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Last night I attended the Boxee beta launch party event at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn. I have been using Boxee for some time since it became a portfolio company of Union Square Ventures and written about it a few times on this blog. The last Boxee event back in March was a [...]

I enjoyed the TED Talk Don’t Eat the Marshmallow Yet by Joachim de Posada He says they have found the most important factor of success. Watch this short TED talk to see if you agree. The basic premise is self control and restraint, or giving up a short gain for the long term benefit – [...]

I recently came across this credit crisis video explaining the credit crisis in plain english. The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo. I thought it was a great blend of terms and explanations put together in a way that is short enough and easy enough to understand. Using a video to explain [...]

Now for a little slow workweek fun…enjoy the video below. Found here and originally from StackTheMemory.com

Image via Wikipedia MTV soft launched their MTV videos site making it an easy place to view and embed your favorite music videos. I have been waiting for a site like this to highlight music videos from yesteryear and also find a better way to embed the videos without the possibility of them being taken [...]

This is a perfect rendition of what can happen with committees, poor client direction, and an overall lack of leadership. I have been in fair share of meetings that make me want to shout “focus!”. Although hilarious it should inspire you to stay on target in your next “brainstorm” meeting. http://view.break.com/542649 – Watch more free [...]

Originally found at AdPulp

The hilarious video embedded below has been making the rounds on the Internet and I thought I would share it with you all here. If you have ever had to call in to tech support you may find humor in this. From someone who has been on both ends of the phone…I hope you enjoy [...]

Disclaimer: I have an Apple TV. I got into some discussions this week about the new Roku box from NetFlix. It is basically a $99 solution to watching NetFlix on your TV. My counterpoint to those who are lined up to buy it is this; would you pay $130 for an upgrade that presented you [...]

[Editors note: This is a guest post by Adam Perlis who has a continuing series at Marketing.fm on the State of the TV Industry] At the very beginning of 2007 I published a two part article called State of the TV Industry. Now in the spirit of Marketing.fm I am continuing the conversation. In my [...]