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...
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Boxee’s efforts to try to “rescue” Hulu and introduce them to “the 10-foot experience” reminds me a lot of this skit from Mad TV (incidentally, airing on News Corp.’s FOX, which owns 50% of Hulu):
When Boxee’s dalliance with Hulu began, I wrote “The Techies Don’t Get It“, because technologists think that they are doing media companies a favor by ripping them off and robbing them of their choice to choose where and when consumers should access their media. I mean, I like both of these companies and want both to be wildly successul (not just as a user, our company’s content is on both platforms), but for the love of all things holy, technology companies cannot unilaterally make decisions on behalf of media companies. continue reading...
The techies still don’t get it (here, here, here, etc.): a better mousetrap (platform, box set, device etc.) is irrelevant, it all comes down to content, content and content.
It’s that simple. Figuratively speaking: Hulu is nothing without the content. Boxee is nothing without the content. Conceptually speaking, they’re great mouse traps, potentially a step in the right direction and a better mouse trap than the previous ones, but they are a means to an end. continue reading...
