The Download - 011810

Hope you enjoyed the long weekend remembering MLK and in doing so deciding to text HAITI to 90999 to donate! If you're not yet persuaded, check out some videos in the first link. Also this week, Hulu uses their collection function to update you on the Leno/Conan drama, VEVO debuts as the #1 music video site online, and some more great stats on people using video-game consoles for video. Enjoy!

Haiti Earthquake Videos: The Devastation as Seen On Youtube
Actually showing the devastation to people is a perhaps the best way to get them to donate.

Hulu Catches You Up With the Late Night Drama
Missed out? This 26-video playlist will get you up to speed. TV can't do this.

Streamys Eligibility: Geoblocking
Web shows only available in certain regions will be eligible.

A Big First Month for Rogers On Demand Online
Canada's TV Everywhere off to a pretty good start.

1 in 8 iPlayer Views Comes from a Gaming Console
Fire up those XBox's

VIZIO at CES: Dump your 'Dumb TV' For a Smart One
Good advice for dating, as well.

YouTube To Make It Easier For Advertisers to Create Ads
Rumor based on the freshly filed "Video Overlay Advertisement Creator" at the Patent Office

Is YouTube Finally Ready to Turn a Profit This Year?
Analyst Peter Kafka thinks so.

Nielsen/Microsoft Expand Measurement of XBox Live Audience
As they should, according to our previous headline.

VEVO Launches as #1 Music Network in the US
Off to a great start.

The Download - 011110

Hey, all. Hope 2010 is going splendidly for you. Very binary day today: 011110. This week get an inside scoop on one of the Internet's biggest hits, video views surpass 30 Billion for the first time, and check out MeFeedia's interesting "State of the Blogosphere." Enjoy!

Net Neutrality Totally Comcastic
Does the FCC have the power without congress?

Internet on TV is a highlight at Consumer Electronic Show
You bet it is.

Could Ben Silverman Make Web Video Mainstream?
Particularly with scripted original programming?

Dr. Horrible: The Musical: The Commentary
The DVD commentary of this huge new media success tells how it all got started, and more.

Clicker Announces Best of 2009 Winners
Winner's Include Legend of Neil and David After Dentist

Prediction: Soon We'll All Be Making Our Own 3D Videos
You know what else is in 3D? Life.

Prop 8's Latest court Battle to Get YouTube Broadcast
As ruled by a district judge... A sure sign of the times.

Dailymotion Announces Broadband TV Advertising Formats
Dailymotion expands it's successful ad-supported content strategy to all three screens.

U.S Videos Viewed Online Surpasses 30 Billion For the First Time
This whole online video thing is kind of blowing up.

MeFeedia's State of the Blogosphere
A cool idea and some very interesting facts.

The Download - 010410

And we're back! Hope everyone had fun celebrating the most wonderful time of the year. Now, getting back to Interactive Media, have a look at this week's headlines. A lot have to do with looking back on this past year and decade, and some with looking forward. Onward!

The Decade In Online Video: Part 1 and Part 2
NewTeeVee sums it all up for us.

Google Gets Patent for YouTube Gaming
Sounds fun.

Hulu Poised to Crack a Billion Video Views
Will they beat McDonald's in Served Hamburgers?

YouTube's Sincerest Form of Flattery: The "Response" Video
Interesting take on what most believe to be a tactic to mooch views off viral videos.

Predictions for Online Video in 2010
Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Brightcove, filling in for Nostradamus.

What We Can Learn From the Viral Videos of 2009
Specifically, viral marketing. The top is surprising.

YouTube's Quest to Suggest More
Was just thinking that YouTube needs more of EVERYTHING.

Will Hulu Become a Blockbuster?
Seems like they would have to charge money first, huh?

Local TV Industry Revenues Down 22% for the Year
Shall we chalk this up as a win for New Media? Or just our terrible economy?

Mobile Video App revenue to Double by 2013
Ha! Take that local TV Industry!