Rumor: MySpace Enters IPTV Biz [iMedia Connection]
The buzz is going around that Rupert Murdoch is going to flex his media muscles and haul in talent to create made-for-MySpace TV shows.
Teen’s social-networking site a hit with high schoolers [San Francisco Chronicle]
With parents (and maybe even teachers) on Facebook, will teens start looking to smaller options like the peer-run MyYearbook?
U.S. video game sales rise 31 percent in June [Reuters]
The console wars continue as gaming hardware and software increased 31% from last June’s numbers, to $1.1 billion. Related: Google to Bring AdSense to Web-Based Casual Games [Marketing Vox] Google is adapting AdSense to work online with casual games and will branch out to console games soon.
AT&T Launches Live One-Way Video on US Mobiles [Marketing Vox]
AT&T is launching new video share technology that allows users to stream live video on a mobile phone call.
Site aimed at video doers, not watchers, expands [c|net]
A new video sharing website called The Daily Reel is geared toward online video creators that are “at least semi-serious” about their camera work.
Owning the Ad [BusinessWeek]
Ad agencies like Anomaly are changing the industry by seeking out equity claims among their clients. What if the brains behind Apple’s apple got a handful of stock back in the day?
Online Popularity Contest Next in Barbie-Bratz Brawl [WSJ]
When Barbie was made to look old-fashioned by the big-featured short-skirted Bratz dolls, she fought back by creating her own SNS. Now the Bratz are following suit with their own site. Both feature real dolls that grant access in virtual spaces. CAT FIGHT!
Nokia Extends Web Push With Twango Purchase [WSJ]
Nokia just acquired photo and video sharing startup Twango for an undisclosed amount. Nokia plans to create software for mobile that would ease the sharing of media from mobile to the internet.
Must-See PC: The Entertainment Event Returns [iMedia Connection]
In the golden age of TV, whole families would crowd together to watch. Today, people stare at their computer screens solo. Smart marketers know the desire to interact not only with media, but with each other. A great example: MTV premiered “Super Sweet 16: The Movie” on TV and right afterward allowed watchers to meet the stars and enter contests in their virtual space.
Highlights from CNN/YouTube Debates [Mashable]
Mashable put together a favorites reel of the Presidential debate on YouTube. Our favorite: “People…really want to know if Al Gore is going to run again…Does that hurt y’all’s feelin’s?”
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