Twitter has gotten a lot of kudos for how it became a communications channel for the Iran election protests especially when traditional news outlets failed, but a recent study from Zogby found that only 4% of Americans would turn to Twitter for news »

YouTube wants to be your friend The site has been striking deals with programmers like ABC, ESPN, Sony, Lionsgate and MGM and now it’s also letting many of those programmers use their own video players and sell their own ads on the site »

I had a few minutes on my way in to Chicago to check out the HD EXPO and I had a chance to sit down and talk with David Miller of Viral Film Video Check out David Miller's Features here! Viral Film Video »

The high-pitched Web star Fred is raking in the bucks, earning a six-figure income from his YouTube videos, a Google-YouTube executive said at the OMMA Video conference That money is helping push online video as a category to command 4% of all... »

Recently at the HD EXPO in Chicago I meet up with a few people and they talked about their services. Here I talked to WIF Chicago. See what they are all about, their events and yes Men can join too! WIF, Women in Film... »

What do women want? It’s an age old question and it’s getting a lot tougher for TV networks to answer because evidently a lot of women are tuning out the TV. It’s mostly background music, says a new study from Solutions Research Group. In... »

There's a battle brewing between YouTube and the site's stars Some YouTube celebrities are trying to bypass YouTube and sell ads themselves directly into the video This episode of the New Media Minute explains why that's a no-no. »

Meet Eric “Gunner” Rochow, creator of Real World Green and Garden Fork TV. He’s building his own content and a social group around his interests and videos. You can learn a lot from Eric like taming bees, recycling glass and how to get... »

Publishers and authors are stepping up their game when it comes to online video. The young adult genre is taking the lead with new creative experiments in Web video to promote books like Jay Asher’s “Thirteen Reasons Why,” Alyson Noel’s “Evermore” and Harper Teen’s... »

Our group sits down with Keith Anderson to talk about the IVA the Illinois Videographers Association. We find out what it’s like to shoot weddings and corporate video projects.  Keith tells us about the trends and neat tools they are using to get the... »

Guess who’s getting married One lucky engaged couple will be tying the knot and they’ll say their vows live online this summer Hollywood production studio Endemol (producers of “Deal or No Deal”) has teamed up with MySpace to produce the online interactive reality series... »

Online video news and review site Tilzy V plans to host a Web video upfront for Web shows and media buyers in early June in New York with Generate CEO Jordan Levin slated as the keynote speaker for the event. »

If you like puppy dogs AND useful information about online video then you’ll love this edition of the New Media Minute You’ll get to meet Daisy’s new dog and hear from her New York correspondent Lori Harfenist who covered a summit at the Internet... »

For all the details on how stations are affected by the economy, the hottest new products at NAB, and what broadcasters want most, check out this week’s episode of the New Media Minute. In less than two weeks I'll be releasing my first e-Book... »

In this episode we talk with Jenny Abel of “Abel Raises Cain“, a film she made about her hoaxter Dad.  We had a great conversation about filmmaking, distributing your film in this digital age and just how far Buck Henry can shoot a soda... »

Are online video metrics a blessing or a curse What type of tools and features should surround your online videos Author, thinker and social media visionary Charlene Li shares her thoughts with the New Media Minute this week »

Television networks, Web shows and movie studios alike are rushing to develop iPhone apps, but could we be approaching app burnout Daisy Whitney asks that question in the New Media Minute This week alone iPhone users can play with new apps from... »

Josh and Jamie started off in Greensboro and they are going to be in Chicago soon! You can follow their adventures by going to FILMBLAZER!  We can’t wait to see the first film in their tour.  It won’t be much longer. What are we... »

Remember when Web star Brian Brushwood, host of Revision3’s “Scam School,” taught Daisy Whitney to hammer a nail in her nose and blow smoke? Well, he’s back in this week’s edition trying to read her mind and convince the New Media Minute host to... »