Cynopsis: DIGITAL
11/24/08
Good morning, it’s Monday, November 24, 2008, and this is your first early morning digital briefing.
Musicians and web celebrities gathered en masse for YouTube‘s first-ever live webcast on Saturday including Michael Buckley, will.i.am and of course Obama Girl. The concert attracted a less-than stellar 700,000 concurrent viewers at its peak according to a TechCrunch analysis of streaming partner Akamai’s active stream data. (MSN’s Live Earth concert reached more than 10 million during its last event, by comparison.) Incidentally Black Eyed Peas front man will.i.am will also appear in the next Live Earth concert on Dec. 7 at Andheri Sports Complex in Mumbai India, along with Bon Jovi, Roger Waters and a variety of Indian stars.
GSN and Imagination Entertainment launched GSN Radio online and on major radio markets on Friday, a new streaming radio program featuring audio games that give real cash prizes to contestants. Husband and wife team Bob Goen (daytime Wheel of Fortune) and his wife Marianne Curan host, posing general knowledge, pricing and trivia questions.
TheWB.com is packaging together all 9 Thanksgiving-themed episodes on the site for the first time. Check out the WBlog this week for other assorted goodies including, recipes, a Friends trivia game and Turkey Day-themed episodes of other shows.
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Virgin America invited celebrities and tech bloggers on a free flight to the YouTube concert to promote the beta launch of the Gogo WiFi Inflight internet service, scheduled to launch fleet-wide during the Q2 2009. The service will offer a 3.6 Mbps downstream connection and 1.8 Mbps up, charging $10 for flights under 3 hours and $13 for longer flights.
Google announced it will pull the plug on its virtual world experiment Lively on Dec. 31. Users are encouraged to capture videos and screenshots of their rooms before they’re gone forever.
Dungeon Masters unite. Check out Gold, a fun new web series written by David Nett about a decidedly geeky but loveable group – Professional Role Playing Gamers (RPG). The American Goblins & Gold RPG team, led by premier gamer Jonathan Drake, has taken the Silver Medal at the last three World G&G Championships, losing each time to Brit Oliver Crane’s dominant team. Can they turn it around this time?
Just in time for Christmas Microsoft tweaked its Zune subscription offer to allow users to keep up to 10 tracks a month they download, even after their subscription ends. Until now Zune subscribers were able to choose from an unlimited amount of tracks for $15/month, but had nothing to show for it after they stopped paying the fee.
The BlackBerry has found an unlikely ally in MySpace. More than 400,000 people downloaded the MySpace app for the smartphone since it launched last week, a download record for RIM. Users collectively sent and received more than 15 million messages and updated their mood and status over two million times since Nov. 13.
Mobile widget creator Zumboi launched Ziibii, a cool new iPhone app that combines many of the hottest web applications. Integrate with Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube or other sites via RSS feeds then tap on posts or headlines you would like to read.
Net neutrality advocates and environmentalists alike applauded the appointment of Henry Waxman as Chair of the House Energy and Commerce committee. Observers postulate that Waxman may delegate technology and tecom matters to Rep. Ed Markey (D. Mass.), who has long supported net neutrality and online privacy protections for consumers.
Clearwire shareholders officially approved the company’s merger with Sprint, helping to clear the way for the build out of a nationwide WiMax network. The deal is expected to close by the end of the year.
Tech blogging outfit Giga Omni Media announced it is switching ad networks from Federated Media to IDG‘s new tech-themed ad network launched in March.
Miramax Films’ interactive agency Media Storm is utilizing virtual versions of classic theme-park games to promote the premiere of the new Greg Mottola comedy Adventureland. Games include Whack-A-Mole, Skee Ball, Horse Derby and Root Beer Pong.
CNET is reporting that MTV executive Courtney Holt will be named as President of MySpace Music as soon as today.
NTN Buzztime announced the resignation of Michael Fleming as the Company’s interim CEO. Meanwhile recent Board of Directors addition Jeff Berg, a large NTN Buzztime shareholder and new-media entrepreneur, has been appointed Chairman of the Board. Terry Bateman, another recent board appointee, will serve as the Board’s special advisor on a recently established Interim Committee.
Tech-focused PR firm NVPR announced it is expanding into South America and has selected Buenos Aires, Argentina, to be its Latin American headquarters.
San Francisco-based online weather provider Weather Underground hired Richard Lowden as VP/Sales.
The web continues to buzz about the suicide of 19-year old Abraham Biggs Jr., conducted live last week on “lifecasting” service Justin.tv. The Florida teen overdosed in front of his webcam on a combination of opiates and benzodiazepine on Wednesday afternoon, according to reports, after first discussing the deed on an online bodybuilding site. The lifecasting community spent the weekend soul searching and analyzing the disturbing response to the tragedy as it unfolded on the site. (Some used the site’s chat function to egg the boy on during the broadcast – others laughed after he passed out.) Justin.tv pioneered the lifecasting form and has also differentiated itself by adding features such as the ability to log and tag footage – helping the community to call attention to more interesting footage. But one could argue with increased exposure comes increased responsibility. One thing seems clear: the unfiltered nature of lifecasting places and a large modicum of responsibility on the shoulders of the community itself.
Correction: BreakingNews.com CEO Jim McDonald told us that Breaking News is entered as a search term more than 2 million times/month not two trillion. We regret the error.
Later — Wayne
Wayne Karrfalt for Cynopsis: Digital
11.24.08
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