Streaming media

Is the movie industry dying?

As DVD sales decline, the studios are looking for new ways to increase profits.

The movie industry plans to stream content directly to consumers in order to reduce piracy. They will premier films before they are released in theaters (and/or 3 months before they are available in DVD) .... People will pay one price per stream similar to pay per view.

Some believe that interrupting or changing the cycle of release Theater > DVD > TV, will destroy the movie industry. Even the theater experience that has been so strong and has survived the surge of VHS and then the DVD, may not survive the lack of theatrical releases with this new streaming media approach.

Today you can find streaming media on hulu.com, iTunes and Amazon's Unbox. With broadband penetration spreading many TV stations are already getting used to people having their own TV schedule (let's not even mention the DVR boxes). The numbers paint the picture of a much different entertainment future (http://www.forbes.com/2007/12/09/tv-online-video-biz-media-cx_lh_1210biztv.html)

The movie industry knows that the idea of spinning a plastic disc to watch a movie will seem positively archaic as the old vinyl disc are today for us. The rise of streaming media will replace the DVDs and if everything works as they plan they will do the same with the theatrical releases.

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Entertainment

"2012"

Fall's big theatrical release of Columbia Pictures’ “2012,” a new Hollywood disaster flick inspired by the end of the Mayan calendar. But down in Guatemala –- the home of a big chunk of the nearly 7 or 8 million living Mayans -– one elder appears more indignant than worried. “The Mayan texts say nothing about this,” said Carlos Barrios, a leading Mayan shaman, over the phone Wednesday. “These guys have been talking about the end of the world … It’s not the end of the world.”

The subject of end of world It's always on people's minds, especially now with wars breaking out and the economy the way it is. The movie is load with special effects and promises be a big hit on numbers!

Still in the same subject, one of our art directors found this very interesting (and fun) link about the end of world. We really believe you will like it.

Enjoy:

Cracked.com asked designers to photoshop for us some of the natural disasters, disease outbreaks and animal swarms will be attacking tourist destinations next.

The winner is below, but first the runners up.

#18. by The Edge Will Cut You #17. by Stuparstar #16. by Sahasrahla #15. by TwoHourMotel #14. by Christina H #13. by Daedalus #12. by Kanped #11. by headbangking #10. by misterq #9. by GenerationXero #8. by scarrgo #7. by 4a$$monkey #6. by Sanchez . #5. by B.D.D. #4. by Daedalus #3. by Christina H #2. by kydlatmijares And the winner is ... by Senor_Taco Congrats, Senor_Taco. You win money. Go to CRACKEd.com for more fun

Entertainment

"2012"

Fall's big theatrical release of Columbia Pictures’ “2012,” a new Hollywood disaster flick inspired by the end of the Mayan calendar. But down in Guatemala –- the home of a big chunk of the nearly 7 or 8 million living Mayans -– one elder appears more indignant than worried.

“The Mayan texts say nothing about this,” said Carlos Barrios, a leading Mayan shaman, over the phone Wednesday. “These guys have been talking about the end of the world … It’s not the end of the world.”

The subject of end of world It's always on people's minds, especially now with wars breaking out and the economy the way it is. The movie is load with special effects and promises be a big hit on numbers!

Still in the same subject, one of our art directors found this very interesting (and fun) link about the end of world. We really believe you will like it.

Enjoy:

Cracked.com asked designers to photoshop for us some of the natural disasters, disease outbreaks and animal swarms will be attacking tourist destinations next. The winner is below, but first the runners up. #18. by The Edge Will Cut You #17. by Stuparstar #16. by Sahasrahla #15. by TwoHourMotel #14. by Christina H #13. by Daedalus #12. by Kanped #11. by headbangking #10. by misterq #9. by GenerationXero #8. by scarrgo #7. by 4a$$monkey #6. by Sanchez . #5. by B.D.D. #4. by Daedalus #3. by Christina H #2. by kydlatmijares And the winner is ... by Senor_Taco Congrats, Senor_Taco. You win money. Go to CRACKEd.com for more fun

Twitter Tips

HOW TO POST LONG TWEETS

Twitter limits users to 140 characters, but sometimes that just isn’t enough. Some Twitter applications have started to take advantage of third-party services that let users post longer messages, and then in the tweet it will provide a link to the text. In many ways this defeats the purpose of Twitter, but sometimes you just can’t fit what you want to say in a mere 140 characters.

Posterous is probably one of the more widely used services for this purpose, and it also lets you include things like images, videos, MP3’s and more. It has pretty much turned into a personal blog for a lot of Twitter users, but a.longreply.com looks to bring the simplicity back to your long tweets.

The homepage pretty much consists of a text box and a submit button. Once you submit your message it will provide you with a link you can use for your tweet that is over 140 characters. When people click through to read the message they will get a fast, lean webpage that even loads quickly on mobile devices. At the end of the message you’ll find the number of times the page has been viewed in addition to how long ago the message was posted. That’s it. No flashy videos or bulky images… just the message you wanted your readers to see.

I’m hoping to see some of the third-party Twitter clients integrate with a.longreply.com because I love how clean it is, but I don’t mind visiting the homepage for the few times I need to bust out of the 140 character barrier.

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