» Foursquare partners with NYTimes, Zagat
Feb 09, 2010 2:06 PM from Lost Remote
Fresh off a deal with Bravo TV, the local app Foursquare has inked two new partnerships . Tied to the Winter Olympics, the New York Times will offer recommendations for visitors in the area based on Times’ travel and entertainment coverage. People who check-in will win a New York Times Olympic badg..
» Fisher CEO wins Borrell’s Innovator of the Year
Feb 09, 2010 1:58 PM from Lost Remote
Colleen Brown Fisher President/CEO Colleen Brown won the “Innovator of the Year” award at this week\'s Borrell\'s Local Online Advertising Conference in New York. Brown was noted for overseeing the launch of more than 100 hyperlocal sites and surpassing 1,000 local clients. According to B..
» Local implications of Google Buzz
Feb 09, 2010 1:32 PM from Lost Remote
Google has just launched Buzz , a new feature that integrates with Gmail to allow you to share Twitter-like messages, photos and videos as well as hold conversations with your friends. In essence, Buzz is a social sharing layer that\'s seamlessly integrated with email. You can learn more about the p..
» Super Bowl becomes most-watched TV show ever
Feb 09, 2010 11:54 AM from Lost Remote
So much for the articles that said the numbers for the 1983 finale of M*A*S*H would never be topped. Sunday\'s broadcast of the Super Bowl scored 106.6 million viewers, a new record for a TV audience. Writes the Huffington Post : Compelling story lines involving the city of New Orleans and its ongoi..
» Bay Area station mobile page views jump 300%
Feb 09, 2010 11:47 AM from Lost Remote
San Francisco/Oakland TV station KTVU has seen a 300% increase in page views on its mobile platform from a year ago. The San Francisco Peninsula Press Club correctly notes “the biggest headline doesn\'t deal with TV viewership at all.” KTVU\'s mobile effort saw 1.6 million page views in J..
» Was Leno-Letterman-Oprah ad a big deal?
Feb 09, 2010 11:13 AM from Lost Remote
It didn\'t really occur to me at the time that there\'d be much ado about the Leno-Letterman-Oprah ad, but it seems to be getting some debate time . Seems pretty inside-baseball to me, but the debate keeps coming up – was this a smart move for NBC. As far as I\'m concerned, funny is funny. But t..
» Google Maps making recommendations
Feb 09, 2010 5:50 AM from Lost Remote
Late last week, Mashable writer Samuel Axon observed that Google Maps is now making recommendations based on the places users are searching . This could potentially be useful if the restaurant you are meeting at has a special event and you can\'t get in. Or you\'re just ready to look for somewhere ne..
» Borrell Local Online Advertising Conference underway
Feb 08, 2010 2:24 PM from Lost Remote
Borrell Associates\' Local Online Advertising Conference started today in New York, and we\'re already learning plenty. paidContent reports that Jeff Jarvis kicked things off with “an extensive report about the revenue possibilities presented to hyperlocal sites.” McClatchy VP Chris Hendr..
» Outside.in announces new partnerships
Feb 08, 2010 9:40 AM from Lost Remote
Outside.in , the aggregator and distributor of hyperlocal information, today announced a bunch of new partnerships for its increasingly growing platform. In an interview this morning with Lost Remote, Outside.in CEO Mark Josephson announced the new partners: Miami Herald Dow Jones Local New York Po..
» Betty White Snickers Ad tops USA Today Super Bowl poll
Feb 08, 2010 8:50 AM from Lost Remote
I liked the Bud Light – meets – LOST ad best, but the people have spoken, and Betty White\'s their man. ( See the ad .) USA Today\'s focus group watched the ads during the Super Bowl and rated each. Betty (and Abe Vigoda) finished at the top with an AdMeter rating of 8.68. A close second ..
» The LR Three-Word Super Bowl Ad Reviews
Feb 07, 2010 3:48 PM from Lost Remote
UPDATE/NOTE : We\'re now live-blogging. Add your thoughts in the comments below. The pre-reviews will stay up, and the live reviews are at the top. At some point, we\'ll make sense of all this. Restarting a tradition from a while back, here are our reviews of the Super Bowl Ads. (And I\'m not about to..
» NFL suggests #SB44 hashtag, builds site around it
Feb 07, 2010 9:57 AM from Lost Remote
This is a very cool idea. The NFL is suggesting we use the hashtag #sb44 for our tweets. Normally, I wouldn\'t pay much attention to what the No Fun League suggests, but they\'ve taken the concept a step further and built a site that is showing off the #sb44 tweets and fan photos: nfl.com/sb44 . This..
» Notes: All Super Bowl edition
Feb 07, 2010 9:14 AM from Lost Remote
Noted, while trying to decide whether to take the Saints plus 4.5 points… Noted it above, but worth another mention. The NFL suggests the tag for today is #sb44. Good call. Nice and short, and, unlike #superbowl, is more archive-friendly. Google surprise : it may be running an ad in the Super..
» Notes: New Facebook mail, Using tech to report
Feb 05, 2010 1:25 PM from Lost Remote
Noted while waiting for the crippling mega storm that… will not affect me, personally… Facebook preparing full-fledged webmail to replace Facebook mail . I know Facebook mail is kinda sucky, but I don\'t need another email address. New tech means new reporting methods: ways to help you i..
» Back to the future: Newsletters finding their niche
Feb 05, 2010 9:33 AM from Lost Remote
While not as sexy as location-aware mobile apps or augmented reality, newsletters continue to prove their staying power in the local marketplace. And, if one entrepreneur has his way, they will make an even bigger impact in the near future. Dan Pacheco, one of the drivers that steered the Bakersfie..
» Asia-Pac to Show 12% Annual Growth in Set-Top Box Shipments through 2014
Feb 04, 2010 11:30 AM from Digital TV News
Set-top boxes are set to reach Asian consumers at an ever-increasing rate, according to new STB market data published by ABI Research with overall STB shipments in the region approaching 111 million in 2014.
» Technicolor reaches 100 million digital set-top box milestone
Feb 04, 2010 11:05 AM from Digital TV News
Technicolor (Euronext 18453; NYSE: TCH), formerly Thomson, has reached the milestone of delivering 100 million digital set-top boxes over multi networks since it entered the market in 1994.
» 3D Portion of HDMI Specification Version 1.4 Available for Public Download
Feb 03, 2010 12:30 PM from Digital TV News
HDMI Licensing, the agent responsible for licensing the High-Definition Multimedia Interface® (HDMI®) specification, has announced that it has made the 3D portion of the HDMI Specification Version 1.4 available for public download on the HDMI Web site.
» Ultra-HD Video and 3D Video on the Horizon
Feb 03, 2010 12:00 PM from Digital TV News
Pay TV operators are in the early stages of deploying 3D TV capability. Early 3D TVs and 3D Blu-Ray players will ship in 2010. In-Stat projects worldwide 3D TV shipments will reach 41 million in 2014.
» Kabel BW launches HD PVR from Humax
Feb 02, 2010 12:50 PM from Digital TV News
Kabel BW has launched a new high-definition PVR for its cable TV service in Baden-Württemberg. The iHD-PVR C from Humax features a 320GB hard disk and has VideoGuard conditional access from NDS built-in.