Word: broadband
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...most viral videos come from amateurs, brilliant or lucky camcorder auteurs who just put their work on the Net and watch it take off. Traffic to viral-video sites is surging, driven by ubiquitous broadband Internet access and cheap, easy-to-use digital video cameras. Since last year, visits to Yahoo!'s Video section have gone up 148%. Traffic to iFilm.com grew 102%. YouTube, launched in December, is storming the Web. It already had 9 million unique visitors in February, compared with Google Video's 6.2 million and Yahoo!'s 3.8 million. YouTube's traffic grew another 24% just last...
...sell commercial-free downloaded shows through Apple's iTunes video service last year, ABC revealed Monday that it plans a two month "test" offering four primetime shows free online via streaming video. Beginning April 30, fans of Lost, Desperate Housewives, Alias and Commander In Chief with access to broadband internet connections will be able to watch the programs on abc.com the day after their television debuts, with each episode carrying a few special, unskippable commercial breaks. But as with the iTunes deal, Disney execs have gone ahead without approvals from affiliates (which carry the shows on local television outlets...
...Gilmore discusses the possibilities: allowing viewers to watch a world premier of a Sundance film on broadband, selling Sundance films to Pay-Per-View, packaging Sundance films with web platforms...
...while watching That '70s Show, it's not the same as sitting on the couch with your buddies or your sisters and watching the show together. Or sharing a family meal across a table. Thousands of years of evolution created human physical communication--facial expressions, body language--that puts broadband to shame in its ability to convey meaning and create bonds. What happens, wonders UCLA's Ochs, as we replace side-by-side and eye-to-eye human connections with quick, disembodied e-exchanges? Those are critical issues not just for social scientists but for parents and teachers trying...
...glitch spoiled the transcontinental debut. The broadband Internet connection allowed videoconferencing but not the mechanical operation of the pen. Still, Atwood is optimistic. She created Unotchit, the company that makes LongPen, to eliminate the strain of book tours, which can be exhausting, expensive and in some cases physically impossible. Atwood, 66, says that after more than 30 years of touring, she had to look ahead: "As I enter the golden years, let's face it, I will be incapable of doing that...