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An android is a robot or synthetic organism designed to look and act like a human, especially one with a body having a flesh-like resemblance. Although “android” is used almost universally to refer to both sexes, and those of no particular sex, “android” technically refers to the male form, while “gynoid” is the feminine form. Until recently, androids have largely remained within the domain of science fiction, frequently seen in film and television. However...

Best Practices for Building User-Friendly Connected TV Applications

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So I started doing some research to compile what I could on making apps for the connected TV platform. I tried to find all the API guides and docs I could find as well as some basic tips on creating a good user experience for ...

Weekly Online Video News Round Up - August 4th 2012

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Another week in the books and that means a whole new news round up for what's hot and who's what in online video. So without further ado, on with the show, er... article.

List of Cloud-Based Video Encoding Tools and Services

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With the rise of software-as-a-service (SAAS) and infrastructure-as-a-service (IAAS) I thought it was about time we started compiling a list of web-based video encoding options. This is not a list of online video platforms but rather a set of places that you can upload a ...

Weekly Online Video News Round Up - High summer Edition

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So we're a month into summer officially and high temperatures still abound while rain is scarce. All the more reason to stay inside and watch online video, and to water the lawn sparingly to conserve water. So here's a quick look at the week of ...

Interactive Video Ad Insertion Arrives for Live HTTP Streams

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Jivox is over at the  Interactive Advertising Bureau’s (IAB) Marketplace - Mobile event and it just dropped into my inbox that they've announced the ability to insert their interactive video ads into live HTTP streams (using HLS). That's pretty big news for those of us that are ...

NBC Requiring Pay TV Subscriptions for Online Olympics Coverage, Erodes Olympic Values

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The Olympics are the latest victim of big money, well OK, maybe not the latest. There's been big money wrapped up in Olympic Games and their coverage for years. But this year, NBC has decided that, if you want to watch online, you need to ...

Why YouTube Marketplace May Frustrate Everyone and Tons of YouTube Updates [Reel Web #47]

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On today's Reel Web we talk about the new YouTube Marketplace and what that might mean for creators and brands, and how you might be able to get a piece of that $200 million worth of marketing budget.  We also talk about YouTube's search for ...

Online Video Weekly News Round Up - The Return to Normalcy Edition

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Last week was E3 and I am still reeling from the effects of it. I still have 200 emails to sort and 30 stories to write. But in between the epic video ad format piece I just finished for ReelSEO (check in next week) and ...

The Online Video Weekly News Roundup - The Wow I'm Tired Edition

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Wow, E3 week in LA was fantastic. Loads of awesome games, lots of hot babes and tons of great acquaintances new and old. Now it's time to get back into the work flow of a more stable and regular office hour deal. I need to ...

The Weekly Online Video News Roundup - The Return Edition

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Welcome back ladies and gents to the newly resurrected weekly online video industry news roundup where we compile all the stuff that was interesting, but didn't quite make our coverage here at ReelSEO. So grab that mug of coffee, throw your feet up and flick ...

Break into Primetime with Adobe's New Integrated Video Platform

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So, as I previously mentioned, I chatted with Adobe about their Project Primetime and its new features which they've just unveiled. Ashley Still, director of product management for video solutions at Adobe (whew!) talked with me about what is coming to Primetime, what it's all ...

Viddy Review: Produce Micro-Videos with this Instagram-Like Mobile Video App [Reel Rebel #2]

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In yesterday's Reel Web, we highlighted some recent research about how mobile video apps are helping to fuel the increase of mobile video publishing and mobile video consumption. In today's Reel Rebel episode, Stephen walks through a quick look at Viddy, one of the leading mobile video apps ...

Not Focused on Mobile Video? You Should Be! More than 50% of U.S. Mobile Subscribers Have Smartphones

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Nielsen just put out the March 2012 numbers of smartphone penetration in the US and for the first time, it's topped 50%. That means an estimated 150 million. If you're not putting your video in formats that they can consume yet, get on it!

YouTube for Google TV Gets Personalized Discovery +1 Social

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I wanted to drop some info on the latest Google TV update for their YouTube App which got a major round of cool new stuff last week. After all, if you're using YouTube for your content distribution, whether as a partner or sponsored content creator, ...

Shufflr Wants to be Your Daily iPad Video Fix Curation App, Forgets to Give You Input?

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Shufflr is the latest app to want to be your choice for video curation. They say that their patent pending algorithm takes into account social signals to create a daily 'must watch' playlist for iPad users.

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