Web Video Eats Its Vegetables
Streaming Media East convened last week in New York, and there was a healthy dose of best business practices prescribed for both new and old media’s use of online video. Indeed, monetization was probably one of the show’s central themes. Sure, this is all cool and super fun, but let’s pay some bills while we’re at it. videoegg co-founder and CEO Matt Sanchez offers his take on the medium’s scale, price and product.
Generation On-Demand
“Commercial!” My 5-year-old Grayce shouts this annoyed heads-up from the other room. It seems the DVR’d episode of SpongeBob needs fast forwarding through the ads she deems not worthy of her attention. I dutifully comply. She’ll be able to do it herself soon enough. Wistfully, it occurs to me that technology has become an accelerant to my parenting obsolescence. She, and kids in her age range, say 2 to 10, have unprecedented control over technology. (Read the full article)

