Roundup: KnockaTV’s tough lesson, Nokia’s green phone, Slingshot Labs, Bragster, GumGum and more
1. KnockaTV a big lesson for start-ups
2. Nokia unveils handset made entirely of recycled pieces
3. Magnify.net, the DIY video platform, growing
4. Novell buys Sitescape, open source collaboration tool
5. MySpace rips-off another Facebook idea: Slingshot Labs
6. GumGum helps photographers make money on the web
7. Hollywood’s writers have voted to end strike
8. Microsoft exec calls Vista-capable machines “junk”
9. Internet phone company Vonage in financial trouble
10. Intel puts $3.5 million into bizarre idea: Bragster
KnockaTV a big lesson for… Continue Reading
Knocka.tv, video site from the makers of ICQ
Knocka.tv is a new video site from the creators of ICQ, the successful early instant messenger service.
The site, yet to launch publicly, boasts a new form of television that is “hyperinteractive” and “democratic” and while there are more than enough video sites out there, the pedigree of its founders and the frenetic promotional video on Knocka’s preview site intrigues.
This ad features tiny clips of user-generated video, spliced together and set to a perpetually shifting soundtrack…. Continue Reading