A few years ago, we published a list of companies who ruled the Internet each year, from 1994-2007. Then, we forgot to update it for 2008-2010. On this week’s HipMojo show, we run down the list and picked a company for 2008, 2009, and 2010… and then open it up for you to suggest companies for 2011. Vote for the company of the Year below in the Comments, feel free to vote for the company you work for, but explain WHY, what was the one thing or many things that made the company stand out from the noise? continue reading...
Back in September 2007, I emailed the CEO and CTO of Blip.tv - the company whose amazing video player we use on our WatchMojo.com property to partner with Tubemogul- the company whose amazing analytics and syndication tool we use to distribute videos.
Here’s the email: continue reading...
TV content companies have a very hard time justifying moving their libraries online. To quote NBC Universal chief executive Jeff Zucker, why trade analog dollars for digital pennies. Sure, right now, the Web is offering media companies digital dimes, but we’re far away from a 1 for 1 swap.
Judging by the fact that TV remains a bigger advertising pie that online, continue reading...
See my earlier post on Blip.tv’s funding, in which they state that it served more than 51 million video views in September 2008, from more than 37,000 actively updated Web shows.
Working out the math: 51M streams / 37K video producers = 1,378 streams per partner per month. While this seems low, it’s the quintessential quality vs. quantity dilemma. For the record, I think Blip.tv is going about it the right way, foregoing the UGC or pirated type of content for quality made-for-web video content. continue reading...
Our friends at Blip.tv raised some money from Bain Capital. In case the name sounds familiar, that is the company that Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney ran for years. This is the second institutional round for Blip.tv, who Tech Crunch notes is keeping its cards to its chest. Smart move. A lot of companies spend more time issuing press releases touting how much capital they’ve raised, all the while neglecting their clients and partners. From our experience working with Blip.tv (disclosure: we integrated their player in our CMS when we relaunched the site in August 2007), they are the polar opposite of that.
In the summer of 2007, we had to make a call between: continue reading...
From TubeMogul:
About a month ago, we launched a “Top 40″ list of the users getting the most views from videos deployed by us (an admittedly biased list, but an interesting one). We will be releasing an updated list shortly, but it’s worth pondering: what is the key to their success? Great content, for one. An additional insight came after we released our recent research on “Online Video’s Short Shelf Life.” A blogger savvily pointed out that most successful content creators already understood that online video fans have a short attention span, and thus put out a high quantity of videos. continue reading...
Paid Content refers to a NYT article on CBS which calls for the company that Bill Paley built to make digital acquisitions, which begs the question: should they go for a big purchase or make small moves?
Of course, answering that question alone without addressing the backdrop to that question yields an incomplete picture. continue reading...
Despite the tough financial climate, the week ushered a sizable investment in content producer Next New Networks (N3).
Blue-chip investor Goldman Sachs and media-oriented Velocity Interactive Group (VIG) led a $15M Series B investment round in N3. VIG is the fund that was created by way of a merger between ComVentures and Jon Miller and Ross Levinsohn’s new endeavor. Miller was actually a member of N3’s board. continue reading...
Almost exactly a year ago, Mojo Supreme and WatchMojo.com were looking at relaunching on a new platform.
After a lot of soul searching and due diligence, we opted to build the content management system using Typo3, a powerful open-source system. We then considered many options for the video player. We looked at Brightcove, Maven and other such closed options… but ultimately we were torn between Video Egg and Blip.tv’s players. continue reading...
