
- Adam Swan
- Emina Sonnad
- Jim Long

(We will be in touch with everyone about the prizes.)

Thank you to everyone. It meant a lot to me to see all the wonderful submissions, and I truly believe that anything that brings awareness of Internet TV helps us all.

I look forward to announcing our next contest in the near future.

Tags: Internet TV, VON07, Mike Ambs, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Jeff Pulver

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The Nework2 Petition to the FCC:

Click here to download a copy of the Network2 Petition to the FCC filed earlier today.

"Network2 Petition for Declaratory Ruling that Internet Video is not subject to regulation under Title III or Title VI of the Communications Act:"

Tags: von, FCC, Network2, Internet TV, Video on the Net, Jeff Pulver

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Watch Spring 2007 VON: Live!

Click here to watch the opening session of Spring 2007 VON / Video on the Net live - starting at 08:45AM PT / 11:45AM ET.

Tags: von, von07, Jeff Pulver

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March 19, 2007

Images from Kinnernet 2007 (Days 2 and 3):

Tags: Kinnernet, Kinnernet07, VON, Kinnernet2007, Israel, Jeff Pulver

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March 15, 2007

Jeremy Pepper: The Future is Video

Jeremy Pepper: The Future is Video

"And, well, that's part of the greatness of online video. Anyone can become a star, like Brookers or Amanda Congdon - some with talent, some without - but you get a shot at getting out to a whole new audience that might never have found you before. Or, go over and apply to win Network2's $25,000 contest on how to watch Internet TV. :)"

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Hope everyone is enjoying the opportunity to review the videos submitted for the Network2 contest.

I'm looking forward to announcing the winners next Tuesday at Spring 2007 Video on the Net.

Tags: Internet TV, Jeremy Pepper,disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

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March 14, 2007

Interview with Jay "Hamster" Moonah:

Last week I when I was in Toronto for Canadian Music Week, I had a chance to catch up with Jay Moonah,
the person responsible for the viral hamster video submission to the Network2 "How to Watch Internet TV" contest.

Jay Moonah

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Interview with Jay about the origins of the Network2 Hamsters

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(My entry into the Network2 video contest. My rodent friends and I explain how you use Network2.tv to find crazy-good video content. Do I want $25,000 of Jeff Pulver's money? Hell ya, and I've got the hamsters to prove!)

Tags: Internet TV, CMW07, Jay Moonah, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Jeff Pulver

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March 12, 2007

A Look at the Network2 Contest Entries:

Special thanks to everyone who took the time and made the effort to enter the Network2 "How to Watch Internet TV" contest.

Show Entries:
- Beach Walks with Rox
- Cinema Psychic
- ebb & flow
- Feed Me Bubbe
- For Parody Purposes Only
- g14
- Galacticast
- gardenfork.tv
- Josh Leo's Vlog
- Minnesota Stories
- Mommy Pack My Lunch
- r3wind.com
- Rabbit Bites
- rickrey.com
- Simple Do's & Don'ts
- Skilltip.tv
- Skydiver Girls
- Something to be Desired
- Steve Garfield's Video Blog
- The 7:00 News
- The Britney Mason Show
- The Clip Show
- The Eye
- The Hippy Gourmet
- The Ointment
- The Romeo Theater
- theZombiePrincess
- Viral
- Vlognomad
- Wreck & Salvage / Bullemhead

Individual Entries:
- Adam Rath
- Adam Swan
- Ahmed Hashim
- Alan Weinkrantz
- Beth Strong
- Brett Hankins
- Charlotte Lofranco
- Chiaki Matsumoto
- Clint Comer
- David Howell
- David Murrow
- Emina Sonnad
- Erik Nelson
- Ian Savage
- Jay Moonah
- Jennifer Iorio
- Jim Long
- John Convey
- Lamthuy (Karen) Nguyen
- Laural Hailey
- Lauren Guerra & Chris Scott
- Michael Bailey
- Mike Ambs
- Mike Ambs 2nd entry
- Nathan Laver
- Randolph J. Gingeleski
- Roger Dean
- Scott Michaels
- Scott Michaels - 2nd entry
- Stephen Saylor
- Steve Pandola
- Zach Steel

(last edit: 04.22pm - 13-Mar-07)- total of 62 entries

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One of these entries will be the winner of US$ 25,000, another will win US$10,000 and one will win US$ 5,000. The winners of this contest will be announced on March 20th at Spring 2007 Video on the Net.

Tags: Internet TV, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

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March 11, 2007

Skilltip.tv's Network2 Contest Entry

Click here to review their contest entry.

Tags: Internet TV, Skilltip.tv, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 11:43 PM | Permalink | Comments (4)

David Howell's Network2 Contest Entry

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My entry for the Network2 contest, "How Do You Watch Internet TV?"

Tags: Internet TV, David Howell, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

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Britney Mason's Network2 Contest Entry from Second Life:

And here is a contest entry from Britney Mason from inside of Second Life:

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Tags: Internet TV, Britney Mason, Second Life, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

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Justin Adams's Network2 Contest Entry:

Click here to watch this contest entry.

Tags: Internet TV, Justin Adams, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 06:11 PM | Permalink | Comments (14)

Brett Hankins's Network2 Contest Entry:

Click here to watch this entry.

Tags: Internet TV, Brent Hankins, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 06:08 PM | Permalink | Comments (12)

Beach Walks with Rox's Network2 Contest Entry:

Click here to watch this entry.

Tags: Internet TV, Beach Walks with Rox, Roxanne Darling, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 06:04 PM | Permalink | Comments (12)

The Romeo Theater's Network2 Contest Entry:

Click here to watch this entry.

Tags: Internet TV, John Romeo, The Romeo Theater, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 06:00 PM | Permalink | Comments (3)

John Convey's Network2 Contest Entry:

Click here to watch this entry.

Tags: Internet TV, John Convey, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 05:47 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)

The Skydiver Girls Network2 Contest Entry:

Click here to watch this entry.

Tags: Internet TV, Skydiver Girls, Karen "KFC" Blanchette, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 05:42 PM | Permalink | Comments (9)

Zach Steel (The New Adults)'s Network2 Contest Entry:

Tags: Internet TV, Zach Steel, The New Adults, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 05:31 PM | Permalink | Comments (19)

Cinema Psychic's Network2 Contest Entry:

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On the Psychic's sweet 16 Charlie Baker consults the tarot cards for 300 and Namesake.  And if that wasn't enough your beloved Cinema Psychic answers a caller's question about. How to Watch Internet TV.

show links: 300, Namesake, Network2.tv 

Tags: Internet TV, Cinema Psychic, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

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Sunny Gault's Network2 Contest Entry:

Tags: Internet TV, Sunny Gault, Veoh, This Week in Geek, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 04:56 PM | Permalink | Comments (12)

This Week in Geek Network2 Contest Entry:

Tags: Internet TV, Stephen Saylor, This Week in Geek, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 04:51 PM | Permalink | Comments (8)

Wreck & Salvage / Bullemhead's Network2 Contest Entry:

Click here to watch this contest entry.

Tags: Internet TV, Wreck & Salvage, Bullemhead, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 04:42 PM | Permalink | Comments (4)

The Clip Show's Network2 Contest Entry:

Click here to watch The Clip Show's Network2 Contest entry.

Tags: Internet TV, The Clip Show, James Kirks,

Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 04:23 PM | Permalink | Comments (4)

r3rewind.com's Network2 Contest Entry:

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A short clip about internet tv for network2 competition. It would be really nice to win something (not fussed if it was money - but maybe a flight and entrance to the video on the net maybe) I'll be doing a few more clips regarding internet tv for network2 after this one.

Tags: Internet TV, r3rewind.com, Philip Campbell, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 04:17 PM | Permalink | Comments (11)

The 7 O'Clock News Network2 Contest Entry:

Click here to watch this contest entry.

Tags: Internet TV, The 7 O'Clock News, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 04:13 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

Steve Garfield's Network2 Contest Entry:

Tags: Internet TV, Steve Garfield, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 04:07 PM | Permalink | Comments (5)

Charlotte Lofranco's Network2 Contest Entry:

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This is my entry for the Network2 video contest (www.network2.tv) Made this with my digital camera, my crappy mic and a free trial of a video editing program. I feel like a commercial for them. Ugh. This is why I need to win the money! So I can afford to buy my own video editing program! ;) Enjoy!

Tags: Internet TV, Charlotte Lofranco, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 04:03 PM | Permalink | Comments (8)

Alan Weinkrantz's Network2 Contest Entry:

Tags: Internet TV, Alan Weinkrantz, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 04:01 PM | Permalink | Comments (3)

Randolph Gingeleski's Network2 Contest Entry:

Tags: Internet TV, Randolph Gingeleski, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 04:01 PM | Permalink | Comments (7)

Chiaki Matsumoto's Network2 Contest Entry:

Tags: Internet TV, Chiaki Matsumoto, Lauren Guerra, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 03:49 PM | Permalink | Comments (8)

Clint Comer's Network 2 Contest Entry:

Click here to watch Clint Comer's contest entry.

Tags: Internet TV, Clint Comer, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 03:16 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

Lauren Guerra & Chris Scott's Network2 Contest Entry:

Tags: Internet TV, Chris Scott, Lauren Guerra, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 03:15 PM | Permalink | Comments (9)

Nathan Laver's Network2 Contest Entry:

Click here to watch Nathan Laver's contest entry.

Tags: Internet TV, Nathan+Laver, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 03:14 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

Lamthuy (Karen) Nguyen's Network2 Contest Entry:

Click here to watch Lamthuy (Karen) Nguyen's contest entry.

Tags: Internet TV, Lamthuy (Karen) Nguyen, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 03:14 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Scott Michaels's second Network2 Contest Entry:

Tags: Internet TV, Scott Michael, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 03:13 PM | Permalink | Comments (8)

Beth Strong's Network2 Contest Entry:

Tags: Internet TV, Beth Strong, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 03:12 PM | Permalink | Comments (10)

ebb & flow's Network2 Contest Entry:

Click here to watch ebb & flow's contest entry.

Tags: Internet TV, ebb & flow, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 03:11 PM | Permalink | Comments (15)

Still have More Network2 Contest Videos to Post:

By the time the Network2 Contest deadline approached on Friday night, close to 60 entries were received.

Special thanks to everyone who took the time and made the effort to produce a contest entry.

The judging process is underway…

Tags: Internet TV, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 09:56 AM | Permalink | Comments (10)

March 10, 2007

friend#1 and #2, Network2 Contest Entry

Click here to watch friend#1 and #2, a Network2 Contest Entry.

Tags: Internet TV, Mike Ambs, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 05:55 PM | Permalink | Comments (7)

Minnesota Stories's Network2 Contest Entry

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Here's my entry into the Network2.tv contest. Features cameos by Lorika and Mooki. Wee!

Tags: Internet TV, chuck Olsen, Minnesota Stories, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 05:09 PM | Permalink | Comments (34)

Brent Hankins's Network2 Contest Entry

Click here to watch Brent Hankins Network2 Contest entry.

Tags: Internet TV, Brent Hankins, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 05:07 PM | Permalink | Comments (6)

Stain & Cake's Network2 Contest Entry

Click here to watch Stain & Cake's Network2 Contest Entry.

Tags: Internet TV, Stain & Cake, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 05:00 PM | Permalink | Comments (13)

Scott Michaels's Network2 Contest Entry

Tags: Internet TV, Scott Michaels, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 04:54 PM | Permalink | Comments (3)

David Murrow's Network2 Contest Entry:

Tags: Internet TV, David Murrow, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 02:44 PM | Permalink | Comments (11)

gardenfork.tv's Network2 Contest Entry:

Click here to watch gardenfork.tv's Network2 Contest Entry.

Tags: Internet TV, gardenfork.tv, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 02:41 PM | Permalink | Comments (9)

Rick Rey's Network2 Contest Entry:

Click here to watch Rick Rey's Network2 Contest Entry.

Tags: Internet TV, Rick Rey, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 02:36 PM | Permalink | Comments (14)

Mike Ambs is Addicted to Internet TV

Click here to watch Mike Ambs's Network2 Contest Entry.

Tags: Internet TV, Mike Ambs, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 02:32 PM | Permalink | Comments (41)

theZombiePrincess's Network2 Contest Entry

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�How To Watch Internet tv Network2 contest� - Hunting Zombies with the theZombiePrincess Larissa simpson -

Tags: Internet TV, theZombiePrincess, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 02:31 PM | Permalink | Comments (20)

Rabbit Bites's Network2 Contest Entry

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Rabbit Bites Network2...yehawww.

Tags: Internet TV, Rabbit Bites, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 06:56 AM | Permalink | Comments (11)

Vlog Nomad's Network2 Contest Entry

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Posted by Casey Meade on 9 March 2007
Links: Network2, Wolf+Lamb, Goa
Subscribe: iTunes, FireAnt, RSS

This is my official entry in the "How To Watch Internet TV" Contest sponsored by Jeff Pulver and Network2.tv. It's true, this is basically a commercial for Network2. However, I wanted it to also stand on its own as a viable vlognomad peace, and I think it is successful as a window onto the Anjuna Beach Wednesday Market scene, a small slice of Goa lifestyle, plus glimpse at the new Vlognomad/Projectile Arts base on the hill (Wired -- and unwired -- for broadband since two weeks!). Special thanks to Jeff Pulver for giving me incentive to wake from my narcissistic slumber, induced by the theft of my Sony T50 and iPod (along with all my photos and footage from Kumbh Mela and two weeks in Calcutta!). Sorry for the lapse recently. THANK YOU also to Wolf+Lamb. They're in Argentina. I'm in India. Why not collaborate... we all come out of Brooklyn, right?

-Casey Meade
Anjuna.Goa.India
10 March 2007
vlognomad [at] gmail [dot] com

Tags: Internet TV, Vlog Nomad, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 12:13 AM | Permalink | Comments (11)

March 09, 2007

GALACTICAST's Network2 Contest Entry

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Our official entry to the Network2 "How do you watch Internet TV" contest. Visit www.galacticast.com for details.

Tags: Internet TV, GALACTICAST, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 10:05 PM | Permalink | Comments (10)

Ahmed Hashim's Network2 Contest Entry

Click here to watch this contest entry.

Tags: Internet TV, Ahmed Hashim, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 09:56 PM | Permalink | Comments (9)

JayJenDotCom's Network2 Contest Entry

Tags: Internet TV, JayandJendotcom, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 09:52 PM | Permalink | Comments (8)

John Herman's "How to Watch Internet TV" Network2 Contest Entry

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The Eye on How to Watch Internet TV. Hosted by John Herman. An episode made from the heart for Network2.tv's "How to Watch Internet TV" Contest.

Tags: Internet TV, John Herman, The Eye, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 08:59 PM | Permalink | Comments (5)

Feed Me Bubbe's Network2 Contest Entry

Tags: Internet TV, Feed Me Bubbe, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 05:45 PM | Permalink | Comments (8)

Adam Swan's "How to Watch Internet TV" Network2 Contest Entry

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Tags: Internet TV, Adam Swan, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 05:39 PM | Permalink | Comments (16)

Andrew Rath's "How to Watch Internet TV" Network2 Contest Entry

Tags: Internet TV, Andrew Rath, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 02:09 PM | Permalink | Comments (16)

Mark Day's "How to Watch Internet TV" Network2 Contest Entry:

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A guide to watching internet television.

Tags: Internet TV, Mark Day, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 01:57 PM | Permalink | Comments (5)

Chris and Geo in Search of Network2:

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Chris Brogan and Geo Geller searching for Network2.

Sometimes we all need to go outside and get some fresh air. And sometimes we just need to look around to get refreshed.

(video captured using Sony DSC-T50)

Tags: Internet TV, Chris Brogan, Geo Geller, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 01:53 PM | Permalink | Comments (13)

Will O'Brien (MIT/Sloan Class 0f 2008)'s "How to Watch Internet TV" Network2 Contest Entry

Today is the last day to enter the Network2 "How to Watch Internet TV" contest. See the rules posted to: http://pulver.com/contest/rules.html.

Tags: Internet TV, Will O'Brien, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 12:47 PM | Permalink | Comments (6)

Jim Long's "How to Watch Internet TV" Network2 Contest Entry

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Entry from Verge New Media founder Jim Long

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Today is the last day to enter the Network2 "How to Watch Internet TV" contest. See the rules posted to: http://pulver.com/contest/rules.html.

Tags: Internet TV, Jim Long, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 06:05 AM | Permalink | Comments (11)

March 08, 2007

Something to be Desired's Network2 Contest Entry

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Let STBD guide you through the wide world of Internet TV.

This is STBD's entry in the Network 2 "How Do YOU Watch Internet TV?" contest.

Filmed at Affogato in Pittsburgh.

Tags: Internet TV, Something to be Desired, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 12:02 AM | Permalink | Comments (9)

Josh Leo "How to Watch Internet TV" Network2 Contest Entry

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This is how I watch internet tv.

Use Network2 to find more great shows!

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Only one more day to enter the Network2 "How to Watch Internet TV" contest. Entries due by March 9th. See the rules posted to: http://pulver.com/contest/rules.html.

Tags: Internet TV, Josh Leo, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 12:01 AM | Permalink | Comments (18)

March 07, 2007

The G14 Productions "How to Watch Internet TV" Infomercial:

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A beginner's guide to enjoying the plethora of viewing options that Internet TV has to offer!

G14 Productions Entry in our "How to Watch Internet TV" Contest.

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Only 2 days left to enter the Network2 "How to Watch Internet TV" contest. Entries due by March 9th. See the rules posted to: http://pulver.com/contest/rules.html.

Tags: Internet TV, G14 Productions, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 09:24 AM | Permalink | Comments (25)

How Roger Dean Watches Internet TV

"Here’s a review of the development of Internet TV that was produced back in 2007 in response to a competition on Network2.TV.

It’s interesting to note how some of the predictions for future technology took place within months rather than years."

You can watch it here.

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Only 2 days left to enter the Network2 "How to Watch Internet TV" contest. Entries due by March 9th. See the rules posted to: http://pulver.com/contest/rules.html.

Tags: Internet TV, Roger Dean, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 06:51 AM | Permalink | Comments (10)

March 06, 2007

Steve Tatham ("The Ointment"): Network2 Contest Entry

The Ointment: March 6, 2007 - We Love Internet TV

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Only 3 days left to enter the Network2 "How to Watch Internet TV" contest. Entries due by March 9th. See the rules posted to: http://pulver.com/contest/rules.html.

Tags: Internet TV, Steve Tatham, The Ointment, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 07:17 AM | Permalink | Comments (8)

Justine and Desiree (mommy, pack my lunch!): Network2 Contest Entry:

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Only 3 days left to enter the Network2 "How to Watch Internet TV" contest. Entries due by March 9th. See the rules posted to: http://pulver.com/contest/rules.html.

Tags: Internet TV, Justine and Desiree, mommy, pack my lunch!, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 06:07 AM | Permalink | Comments (10)

March 05, 2007

Jay Moonah's Network2 Contest Entry:

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"My entry into the Network2 video contest. My rodent friends and I explain how you use Network2.tv to find crazy-good video content. Do I want $25,000 of Jeff Pulver's money? Hell ya, and I've got the hamsters to prove!"

To see this run in "full screen", click here and click on "full screen"

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Only 4 days left to enter the Network2 "How to Watch Internet TV" contest. Entries due by March 9th. See the rules posted to: http://pulver.com/contest/rules.html.

Tags: Internet TV, Jay Moonah, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 09:57 AM | Permalink | Comments (18)

March 04, 2007

Ian Savage's Network2 Contest Entry:

Only 5 days left to enter the Network2 "How to Watch Internet TV" contest. Entries due by March 9th. See the rules posted to: http://pulver.com/contest/rules.html.

Tags: Internet TV, Ian Savage, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 02:42 PM | Permalink | Comments (20)

March 01, 2007

Walt Mossberg Watches Internet TV

Walt Mossberg: It's Not All YouTube -- The Web Is a Trove Of Watchable Videos

"In various corners of the Web, people are producing real, episodic TV shows, including news, drama and comedy -- sometimes with real actors and professional production values. Some of these longer-form, episodic shows are called video blogs, or vlogs, but others simply call themselves shows. Instead of lasting just a few minutes, they can run up to half an hour. These programs have more in common with regular broadcast and cable shows than with those emailed clips.

One of these days, a real hit show will emerge on the Web."

"Yet another worthwhile site is Network2.tv, which attempts to aggregate a wide variety of Web videos in one place."

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It was great to see Walt Mossberg put a spotlight on the world of episodic Internet TV.

I enjoyed seeing Walt mention many of the companies and Internet TV shows that will be attending Spring 2007 Video on the Net from March 19-22nd in San Jose. Just yesterday at VON Mexico I mentioned that our friends involved in Internet TV represent the "Hollywood of the Future." Ot is great to see this vision shared by Walt in his column today.

Companies and Internet TV shows mentioned in Walt's column include: blip.tv, brightcove, Network2.tv; Shows: RocketBoom, TikiBar TV, Goodnight Burbank, Alive in Baghdad, Cube News 1, HotRoast, The Ministry of Unknown Science, Josh Leo.

Tags: Internet TV, blip.tv,Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Walt Mossberg, Jeff Pulver

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February 27, 2007

Veoh joins the Network2 "How to Watch Internet TV" Contest

(Filmed using a Sony DSC-T50 at the Sweet Hollow Diner in Melville, NY)

I would like to thanks to Veoh for becoming a co-sponsor of our "How to Watch Internet TV" contest.

Win $25,000. Enter the Network2 "How to Watch Internet TV" Contest. Entries due by March 9th. Details posted to: http://pulver.com/contest. Rules posted to: http://pulver.com/contest/rules.html.

Winner will be given prize on March 20th at Spring 2007 Video on the Net.

Tags: Internet TV, Veoh,Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 04:22 AM | Permalink | Comments (23)

February 24, 2007

Internet TV Gone Wild - Now on Veoh

Online Videos by Veoh.com

Our Network2 promotional video now available for viewing on Veoh.

Tags: Internet TV, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 11:20 PM | Permalink | Comments (22)

February 23, 2007

Earn $25,000 this Weekend. Create a Video.

If you are looking for something to do this weekend, please consider entering our “How to Watch Internet TV” contest. Entries are due by March 9th.

And unlike on sites like Revver, where your video may need to be seen over a million times in order for you to earn just $10,000, the video you create for our contest can earn you up to $25,000 without needing the traffic.

Tags: Internet TV, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 09:34 AM | Permalink | Comments (28)

My "Shout Out" to Podcamp Toronto...

Podcamp Toronto 2007 will be taking place this weekend (Feb 24th/25th).

At last check, about 300 people are registered for this event, including PodCamp co-founders Chris Brogan and Christopher Penn and organizer of PodCamp Pittsburg, Justin Kownacki.

Looking at the schedule, this is one PodCamp I wish I was able to attend.

Hope everyone attending PodCamp Toronto has a GREAT event.

Tags: podcamp, podcamptoronto, Chris Brogan, Christopher Penn, Justin Kownacki, Internet TV, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 12:14 AM | Permalink | Comments (31)

February 22, 2007

Internet TV Gone Wild

Our Network2 promotional video.

While I do hope you enjoy this video, if you won't like it, you are encouraged to make your own for our contest. And if your video is GREAT, I might end up paying you $25,000, $10,000 or $5,000 on March 20th for your efforts Please see http://pulver.com/contest/rules.html for the details.

Tags: Internet TV, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 05:57 PM | Permalink | Comments (27)

February 21, 2007

New Word for 2007: Unisode

from the Jeff Pulver dictionary:

unisode
Pronunciation[uni-sohd]

- noun

1. a stand alone video production not connected to
related, scenes or stories which otherwise would constitute a
literary work.

2. an incident in the course of a single set of
events, in a person's life or experience, etc.

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When I look at content in the world of Internet TV, I divide content into two categories:
Episodes and Unisodes. Sites like Network2 provide a guide to Episodes of “Long Tail Internet TV." The original content found on sites like YouTube and MetaCafe are mostly Unisodes.

Tags: Internet TV, Unisode, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 09:14 AM | Permalink | Comments (68)

February 18, 2007

Just Registered for PodCamp Boston 2007:

PodCamp Boston 2 will be taking place October 26-28th, right before Fall 2007 VON in Boston.

I just registered for the event and was surprised to already see 50 other people already registered. PodCamp Boston 2 will be quite THE event.

Tags: podcamp, Chris Brogan, VON, Christopher Penn, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 10:54 PM | Permalink | Comments (13)

February 17, 2007

Tom Evslin Discusses Network2 and TV on the Internet

Tom Evslin: Television and the Internet

"My friend Jeff Pulver (formerly a VoIP pioneer and a commodities trader) started Network2, a website which is a good example of PART of what TV on the Internet will be. In many ways IP TV (which is what Jeff is doing) goes a step beyond traditional television; it’s most like TV Guide except that when you click on a show you actually get to see it or download it for later viewing or for watching on some kind of portable device. Network2 doesn’t own the content it points to (but the content is very glad to be pointed at). Network2 does exercise some editorial discretion in picking content. You can’t just upload stuff to Network2 as you can to YouTube. Much of what Network2 points to is professionally produced. Some is content like newsclips, old movies, and trailers for new movies which traditional providers have made available; some is video from sources like the New York Times; there are even high quality made for the Internet shows like Wallstrip.

Channels are something you make yourself on IPTV; they’re the collection of shows you like to watch. You can share your channels with your friends just as you might share music playlists, blogrolls, or recommendations of good books."

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I appreciate Tom's words that Network2 is "a PART of what TV on the Internet will be." :)

Tags: Internet TV, Tom Evslin, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 09:29 AM | Permalink | Comments (29)

February 16, 2007

Ghost Rider (The Movie) Opens Today...

Back in September during my talk at Fall 2006 VON, I used Sony Picture's Ghost Rider trailer (powered by Vividas) to showcase where the state of the art in live, streaming High Definition Video delivered over the Internet had evolved to. And since September, I've showcased the same trailer during talks I have given around the world ranging from: Barbados to Germany to Israel and Italy.

To me it didn't matter whether or not I was a fan of the Marvel comic book Ghost Rider, as I felt the visual effects captured by the trailer and enhanced by Vividas was an art form onto itself. And during the past few weeks as I started to see the Ghost Rider movie trailer marketed on various broadcast TV channels, it was a constant reminder of how much more visually appealing the trailer delivered over the Internet was as compared to the visual excitement created from the Ghost Rider trailer created for broadcast TV.

So while I'm not part of the Sony Pictures marketing team that is responsible for the marketing of Ghost Rider, after previewing their trailers as often as I did, I do feel some connection with the film.

For those of you who would like to see the Vividas powered HD Trailer for Ghost Rider, visit this site, click on "Enter the Site", on the top nav bar click on "trailers" and then once the trailer appears in the middle of the screen, click on the stop icon, and then click on HD and experience what I'm referring to. (For maximum effect, it helps if you are on a broadband connected PC.)

Tags: Broadcast 2.0, VON, Ghost Rider, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 08:23 AM | Permalink | Comments (41)

February 15, 2007

New York Times: All the World’s a Stage (That Includes the Internet)

NYT: All the World’s a Stage (That Includes the Internet)

"AT lunchtime, or when he is walking the halls of his workplace, Roy Raphaeli’s colleagues often beseech him to do a magic trick. Usually, he obliges. “I take the opportunity to show people my new stuff and see how they react,” said Mr. Raphaeli, 23, a Brooklynite who works for a mail-order camera retailer.

While Mr. Raphaeli, known professionally as Magic Roy, has been entertaining people with card tricks and sleight-of-hand since he was 5, he does not perform at birthday parties or casino showrooms.

Instead, Mr. Raphaeli’s stage of choice is the Internet, where he has posted 30 short video clips to Metacafe, a Web site that pays video creators based on how many viewers their work attracts. So far, Mr. Raphaeli has earned more than $13,000 from the site, where his most popular card trick has been seen 1.4 million times."

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A great snapshot of some of the people who have discovered a way to make money from creating video clips that get seen on the internet.

And it was nice to see plugs for our friends at: Revver, Metacafe, Blip.tv, Brightcove and DivX Stage6. These are just some of the companies that will be part of the Spring 2007 Video on the Net community.

Just wish Scott Kirsner was aware that I'm giving away $25,000 for someone to just create a webisode, regardless of the amount of traffic it generates.

Tags: Internet TV, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 09:22 AM | Permalink | Comments (22)

February 14, 2007

Chris Brogan and Jeff Pulver take on LA and SFO in Small Boxes 17:

Chris Brogan's Small Boxes 17:

Chris does a great job in capturing a series of moments which represent memories from our trip last week to the West Coast when we co-hosted a pulver.com/Network2 networking event in both Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Looking back on our trip, I am already looking forward to co-hosting our next set of West Coast Networking events.

And if anyone has suggestions for Chris on how to better sync the audio, please drop him a line.

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Tags: video on the net, VON, network2, Network2, Jeff Pulver, Chris Brogan

Posted by jeff at 04:20 PM | Permalink | Comments (23)

The $25,000 Webisode

Do you have what it takes to produce the $25,000 Webisode?

I hope so.

To qualify, set the subject of your Webisode to be "How to Watch Internet TV" and find a way to include a plug for Network2.

For more information, please visit: http://pulver.com/contest. Some restrictions apply, and there's plenty of rules to read over at: http://pulver.com/contest/rules.html.

Entries are due by March 9th.

Tags: Internet TV, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 11:02 AM | Permalink | Comments (10)

Alec Saunders chooses Revver over YouTube for Video Sharing:

Alec Saunders: Revver wins the battle of the video sharing sites

"Revver was the hands down winner in this comparison. With beautiful 480×392 resolution, crystal clear picture, and stereo sound, it’s hard to imagine why anyone would upload video anywhere else!"

Tags: Revver, Alec Saunders, YouTube, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 06:46 AM | Permalink | Comments (9)

The Network2 "How to Watch Internet TV" Contest: Entries Due by March 9th

Whether you already have your own Internet TV series or if you are a video blogger or if you have never created a video ever before, I hope you consider entering our "How to Watch Internet TV" contest. I'm giving away a total of US$ 40,000 in cash prizes. Entries are due by March 9th. The qualifying entries will cover the topic "How to Watch Internet TV" and will find a way to mention Network2 in it.

I hope everyone has some fun with this contest.

The Hippy Gourmet looks like he had fun in creating his contest entry.

I will announce the finalists around March 16th, and announce the winner at Spring 2007 Video on the Net. in San Jose California, on March 20th. Grand prize gets $25,000. Second prize wins $10,000, and Third Prize takes $5,000 home.

For more information, please visit: http://pulver.com/contest. Some restrictions apply, and there's plenty of rules to read over at: http://pulver.com/contest/rules.html.

Tags: Internet TV, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 12:07 AM | Permalink | Comments (14)

February 12, 2007

Innovations in TV: Prime Time Re-runs Available on Demand

The 2006/07 Television season in the US will be known for a number of things, including the year the television networks started to implement their Internet TV strategies. For the first time, US based consumers who don’t own a TV or a tuner, and just have a broadband internet connection can legally watch prime-time re-runs on demand by simply visiting the home pages of: ABC, CBS and NBC. As long as someone is willing to sit through commercials, there is plenty of prime-time content to be discovered…and it is all available for free.

In terms of content availability, ABC, NBC and FOX are the content leaders followed by CBS. While still a work-in-progress, consumers in the United States can visit the home pages of ABC, NBC and FOX and watch specific full-length episodes of prime-time TV shows on demand for free. CBS on the other hand, while it has been promoting its own “alternative” full-length content on innertube, only offers access to a few specific episodes of their primetime shows.

A year ago someone like myself had to wait until the current season’s DVD of a TV show was released in order to catch up with all the episodes from that show. In 2007 this is quickly becoming a thing of the past. In fact, it is just a matter of time before all the major TV and Cable networks offer an on-demand viewing options for all of their shows together with the ability to immediately purchase just viewed episodes on sites like iTunes.

As Television Networks executives experience the Internet and evolve their strategies, I expect the “Internet Demographic” to be looked at differently than the demographic of the typical person who watches Prime Time television today.

A lot has changed in the world of disruptive broadcasting in the past 18 months and I expect to see more changes and more innovations in the next 18 months ahead.

I'm looking forward to picking up on this discussion next month in San Jose at Spring 2007 Video on the Net.

Tags: TV on the Net, Video on the Net, ABC, CBS,FOX,NBC, Disruptive Broadcasting, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 06:58 AM | Permalink | Comments (11)

Playing with Video Accelerator for YouTube:

A few days ago I started playing with Video Accelerator for YouTube, a new product with unique technology that improves the viewing experience of streaming video - so far it has been adapted to YouTube videos but in light of the demand, I'm told it will be enhanced to additional video streaming services very soon.

According to friends at the company, the product leverages multi connection technology to accelerate the caching of streaming video thus helping overcome picture freezes and those annoying buffering problems.

While the product was not officially released, it is only in beta stage right now, yet its gaining very strong viral growth as it is already doing over 10,000 new daily registrations (with no marketing activity or spending at all.)

This product was made by Speedbit, the makers of Download Accelerator Plus (the popular download manager with over 134 million registered users and more than 50k new users joining everyday).

If you find yourself watching YouTube videos, please give Video Accelerator for YouTube a try and let me know what you think.

Tags: Internet TV, YouTube, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Speedbit, Video Accelerator for YouTube, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 12:26 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

February 11, 2007

VDC is Taking on the Cable TV Industry:

Chicago Tribune: Web TV firm fights to add to lineup

"VDC, which started offering live streaming video over the Internet last spring, has struck out repeatedly trying to buy the broad range of TV programming it wants, mostly due to resistance from the cable television industry and its suppliers...has taken its case to the Federal Communications Commission...

...VDC views its business model as a video version of what Vonage, the Internet phone service, did a few years ago. Just as Vonage offered phone service over the Internet without owning network facilities, VDC wants to do that with video.

That's an admirable goal, said Jeff Pulver, who founded Vonage and has since left that company to start his own Internet-based video service, Network2.

"I agree with where VDC wants to go," said Pulver, "but I think their tactics are flawed."

Pulver said that in founding Vonage, he never appealed for regulatory aid from the government because regulation was the last thing Internet-based services need.

"You don't want to invite application of legacy regulations to new technology," Pulver said. "If there's any regulation at all, it should be tailored to the new technology itself and be very light."

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While I do applaud the pioneering efforts of VDC, going to the FCC and asking them to apply legacy rules on new enabling internet technologies may not be the best way to approach the situation.

Tags: VDC, Jon Van, Public Policy, Network2, FCC, Jeff Pulver

Posted by jeff at 10:23 AM | Permalink | Comments (11)

February 10, 2007

Thanks for Sharing my "Apple Store Doesn't Sell" Video

It seems that there are others who have been relating to my recent Apple Store experience including: Gadi Shimshon, Pat Phelan, Jon Arnold, Luca Filigheddu and Alec Saunders.

In fact, thanks to the attention, in the past 24 hours this was one of the Most Viewed in the Science & Technology category on YouTube. So, thanks for sharing.

Just to answer the embedded questions - Luca, I was on line to purchase the new iPod shuffle. And Jon - glad you like the new glasses. :)

Video Credits: Captured by: Chris Brogan using a Sony DSC-T9

Tags: Internet TV, Gadi Shimshon, Pat Phelan, Jon Arnold, Luca Filigheddu, Alec Saunders, Chris Brogan, Video on the Net, Apple Store, Jeff Pulver

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February 09, 2007

Back from the West Coast...

I'd like to join Chris and thank everyone who was a part of our trips to Los Angeles and San Francisco.

It was great to co-host these networking events with Chris "Entourage" Brogan. We are already looking forward to returning to the West Coast later this year to do this again.

Tags: video on the net, VON, network2, Network2, Jeff Pulver, Chris Brogan

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What Network2 Isn't:

While Network2 has over 300 shows, the clip above represents the kind of content that is NOT carried on our Internet TV Network. (Sorry Eric.)

Tags: Internet TV, Video on the Net, network2.tv, Network2, Jeff Pulver

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Images from: Network2/pulver.com Networking Event in San Francisco

Last night in San Francisco, Chris Brogan and I hosted an event that brought together people involved across the entire spectrum of the media, internet, communications and entertainment industries ("MICE").

Once again, there were a number of bloggers in attendance.

Special thanks to everyone who came out to our event in San Francisco.

Tags: video on the net, VON, network2, Network2, Jeff Pulver, Chris Brogan

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February 08, 2007

Hippy Gourmet enters Network2 Contest:

It has been fun watching some of the early entries in the Network2 "How to Watch Internet TV" Contest.

Looks like the Hippy Gourmet is looking to win some money to fund some of his cooking.

The contest runs until March 9th. Some restrictions apply, and there's plenty of rules to read over at: http://pulver.com/contest/rules.html.

Tags: Internet TV, Video on the Net, Hippy Gourmet, Network2, Jeff Pulver

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Luca rediscovers blip.tv:

Luca Filigheddu: Blip.tv empowers independent content creators

"Is Blip.tv + AppleTV + broadband the new face of IPTV ? Why do I need to use so much bandwidth with traditional TV channels when I can always get what I want whenever I want by just downloading it from iTunes ?"

Tags: blip.tv, Video on the Net, InternetTV, Jeff Pulver

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More pictures from the Network2 Networking Meeting in LA:

Chris Brogan: Network2 Videoblogger Party In LA Rocked

NoodleScar: Network2.TV Mixer

Tags: video on the net, VON, network2, Network2, Jeff Pulver, Chris Brogan

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Images from: Network2/pulver.com Networking Event in Los Angeles

Last night Chris Brogan and I hosted a video networking event at Little Radio in Los Angeles. (Thanks Jimmy!) It was great to meet many of the people who represented the heart and the soul of the Los Angeles Internet Video community come out in support of the event. Our guests were a mixture of people representing the entire spectrum of the media and entertainment industries.

Some of the Network2 shows represented last night include: 1TrackMind, French Maid TV, Goodnight Burbank, JetSet, Nontourage, Noodle Scar, Sam Has 7 Friends, The Clip Show and Tiki Bar TV.

Special thanks to the team from GIMP.TV for their operational support last night.

In a few hours Chris and I will be heading to San Francisco to host a similar event later today in San Francisco.

Tags: video on the net, VON, network2, Network2, Jeff Pulver, Chris Brogan

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February 04, 2007

Network2/pulver.com Networking Events in LA (Feb 7th) and SFO (Feb 8th):

Once again, Network2 and pulver.com are hosting a series of Networking events.

This time, Chris Brogan and I will in Los Angeles on Wednesday (February 7th) and in San Francisco on Thursday (February 8th) to co-host these events. If you are a videoblogger, someone into new media, in film or entertainment, or a traditional mainstream media person interested in meeting the disruptive stars of new media, you'll want to come to this event.

To RSVP for either networking event, please visit our Networking Events website.

Tags: video on the net, VON, network2, Network2, Jeff Pulver, Chris Brogan

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February 01, 2007

Video on the Net Spotlight: The New Video Summit: "Silicon Valley Meets Hollywood on the Internet"

Television as we know it is coming to an end, supplanted by a new interactive form of video delivery that is changing the rules of the video entertainment game. The dynamic power of Internet technology is combining with a vast pool of professionally produced content and user-generated video to upend Hollywood’s traditional business models. As TV and theatrical audiences slip from the grasp of traditional distributors, a new generation of content creators and distributors is rising to develop this innovative medium of video-over-the-Internet.

Although hundreds of miles apart, Hollywood and Silicon Valley are coming together on the Internet to forge this new video medium, which depends as much on technological savvy as it does on creative talent. Join us at Emerging Media Dynamic’s first annual New Video Summit, held in conjunction with our Video on the Net conference, where you'll hear about the latest developments in how technology is changing the rules of the video entertainment game.

The New Video Summit will explore the unprecedented rise of a new video medium that is bringing together giants in technology and entertainment and that is fostering the emergence of technology upstarts capable of changing the online video business with nothing more than new software. Held in the heart of Silicon Valley, The New Video Summit will provide unparalleled insight into the rapidly changing IP video world and deliver the latest insider outlook on where this white-hot new business is headed.

A great group of people are scheduled to speak at the event.

"Early Bird" registration ends on February 2nd.

Tags: Video on the Net, Cynthia Brumfield, VON, Jeff Pulver

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January 31, 2007

Network2 Contest News Starting to Spread around the Blogosphere...

Since announcing the Network2 "How to Watch Internet TV Contest" word of the contest has started to spread around the Blogosphere by a number of people including:

• NewTeeVee: Another Place to Find Your Video Payday
  
• The Financial Aid Podcast: FAP459: How to get into college with lots of financial aid, $25K scholarship, ISAC, Sallie Mae, Douglas Spotted Eagle Podcast, Podsafe Music, Scholarship Update, Expert interview, Admissions
  
• Cynthia Brumfield: Vloggers: Win $25,000 of Jeff Pulver's Money
  
• Luca Filigheddu: The first Internet TV's Contest
  
• Eric Rochow: Win Jeff Pulver's money
  
• The Clip Show: Network2.tv Contest
  
• Bill Sobel: "How to Watch Internet TV" Content
  

Just wanted to thank everyone for taking the time to blog about our contest.

Tags: Internet TV, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Jeff Pulver

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January 30, 2007

Announcing the Network2 "How to Watch Internet TV" Contest:

I'm announcing our first internet video contest where I'm giving away a total of US$ 40,000 and where the Grand prize is US$ 25,000. Submit an episode of your Internet TV show or a videoblog entry dealing with "How to Watch Internet TV," mention Network2 in it as well, and submit a link to where we can find it.

Your show doesn't have to be on Network2 to enter (though if you come to <http://network2.tv/addshow/> , you can submit your show for inclusion). Simply show us how to see your submission, published on a site (YouTube, Blip.tv, Brightcove, or anywhere we can easily find it), and it counts.

Have fun with this. If you have an ongoing show, see if you can work the theme into your show. If you're a videoblogger, show us your style. Humor helps, but follow your own path on this. We want your take on the topic: How to Watch Internet TV, mentioning Network2 at some point. Oh, and if you'd give us a link on your website, that would be nice, too. :)

We'll review the submissions (due by March 9th), and announce the finalists around March 16th. We'll announce the winner at Spring 2007 Video on the Net, in San Jose California, on March 20th. Grand prize gets $25,000. Second prize wins $10,000, and Third Prize takes $5,000 home.

For more information, please visit: http://pulver.com/contest. Some restrictions apply, and there's plenty of rules to read over at: http://pulver.com/contest/rules.html.

Tags: Internet TV, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Jeff Pulver

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Watch Steve Garfield's Video Blog (Episode 23)...

...and look for the VON product placement. (a great comfy pullover to have on these cold winter days...)

Watch Vlog Soup Episode 23.

"This week on Vlog Soup we show what Madison Ave portrays vloggers as, meet the artist Charles Beck, learn about preserving 8mm and Super 8mm movies, meet Josh Shipp who has advice for teenagers, Ben Blaser who shows us how to turn our videos into cartoons, and share an intimate moment with vlogger Josh Leo. Enjoy."

Steve - thanks for the Product Placement. :)

You can catch more episodes of Steve Garfield's Video Blog by visiting his website or by watching his channel on Network2.

(Looking forward to seeing Steve at Spring 2007 Video on the Net.)

Tags: Steve Garfield, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Jeff Pulver

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January 29, 2007

International Herald Tribune: Small screen, new programs

IHT: Small screen, new programs

'Jeff Pulver, a U.S.-based entrepreneur, also has shifted his focus from Internet telephony to Internet TV. "The energy and enthusiasm invested in bringing television to the Internet is right now incredible," said Pulver, who is behind network2.tv, a site that creates Internet television channels from content found on the Web.

"The next Murdoch will be the person who best edits to serve his audience," he said, referring to the News Corp. founder Rupert Murdoch.'

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While I was at DLD07 I was interviewed by Thomas Crampton of the International Herald Tribune. The last time I saw Thomas was back in 1997 in Singapore when he interviewed me for a story he was doing on VoIP.

Tags: Thomas Crampton, Network2, Video on the Net, DLD07, VON, Jeff Pulver

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Network2/pulver.com West Coast Networking Events: Feb 7th and 8th

Once again, Network2 and pulver.com are hosting a series of Networking events. This time, we're on the road to Los Angeles and San Francisco in February. If you are a videoblogger, someone into new media, in film or entertainment, or a traditional mainstream media person interested in meeting the disruptive stars of new media, you'll want to come to this event.

For more information, please visit our Networking Events website.

Tags: network2, video on the net, VON, network2, Network2, Jeff Pulver

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January 28, 2007

Reuters: News from Davos / Internet to revolutionize TV in 5 years: Gates

Reuters: Internet to revolutionize TV in 5 years: Gates

"The Internet is set to revolutionize television within five years, due to an explosion of online video content and the merging of PCs and TV sets, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates said on Saturday."

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O.K., so there isn't much of anything new said by Mr. Gates. But at least he is saying it and helping to educate the rest of the world on the future effects of the broadband internet on the future of TV, Film and Broadcasting. Just another reason why people should consider attending Spring 2007 Video on the Net. And if you register by Friday, Feb 2nd you can say US$200 and take advantage of our special "Early Bird" pricing.

Tags: Bill Gates, Video on the Net, Davos07, VON, Jeff Pulver

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Donna Bogatin: Who needs YouTube? Bolt, NBBC, Network2 on stage in NYC

Donna Bogatin: Who needs YouTube? Bolt, NBBC, Network2 on stage in NYC

“TV killed the video star? Or vice versa?

Veteran and aspiring online video stars met-up last night in New York City’s Columbia University to demo and promo their video plays before an enthusiastic audience of about 150 members of the NY Video 2.0 Group”

Tags: Donna Bogatin, Network2, Jeff Pulver

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January 27, 2007

A Jeff Pulver SHOUTING Interview with Technology Evangelist

Back in October during TECHCocktail2 in Chicago I sat down for an interview with Technology Evangelist. What I didn't realize at the time of the interview was the high amount of background noise and the effects of "talking loud" into the microphone. The result was my first SHOUTING interview of record. I would have liked to have attended TechCocktail3 which took place on Thursday night in Chicago, but I had a prior commitment in New York and I had meetings in Boson on Friday.

Tags: TECH Cocktail 2, Jeff Pulver

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The Making of Ilana Donna:

Back on November 19th Ilana Donna joined the line up of Internet TV shows available at Network2. Her popularity at Network2 quickly grew and saw her jump into the Network2’s weekly listing of the ”The Best” Internet TV Shows.

At the time Ilana joined our lineup, her show was a passion and hobby and something she did when he had time to dedicate to it. Well, it turns out that Ilana Donna has a day job working at Associated Press and she was asked to make the transition of producing her show as her day job and rename it Reel City Tales for the benefit of the Associated Press’s member newspapers who have signed up for the AP’s under-35-oriented “ASAP” multimedia service.

As word of the Associated Press latest move into the new-new media space spread around the blogosphere, some people have taken the opportunity to share their thoughts on the subject. Yesterday both GAWKER and Michelle Malkin on Hot Air shared their reaction/perspective on the subject.

The Ilana Donna Show

Related links: Ilana Donna on Network2, NewTeeVee, GAWKER, HotAir

Tags: Ilana Dona, Video on the Net, Network2, GAWKER, HotAir, Michelle Malkin, Jeff Pulver

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January 26, 2007

dotSUB: Adding Subtitles to Internet Video

Last night at the NY Video 2.0 Meetup, dotSUB founder Michael Smolens demonstrated dotSUB by showcasing my recent YouTube video promoting Spring 2007 Video on the Net.

When you visit his site, you can choose to watch my video with subtitles in: Arabic, Chinese, English and in Hebrew.

I first met dotSUB back in Boston at Fall 2006 Video on the Net and dotSUB is one of the companies on my personal watchlist of companies that will make a difference in the era of Internet TV.

Tags: dotSUB, Video on the Net, Michael Smolens, Jeff Pulver

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Blake Krikorian Slinging during Davos:

NY Times: Davos Gadget Gets a Silicon Valley Tweak:

'On Thursday, Blake Krikorian, co-founder of Sling Media, the Silicon Valley maker of the Slingbox, was ecstatic that he had managed to outfox the World Economic Forum organizers...

...Mr. Krikorian confessed that he had stayed up much of the night in his quest to uncripple the handheld computer, which allows attendees here to keep track of their schedules and send e-mails to others at the forum. (The iPaqs have to be returned at the end of the week.)

Of course, his technical achievement raises the profound question: Is there anything worth watching on TV - either in San Mateo or Davos?"'

Tags: Blake Krikorian, Slingmedia, Davos07, John Markoff, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Jeff Pulver

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Recap: NY Video 2.0 January Meetup

If you are from the metro NYC area and are passionate about broadband video, you may want to consider joining the NY Video 2.0 Group.

Last night around 200 came out to Columbia University for the January meeting hosted by Yaron Samid. I appreciated the opportunity to talk about both Network2 and Spring 2007 Video on the Net.

Some pictures from the event:

Yaron Samid, founder, Pando
Alon Cohen, co-founder, VocalTec
Lubna Dajani and Geo Geller
Michael Smolens, Founder, dotSUB

Marc Siry, NBBC


Geo Geller
David Dumas, founder, YouAre.tv

Aaron Cohen, founder, Bolt

"Another Successful MeetUp!"

Websites of note: Pando, dotSUB, Network2, nbbc, YouAre.tv, Bolt.

Tags: network2, Video on the Net, MeetUp, Jeff Pulver

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January 25, 2007

XOLO.TV's Coverage of DLD 07: Available on Network2

XOLO.TV

DLD07 Episodes:

• DLD07 Chaos Computer Club
  
• DLD07 Luc Besson
  
• DLD07 The BMW Hyrogen Ride
  
• DLD07 Interview Shazam!
  
• DLD07 Afthermath Blues
  
• DLD07 Interview Netvibes
  
• DLD07 A Minimoment with Technorati
  
• DLD07 Introduction
  

Tags: network2, Video on the Net, XOLO.TV, DLD07, Jeff Pulver

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Tonight in NYC: NY Video 2.0 January Meetup

Meetup: NY Video 2.0 Group

"Meet fellow big apples passionate about revolutionizing the way people create, distribute, monetize and consume video in an IP world. Innovative local startups and content producers demo their goods each month spurring lively discussions about emerging trends in Broadband Video."

This Meetup starts at 7.30 PM and will be taking place at Columbia Business School. Tonight I will be presenting my new startup, Network2.

Click here for all of the meeting details.

Tags: network2, Video on the Net, MeetUp, Jeff Pulver

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NY Times: A Stream of Movies, Sort of Free

NY Times: A Stream of Movies, Sort of Free

"If there’s one sure thing about the future, it’s that it always takes longer to arrive than you think it will."

Tags: Video on the Net, David Pogue

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January 24, 2007

DLD 07 Video Recap:

Digital FOCUS Online: Digitales Gewissen

(German language video recap of DLD 07)

Additional DLD related Videos are available here.

Tags: DLD07, Munich, Jeff Pulver

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Join us in LA and San Francisco on Feb 7th and 8th:

Once again, Network2 and pulver.com are hosting a series of Networking events. This time, we're on the road to Los Angeles and San Francisco in February. If you are a videoblogger, someone into new media, in film or entertainment, or a traditional mainstream media person interested in meeting the disruptive stars of new media, you'll want to come to this event.

For more information, please visit our Networking Events website. You can also reserve your spot by clicking here.

Tags: network2.tv, video on the net, VON, network2, Network2, Jeff Pulver

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January 20, 2007

2008: The Year of the Internet TV Presidency Continues with Senator Hilary Clinton

2008: The Year of the YouTube Internet TV Presidency:

Add Senator Hilary Clinton to the list of candidates who have chosen to announce their intent to run for the Presidency of the United States by taking advantage of Internet TV.

First John Edwards, then Senator Barack Obama and now Senator Hilary Clinton.

Seems each of these candidates have a taken a different approach in sharing their video message.

John Edwards choose YouTube, Senator Barack Obama choose Brightcove and for the moment Senator Hilary Clinton choose to host her video herself.

Seems both John Edwards and Senator Barack Obama understand the benefits of "social media" as their videos on YouTube and Brightcove can easily be shared. While it is just a matter of time before fans of Hilary Clinton take her quicktime video and uploads it to YouTube, it is interesting that her default "go to market strategy" from her tech advisor(s) was not to immediately embrace social media.

Tags: Hilary Clinton, Barack Obama, John Edwards, Internet TV, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Brightcove, Jeff Pulver

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January 19, 2007

Chris Brogan interviewed by fishbowl LA

fishbowl LA: Chris Brogan Explains the Future of Internet TV: He's It

"FBLA picked on Chris Brogan at Life Hack, impling he was just another blogigolo. Turns out he's an internet-TV mogul in the making, at Network2.tv. He's part of the team that's putting on Video On the Net conference, up in San Jose in March. Andrew Baron from Rocketboom and ABC's Bernard Gershon, and Jeff Jarvis are among the speakers."

Tags: Chris Brogan, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, network2.tv, network2

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January 18, 2007

Harford Courant on Interactive TV

Hartford Courant: Interactive TV

"Europe's On Board, But United States Slower To Warm To Internet Television"

Tags: Internet TV, video on the net, IPTV, Phil Hall, Jeff Pulver

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Senator Barack Obama’s Presidential Announcement Generates 140,000+ Views in first 24hrs on Brightcove

As reported yesterday by Steve Garfield, Senator Barack Obama’s announcement generated 140,000+ Views through midnight on Tuesday night. (I confirmed the same stats yesterday with Jeremy Allaire in an email exchange.)

Just goes to show how powerful a platform Internet TV has become in 2007. And it doesn’t hurt that the same video looks so much better on brightcove than on YouTube.

Welcome to 2008, the Year of the Internet TV Presidency.

Tags: Barack Obama, brightcove, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Steve Garfield, Jeff Pulver

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January 17, 2007

Brightcove Raises $59.5M in Private Financing

Congrats to Jeremy Allaire and his team for this major strategic financing, raising $59.5M from institutional and strategic investors. It's a big milestone for both Brightcove and the Internet TV industry. His new investors include: AllianceBernstein, Brookside Capital, Maverick Capital, The New York Times Company and Transcosmos. They join existing investors: Accel Partners, Allen & Company LLC, AOL, General Catalyst Partners, The Hearst Corporation, and IAC/InterActiveCorp in the financing.

Looking forward to catching up with Jeremy at Spring 2007 Video on the Net.

Tags: Broadcast 2.0, Jeremy Allaire, Brightcove, VON, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Jeff Pulver

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Looks like 2008 IS the Year of the YouTube Presidency

Humm...looks like 2008 really will be the year of the "YouTube Presidency." And if not the YouTube Presidency, than at least the "Internet TV Presidency."

First John Edwards and now Senator Barack Obama announces his intentions using the Internet.

With Senator Obama's announcement yesterday, I was once again thinking about the questions a DC policy reporter asked me right after John Edwards made his announcement.

And to be fair with "equal access", I'm sharing Senator Obama's announcement as seen on Brightcove instead of just showcasing the same statement from YouTube.

Tags: Barack Obama, VON, VoIP, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Brightcove, Jeff Pulver

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January 16, 2007

Glenn Gaudet: The new skeleton closet… Youtube

Glenn shares his spin on the recent ABCNews story: "Getting Beyond "Gotcha."

Tags: ABC News, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Glenn Gaudet

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January 14, 2007

pulver.tv's Focus: A Look at Social Media

This episode of Focus takes look at the new social media features of Network2, covering the shows: Diggnation, control+alt+chicken, Wine Library TV

Click To Play

The Blog is chrisbrogan.com, the news site is The New York Times, and the other instance of a digg button is from the somethingawful.com forums.

Go Register, and set up your Widget!

Tags: Broadcast 2.0, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, pulver.tv, network2.tv, network2, David Kowarsky, Jeff Pulver

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This just in from Vividas: The new Transformers Movie Trailer

I've spent time during the past year meeting with a number of people who claim to have "the best platform" for TV and/or Movies on the Net.

For a demonstration of great looking High Definition (HD) streaming video, please take a couple of minutes and experience the Paramount Pictures HD Trailer for "Transformers." Click here. (Then click on "Play High Definition")

Please give this demo a try when using a direct broadband connection (not Wi-Fi or EvDO) and drop me a line and please share your feedback.

(EDIT: Intel Macs are NOT currently supported by Vividas. Support is
currently under development and is coming soon.)

Tags: TV on the Net, Vividas, Broadcast 2.0, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Jeff Pulver

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January 12, 2007

ABC News: Getting Beyond "Gotcha!"

ABC News: Getting Beyond "Gotcha!"

'The rising role of online video in politics has many pundits calling 2008 the "YouTube election." But it isn't just the "gotcha" videos that have made headlines — candidates, social networking sites and grassroots activists have all scrambled to figure out the best ways to use the new medium...

...Internet entrepreneur Pulver says that no matter what happens, candidates will have to build some kind of online video elements into their campaigns.

"Platforms like YouTube make it challenging to be seen and be heard," says Pulver, "But if you don't use them, you're going to be invisible."'

Tags: ABC News, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Jeff Pulver

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January 11, 2007

Invitation to Blog Spring 2007 Video on the Net:

Fellow members of the Blogosphere:

I wanted to encourage you to come to Spring 2007 Video On the Net in San Jose, March 19-22. A number of bloggers will be
speaking at this event including: Mike Arrington, Andrew Baron, Chris Brogan, Cynthia Brumfield, Steve Garfield, Jeff Jarvis, Dina Kaplan, Justin Kownacki, Shelly Palmer and Robert Scoble.

If you are interested in joining the cast of people blogging at our event, please drop me a line and include a URL to your blog.

Tags: voip, Mike Arrington, Andrew Baron, Chris Brogan, Cynthia Brumfield, Steve Garfield, Jeff Jarvis, Dina Kaplan, Justin Kownacki, Shelly Palmer, Robert Scoble, von, Video on the Net, Jeff Pulver

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January 08, 2007

Spring 2007 Video on the Net Promo: Powered by Vividas

Vididas, the company responsible for the amazing full screen HD Ghost Rider movie trailer that I demonstrated a number of times at various talks I gave around the world during Q4 2006, just posted a full screen rendition of my recent Spring 2007 Video on the Net promo. Please feel free to compare the quality of the Vividas version to the YouTube version.

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More details about Spring 2007 Video on the Net are available by the conference schedule.

Register by February 2nd to take advantage of our "Early Bird" prices.

Tags: Vividas, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, voip, Jeff Pulver

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January 06, 2007

Seems Mr. Scoble also likes Stickam...

Scobleizer: Jeff’s right, Stickam rocks

"I’ve played a few times over the past week with Stickam. It’s a site where you can turn on your Web cam and other people can watch you — along with others — while you do whatever you do in front of the computer. It’s incredible cause you can see multiple people at one time."

Tags: Stickam, Robert Scoble, Video Chat, Video on the Net, Jeff Pulver

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Network2 review @ Social Media

Nice to see Social Media take the time to review Network2.tv and catch up with Chris Brogan.

Tags: Chris Brogan, Social Media, network2.tv, Video On the Net, Jeff Pulver

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January 05, 2007

Watch Steve Garfield's Video Blog (Episode 21)...

...and look for the VON product placements. (Just like on American Idol!)

Watch Vlog Soup Episode 21.

"In this free video tour of the vlogosphere we travel to God's office, India, Amsterdam, John Edwards plane, then end up with three music videos. Fun times."

Steve - thanks for the Product Placements. :)

You can catch more episodes of Steve Garfield's Video Blog by visiting his website or by watching his channel on Network2.

Tags: Steve Garfield, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Jeff Pulver

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Stickam: The Video Social Network

"Pimp your Web Page with Video Chat"

"Broadcast Yourself LIVE!"

These are the messages you first see when you visit Stickam.

Stickam is part: YouTube, MySpace, Facebook, Craigslist and Cu-SeeMe. (and has pieces from other familar applications).

Remember Cu-SeeMe? Now imagine if Cu-SeeMe was re-released for the Internet Generation.

It is pretty amazing how good video over the Internet has become these days.

Visit Stickam and share your impressions with this new platform.

2007 is the year Video over the Net will be taken for granted.

Stickam is…pretty incredible.

(special thanks to Christopher Penn for the heads up on this and to Steve Garfield on the edit.)

Tags: Stickam, Christopher Penn, Video Chat, Video on the Net, Jeff Pulver

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January 04, 2007

2008: The Year of the YouTube Presidency

In the last days of 2006, Senator John Edwards announced his candidacy for President of the United States with the help of Rocketboom and YouTube. In 2007, the Internet is delivering on the promise of an intimacy and immediacy that is changing the game for our relationship with media, communications, and entertainment. His announcement on YouTube raised questions in my mind that I recently blogged about.

It seems as if many of the possibilities that I shared during 2006 are starting to happen before our eyes and we are once again able to watch the disruption of an ecosystem unfold in front of us. This time around it is the world of Television, Film and Broadcasting that is morphing into something new. And different. For now I am looking at this as the "TV over IP" space. But I realize this is much more than just TV. And I'm not referring to IPTV either.

During the past eighteen months I've been excited by the disruptive innovators seeking to build momentum using video as an application to deliver their message. I believe this is a robust ecosystem, with creative new technologies and challenging new business models. Look at video networks like Brightcove, blip.tv and Revver. And after seeing a $1.65 Billion US Dollar purchase of YouTube, and $4.6 Billion US Dollars spent on online advertising, there is also serious money changing hands in this space.

And it with the interest of exploring the future that I have been spending time getting my feet wet in the emerging "TV on the Net" space. At Fall 2006 VON I announced my video startup Network2 and I most recently co-founded an "Internet Studio Network" Abbey Corps with Andrew Baron. So that when I'm speaking at Spring 2007 Video on the Net in San Jose, there will be a context to the ideas that I will be sharing.

If you are interested in emerging net technologies, I encourage you to come out to San Jose and join us at Spring 2007 Video on the Net and join us in the evolution and building of a new industry and a new ecosystem. I'm very excited by these emerging trends, and feel you'll find it interesting, too. I hope to see you there.

BTW - I just posted the following video on YouTube to promote the conference.

(The "17 Hours of FREE content" referrenced in the video is available for viewing on both Brightcove and blip.tv)

Tags: Network2, VON, VoIP, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, blip.tv, Brightcove, Jeff Pulver

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Nice to Get the Attention of Abbey Klaassen from Advertising Age:

My friend Jeff Jarvis dropped me a note yesterday and gave me the heads up about my reference in Advertising Age a couple of days.

O.K., so it was my game of blog-tag that got Abbey's attention in her story: "Bringing a Human Side to Online Chatter" but it was great to get it. My immediate goal is to now find a way to extend this game of tag and her interest in this evolving social sculpture to spending time with us in March in San Jose at Spring 2007 Video on the Net.

I will drop Abbey an invitation and hope that she can join us in San Jose where business models and things like "how do I make money on Internet TV?" will be discussed amongst the people directly responsible for creating the content. Given the large role that advertising will have in the future viability of many of these efforts, I suspect that we should be able to become a permanent fixture on the radar of Advertising Age.

Tags: Abbey Klaassen, Advertising Age, Jeff Jarvis, blog-tag, Internet TV, Disruptive Broadcasting, Jeff Pulver

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Atlantic Free Press explores the John Edwards Presidential Announcement

Atlantic Free Press: Product Launch - John Edwards 2.0

"An important product launch took place on Wednesday, 27 December, 2006 in New Orleans, Louisiana on a small social network. The product: US presidential candidate John Edwards and Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee in the 2004 elections. The result of this launch on YouTube.com and the tactics employed may prove not only to be instructive but could also impact the future of how social networking will shape presidential elections in America moving forward."

Tags: videoblogging, John Edwards, public policy, TV on the Net, Disruptive Broadcasting, Jeff Pulver

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December 31, 2006

2006/07 TV Season at the Midway Point: Prime Time Re-Runs now available On Demand.

The 2006/07 Television season in the United States will be known for a number of things, including the year the television networks started to implement their TV on the Net strategies. For the first time, US based consumers who don’t own a TV and just have a broadband internet connection can legally watch prime-time re-runs on demand by simply visiting the home pages of: ABC, CBS and NBC. As long as someone is willing to sit through commercials, there is plenty of prime-time content to be discovered…and it is all available for free.

In terms of content availability, ABC and NBC currently are the leaders followed by CBS and then by FOX. While still a work-in-progress, consumers in the United States can visit the home pages of ABC and NBC and watch specific full-length episodes of prime-time TV shows on demand for free. CBS on the other hand, while it has been promoting its own “alternative” full-length content on innertube, only offers access to a few specific episodes of their primetime shows. FOX is currently offering previews of upcoming episodes, as well as short clips from their shows and/or related interviews but they are not actively promoting the full-length viewing of shows from their library.

A year ago someone like me had to wait until the current season’s DVD of a TV show was released in order to catch up with all the episodes from that show. As we enter 2007, this is quickly becoming a thing of the past. In fact, it is just a matter of time before all the major networks offer an on-demand viewing options for all of their shows.

As Television Networks executives experience the Internet and evolve their strategies, I expect the “Internet Demographic” to be looked at differently than the demographic of the typical person who watches Prime Time television today. Based on the popularity of TV shows on iTunes, it is already becoming clear that there will be shows that resonate with people who watch TV on portable media devices and on the PCs which are not otherwise making it on Broadcast TV. For example, a few weeks ago, NBC’s Studio 60 was the #1 TV show on iTunes yet it never has been so popular during the 2006/07 television season. There is an opportunity to be taken advantaged of here…

In the near future, I expect to see RSS feeds become available where fans of a show can subscribe and will be the first on their block to be able to watch the preview of an upcoming episode. And eventually, I would not be surprised to see the networks start to offer their content directly to consumers on a subscription basis, similar to the way MLB.TV offered their content directly to broadband consumers during the 2006 Baseball season.

A lot has changed in the world of disruptive broadcasting in the past 18 months and I expect to see more changes and more innovations in the next 18 months ahead.

Welcome to 2007…“The Year of Exploding TV!”

Tags: videoblogging, TV on the Net, ABC, CBS,FOX,NBC, Disruptive Broadcasting, Jeff Pulver

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December 30, 2006

First communicated with Adam Curry back in 1995...

Earlier this week, I received a mention by Adam Curry in his daily podcast.

Adam was commenting on Abbey Corps, the company I recently co-founded with Andrew Baron. I will be sharing more information about Abby Corps in early January.

After listening to the podcast, I was reminded that I first communicated with Adam back in 1995 when we were both using Cu-SeeMe. Back then we exchanged a bunch of emails but never did get together. Hopefully Adam will accept my invite to join us at Video on the Net Europe which will be taking place in Stockholm June 12-13.

Tags: Adam Curry, Abbey Corps, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Jeff Pulver

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December 29, 2006

Nice mention of Network2 in Chicago Tribune:

Chicago Tribune: In a wireless world, quality to count more

...And while telecom has traditionally been all about voice, look for video to command an ever greater role. At least that's Jeff Pulver's view.

Pulver is the telecom pioneer who founded the company that later became Vonage, the Internet telephony operation that now serves more than 2 million customers. Pulver is no longer associated with Vonage; he has started a new venture, Network2, which aggregates video for viewing on the Web.

Internet video created by independent filmmakers and commercial studios will greatly disrupt the broadcast and cable television industries, Pulver said.

"It's inevitable that people will shift their viewing," Pulver said. "They'll watch what they want when and where they want to."

His site features videos that generally run from 30 seconds to six or seven minutes, but some run as long as an hour.

"It's a glimpse of the future," Pulver said. "It's how we'll get our entertainment and information."

Tags: Videoblogging, Network2, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Jeff Pulver

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December 28, 2006

Today on Rocketboom: Joanne Interviews Presidential Candidate John Edwards

Rocketboom: Joanne interviews John Edwards in New Orleans on run for Presidency

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Another new-new media milestone. First John Edwards announces his intentions to run for the presidency on YouTube and not on a conventional TV show or some other public high profile location. And then for his first post-announcement interview to be on Rocketboom and not on conventional TV or Cable.

Now that is what "Exploding TV!" and "Television Disrupted" is all about.

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Tags: videoblogging, John Edwards, Rocketboom, Video on the Net, Disruptive Broadcasting, Jeff Pulver

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Join us at Spring 2007 Video on the Net:

Spring 2007 Video on the Net, hosted by Shelly Palmer, will explore the impact of the broadband Internet on the future of the TV, film, and broadcasting. Media networks are changing on all fronts, from content acquisition, to distribution models, to new ways of building revenue. Meet the people defining this space today, as well as the disruptors who will shake the future of media, Internet, communications and entertainment.

Engage in conversations with industry executives, internet strategists, innovative startups, and the future stars of new media. Learn from the experts what they worry about, where they see potential for profit, and what will matter most in 2007 and beyond. Discover new creative talent, talk with startups, and meet some of the venture community's most engaged participants. Come join the Video on the Net community and build important relationships that might change your future, and will definitely strengthen your understanding of the here and now

Core topics covered at our conference include: Networks New and Old, Revenue Models for Content, Video Search, Content: The Long and the Short of It, Building Relationships with RSS, Video as an Application, Net Neutrality, Distribution of Content, Metrics and Measurement. (One day these may be topics in a future Video edition of Jeopardy!)

Some of our confirmed speakers include:

- Bernard Gershon, Senior Vice President and General Manager, ABC
- Paul Palumbo, Research Director and Founder, AccuStream iMedia Research
- Timothy Tuttle, Vice President, AOL Video, AOL
- Dina Kaplan, Co-Founder, COO, blip.tv
- Jeremy Allaire, Chairman and CEO, Brightcove
- Jeff Jarvis, Buzzmachine
- Nicholas Butterworth, President/CEO, Diversion Media
- Don Loeb, Vice President, Partner Services, FeedBurner
- Gokul Rajaram, Product Management Director, Google AdSense, Google
- Danny Peled, Chief Executive Officer, GooMe Interactive Ltd.
- Vinod Khosla, Khosla Ventures
- David Weiden, Partner, Khosla Ventures
- Courtney Holt, Executive Vice President of Digital Music and Media, MTV Networks
- Larry Gerbrandt, Senior Vice President / General Manager, Nielsen Analytics
- James Marcus, CTO, Network2
- Chris Wagner, Executive Vice President & Co-Founder, NeuLion
- Steve Arnold, Polaris Venture Partners
- Jonathan Askin, General Counsel, pulver.com
- Jeff Pulver, founder, pulver.com
- Steven Starr, CEO and Founder, Revver
- Andrew Baron, Creator & Co Producer, Rocketboom; co-founder of Abbey Corps.
- Niklas Zennstrom, Founder & CEO, Skype and "The Venice Project"
- Babs Rangaiah, Director, Media & Entertainment, Unilever
- Jeff Karnes, Director of Multimedia Search, Yahoo!

More details are available by visiting the Spring 2007 Video on the Net conference schedule.

To take advantage of our special "early bird" prices, you need to register by February 2, 2007.

Tags: Broadcast 2.0, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, air-blogging, voip, Jeff Pulver,

(posted at 35,000 ft using Connexion by Boeing)

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John Edwards announces Presidential Candidacy on YouTube

John Edwards to Run for President (Announcement on YouTube)

Just saw this on the videobloggers mailing list:

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Posted by: "andrew michael baron" andrew@rocketboom.com
Date: Wed Dec 27, 2006 6:48 pm ((PST))

Today Joanne, Chuck and I are out in New Orleans.

We just filmed John Edwards' first announcement that he is running for president.

I just uploaded the video to John Edwards' YouTube account.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=1etlZaf6zUw

(BTW, it may look like a photo op, but Edwards has been working out here all day and has been providing major support since last year when Katrina hit).

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Pretty amazing that at the end of 2006, someone announces that they are running for the presidency of the United States on YouTube. 2007 will be a GREAT year for Video on the Net.

Congrats to Andrew, Chuck and Joanne for being part of this historic announcement!

Tags: videoblogging, John Edwards, YouTube, Video on the Net, Disruptive Broadcasting, Jeff Pulver

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December 25, 2006

More about Abbey - The Studio

Abbey: The Studio:

- "We are not just a network for shows, we are a studio for people."

- "Abbey Corps is about enabling content creators by building community."

(see Andrew Baron's blog for more information about Abbey - The Studio.)

Tags: Andrew Baron, Abbey Corps, disruptive broadcasting, Jeff Pulver

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December 24, 2006

Abbey Corps...Our “DreamWorks”

As Andrew Baron announced on Friday, we have co-founded a new studio network, Abbey Corps.

While I will leave it to Andrew to fill in the details, when I think about our new venture, I look at it as our own version of “DreamWorks”, at least in spirit.

I will leave it as this for now. Time to jump back to my vacation.

Tags: Andrew Baron, Abbey Corps, disruptive broadcasting, Jeff Pulver

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December 22, 2006

Variety: Business biggies wade warily into Web

Variety: Business biggies wade warily into Web

'Most fundamental, of course, is the question of whether there's room for a new video site to succeed on the Net, even with the backing of big media players.

"They're probably a year too late," said Jeff Pulver, founder and chairman of Pulver.com, a New York company that organizes a conference called Video on the Net. "The networks know they have to do something. They have good intentions, and big brand names, but at the end of the day, these joint ventures never deliver on their promise."

Jeff Jarvis...points out that...."You can't advertise it on TV, because the person who's watching TV is 59½ years old," he argued. "That's not the demographic you want to attract."'

Tags: Jeff Jarvis, Jeff Pulver

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December 21, 2006

Update: Spring 2007 Video on the Net

Spring 2007 Video on the Net will be taking place March 19-22 at the Marriott in San Jose.

Shelly Palmer will be speaking and helping us host the conference.

Some of our confirmed speakers include:

- Bernard Gershon, Senior Vice President and General Manager, ABC
- Paul Palumbo, Research Director and Founder, AccuStream iMedia Research
- Timothy Tuttle, Vice President, AOL Video, AOL
- Dina Kaplan, Co-Founder, COO, blip.tv
- Jeremy Allaire, Chairman and CEO, Brightcove
- Jeff Jarvis, Buzzmachine
- Nicholas Butterworth, President/CEO, Diversion Media
- Don Loeb, Vice President, Partner Services, FeedBurner
- Gokul Rajaram, Product Management Director, Google AdSense, Google
- Danny Peled, Chief Executive Officer, GooMe Interactive Ltd.
- Vinod Khosla, Khosla Ventures
- David Weiden, Partner, Khosla Ventures
- Courtney Holt, Executive Vice President of Digital Music and Media, MTV Networks
- Larry Gerbrandt, Senior Vice President / General Manager, Nielsen Analytics
- James Marcus, CTO, Network2
- Chris Wagner, Executive Vice President & Co-Founder, NeuLion
- Steve Arnold, Polaris Venture Partners
- Jonathan Askin, General Counsel, pulver.com
- Jeff Pulver, founder, pulver.com
- Steven Starr, CEO and Founder, Revver
- Andrew Baron, Creator & Co Producer, Rocketboom
- Niklas Zennstrom, Founder & CEO, Skype and "The Venice Project"
- Babs Rangaiah, Director, Media & Entertainment, Unilever
- Jeff Karnes, Director of Multimedia Search, Yahoo!

More details are available by visiting the Spring 2007 Video on the Net conference schedule.

In order to take advantage of our special "early bird" prices, you need to register by February 2, 2007.

Tags: Broadcast 2.0, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Jeff Pulver,

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December 20, 2006

In Search Of...People Developing Episodic TV Content for the Internet:

(Please forward this blog post to friends who might be interested)
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Dear Video Makers--

I am Jeff Pulver, the founder of Network2, a guide to the best Internet TV. We believe that showing people where to find quality video is helpful to people, and we want to promote your work as something people should know about.

Our guide is a rich media experience, where potential audience members can watch shows like yours and see what you're producing. We build a channel for each producer's show, complete with your show name, a link to your original website, links to your RSS feed (for an audience to subscribe), and links to the original media, should they choose to download your shows for their portable media device. Each posting of your episodes includes the original text of your blog post (should you want the audience to have context), and a permalink back to your original post.

We'd like for you to check out http://network2.tv and see if you like what we're doing. If you feel Network2 is a good way to promote your productions, sign up by sending email: to Jeffp@pulver.com. In the email, please include:

Your name.
Your email.
Your Show Name.
Your Show URL.
Your RSS Feed URL if you know it.
Whether or not you'd like to participate in any future commercial opportunities.

We will then review your show, watch several episodes, and determine if it would be a good fit for what we're including in Network2. When we're ready to add your show, we'll build the show page, and then send you mail for you to review your show. If everything looks okay, we'll bring the show live, and you'll be part of Network2.

We appreciate the opportunity to know more about you, and we look forward to working together to help showcase the quality work you're making in this new world of video on the Net.

Thanks in advance,

Jeff Pulver, founder Network2
http://network2.tv
jeffp@pulver.com

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Tags: Videoblogging, Network2, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Jeff Pulver

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December 19, 2006

Become a "Mini Media Mogul" At Network2!

The Network2 team has launched it's next iteration of features, complete with a new look, and ways for you to participate!

First, we give you the option to create your own Channels. Select your favorite shows, and become a "mini media mogul" right here on the site.

We have added tagging, so you can categorize shows the way YOU want to define them. Want to highlight a specific episode? Put it in your Favorites list.

Both your Channel and your personal favorites list can be subscribed to in iTunes. So share your new "mogul" status with your friends. Give them your Channel feed and let them see how YOU watch Internet TV.

Stop by http://network2.tv/register to participate.

Tags: Videoblogging, Network2, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Jeff Pulver

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December 18, 2006

Video of Fred Siebert's Talk from the NY:MIEG Breakfast:

TV Mainstream: Video of Fred Siebert Talk at NY:MIEG Breakfast.

Last week I attended the New York:Media Information Exchange Group (NY:MIEG) breakfast where Fred Siebert was the guest speaker. Fred was the founding Creative Director at MTV, worked on the launch of Vh1 and has served as the President of Hanna/Barbera. Fred is the founder of Federator Studios where he currently serves as President & Executive Producer.

Fred Seibert

Channel Frederator

Tags: Fred Seibert, MTV, Jeff Pulver

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December 17, 2006

Internet Video: To RSS or not RSS, that is THE Question

While RSS stands for "Really Simple Syndication", it seems that there are a number of Indie Internet Video producers who have read Shelly Palmer's book "Television Disrupted" and feel that RSS stands for "Really Simple Stealing."

There was a time when TV quality content was only available on TV. And the relationships established was between the TV channel, the TV Network, the actors, the show and the fan. And this is a "one to many" relationship. Maybe it is 1 in a 1000 or maybe it was 1 in 10,000 who actually reached out and tried to connect with the show. With RSS, producers have the unique opportunity of having an intimate one to one relationship with everyone who subscribes to their RSS feed and then watches their latest episode as soon as it becomes available. But it is up to these producers to recognize this and then execute on it.

Case in point, an Indie show currently available on Feedburner. The video from this show is freely available as on Feedburner. And on Feedburner there are links to sites like: podNova, newsgator, netvibes, fireAnt, pageflakes, doppler, mimiq and winpodder as well as iTunes. And for what reason? To help the fan of the show subscribe to the RSS of the show and watch it on their favorite designated viewing medium. This includes watching the show live on line or place shifted by downloading an episode to an iPod.

At the moment, this show, like many others, is offering out their content for FREE. FREE as in, please come to this feed and "Watch my Show!" To some people FREE is just another four letter word.

And funny how it is that there are no doubt a growing number of people who subscribe to video RSS feeds and watch these feeds in a variety of viewing experiences.

So a funny thing happened to me after I went looking for a show to add to Network2. I recently stumbled across a show that looked interesting and after watching a couple of sample videos, it seemed fine enough to add to the guide of shows we have listed up on Network2. So I added the RSS from the show to the Network2 Guide.

Fast forward two weeks later and this all starts to get interesting.

At Network2 We make it a point to contact every show that gets added to the index of shows at Network2. We are not hosting their content and just point to it and most people so far have expressed their appreciation for our help in getting some attention for their show. I believe in Long Tail TV and look at Network2 as a platform for such content to be curated and discovered.

But not this guy. He believed that his content should be added to our guide on an opt-in basis, not opt-out. So regardless of whether or not I or another member of the Network2 team added the feed, or a visitor to our site suggested their feed, he would rather see it such that we get his permission to add his show to our guide. Interesting approach. Interesting given that anyone or any software application can just spider the web and subscribe to his RSS feed without his knowledge or his permission. With RSS it just happens.

Personally I'm an opt-out, not opt-in person when it comes to growing an industry sector. The world of Internet TV is moving too fast to have to wait for every exec producer to get back to me in order to showcase their show. Just a difference in philosophy...

Things were quiet for a couple of weeks until this guy got wind that Network2 was a commercial endeavor and he then felt that he should be compensated for his content. The same content that is otherwise available for viewing for FREE! Content that was getting more visibility over at Network2 than the way it was being marketed on its own on the public internet.

And do we currently have advertising on the Network2 site? No. Does it matter? It seems not. I'm sure there are people who understand how we plan to collaborate with executive producers, while others might not.

But since: RSS + TV = "The Future", I am committed to going long on this.

I am convinced RSS will play a major role in the future of TV on the Net. I can only hope that over time, more and more of the people who are getting involved inside the Indie Internet Video space will eventually appreciate the power of what Internet Video delivered via RSS offers. Same can be said for those people working in established media companies also exploring the concept of adding RSS to commercial content.

And as new quality episodic content for the Internet becomes available via RSS, my hope is help expose it in our guide to our growing audience over at Network2. And if you are associated with a mainstream media company which has added RSS to your commercial videos, don't be shy. Please send a quick email to jeffp@pulver.com and give me a heads up. Together we can help build up this industry.

Oh and with regard to show in question? It has been put to sleep on Network2.

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(disclosure: I am the founder and Chairman of Network2.)

(image designed by: Chris Brogan)

Tags: Shelly Palmer, Jeff Jarvis, Videoblogging, Network2, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Jeff Pulver, Chris Brogan

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December 15, 2006

Focus Episode 12: The Best Medicine

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This episode of Focus highlights a few shows that make you laugh.

For Parody Purposes Only
LoadingReadyRun
The Ointment

A brief stop by old favorites Galacticast and duder.

And Whoa! New features on Network2. 

Tags: Broadcast 2.0, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, pulver.tv, network2.tv, network2, David Kowarsky, Jeff Pulver

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December 14, 2006

New York:Media Information Exchange Group (NY:MIEG) December 2006 Meeting

This morning I attended the New York:Media Information Exchange Group (NY:MIEG) breakfast meeting hosted by Bill Sobel. It was a great event.

Bob Pittman, the innovator who created MTV and the former President & CEO of AOL introduced guest speaker Fred Seibert. Fred was the founding Creative Director at MTV, worked on the launch of Vh1 and has served as the President of Hanna/Barbera. Fred is the founder of Federator Studios where he currently serves as President & Executive Producer. Fred gave a great inspirational and engaging speech and I found his talk about his approach to business and to life eerily coincidental to the way that I do things. I also enjoyed the opportunity to speak with him afterwards.

Turns out that Fred happens to have one of channels that is currently featured on Network2

I am looking forward to attending and supporting future NY:MIEG activities.

Bob Pittman
Fred Seibert
Bill Sobel
Clif Sobel, Karin Klein, Jonathan Askin, Andrew Lipson
Shelly Palmer and Michael Starovin
Gary Miller, Chris Brogan
Geo Geller

Channel Frederator

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Tags: Bill Sobel, Bob Pittman, Fred Seibert, MTV, Jeff Pulver

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December 13, 2006

Exploding TV on the Net: From 80 to 230 shows in 3 Months on Network2

Back on August 29th I posted a list of "TV Shows Only Available on the Net." The following day, Network2 was born. Today 232 shows can be found in the Network2 guide. These 232 shows are represented across the following 36 categories:

Arts | Business | Cartoons | Comedy | Culture | Documentary | Drama | Education | Entertainment | Family | Film | Food | Games | Government | Health | Hobbies | Instructional | International | Kids | Local | Medicine | Movies | Music | News | Organizations | Politics | Recreation | Religion | Science | Scifi | Society | Spirituality | Sports | Talk | Technology | Travel.

While these categories are still pretty fluid and there is some overlap between some of them, collectively, I believe Network2 provides great access to the where "Long Tail TV" can be found and watched on the Internet today.

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Do you have your own Internet TV Show? Please email: jeffp@pulver.com to have it added to our list of shows.

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Tags: Broadcast 2.0, Network2, network2.tv, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Jeff Pulver

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December 12, 2006

Jeff Pulver Keynote from Fall 2006 VON/Video on the Net:

My opening talk from Fall 2006 VON / Video on the Net is now available for viewing on brightcove. In fact, you can now watch all 17 hours from Fall 2006 Video on the Net conference on brightcove.

Tags: Broadcast 2.0, Brightcove, VON, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Jeff Pulver

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Network2's Top 10 “Internet Only TV Shows” Week of December 11, 2006:

Using Network2’s “The Best” as the source to rank from, the following are the Top 10 Shows on Network2 for the week of December 11, 2006:

1. French Maid TV (last week #1)

2. Rocketboom (last week #2)

3. Beach Walks with Rox (last week #3)

4. 88SLIDE (last week #5)

5. AmandaAcrossAmerica (last week #4)

6. Wallstrip.com (last week #6)

7. The Ilana Donna Show (last week #7)

8. Steve Garfield's Video Blog (last week #8)

9. the eye (last week #9)

10. the show with zefrank (last week #10)

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(First time that we have not seen a change in any of the top 10 listings week-to-week)

Channel on the Rise:

Music Video 2.0 - Pop. Unsigned Indie Artist Pop Music Videos

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Click here to learn more about Network2.

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Please drop me a line and let me know about the "TV Shows Only Available on the Internet" that you watch, that you are aware of or that you are involved with.

Tags: network2.tv, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Jeff Pulver

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December 09, 2006

Chris Brogan Interviewed by the About.com Guide to Podcasting

John Havens from the About.com Guide to Podcasting interviewed Chris about Network2 and Spring 2007 Video on the Net.

"If you haven’t swung by podcasting.about.com, John’s really putting out a lot of material from a lot of angles about the podcasting space. It’s some great stuff. Oh, and John’s helping organize PodCamp NYC." (Chris Brogan)

Click here to listen to the interview.

Chris Brogan

Tags: Chris Brogan, John Havens, About.com, network2.tv, Video On the Net, Jeff Pulver

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Focus Episode 11: The News

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2 serious news shows, and 2 news shows that are anything but
 make up this week's episode of Focus!

On the Serious Side:
Cranky Geeks
American Microphone

On the Lighter side:
Goodnight Burbank
Noodlescar

And be sure to check out this week's longform Review of Goodnight Burbank at http://blog.network2.tv

Tags: Broadcast 2.0, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, pulver.tv, network2.tv, network2, David Kowarsky, Jeff Pulver

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December 08, 2006

Nice to see IDG News Publish One of My 2007 Predcitions regarding TV/IP:

InfoWorld: IT predictions for 2007

"As we gaze toward the vista of 2007, we find our e-mail inbox inundated with IT predictions for the new year from analysts, vendors and consultants. From those predictions and our own prognostications we present our forecast for the top IT stories in the year ahead:

...Internet-delivered TV is going to find its feet in 2007. We've heard that before, but it's got to happen some year and we think the new year will be it. It might even go as far as the prediction of IP (Internet Protocol) communications guru Jeff Pulver: "Every TV network, film studio and content creator will start to adopt a direct to the Internet and direct to the PDA strategy."

Tags: broadcast 2.0, Disruptive Broadcasting, jeff pulver

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December 07, 2006

Alive in Mexico: Getting Noticed by InfoWorld

InfoWorld: Video blogger dodging bullets, teargas in Oaxaca, Mexico

"What's more ballsy than picking up your video camera and jetting off to Baghdad, Iraq to report on conditions for ordinary civilians caught in the midst of a civil war? How about picking up your video camera and jetting off to Oaxaca, Mexico, to report on the conditions of ordinary civilians caught in the midst of civil unrest and a government crackdown?

That's what Brian Conley, creator of the powerful Alive in Baghdad video blog has done with his latest project, Alive in Mexico...

...Conley and his collaborative projects (Alive in Baghdad has been run mostly by native Iraqis, armed with video cameras in recent months) is a sterling example of the potential and power of the Internet and portable, easy to use video and audio equipment to revolutionize the way news is gathered and consumed...

...Conley has some powerful people in his corner, including VON founder Jeff Pulver. Donations and sales of raw footage have allowed him to pay meager salaries to his staff in Baghdad and get the ball rolling in Oaxaca. For now, he says he's got enough video in the bag for six or so more posts to Alive in Mexico, providing he can keep one step ahead of the PFP."

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Nice to see the work of Brian Conley getting the attention of InfoWorld.

2007 should be a breakthrough year for the growth of Citizen Journalism.

Tags: Broadcast 2.0, Citizen Journalism, Brian Conley, Alive in Mexico, disruptive broadcasting, Jeff Pulver

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December 06, 2006

Something to be Desired: An Indie TV Show in need of some Fan Support

I now have a better appreciation for the folks at the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) who are responsible for running their viewer pledge drives.

Justin Kownacki, the producer of Something to Be Desired is asking the fans of his show to provide some monetary support to help keep the show “on the air.” Something to be Desired first launched on the Internet in the Summer of 2003.

This is the first public pledge drive that I’m aware of for an Indie Internet-Only TV Show.

Personally I thought it was kinda cool that people who donate $100 dollars or more can have a Walk-on role on STBD.

I’ve filled out the pledge card and hope that other fans of the show do the same.

Tags: Justin Kownacki, disruptive broadcasting, Something to be Desired, network2.tv, Jeff Pulver

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Fall 2006 Video on the Net Featured Speaker: Jeremy Allaire, Founder & CEO Brightcove

Click here to watch Jeremy Allaire share his vision on The Future of Television.

By the way, All of the sessions from Fall 2006 Video on the Net are now available for viewing on Brightcove.

Click here to view additional sessions from Fall 2006 Video on the Net.

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Tags: Broadcast 2.0, Jeremy Allaire, Brightcove, VON, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Jeff Pulver

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December 05, 2006

Network2's Top 10 “Internet Only TV Shows” Week of December 4, 2006:

Using Network2’s “The Best” as the source to rank from, the following are the Top 10 Shows on Network2 for the week of November 27, 2006:

1. French Maid TV (last week #1)

2. Rocketboom (last week #2)

3. Beach Walks with Rox (last week #3)

4. 88SLIDE (last week #5)

5. AmandaAcrossAmerica (last week #4)

6. Wallstrip.com (last week #10)

7. The Ilana Donna Show (last week #7)

8. Steve Garfield's Video Blog (last week #6)

9. the eye (last week #8)

10. the show with zefrank (last week #9)

(Wallstrip.com is our biggest chartbuster this week, going from #10 to #6)

Click here to learn more about Network2.
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Tags: network2.tv, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Jeff Pulver

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December 02, 2006

pulverradio's Worldwide Reach Continues to Grow...

pulverradio is a 100% digital, Progressive Rock radio station.

Over a thousand people a day from around the world are part of our growing and loyal fan base. At any given moment you can tune in and hear a mixture of deep cuts of "commercial music" as well as the music from Indie artists like Jaymie Gerard.

And while you are listening to pulverradio, take a moment and read Mikey's blog.

Tags: pulverradio, Mikey McClenathan, pulvermedia, Jaymie Gerard, Jeff Pulver

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December 01, 2006

Fall 2006 Video on the Net Featured Speaker: Jason Krikorian, co-founder, Sling Media

Session: Placeshifting: Consumer in control:Jason Krikorian, Co Founder & VP, Business Development, Sling Media

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Tags: Broadcast 2.0, Jason Krikorian, Slingmedia, VON, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Jeff Pulver

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November 30, 2006

Fall 2006 Video on the Net Featured Speaker: Dmitry Shapiro, CEO, Veoh

Session: Taking Advantage of Democratized Internet Television – How This New Medium Will Change the Way We Watch/Broadcast Television Forever: Dmitry Shapiro, CEO, Veoh

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Tags: Broadcast 2.0, Dmitry Shapiro, VON, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Jeff Pulver

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November 29, 2006

FloppyHead: 6 alternatives to help you ditch cable television

FloppyHead: 6 alternatives to help you ditch cable television

"I pay $120 a month for cable TV and internet. About $75 dollars of that cost is for television. That is $900 a year just to watch TV. I have no premium cable channels either. Here is a brief list of 6 ways to ditch your cable television:

...4. Watch free content on the internet at sites like Network2.tv or Stage6."

(click on the story above to see points 1,2,3,5 and 6.)
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Tags: network2.tv, FloppyHead, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Jeff Pulver

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Fall 2006 Video on the Net Featured Session: Digital Rights Management

Session: Digital Rights Management

Moderated by: Shelly Palmer, Managing Partner, Advanced Media Ventures Group LLC

Speakers:
- Stephen Condon, Vice President, entriq
- Philip Haggar, Managing Director, Makeni Ltd
- Kevin Shively, EVP, Business Development, Executive Director, TV Worldwide
- Ian Tapp, Vice President Market Development, NDS

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Tags: Broadcast 2.0, Stephen Condon, Philip Haggar, Kevin Shively, Ian Tapp, Shelly Palmer, VON, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Jeff Pulver,

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November 28, 2006

Network2's Top 10 “Internet Only TV Shows” Week of November 27, 2006:

Using Network2’s “The Best” as the source to rank from, the following are the Top 10 Shows on Network2 for the week of November 27, 2006:

1. French Maid TV

2. Rocketboom

3. Beach Walks with Rox

4. AmandaAcrossAmerica

5. 88SLIDE

6. Steve Garfield's Video Blog

7. The Ilana Donna Show

8. the eye

9. the show with zefrank

10. Wallstrip.com

(New to the chart this week are: Ilana Donna and Wallstrip.com)

Click here to learn more about Network2.
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Tags: network2.tv, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Jeff Pulver

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Fall 2006 Video on the Net Content Now Available “On Demand” (for FREE) at blip.tv

A pulver.com/VON first: All the sessions from Fall 2006 Video on the Net in Boston are now available for On Demand viewing for free.

Delegates who attended Video on the Net were sent out a set of DVDs which covered the entire 17 hours of content that made up Video on the Net. This was the first time in the 10+ history of our producing our VON events that I invested in the people and technology needed to capture and produce our conference sessions as a DVD Movie.

While I must admit that while I was exploring the available viewing options it was strongly suggested by more than one vendor to come up with a model to charge something on a per view basis to watch the individual produced segments, in the end I went with FREE. Special thanks to our friends at blip.tv for hosting our conference content.

While we are working on confirming the people and sessions that will be taking place in San Jose March 19-22nd at Spring 2007 Video on the Net, now is a great time to catch up with the people and the topics that were discussed in Boston back in September.

Special thanks to everyone who contributed to the success of our conference, including our speakers, moderators and conference delegates as well as the people behind the camera who produced and made this programming possible.

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Fall 2006 Video on the Net Sessions Available "On Demand" - (Click to view video)

- Jeff Pulver, Founder and Chairman, pulvermedia

- The Internet and the Future of Video: Ted Leonsis, Vice Chairman,
AOL LLC, President, AOL Audience

- The Future of Television: Jeremy Allaire, Chairman and CEO, Brightcove

- Web Video and Journalism: How Video is Helping to Shape a new Style of Storytelling: Caroline Little, CEO and Publisher, Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive

- Taking Advantage of Democratized Internet Television – How This New Medium Will Change the Way We Watch/Broadcast Television Forever:Dmitry Shapiro, CEO, Veoh

- Peer-assisted Delivery: Closing the Gap Between Creator and Consumer: Bram Cohen, CEO and Co-founder, BitTorrent

- Exploding TV: Jeff Jarvis, Blogger and Media Critic, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism

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Film and Television Incorporate the Internet
• (M) Nick De Martino, SVP of Media & Technology, AFI
• Michael Downing, Co-Founder and CEO, GoFish
• Mark Langford, VP of Product Development, MovieBeam
• Adam Shapiro, Producer, AUTOMATIC

Is Video Peer to Peer a Money Making Proposition?
• Bram Cohen, CEO and Co-founder, BitTorrent
• (M) Patrick Norton, Executive Producer, Ziff Davis Media
• Michael Weiss, CEO, StreamCast Networks
• Roger Zimmermann, Research Assistant Professor, University of Southern California

Digital Rights Management
• Stephen Condon, Vice President, entriq
• Philip Haggar, Managing Director, Makeni Ltd
• (M) Shelly Palmer, Managing Partner, Advanced Media Ventures Group LLC
• Kevin Shively, EVP, Business Development, Executive Director, TV Worldwide
• Ian Tapp, Vice President Market Development, NDS

You Got Video! Who's Watching, Where?
• Andrew Baron, Creator & Co Producer, Rocketboom
• Joe Costello, Founder and Chairman, Orb Networks
• (M) Paul Ritter, Vice President Multimedia Research, Interactive Media Strategies
• Ron Stevens, President and CEO, pixpo
• Chris Wagner, Executive Vice President & Co-Founder, NeuLion

Viewing TV from Afar: Time and Place Shifting
• Nancy Dunn, VP, ClipSyndicate
• (M) Larry Gerbrandt, Senior Vice President/General Manager, Nielsen Analytics, a division of VNU MMI
• Thom Kozik, Director Business Development, Yahoo!
• Warren Schlichting, Vice President, New Business Strategies, Comcast

User Created Content
• (M) Julius Genachowski, Founder, Rock Creek Ventures; Special Advisor, General Atlantic
• Mike Hudack, CEO, Blip.TV
• Mary Hodder, CEO, Dabble
• Chris O’ Brien, CEO & Co-Founder, Motionbox
• Dmitry Shapiro, CEO, Veoh
• Rex Wong, CEO, DAVE.TV

Innovative Video for the Internet
• Channing Dawson, Senior Vice President, Emerging Media, Scripps Networks
• Michael Hirschorn, Executive VP, Original Programming and Production, VH1
• Sandy Malcolm, Executive Producer, CNN.com video
• (M) Shelly Palmer, Managing Partner, Advanced Media Ventures Group LLC

Venture Capital: Leadership for Future
• George Bell, Special Venture Partner , General Catalyst Partners
• (M) Julius Genachowski, Founder, Rock Creek Ventures; Special Advisor, General Atlantic
• David Weiden, Partner, Khosla Ventures

- The Implications for Media in a Global Internet Culture: Andrew Baron, Creator & Co Producer, Rocketboom

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- New Media Big Bang: Is This Explosion You're Feeling the Beginning of a New Media Universe?: Channing Dawson, Senior Vice President, Emerging Media, Scripps Networks

- Placeshifting: Consumer in control:Jason Krikorian, Co Founder & VP, Business Development, Sling Media

- Video Convergence: Show Me the Money: Warren Schlichting, Vice President, New Business Strategies, Comcast

Advertising Models for Video on the Net
• Reggie Bradford, CEO, ViTrue
• Eric Leven, President, Rip Road
• Fred Mc Intyre, Vice President, AOL Video, AOL
• (M) Kevin Shively, EVP, Business Development, Executive Director, TV Worldwide

Business Models for the Future
• Larry Bouthillier, Director, Educational Technologies and Multimedia Development, Harvard Business School
• Eric Elia, VP of Programming and Design, Brightcove
• (M) Peggy Miles, President, InterVox Communications
• Oded Felled, CEO, BestTV
- Mark Langford, MovieBeam

Video on the Net Policy Forum: New Reality, New Issues
• Bruce Byrd, Vice President & General Counsel - Washington, AT&T
• Jonathan Potter, Executive Director, Digital Media Association
• (M) Marty Stern, Partner, Preston Gates Ellis & Rouvelas Meeds LLP
• Tom Southwick, Senior VP, Corporate Communications , Starz

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Tags: Broadcast 2.0, VON, VoIP, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Jeff Pulver,

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November 27, 2006

BBC News: What to Watch on the Web

BBC News: What to Watch on the Web

"Online video may still in its infancy, but there is already a dizzying amount to watch. The quality is often questionable - but there are some good places to dip a toe into the online video ocean."

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Nice to see some of our Network2 friends referenced in the BBC News story including:

Alive in Baghdad

Rocketboom.

Galacticast

Goodnight Burbank

Ask a Ninja

Beach Walks with Rox

And Under the "More Guides" Section of the BBC story, Network2 gets an appreciated reference:

"Network 2 pulls together many web-only TV shows and ranks them based on viewers' ratings."

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Tags: Broadcast 2.0, Network2, Alive in Baghdad, Rocketboom, Galacticast, Goodnight Burbank, Ask a Ninja, Beach Walks with Rox, disruptive broadcasting, Jeff Pulver, network2.tv, BBC News

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November 26, 2006

New on Network 2: Unleashed, Wallstrip and Daryl Hannah

Recent adds to Network2 include:

Unleashed - "Unleashed is an animated comedy show that follows the trials and tribulations of animal actors in Hollywood. A new episode every Monday!"

Wallstrip - "Wallstrip...where pop culture meets stock culture. Daily with Lindsay Campbell."

Daryl Hannah's Love Life - "A Weekly Green Culture & Lifestyle Show"

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Please drop me a line and let me know about the "TV Shows Only Available on the Internet" that you watch, that you are aware of or that you are involved with. We are always looking for quality shows to add to Network2.

Tags: Broadcast 2.0, Unleashed, Wallstrip, Daryl Hannah, disruptive broadcasting, Jeff Pulver, network2.tv

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November 24, 2006

Network2: 10,066 Episodes across 224 Channels and Counting...

In less than three months, Network2 has indexed over 10,000 video links associated with 224 Channels. An overview of shows that we are tracking can be found by visiting the Network2 Guide, the home of "long tail episodic Internet TV."

Tags: network2, disruptive broadcasting, Jeff Pulver, network2.tv

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November 23, 2006

AniBOOM in TechCrunch

Nice to see AniBOOM featured in TechCrunch.

Tags: AniBOOM, TechCrunch, Jeff Pulver, Uri Shinar

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Andrew Baron: What YouTube's Got that Others Do Not

Dembot: What YouTube's Got that Others Do Not

"...Or, say, you noticed a weblog post about Kramer from Seinfeld who was recorded and shown to be racist. If you wanted to see this, just knowing that a video existed, where would you go first? Not to CNN.

The destination is YouTube.

If it's out there, it's most likely on YouTube - It's the first place I go to SEARCH.

YouTube fills the role of that place to get prerecorded video in the same way CNN fills the role of live news.

Currently, no other site comes close to enough critical mass needed to serve the value of this entry point..."

Tags: Rocketboom, Network2, CNN, YouTube, disruptive broadcasting, Andrew Baron

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Focus Episode 9: David Kowarsky's Thanksgiving Reflections

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This week's Focus is a special thank you to people in the space who have made me feel especially welcomed and appreciated

Photos property of the depicted parties except:
R. Darling and J. Kownacki - PulverTV's Focus
S. Atwood, H. Black, R. Jachan, J. Kirks, C. McKinnon - Chris Brogan

David gives thanks to: Rox Darling, Justin Kownacki - STBD, Eric Rey, Rick Rey, Jim Kirks of the Clip Show, Steve Woolf and Zadi Diaz of Jetset, Sarah Atwood - Nontourage, Goodnight Burbank, Josh Leo, Doug Sarine and Kent Nichols, Steve Garfield, Dan McVicar, Rudy Jachan + CaseyMcKinnon, Andrew Baron and Joanne Colan, Dina Kaplan, Chris Brogan and me.

Tags: Broadcast 2.0, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, pulver.tv, network2.tv, network2, David Kowarsky, Jeff Pulver

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November 22, 2006

From POTS to POTS

During an early morning conversation the other day with a my friend Jacob Ner David, when talking about Network2 and Video on the Net, we stumbled upon the redefinition of a term from the world of the PSTN that can now be re-used in the world of IP Video: For us, "POTS" now means "Plain old Television Service.” POTS formally meant “Plain Old Telephone Service.”

Tags: VoIP, POTS, Jeff Pulver

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November 21, 2006

Network2's Top 10 “Internet Only TV Shows” Week of November 20, 2006:

Using Network2’s “The Best” as the source to rank from, the following are the Top 10 Shows on Network2 for the week of November 20, 2006:

1. French Maid TV

2. Rocketboom

3. Beach Walks with Rox

4. 88SLIDE

5. AmandaAcrossAmerica

6. Steve Garfield's Video Blog

7. the eye

8. the show with zefrank

9. Geek Entertainment TV

10. ccridertv video gallery

Click here to learn more about Network2.
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Tags: network2.tv, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Jeff Pulver

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November 19, 2006

FeedYourZune: Podcasts Delivered to your Zune

FeedYourZune is companion software for the Zune Player from Microsoft.

FeedYourZune is a full featured RSS reader and Podcast Media Player which is powered by Network2.

Tags: zune, fireant, Jeff Pulver, network2.tv

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New on Network2: The Ilana Donna Show

Just added to Network2: The Ilana Donna Show

The Ilana Donna Show

The Network2 Review: "I feel like I've been granted a super power: invisibility. This show feels like conversations between girls that guys rarely get access to hear. It's a great blend of personal commentary and engaging subjects. It seems the kind of show that can go into lots of different areas with ease. Imagine The View, only with people you'd really want to have dinner with. That's Ilanadonna's show."

Tags: Broadcast 2.0, IlanaDonna, disruptive broadcasting, Jeff Pulver, network2.tv

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Andrew Baron on The Semantic Audience:

Dembot: The Semantic Audience

A great blog post. A long read but well worth the effort. :)

Tags: Rocketboom, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Andrew Baron

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November 18, 2006

Nice to see NBC Universal Experimenting with RSS

A week after NBC Universal announced the formal launch of their broadband channel DotComedy, I decided to take a look. After looking, I’m glad I did since it was nice to see NBC show their commitment to TV on the Net by providing RSS feeds for the content on their site. For me this was another sign that the statements made by various NBC Universal executives earlier this year about embracing the broadband internet were more than just words.

I did find the terms of service for their RSS feeds interesting:

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“Terms of Use for DotComedy RSS feeds:

These feeds are offered free for private, non-commercial use in a newsreader or personal blog. You must use the feeds as-is, with proper attribution, and may not edit or otherwise modify the text, content or links.”

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O.K, so maybe there is a digital rights issue that NBC has to deal with since they can’t ignore that and maybe there are some underlying international issues for the widespread distribution of some of their content. So why not create some original content which is not affected by their internal DRM and put that content out via RSS? I hope NBC uses their “broadband channel” as an experimental platform and see what kind of relationships are established between the network and fans of the content.

When I’m asked about the future of TV, I just assume that consumers will embrace RSS (or whatever it evolves into) and they will visit the websites of the TV shows which they like and as simple as a web click subscribe to getting new episodes of the show sent to them. Sure there will always be a broadcast schedule when most shows will air, but in the future there will be a growing dislocation between the people who watch the show when it becomes available and the shrinking community of people who only watch the show when it is broadcast. And then there is the community of people who embrace shows that never made it to TV but found a home on the Internet.

I am looking forward to the day when more consumers will be able to visit the website of their favorite prime time TV and Cable shows and have the ability to subscribe to the sixty second promo for the upcoming episode of their favorite show, and then one day the entire weekly episode. (iTunes is nice, but I'm looking for a lot more...)

Tags: NBC Universal, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Jeff Pulver, dotComedy

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November 17, 2006

Jeff Jarvis in support of: Spring 2007 Video on the Net

BuzzMachine: The future of whose TV?

“There’s a Future of Television conference going on in New York this week. I’m not going. It’s filled with executives from old TV. I’ll bet that the Video on the Net conference with the leaders from the new TV will be more interesting. I was actually surprised at this week’s conference that I didn’t see keynotes from Andrew Baron or Ze Frank. That’s the future of TV, folks.”

Tags: Jeff Jarvis, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Jeff Pulver, Rocketboom

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Focus Episode 8: Virtual Beachwalk Interview with Roxanne Darling

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Aloha, viewers! Focus this week is an interview with Roxanne Darling of the daily videoblog Beach Walks with Rox. Rox also runs a web development company, Bare Feet Studios. Network2 is proud to carry such an astute observer of the landscape of new media.

Beach Walks with Rox

Tags: Broadcast 2.0, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, pulver.tv, David Kowarsky, Jeff Pulver, Roxanne Darling

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November 16, 2006

Last Night @ pulver.com/Network2 Networking Event in NYC:

Last night we held our first pulver.com/Network2 Networking Event at the Proof Bar in Manhattan. While I was expecting that fifty to sixty percent of the hundred people who RSVP'ed to the event to attend, during the course of the evening we ended up having close to 200 people visit with us. For more than a moment we had the who’s who in New York New Media at our inaugural event.

At the Proof Bar we had people representing various parts of the media ecosystem. There were a number of people representing what can be best called "new-new media companies", new media companies and old-media companies. There were a number of start-ups represented as well a few lawyers and even a couple of VCs in attendance.

It was great to see so many people come out in support of Network2 and Video on the Net. Some of the people who I met were people directly responsible for creating/developing/producing high quality independent episodic content for the Internet...shows either already on Network2 or soon to be on Network2.

Chris Brogan and I appreciated the lengths that some people had gone through to be with us last night. I met people who were visiting from: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Philly, Boston and the metro NYC area.

Special thanks to everyone who contributed to the success of the event last night. I am looking forward to co-hosting additional networking events in the future.

(photos by: Chris Brogan and David Kowarsky )

Tags: network2.tv, video on the net, VON, Chris Brogan, network2, Network2, Jeff Pulver

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November 15, 2006

AniBOOM – the YouTube for Animation

One of the companies that I met with during my recent trip to Israel was AniBOOM.

According to their website, aniBOOM is a “cross-media, cross-platform animation content project which addresses wide audiences through a range of genres, techniques and means”

Uri Shinar presented AniBOOM in a Web 2.0 talk during the Rosh Pina TV and Film Festival. During his talk, I was reminded that Animation is an international and a cross-cultural language that expresses itself in different styles and genres.

Launched just a few short week weeks ago, AniBOOM is quickly becoming the destination site for viewing quality animation on the Internet.

Network2 is currently featuring a number of AniBOOM channels including:

Aniboom's top drama movies

Aniboom's top rated funny movies

Aniboom's music videos

Aniboom's top experimental movies

Aniboom's top rated crappy movies

Tags: AniBOOM, network2.tv, Jeff Pulver, Uri Shinar

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November 13, 2006

NY Times Magazine: The Online Auteurs

New York Times Magazine: The Online Auteurs

'...YouTube sells ad space, but contributors are paid nothing. And [Ze]
Frank is perfectly happy with the revenue from the small ads on his
Web site. He says he makes about as much from a single text ad as "an
entry-level hooker in Washington, D.C...."

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Nice to see the NY Times cover some of the aritsts that can be found over at Network2.

(and special thanks to Christopher S. Penn for the reference.)

Tags: Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, network2.tv, network2, Jeff Pulver

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November 12, 2006

Jeff Pulver Interview on Israel High Tech.TV

I just took another look at the interview that I did with Israel High Tech.TV on Tuesday. The interview covers both the world of VON and Video on the Net. I am looking forward to having Israel High Tech.TV join us at Spring 2007 Video on the Net in San Jose.

(photos by: Sharon Kuper)

Click here to view the interview.

Tags: Telecom Israel, video on the net, VON, Tel Aviv, Jeff Pulver

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November 10, 2006

pulver.tv:Focus Episode 7: How To...

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This week's Focus takes a look at some of the How To programming available on Network2. You can see the shows reviewed, as well as others, in the Instructional Category.

Network2 Shows Referenced:

- How to With Madeline Merced
- Izzy Video
- French Maid TV
- How2Kids

Tags: Broadcast 2.0, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, pulver.tv, David Kowarsky, Jeff Pulver

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PodCamp Pittsburgh: In the News

Associated Press: Bloggers, podcasters meet in Pittsburgh

"Scores of Internet technology professionals and enthusiasts are expected to gather over the weekend at PodCamp Pittsburgh, an informal meeting to trade tips on creating blogs, Web sites and podcasts, an organizer said Thursday.

The free event is among several being planned in cities from San Francisco to Berlin to pair established Internet media producers with newcomers "to improve the quality of our creations together," said Justin Kownacki, a Web video producer.

"It's a completely grass roots effort," he said. The meeting's unconventional format allows participants to help shape the agenda and "blow past all the formalities of a conference and get the brain trust in the room," Kownacki said."

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I'm looking forward to following the activities from PodCamp Pittsburgh this weekend. Network2 is a sponsor, and our
own Chris Brogan and David Kowarsky will be taking part in the festivities.

Tags: Chris Brogan, network2.tv, podcamp pittsburgh, David Kowarsky, Justin Kownacki, Jeff Pulver

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November 08, 2006

Archive of my Recent Interview on Israel High Tech.TV

Telecom Israel 2006: Jeff Pulver Interview

Tags: Telecom Israel, video on the net, VON, Tel Aviv, Jeff Pulver

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November 07, 2006

Live Internet TV Interview: Jeff in Tel Aviv - 10AM EST / 1600 CET TODAY

In three hours I will be interviewed live on the showfloor at Telecom Israel 2006
by Israel Hi-Tech TV. Please drop by.

Tags: Telecom Israel, video on the net, VON, Tel Aviv, Jeff Pulver

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Network2 Networking Party in NYC: November 15th

network2.tv is hosting a Networking Party in NYC on November 15th from 5:30 to 7:30pm at Proof Bar & Lounge.

If you’re into Video and TV on the Internet, we’d love to have you stop by for a few beverages, snacks, and some chat: November 15th - 5:30 to 7:30 at Proof Bar & Lounge in NYC

Please RSVP if you can join us.

Tags: network2.tv, video on the net, VON, network2, Network2, Jeff Pulver

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November 03, 2006

My Presentation from the Rosh Pina TV and Film Festival

Last week I spoke about the effects of the Internet on the future of TV, Film and Broadcasting at the Rosh Pina TV and Film Festival. A copy of my presentation is now available for download.

Tags: Rosh Pina, Israel, TV Festival, Jeff Pulver

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November 02, 2006

pulver.tv:Focus Episode 6: David's Choice

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Focus this week was taken over! But given the choice between surrendering control for one episode, and painful death, I think David made the right call.

Tags: Broadcast 2.0, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, pulver.tv, network2.tv, network2, David Kowarsky, Jeff Pulver

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November 01, 2006

Communications Technology: The Mouse Starts to Roar as a Channel Changer

Communications Technology: The Mouse Starts to Roar as a Channel Changer

"Here's a news flash: Television viewers don't need a television to view television...

...The champion of Internet-based cults, Jeff Pulver, who made VoIP a household term and VON a force, has noticed that trend and is jumping into it with both feet via Network2, a compilation and presentation of the best independent TV shows available only on the Internet. The Pulver-backed site features a guide to episodic programming that ranges from reality shows like "Alive in Baghdad," where citizen journalists cover the war, to "Fearless Cooking," where Gloria Piper cooks anything for your viewing pleasure – including on a future show, we understand, cable's goose.

Network2 is an Internet-based mini-cable system that pulls independent content together in one place to make it easy for viewers to find.

"The beauty and value of the Internet as a distribution means for television is instead of having to go after blockbusters, instead of asking how many millions of people you're going to look at, you can go after the people that really are going to respond as an audience," said Chris Brogan, community developer for Network2.

Katie Couric, whose nightly newscasts are pushed over the Web, will probably never answer an e-mail she receives about something she said or read, but Brian Conley, who produces the Baghdad show, most likely would. In fact, Brogan counts on it.

"This is insanely personal product," said Brogan. "The idea of putting independent producers in the driver's seat means that no one can tell us who should or shouldn't be on the platform and what shows we should or shouldn't watch."

Who's gonna pay?

For now, Network2 is free, but that's unlikely to continue if it picks up steam, and you can figure there will eventually be some cost-based model – perhaps even, shudder, advertising – added to it. It's also pretty much targeted to a user with a computer or portable device, but that, too – and this should frighten traditional video content delivery guys – is changeable because the end devices have ways to connect to the Internet, ironically through the broadband connection being delivered by the cable or telephone company.

"They can watch this on their 60-inch plasma screen and be as comfortable as anyone watching your standard cable product, but they're watching what they choose to watch," Brogan said.

Brogan was quick to differentiate the programming, which is vetted by Network2 before it goes on the site, from more freewheeling content from players like YouTube. Still, it is unmistakably unprofessional compared to the scripted fare available from the large broadcast and cable networks, as rare as scripted shows are becoming.

That difference might not matter when it comes to attracting and losing viewers, said Franco.

The eyes have it

"If consumers are going online to watch this, then it becomes a question of time – time away from traditional means to watch the untraditional, whether it's professional or not," Franco said. "In that sense, it could cut into viewing," she said."

Tags: network2.tv, Chris Brogan, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Jeff Pulver

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October 31, 2006

Network2's Top 10 “Internet Only TV Shows” Week of October 30, 2006:

Using Network2’s “The Best” as the source to rank from, the following are the Top 10 Shows on Network2 for the week of October 23, 2006:

1. French Maid TV
2. Beach Walks with Rox
3. Rocketboom
4. 88SLIDE
5. the eye
6. AmandaAcrossAmerica
7. ccridertv video gallery
8. Steve Garfield's Video Blog
9. Geek Entertainment TV
10. the show with zefrank

Click here to learn more about Network2.
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Please drop me a line and let me know about the "TV Shows Only Available on the Internet" that you watch, that you are aware of or that you are involved with.

Tags: network2.tv, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Jeff Pulver

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October 30, 2006

Mediaweek: User-Gen Video Turning Pro

Mediaweek: User-Gen Video Turning Pro

'The user-generated video media landscape, while still pervaded by frat boys filming themselves being jackasses and pet owners posting cute clips