Funny or Die — and the challenge to the Long Tail
A marriage between Silicon Valley and Hollywood talent led to the birth last month of a video start-up Funny or Die. What took YouTube to do in six months, Funny or Die did in six days.
Its traffic exploded after the release of its first 2-minute… Continue Reading
Pluggd “perfects” audio and video search, raises $1.65M
Declaring it has “perfected the user experience” for audio and visual search, Seattle start-up Pluggd has raised $1.65 million from Intel and angel investors to help it start distributing its technology.
If you haven’t played with Pluggd, you should. It provides that “wow” experience, giving you… Continue Reading