Last week Netflix CEO Reed Hastings announced a huge expansion of his company’s streaming TV service in a keynote address at CES in Las Vegas. Over 130 new countries were added, bringing the total number to 190, with the notable exception of China, although the company “continues to explore options for providing the service” there. […]
Last night, Netflix announced premiere dates for its upcoming slate of original TV series, documentaries and stand-up comedy specials including: Original Stand-up Comedy Specials: Chris D’Elia: Incorrigible – 17 April Jen Kirkman: I’m Gonna Die Alone (And I Feel Fine)- 22 May What Happened Miss Simone- 26 June Original Series: Between- May, 2015 Sense8- 5 June […]
For every 50 new visitors who check out a product on your website, only one will buy from you on their first visit. But behavioural re-targeting services like AdRoll allow you to keep in touch with the other 49, so that when they visit other sites, they’ll see your ads reminding them to come back and finish the purchase. […]
I couldn’t make it to Congregation today , but I’m watching the hashtag #Cong14 with interest as about 50 participants engage in ‘huddles’ to discuss social media, marketing and content in various locations around the village of Cong, Co Mayo. The venues are bookshops, cafes, bars, and an art studio dotted around the little village famous as the location of […]
The Slo Mo Guys is a YouTube series that’s fun. Not in that stupid prankster Jackass way: this is fun in the way science is fun! Ever ask yourself, what would that look like in slow motion? These guys do that all the time – and the result makes me laugh out loud. Here’s popcorn popping […]
So we’ve had the Americans Taste Irish Snacks video from Buzzfeed. Now watch Irish people return the compliment. [youtube]http://youtu.be/-Vjd4YtAImM[/youtube] Same idea, all the way down to the brick-wall background. So is it a success? Well it’s got almost a million hits so far, and they’ve gone on to do Tourists Try to Translate Irish Slang […]
If the web is all about video these days, then there’s a huge opportunity for someone to provide industrial strength tools for video publishers to manage their workflow, streamline their publishing across platforms, curate user-submitted video and monetise effectively. One Irish startup is aiming squarely at that target: Vbot.TV. Vbot’s CEO, Frédéric Herrera is our guest […]
Take some stock footage, and add a stock script. The result is an inspiring brand advertising video that’s missing only one thing: the brand. Hat tip: The Verge. Related articles Every Corporate Stock-Footage Cliche You’ve Ever Seen Stuffed Into One Hilarious Ad [THE BRIEF] Ellen’s Oscar Selfie Breaks Retweet Record
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