Amazon on Fire, But Is the Multiplex Ready? by Steve Smith

With the expected introduction today of Amazon's low-priced color tablet, rumored to be named "Amazon Fire," there will be a lot of focus on the hardware, price points, apps, and the inevitable Apple contest. I will wait to see and touch for myself, but my initial impression of the leaked specs suggests this 7-inch model is more of a Nook competitor than it is an iPad challenger. Having played with half-sized Android tablets in the past, I always felt that the convenience and portability were there, but the absence of apps and the lack of immersiveness in the smaller form ...Read the whole story

It's Deja Vu All Over Again by Alison Provost

What's in the future for the video sector? I don't have a crystal ball, but as CEO of a company that's pioneered online editorial video, I do have a vision for the evolution of the digital media industry, especially with regard to online video and its place in the marketing and branding toolboxes. ...More

  • Five Signs Social Video Is Closing The Online Ad Spending Gap by Dan Greenberg

    We've long heard about the sizable gap -- currently estimated at $60 billion -- between what marketers spend on brand advertising on the Web, and the amount of time and attention that has shifted to the Internet. And while the growth of both social media and online video advertising has quickly put a dent in this number, we've yet to see the watershed moment. Social video may prove to be the missing link. ...More