CheckOutTheLatest is a new startup that lets users do exactly that. The NY-based video and aggregation company takes millions of videos from sites including YouTube, Vimeo and DailyMotion so users can go to one spot for searches. Co-founder Deni Belanich told Nibletz that the idea and the name came [Full Story…]
#Blip Releases New Mobile App
January 8, 2013 at 2:30 pm
Blip, in tandem with L4 Mobile, has released a new mobile app that allows users to access all of their content on iPhones, Droids and Kindles. Tubefilter reports that NY-based video-sharing site has tried to keep most of its best content from YouTube. Tubefilter [Full Story…]
#12-12-12 #SandyBenefit Concert Available on Multiple Platforms
December 12, 2012 at 10:10 am
In order to make the 12-12-12 Sandy Benefit concert held tonight at NY's Madison Square Garden the most widely distributed musical event ever, concert producers James Dolan, John Sykes and Harvey Weinstein are working with several TV, radio, and broadcast outlets. According to Cynopsis, YouTube, [Full Story…]
Barred From Social Media, Wall Street Finds a Workaround
November 27, 2012 at 9:58 am
Lots of people are plugged into social media all day, yet access to Facebook, Twitter and most music and video streaming sites are blocked at Wall Street firms. Regulations require financial institutions to keep records of all employee communication, but there’s no way to monitor Facebook chats [Full Story…]
NY Mag Creates Video Edition of #CheapEats
October 9, 2012 at 10:06 am
As print publications expand into video space, especially YouTube channels, New York Magazine climbs on board. The publication has produced a five episode video series to give readers and users a look at the food featured in its "Eat Cheap" issue. According to paidContent, the food writers will [Full Story…]
AOL Launches 22 YouTube Channels at #AWIX
October 1, 2012 at 2:33 pm
During Advertising Week in NY today, AOL announced that it will offer its full original video library on YouTube, according to Web Pro News. The videos will be both distributed and monetized on YouTube. The collection totals about 20,00 videos from various brands like TechCrunch and The [Full Story…]
Esquire Debuts Video Trailer for August Issue
July 9, 2012 at 9:41 am
Esquire has created a trailer for its August issue to showcase what the issue has to offer, namely nice cars and action stars. According to Adweek, the company already compiles behind-the-scenes photo shoots for its iPad and web edition, and has released a trailer once before, for a story in the May [Full Story…]
NY’s Alloy Digital Acquires Clevver Media
June 19, 2012 at 2:52 pm
NY-based Alloy Digital, LLC has a made its fourth acquisition of the year, with the procurement of Clevver Media, one of YouTube's largest content providers. Clevver Media has seven entertainment and celebrity focused YouTube channels, expanding Alloy Digital's YouTube footprint by 1.6 billion [Full Story…]
Everyday Health Surpasses WebMd in Ad Revenue, Expected to Continue Growing
June 16, 2012 at 10:03 am
SoHo-based Web site Everyday Health has hit interesting milestone lately According to Crain's New York Business, the company's TV program Everyday Health was nominated for an Emmy (first ever for a show from a digital company) and has begun to grab advertisers from its number one competitor [Full Story…]
NY iSchool Looks at Teacher Social Media Policy
May 25, 2012 at 1:14 pm
The City of NY recently announced a new social media policy that bars teachers from friending or following students on social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Google+, and YouTube. the tech savvy public high school, NYC iSchool, is not phased by these changes, according to The New York [Full Story…]
#FacebookIPO Shows NY Lagging in Social Media
May 18, 2012 at 8:11 am
With Facebook's IPO shares starting to trade today, Greg David, in Crain's New York Business , points to how the IPO is indicative of social media's advantage in Silicon Valley over NY. He lists the top social media companies in the U.S. and finds that seven out of the eight firms (including [Full Story…]
YouTube to Finish off NY Digital Content NewsFronts Tonight
May 2, 2012 at 10:44 am
Tonight at the Beacon Theater, YouTube will present its 90 plus channels to ad and marketing executives at the culmination of the Digital Content NewsFronts. The company said it would spend $100 million on original content, and according to Crains New York Business, new advertising channels have [Full Story…]
Internet Video Outlets Pitch Advertisers in NY Today
April 19, 2012 at 1:21 pm
YouTube, Yahoo, AOL, Hulu and other Internet TV providers are holding Digital Content NewsFronts in NY today to show advertisers that digital video deserves more attention, the AP reports. Online video, estimated at around a $2 billion business, was only a fraction of $60.7 billion spent on TV [Full Story…]
Boxee Announces Number of Box Users Via a Tweet
April 16, 2012 at 10:53 am
Brooklyn-based Boxee, the company that produces a device that allows owners to stream Internet videos straight on their T, said in a recent tweet that the number of users for its Boxee Box is at 200,000. This is considered a low number in terms of sales goals, but consistent in the market for [Full Story…]
Nordstrom Gives Bonobos $16.4 Million in Exchange for Creative E-Commerce Strategies
April 16, 2012 at 8:11 am
Nordstrom, the 111-year-old department store, recent;y inked a deal with Bonobos, a retail online men’s wear brand based in NY . In exchange for $16.4 million in cash and retail space in 100 stores, Bonobos will update Nordstrom’s marketing expertise. The department store generates $10 [Full Story…]
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