Turner Broadcasting taps Attributor for video tracking
Turner Broadcasting System, the corporation behind networks like CNN, TBS, and Cartoon Network, has announced a partnership with Attributor, an online content tracking and analytics company. The partnership would allow Turner to track and study how users upload and access (both lawfully and unlawfully) its video content.
Attributor’s audio/video tracking tools work by fingerprinting a content provider’s video. For Turner, this means loading its online video library into Attributor’s software and having an algorithm attached. Once… Continue Reading
An NC-17 rated game hits the iPhone App Store
When I saw that one of the opening scenes for Amateur Surgeon — a new iPhone game from the people behind the Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim — contained the line, “Oh my God! I’ve killed a dead hobo!,” I knew this would be different from other iPhone games.
Truth be told, I knew right from instant I went to download Amateur Surgeon in the App Store, because Apple prompts you with the following warning before you… Continue Reading
Roundup: MySpace virtual currencies, the Russian invasion, and more
Here’s the latest action:
MySpace apps also making money from virtual currencies — We’ve covered how some Facebook application developers are making seven figures through virtual goods and currencies. Offerpal, a company that offers advertising that lets users earn virtual rewards for participating in surveys and programs, tells Silicon Alley Insider the same is happening on MySpace. Apps on both social networks are making “about $75 per 1,000 daily active users and $150-$200 for the higher engagement… Continue Reading