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Flatpanel Guys try old tricks at CES

by Steve Rosenbaum, January 11, 2009 | Comments

	Boxee, Roku to win internet TV Race
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2009 - Five trends that will change media

by Steve Rosenbaum, December 30, 2008 | Comments

	Changing media landscape underway While some years I'll post some thoughts about what may or may not happen in the year ahead, this year - the changes are so clear and the drivers so much in place that I'm going to go out on a limb and say what WILL happen in 2009: trends you can bet on.1. The Growth of the Curation EconomyAs ...
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Holiday 'Toy Story' - Thwoop.com

by Steve Rosenbaum, December 20, 2008 | Comments

Thwoop.com - Niche e-commerce startup to build first broadband kids channel

When Ty Simpson wanted to find merchandise for his daughter, who was really into The Wiggles, Simpson had an epiphany. Retail consolidation was squeezing toy brand owners - who couldn't find shelf space for even popular brands and well known characters. At the same time the rise of Amazon and eBay was creating an e-commerce opportunity that had people searching ...

Starup help is here

by Steve Rosenbaum, October 22, 2008 | Comments (1)

	We've got what it takes Ok, I admit it. I've done this before. I've built companies. I've seen downturns. I've cut costs. And the world didn't end.It's not ending now. But it sure can feel that way.So here's my offer - let's those of us who've done this before volunteer to lend a hand and reach out to new start ups who need an objective ...
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SnagFilms reinvents film distribution

by Steve Rosenbaum, October 17, 2008 | Comments

	Movie, moguls and technology Film. The glorious past. The messy present. The emerging future. I had one of those days yesterday where you see the world with incredible clarity. OK, not world peace or the environment or anything like that. But a business I love, and a world I know well. Film. I've been a documentary filmmaker my whole life - one way or ...
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Why "How To" videos are essential now...

by Steve Rosenbaum, October 10, 2008 | Comments

	Why we're expanding into include "How To" videos As you probably know, Magnify.net has been deep in the video discovery space for a while now -and we've found some trends that are pretty interesting.As more and more people come to the web for content, their needs change. Now, as the economy is slowing - people are deciding to take home repair and other 'how to' jobs in to ...
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Will Jeff Bezos eat his own dog food?

by Steve Rosenbaum, July 21, 2008 | Comments (5)

Amazon S3 outage roils worldwide Web!

After yesterday’s seven-plus-hour outage of both the US and UK servers, users of Amazon S3 are waking up with some difficult questions to answer. While Amazon itself doesn't suffer 'outages' the S3 service has been down twice for significant periods of time in the past six months. Users have counted on Amazon's reputation, a 99.999 SLA, and engineered-in redundancy in ...

Why Craigslist beats out eBay

by Steve Rosenbaum, June 19, 2008 | Comments

Local wins as 'green goes from trendy to essential'. So, what do tomatoes and used iPods have in common? A lot, as it turns out. My eco-friendly pals have been talking about the slow-food movement for a few years. I confess, I didn't understand back then. They were talking about local growers, and farmers' markets. I found it all pretty appealing. But truth be told, I found it more quaint than a significant change in how we live. I was ...

Multimedia... Will Blogs rule?

by Steve Rosenbaum, May 14, 2008 | Comments

In the future - content will be king. Strike that! Content will become a commodity. I know that sounds really bad, but stay with me for a sec. It's happening already. There are hundreds of thousands of videos. Thousands of indie films. Zillions of recordings of unknown bands. Content is being made by professionals, amateurs, hobbyists, pro-sumers, citizen journalists, unpaid film students, self-proclaimed experts, and - don't forget - really talented individuals. The point is, you can't tell what's what, ...

Ning Valuation Spot On

by Steve Rosenbaum, April 21, 2008 | Comments

Marc Andreesen knew that this latest round of capital would raise some eyebrows so he wasn't about to toot his own horn and make an announcement. But when VentureBeat discovered the financing - the news was out. $60 million on a $500 million pre-valuation is pretty heady stuff. Predictably, the headlines were either skeptical or worse. But here's a case where the pundits got it wrong. Andreesen has seen the future - and he's right to build it. Here's a ...

Why Hollywood & tech can't be friends

by Steve Rosenbaum, April 17, 2008 | Comments

Since the beginning of time - the relationship between the Silicon Valley and Hollywood has been, well, err ... complicated. The New York Times takes another swing at this today, and determines its about comparing the size of executive airplanes. The Hollywood G4 clearly loses out to Sergey and Larry's Boeing 767 Jet. But comparing jet sizes not withstanding - the real complexity of the two worlds isn't about stock options or pay-grades. Hollywood is fueled by scarcity. Silicon Valley ...

VC's bullish on video - just not sure when

by Steve Rosenbaum, April 10, 2008 | Comments (1)

Spending the day in Boston, you'd think the Red Socks have the same record as the Yankees. I can say this because I'm safely back in NY. But for those of us who trekked to Beantown, or are based there, Tuesday was all Red Socks all the time. Opening Day! Meanwhile, at the Four Seasons, Tony Perkins Venture Summit East was in full swing. Lots of VC's Lots of entrepreneurs - and the halls were alive with the talk of ...

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