Myspace

When you study the Millennial generation, you find a generation that’s remarkably independent.  They don’t like people looking over their shoulder – like the government.  In books like “Growing Up Digital” Don Tapscott describes how the Net Generation will use digital media to superimpose it’s culture on the rest of the world.  They are technologically savvy, and value customization, personalization, and freedom of choice above all.  So the question for incoming president Barack Obama is how he will balance the marvelous job he did reaching out to ... read more

Disney owned ABC became the latest traditional TV network yesterday to make a deal with AOL, so it’s programs can now be downloaded free through the AOL portal owned by Time Warner. NBC and Fox are preparing to launch a joint venture called “Hulu” which will make their programs available on several web portals, including AOL. This is important. It means that rather than focusing on streaming their programming only from their website, major programmers are linking up with the largest web portals in order to capture a larger audience. ... read more

No one has figured out the economic entertainment model of the web yet - especially when it comes to dramatic series.  Trying to monetize high quality content - especially from a network TV or film perspective has alluded the big boys so far, as you can see by this interesting story.  However, I think that opens to the door so smaller players out there.  Can you do a dramatic series on a seriously limited budget?  Good acting?  Good writing?  If so, you might be in a position to ma ... read more