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Hollywood has come to the enterprise

Video production has spread to the masses, as we all know (thank you YouTube). Creating and “publishing” personal. “amateur” video has become an accepted tool for communicating with friends and colleagues. Despite this, there is a growing counter-trend of corporations investing … Continue reading »

Apple devices are changing how IT manages employee content

The entry of iPhones and iPads into the enterprise has been unlike anything since the IBM PC brought IT kicking and screaming into distributed computing 30 years ago. Apple’s devices are creating new challenges for IT, well documented in Colin Neagle’s … Continue reading »

Digital content needs a new name

E-books continue to evolve beyond what a physical book is into an entirely new form of content. Can we really call the "enhanced ebooks" in this Wall Street Journal story books anymore? It's human nature to name things comparatively. Cars were horseless carriages at first; a radio was a wireless. Important innovations like these grew out of changes to everyday experiences. It was the improvement over the original that defined them in people's minds. Continue reading »

Benchmark Magazine recommends BriefCam Video Synopsis as a digital coping tool

Benchmark Magazine reviewed BriefCam's VS Forensics product, a breakthrough innovation in video evidence analysis. The product received high marks - an 84% overall rating, and a Benchmark recommendation. In the process they made an interesting observation: the move to digital video surveillance is extremely disruptive, yet organization are adopting it in droves. This puts stress on law enforcement organizations that they must find a way to overcome. Continue reading »

Time shifting is a growing habit for corporate video

Why do people increasingly choose texting over phone calls? For the same reason I watch 90% of my entertainment content from Netflix and Tivo: participating in communication and entertainment on my schedule vs. someone else's is convenient and empowering. Continue reading »

China consumers are paying for online content

When someone mentions digital content piracy, China is typically part of the conversation. Historically Chinese consumers have not been willing to pay full price - and often any price - for software, music and movies. Ask Microsoft. Steve Ballmer recently told Chinese Pesident Hu Jintau that 90% of Microsoft software users in China didn't pay for it. Continue reading »

Media on demand uses one third the energy of mailed discs

Electronic software distribution is not the panacea some software retailers may have hoped it would be, partly because customers still want a physical copy of what they purchase. But traditional "mail the disc" methods of distribution are, well, old-fashioned. Software retailers need another alternative. Continue reading »

“Take-home experiences” are a growing trend

From Caribbean cruises and rain-forest excursions to fantasy baseball camps, the market for selling experiences is a growth market. People love to live their dreams, even when it's make-believe. The businesses offering these experiences have found a way to add more value for their customers: they are recording and packaging the event with photos and videos so that they can be re-lived over and over. Continue reading »

Online content delivery is adding to, not replacing, physical media

The growth in eBooks and eVideo is definitely changing the way content is delivered. But the change is turning out to be a shift in the consumption profile of consumers rather than a 1-for-1 swap out of physical to virtual media. Continue reading »

Video Synopsis finds needles in surveillance haystacks – in minutes

Cops work hard. If there was a "Top Ten Hardest Working Careers" list, I'm sure law enforcement would be at or near the top. But while having a strong work ethic is admirable, sometimes it's not enough. Continue reading »