Lost remote
We’re trying to liveblog from the Lost Remote panel at Web2.0. Right now, the panelists are talking exclusivity. Is the web really the place for old-media style exclusivity? Or, does exclusivity really mean more “controlling the content where I want it to go.”
Moderator: Liz Gannes, Gigaom
Jay Adelson, Revision3
David Clarck, North America
Erik Hachenburg, Metacafe
Howard Lidzon, Wallstrip
Marc Siry, NBC Uni
Erik Hachenburg, of MetaCafe, unsurprisingly thinks YouTube won’t get into monetizing content before it dies.
Adelson: “The question remains can YouTube really build community.”
Howard: “Everyone’s talking about YouTube like they’ve been around for 100 years, but they’ve only been around for 3 years. Three.”
Audience Question: What’s the future of set-top boxes?
Adelson: “I think what’s changing this year is pretty much all the platforms that control set-top boxes are adding internet connectivity.” The problem? The UI isn’t there for internet content. DVR is kind of like an RSS feed, and when we can make the interface for internet content as simple as subscribing to a DVR show, we’ll have made it.
We got into the session late, but essentially it feels a lot like the panelists are still kind of searching for ways to deal with video content.
Tuesday, February 27th
Estonia holds first national elections allowing internet voting… YouTube’s CBS deal falls through, plus pundits weigh in on YouTube’s future post content filtering… and surprise surprise, next gen optical falls victim to another hacker opening up the medium to less restrictive uses.
Joost hits street
Joost comes from two former KaZaA and Skype founders, and this new tech is looking to be just as notable. Many content providers and advertisers have already signed on for the recently launched service.
PS3 & Wii sales: SMASHING!
The PS3 and Wii both saw release over the last week… and some punk kids decided to get their smash on.