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In the history of video games, the eighth generation is the next iteration of video game consoles expected to follow the current seventh generation: Microsoft’s Xbox 360, Sony’s PlayStation 3, and Nintendo’s Wii. This includes handheld game units released in a similar timeframe. The Nintendo 3DS was released on March 27, 2011 and Sony’s PlayStation Vita was released on February 22, 2012 in North America.
Nintendo has announced its home console successor, the Wii ...

Gamer's Marathon to Stream Live Video for Charity in Memory of Lost Friend

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I like finding stories that make you feel good about being a gamer and give you a chance to make a difference in the world. The fact that this one also uses online video in a pretty cool way means that I can also share ...

The Week's Best Viral Videos & Marketing Lessons - 12/03/2010

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Every Friday we try to find some of the best viral videos making the rounds and give you a look.  And after taking last week off from this column for Thanksgiving, I'm overwhelmed with videos to choose from.  As usual, I have some thoughts about ...

Why Facebook TV Would Beat Google TV & Apple TV Platforms

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Let me start off by saying that Facebook TV doesn't even exist. As we follow the evolution of internet TV with bated breath, much of the conversation has revolved around platforms coming from Google and Apple. And it sounds like Microsoft is primed to make ...

The Sunday News Reel - Reel Edition - Week of 19-26 Sept, 2010

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Here's the Reel Edition of the Sunday News Reel that highlights top read news here at ReelSEO. If you're looking for other top news this week see the External Edition which covers big news around the Web, most of which wasn't covered here at ReelSEO.

The Sunday News Reel - The Week in Review 12-18 Sept. 2010

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We know, you're all busy and don't have time to catch everything that was important this week. So we are going to bring you a weekly news round up. Of course being ReelSEO we have to put a Reel in the title. I thought up ...

Microsoft Moves To HTML5 Video for ESPN Xbox 360 Application

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Microsoft has switched up its game or at least the technology you'll be using to watch the big game thanks to their ESPN3 video application on the Xbox 360. It's an interesting decision I think. It seems that they've nixed anything related to their own ...

Silverlight Gets Streaming Surround Sound With SRS 5.1 Support and Toolkit

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SRS Labs, Inc. has teamed up with Microsoft to offer full SRS 5.1 Surround Sound via a new toolkit for the platform. That means Silverlight will soon feature encoding and decoding of surround sound for streaming content.

PlayOn Brings Hulu, Netflix To IPhone Via Safari, or Does It?

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I found this to be rather interesting, PlayOn if offering a free software update to its Premium subscribers that will work on the iPhone and iPod touch via Safari. That means video from places like Hulu, Netflix, Comedy Central and more can be had on ...

Blip.tv Pre-Roll Video Ads Offer Downloads On Xbox 360

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Blip.tv have taken interactive pre-roll ads to a whole new level in their bid to help Wieden & Kennedy get NCAA Football 11 in the public gamer consciousness. They created a click-to-download pre-roll mechanism that set the demo to download on the Xbox 360 console.

Netflix: App Coming To Sony PS3, Expanding To Canada

During Netflix's latest financial report conference call, CEO Reed Hastings stated that there will be a major new Sony PS3 user interface, which will not require a disc. He stated that it would launch before their next report in October.

Online Video Pushes Microsoft Xbox LIVE Sales Over $1Billion

What do you get when you take the most popular online gaming console network and marry it to online video? Massive piles of cash apparently! Microsoft has announced that Xbox LIVE, the online network for the Xbox 360 console, has topped sales of One Billion ...

Households That View Online Video Devote 33% of Entertainment Time To It

Well, well, well.  Some very cool data coming out this week from One Touch Intelligence, which is a provider of "intelligence solutions for companies in the communications industry.” They've done a study on American households and their entertainment viewing habits—with a specific eye toward Internet ...

Video Games Cutting Into TV Viewing

(I'm writing this with my Video Game Journalist Hat on) I have to file this under: HAHA! We told you so! It seems that, according to a recent study by Nielsen Games, video game playing cuts down on TV prime time viewing. Well, duh! Why ...

YuMe Steps Into Silverlight Video Ad Delivery

YuMe announced they have now got a first Silverlight-friendly video ad network. That means users can implement the new ACE technology in Silverlight players and generate revenue on the content finally.

Viral Video Round Up - The Draw of Destruction and The Power of Teamwork

Some weeks are more difficult than others for me when it comes to finding quality viral success stories to include in my weekly Round Up.  This week was easy… so easy it became hard, because there were too many stories I wanted to tell and ...

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