4 posts tagged “web2.0”
This American Life group blog is finally here!
I mean, HERE (link)!
TAL fans have not had a place to hang out with each other online before now and already people are starting to peek their heads in to check it out, so I know it's going to be a fun and lively group. Been working with Jorge at TAL to come up with ideas to make this a really fun and engaging space. He has given me some insight on how they come up with stories in meetings and through a so-called 'slush pile' of ideas that they get pitched ( that is so gross sounding, may I suggest 'fun folder' for the future?). We discussed how TAL fans (including myself) would probably get a lot out of going through a similar process together, helping each other to come up with ideas and inspire each other to craft great stories. And the rest is history (the present, actually). Will be looking forward to seeing what develops there!
Speaking of attractive. The new tv series at Showtime is The Tudors and it is full of attractive people in beautiful costumes. I have had the pleasure of working with some of the ever-helpful members of Team Vox to create a blog and group for The Tudors. Mena even helped us design a unique Vox theme for The Tudors in two colors!
AND we were able to get full legnth episodes streaming within the page!
Back in the day (here i go again), when I first started working with online video, embedding entire episodes of TV shows (from premium cable?!) into a blog was unimaginable. So now, not only is a network providing content for free and without advertising online, they are inviting people to add their responses to a collective group blog and helping to promote everyone's blogs?! That's just crazy!
We are also going to be posting some weekly discussion topics related to each episode to spark some discussion on the larger issues of Tudor era history. Thankfully, we have a Tudor history buff in the office because I am hoping to get myself a little educated as well.
Epicurious the food site has launched a docu-reality show following students during their first year at the Culinary Institute of America (the other CIA). This might be the the first produced for mainstream-web-show-cross-promotion that I actually like. There will be regular episodic videos about the general experience of going to the CIA as well as 4 individual students text/video blogs. They are fully RSS-ified with comments and its all very simple and classy looking. The advertising is already working on me..I mean don't you want to take a class called 'Contemporary Cakes and Classical Desserts'!!??
Check it out here!
Check out how the website for the FX show Dirt integrates RSS into their video player page.
http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/dirt/
After you enter the website click on the word 'Uncensored'
Then roll over the orange rss feed icon.
When you click all the popular readers pop-up.
Unfortunately, the feed itself is not linking directly to any content, no media enclosures in the file - so you wouldn't be able to watch the content your RSS reader of choice.
It would however function to ping the subscriber every time content is added to the site.
Regardless, great accessibility.
Let me know if you see any other interesting examples of this integration.
