May 22, 2007 6 Comments

Killer App Magazine Publishes Me

I wrote an article for Killer App Magazine about discovery and recommendation in Internet video. After attending the Killer App Expo, and related to my work with Network2.tv, I believe strongly in the need for tools and resources to aid with discovering great new shows, and with a better way to build relationships with the shows we like. In a world where channels are what we say they are, my vote is for meta-aggregation, recommendation, and discovery tools that will help us find the shows we want, deliver them to the viewing experience we want, and let us share with our friends.

The article is here. I think it came out well. You?

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  • http://minutelit.blogspot.com Alex Landefeld

    Chris, your comment “so we need a healthy word of mouth” is key – without the human element of viewers telling their friends, acquaintances, acolytes and family members what’s funny or newsworthy or introspective, the only path is via google or youtube-type searches. The human communication is aided now by social networks, which for some are old-hat and excitingly new devices for others. When a show is posted to blip.tv, for example, the poster has the option to post to a variety of social distribution sites, and the immediate viewership, and potential for loyalty-creation, will depend upon the personal networks that he or she have established. The role of the mega-aggregators can only help to magnify this effect.

  • http://minutelit.blogspot.com Alex Landefeld

    Chris, your comment “so we need a healthy word of mouth” is key – without the human element of viewers telling their friends, acquaintances, acolytes and family members what’s funny or newsworthy or introspective, the only path is via google or youtube-type searches. The human communication is aided now by social networks, which for some are old-hat and excitingly new devices for others. When a show is posted to blip.tv, for example, the poster has the option to post to a variety of social distribution sites, and the immediate viewership, and potential for loyalty-creation, will depend upon the personal networks that he or she have established. The role of the mega-aggregators can only help to magnify this effect.

  • http://minutelit.blogspot.com Alex Landefeld

    Chris, your comment “so we need a healthy word of mouth” is key – without the human element of viewers telling their friends, acquaintances, acolytes and family members what’s funny or newsworthy or introspective, the only path is via google or youtube-type searches. The human communication is aided now by social networks, which for some are old-hat and excitingly new devices for others. When a show is posted to blip.tv, for example, the poster has the option to post to a variety of social distribution sites, and the immediate viewership, and potential for loyalty-creation, will depend upon the personal networks that he or she have established. The role of the mega-aggregators can only help to magnify this effect.

  • http://www.jesses-space.com Jesse Chenard

    I have been chasing the whole discovery/search thing around in my mind for some time now. I see a mix of technologies like speech recognition, facial/image recognition, automated video editing, etc integrating with social networks like Facebook or LinkedIn being a very interesting idea. No one company that I have seen has nailed anything close to this. Either way it has to come back to the 3 ways people typically hone in on what they want to watch, recommendation (by a friend or publisher), search (guide or directory) and/or sampling (still tbd as far as I can see but think Muuvee for creating trailers/clips).

    Interesting to watch it all take shape.

  • http://www.jesses-space.com Jesse Chenard

    I have been chasing the whole discovery/search thing around in my mind for some time now. I see a mix of technologies like speech recognition, facial/image recognition, automated video editing, etc integrating with social networks like Facebook or LinkedIn being a very interesting idea. No one company that I have seen has nailed anything close to this. Either way it has to come back to the 3 ways people typically hone in on what they want to watch, recommendation (by a friend or publisher), search (guide or directory) and/or sampling (still tbd as far as I can see but think Muuvee for creating trailers/clips).

    Interesting to watch it all take shape.

  • http://www.jesses-space.com Jesse Chenard

    I have been chasing the whole discovery/search thing around in my mind for some time now. I see a mix of technologies like speech recognition, facial/image recognition, automated video editing, etc integrating with social networks like Facebook or LinkedIn being a very interesting idea. No one company that I have seen has nailed anything close to this. Either way it has to come back to the 3 ways people typically hone in on what they want to watch, recommendation (by a friend or publisher), search (guide or directory) and/or sampling (still tbd as far as I can see but think Muuvee for creating trailers/clips).

    Interesting to watch it all take shape.