Here’s our team’s round-up of the most useful links, resources and industry news we’ve bookmarked this week – April 20th – 26th (2009).
Creative & Technical Development
- Move Beyond Function Towards Connection by Johnny Holland Magazine
- How Fluff Is Driving Away Your Viewers by UX Booth
- Next Directions For Entertainment by Scott Kirsner
- Online Video Ads Are A Good Bet In A Recession by ClickZ Experts
- Creating Consistently Colorful User Experiences: Part 1, Theory by UX Booth
- Back To The Future Marketing by ClickZ Experts
- YouTube Plays With New Features, And You Can Too by NewTeeVee
Promotion & Distribution
- Nielsen: Online Video Continues To Gain Momentum by ReadWriteWeb
- Why File Sharing Will Save Hollywood by Wired
- The Future of P2P by NewTeeVee
- CBS Sticks To Independent Web Strategy, And Agencies Cheer by ClickZ Experts
- Online Video Ads Need To Be Measured For Brand Impact by Beet.TV
- Adobe Gets Out Of The Content Syndication Business by NewTeeVee
Business & Monetisation
- Nobody Making Money From Susan Boyle Video Yet by ReadWriteWeb
- Global Survey Says Pay TV Gaining Favor by THR.com
- How Big Is Online Video Advertising? by Dan Rayburn
- Indie Films Suffer Drop-Off In Rights Sales by The Wall Street Journal
- Discovery: Full Episode Streaming – Not Likely by NewTeeVee
- Get Ready To Prove That You Paid For That Video by NewTeeVee
- 3 Key Ideas From A Freemium Conversation by Andrew Chen
- Your Staff Is The Key To Referral Success by Open Forum
Technology & Infrastructure
- Adobe’s Standardisation Of Video Players Is Big News At NAB by Beet.TV
- The Cost Of Downloading All Those Videos by NY Times
- Down The Tubes by The Economist
- Flash May Come To The TV, But It Won’t Have Many Eyeballs by Dan Rayburn
- Flash & Silverlight, Together At Last by Streamingmedia.com
- Why McKinsey’s Cloud Report Missed The Mark by GigaOM
Tips & Tutorials
- Standard Metrics Revisited by Avinash Kaushik
- Start-up Tools Wiki by Ian Hogarth
- New Wiki: The Tools That Work Best For Building A Fan Base And Selling Your Stuff by Scott Kirsner
- 5 Free Online Answer Sites For Tech Questions by Web Worker Daily