With the convergence of media and the web the ability to get content to your audience is more and more dependant on broadband availability. Here is yet another methodology for making broadband Internet as pervasive as possible. It will be interesting to see how the FCC responds to this device. A very powerful consortium is behind this endeavor:  Microsoft, Google, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Intel and Philips so with all these big companies trying to make this a reality we will hopefully see this come to reality some time in early 2009.

Tech Firms Push to Use TV Airwaves for Internet Cable, Phone Companies Watch Warily

By Charles Babington

Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, March 13, 2007; Page D01

“A coalition of big technology companies wants to bring high-speed Internet access to consumers in a new way: over television airwaves. Key to the project is whether a device scheduled to be delivered to federal labs today lives up to its promise.”

7thscreen.com — Feedia.NET NEWS
David Roth Director of Search Engine Marketing for Yahoo! Inc. addresses a new media audience at the 2007 SEMPDX SEARCHFEST in Portland Oregon. The new wind out of Panama is truly filling the sales and sailing Yahoo back into the search game with more than just hot air.

Moderator:

Ben Lloyd – Amplify-Interactive – http://www.amplify-interactive.com/

Panelists:

Scott Fish: FishSEO – http://www.fishseo.com/
Kent Lewis – Anvil Media, Inc. - http://www.anvilmediainc.com/
Hallie Janssen – Anvil Media, Inc. - http://www.anvilmediainc.com/
Scott Hendison – SearchCommander - http://www.searchcommander.com/
Todd Mintz – S.R. Clarke – http://www.srclarke.com/   

Sites:
SoundXPosure – http://www.soundxposure.com/
Baja Grill – http://www.baja-grill.com/
AmberGlen Townhomes – http://www.amberglenhomes.com/
Aloha Condos – http://www.alohacondos.com/
CCI Enterprises – http://www.ccienterprises.org/

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Comparing Terms of Service at video sites

By Ourmedia and TechSoup

Source: Terms of Service comparison for video hosting sites | Ourmedia

Here is an excellent comparison of the Terms of Services for some of the major video hosting providers. We at Feedia encourage you to understand the TOS of any service you are using when it comes to publishing video on the web. It is crucial for understanding how your intellectual property rights are effected and we found this article to be very helpful in understanding these issues. Of particular interest to us is the ability to use creative commons licensing and how some of your major services do not allow you to use that type of license.

Social Media Club is being organized for the purpose of sharing best practices, establishing ethics and standards, and promoting media literacy around the emerging area of Social Media. This is the beginning of a global conversation about building an organization and a community where the many diverse groups of people who care about social media can come together to discover, connect, share, and learn.

John Anthony Hartman will be presenting Web Manual 2.0 in an interactive session. We look forward to seeing you then.

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This is a great unified device and with CES and Macworld going on a ton of announcements are being made. Both Apple and Microsoft have announced IPTV plays but more to come on that.

Video iPods, VCast, Zune and a landslide of devices and services that are coming to or all ready on the market to meet this $30 billion demand.
Being a Blackberry 8700 user I am pleased to see that Quickplayer is now available on my mobile device. For “$7.95 USD a month (not including applicable data charges that may apply from you wireless carrier) to get unlimited access to all channels. There are over 100 channels updated daily!”[swf width=”350″ height=”310″]http://www.getquickplayer.com/images/quickDemo.swf[/swf]

Now this is great a subscription based service I can receive on my Blackberry, one of the best pieces of hardware technology I have used in the last 10 years, but my interest does not stop at the subscription service. Being a company focused on the new media space the QuickPlay Personal Entertainment Server really interests me. “The QuickPlay Personal Entertainment Server is a mobile service delivery platform constructed using a component architecture approach. It provides the back-end functionality to support the QuickPlay Personal Entertainment Center within a hosted environment. With the proven ability for simultaneous deployment across multiple carriers, it is the ultimate media content solution.” The power to create and distribute your own mobile media channel now thats compelling. I am also very keen on the Social aspects of the Personal Entertainment Center where you can poll, vote or send to a friend directly from the Blackberry. I will be testing out this service in the weeks to come and give you an update.

I should also point out that Sona Mobile has a MobileTV option that they are supposed to be releasing, but they seem more focused on the gaming industry on the mobile platform right now. I also want to bring your attention to Melodeo who offer a service on your mobile device as well, just not on the Blackberry, but quite a few other brands of phones. They also focus on podcasts and have a nice sized directory of shows to choose from including NPR, The Onion, CNN and HBO.
So what is your company or organization doing to address this market? Have questions drop us a line.

Expert Search Engine Marketing Panel

Tracy Chapman – Ignite Web Marketing Services
Tracy Chapman, owner of Ignite Web Marketing Services, has 9 years of experience helping clients increase online visibility, drive targeted Web site traffic, and generate online leads & sales through Search Engine Marketing (SEM), with a focus on paid placement & advertising.

Stanford Davis – Straight-On Internet Consulting
Stanford Davis, owner of a Portland search engine optimization firm, Straight-On Internet Consulting, is focused on search engine optimization. Stan has helped clients in the Portland Metro area and West Coast to achieve high search engine position for over 5 years. He has been a presenter or panelist at IPN SearchFest 05, WebVisions 06, IPN, and classes at PSU and Clark College.

Scott Fish – Scott Fish Internet Consulting
Scott Fish promotes search engine marketing services through his FishSEO.com, he manages several large international websites and promotes many of these sites in over 10 languages. His experience is centered around building buzz and promoting a strong brand online while integrating off-line marketing strategies. Local and international clients value his expertise in the growing international business environment.

Scott Hendison – Search Commander
Scott Hendison the president of SearchCommander.com, and has been active in search engine marketing since 2001. Based out of Portland Oregon, Scott works directly with the marketing and IT departments of businesses in 7 countries. Scott’s primary area of expertise is organic search engine optimization, demonstrated by a search for “internet consultant”, which finds Scott on the front page of Google, Yahoo and MSN.

Kent Lewis - Anvil Media Inc. - Moderator
Kent Lewis, President of SEMpdx and Anvil Media, Inc., has over 10 years of SEM experience. When he’s not presiding over Anvil Media and SEMpdx, he manages pdxMindShare, a local networking group, and teaches an eMarketing workshop at Portland State University. For more information, visit www.anvilmediainc.com.

Todd Mintz - S.R. Clarke
Todd Mintz is the Director of Internet Marketing & Information Systems for a real estate and construction executive recruiting firm headquartered in Fairfax, VA with offices nationwide. He is also a regular columnist for Search Engine Guide and an active affiliate marketer. Prior to rejoining S.R. Clarke, Todd directed the Internet marketing efforts for Cube Management.

If you are in the Portland metro area and would like to take part in the next Hot Seat check out http://www.semportland.com/ for more details about upcoming events.

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