Ian Lamont's Blog Archive

The rise of online video: Looking beyond the strike

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Mathew Ingram points to a BBC report that describes a sharp increase in the number of people visiting online video sites since the Hollywood writers' strike began.

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Second Life cracks down on "banks"

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Linden Lab is finally banishing bogus banks from Second Life.

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Dryad and the 3D modeling challenge

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One of the bottlenecks that has held back the development of three-dimensional, computer-generated environments are the building tools.

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Forget prime time: "Video snacking" at lunch creates a Web video niche

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The New York Times has highlighted an interesting trend in Web video: "Video snacking," in which cube-bound viewers take some time to browse and share comedy clips, news reports, and other light video fare:

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