Christophor Rick: ReelSEO Team Author

Christophor Rick is a freelance writer specializing in technology, new media and consumer electronics. He is the CEO at Gamers Daily News (http://www.gamersdailynews.com) and his past work has included press releases, copy-writing, travel writing and journalism.

Recent Posts by Christophor Rick:

2011 Online Video In Review - Industry Leaders Reflect On The Year's Trends

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Along with talking to people about online video advertising in 2011, I also asked around about how many thought the year went for online video in general. My specific question was: What was the biggest driver of online video in 2011?

Warner Bros Extends New Release Window, Makes Consumers Buy Or Wait Two Months

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What the hell?! Warner Bros. just revamped deals with Redbox, Blockbuster and Netflix effectively doubling the wait time for them to get new releases. What it really means is, they're making you wait longer and trying to force you to buy discs earlier, it sounds underhanded to me at a time when they just seemed ...

Preview of Google TV Hardware Partners at CES 2012

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So I will be away at CES next week (if you are going, drop me an email to meet up) and I have been putting some predictions together on what would be shown and one of those was an explosion of new species in the Google TV arena. Lo' and behold, the Google TV itself ...

Christmas Day Interactive Video Ads 6x More Engaging Than Cyber Monday, Says Jivox

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Interactive video ads was something I thought we would see a lot of in 2011 and, we did, just not up to the level I had expected. The major difference, to me, between TV ads and online is the interactivity that is possible and the different demographic and yet, so many advertisers don't take advantage ...

Google TV To Get Channel Marketplace & Compete With Cable Providers?

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Google TV looks to be on the verge of creating an app marketplace specifically for video channels much like Boxee and Roku have. In a recently updated patent (20110321072) they describe a system that, "...allows content providers to create channels of video content and make them available to users in a marketplace. Users can search ...

Logitech Brings 1080p HD To Home Video Conferencing With New Webcam

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Logitech is announcing today a new webcam that allows up to 1080p video conferencing when used in conjunction with the compatible software. The Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920 will also be able to do 15MP still images with one-touch uploads to social networks. “People are increasingly relying on video calling to maintain far flung connections,” said ...

Rumors Say Apple TV Will Challenge Cable With Subscription Service

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It's now a forgone conclusion that Apple will get into the TV manufacturing biz next year and now the rumor mills are kicking into over drive with all sorts of supposed this and thats which will be included or are holding back the release of it all.

Boxee Said To Drop The PC Client Biz With Latest Boxee 1.5 Version

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Boxee version 1.5 will be the last PC client there is, it seems they no longer want to support that build your own Boxee box initiative. It's partly because they see the Internet TV revolution moving away from Boxee-style boxes and instead going to connected TVs and secondary devices. But I'm not so sure that ...

Motorola Mobility Acquires TV & Film Directory Service SetJam

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Motorola Mobility, who is still being picked up by Google, is picking up SetJam. It's like one of those Matroyshka Doll sets right now. The Google deal with Motorola Mobility is still in review by everyone involved but that's not stopping them from grabbing up some complimentary services.

Virtual DVD Rental Service Zediva Shut Down Permanently

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Zediva had an interesting business model, buy a bunch of DVD players and get a bunch of DVDs for rental. Give users access to a DVD and a player and stream the video to them. Unfortunately, the big bad movie studios didn't like that and sued them into oblivion. It was a novel idea and ...

Sponsored Videos Gaining Ground In Video Advertising For Online Gaming

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Some interesting information that was sent to me recently pertains to how favorable online game players are toward sponsored videos so that they can continue to play a game for free. Then again, the study was done by SponsorPay and they are a provider of that sort of video advertising service so, you'll need a ...

Google TV Tips And Tricks To Get The Most Out Of The Experience

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I just saw a post called 10 Tips and Tricks for Google TV that I thought held some interesting stuff in it and I wanted to share it. They are calling some of it 'pro tips' but I'm guessing it might be more to it than that. I'm already 90% certain that there will be massive ...

Buyers Choose Connected TV Over 3D This Holiday Season As Set-Top Box Demand Drops

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If I personally was given the choice of 3D or Connected for a new TV purchase, I would choose connected. Apparently, I'm not the only one according to some new data from Parks Associates in regards to flat-panel TV purchasing intentions and the features .

Putting Raystream To The Test, Does it Stand Up to Its Claims?

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A while back, I wrote about Raystream's new technology that is set to revolutionize the online video industry, or is it? I sent them a 271MB video file and asked them to do that voodoo that they do to it and send it back. Might the stuff they sent back surprise everyone that reads this, ...

Over Two-Thirds Of Advertisers Will Spend More On Video Ads In 2012

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Break Media and Advertiser Perceptions Inc. got together and published a new report on how advertisers plan on spending for video ads in 2012 as well as their expectations and actual spends for 2011. The report also looks at formats and practices that are trending as well as placement plans for 2012.

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