• Pong! Finally A Hall of Fame For Video Games
    The Strong Museum in Rochester, New York, announced its first six of legends to its new World Video Game Hall of Fame. These aren't awards to the designers or pioneers--they're to the games themselves, like Pac-Man and Pong.
  • Fullscreen In Full Scream Over Facebook 'Piracy'
    In a series of tweets, George Strompolos, Fullscreen's CEO, is complaining that Facebook users, including other media companies, are stealing content and posting it on FB, and says the social media site is not carefully monitoring copyright infringements.  
  • Twitch Will Let Users Co-Stream From E3
    Twitch, the  videogame-casting company owned by Amazon, will provide wall-to-wall live coverage of the E3 confab next week will let users “co-stream” all of Twitch’s broadcasts from the convention on their own channels.
  • Some Airlines Are Encouraging Video Streaming
    Without much notice, some airlines, including Delta, Alaska Airlines, United and Southwest have their own Netflix-like movie streaming sites for passengers.
  • Video: Man Fulfills Bucket List Dream, Smashes SUV Through Garage Door
    A 91-year old man who always wanted to drive his car through a closed garage door got his wish. His family arranged it with a homeowner who was going to tear down the garage anyway. Walter Thomas of Woodstock, Ill had a great time.
  • Crackle Will Use FreeWheel, Moat To Tackle Viewability
    Crackle  will use Moat and Freewheel to provide advertisers with what the companies say are real-time gauges of how and when digital commercials are seen. Executives say that's a first for a video on demand operation.
  • Honda Is No Red Bull
    Last year, Honda altered its budget for cable-TV advertising by developing programming for its own Website and YouTube channel. Unlike Red Bull, which did it successfully, not many looked at those outlets, and now it's taking the exit ramp.
  • Round Up Of Some Significant Videos From May
    Good stuff: Delta's safety video, McDonald's rap video and a viral video about the mayor's open mic and his lavatory call during a city council meeting.
  • What Will Verizon Do With Huffington Post?
    The very last paragraph of this story suggests that maybe Verizon will begin adding a Huffington Post app on cell phones its customers use. 
  • Netflix Testing Show Teasers
    Netflix recently tested some teaser ads for its own original programming both before and after several TV shows, but the company says it has no plans to run third-party ads. “What Netflix is doing isn’t exactly new,” TechCrunch notes. “Premium cable networks like HBO or Showtime … have historically teased upcoming shows or new seasons of fan favorites.” 
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