Web 2.0 TV: a Review

May 3rd, 2006

Forget 4,000 satellite TV channels! Let the Internet take care of all of your entertainment needs. Just as the media and news are feeling the crunch of lagging behind the blitz blogs, so too will TV soon feel the heat from all the TV blogs brewing, particularly since anyone can now post (and even charge) their own videos.

Internet TV: 3 Scenarios

Switch: Getting Girls Interested in Technology – This blog is riding the DIY-wave, a technology movement which has been far more hospitable to girls than science and technology have typically been. With periodic videos of how to hack into technology appealing to the feminine, these videos have the potential to tap into niche markets, empower young minds, and change social histories. Very cool.

Current TV: Moving at the Speed of News – From the man who invented the Internet comes the future of TV. With updates literally every 5 min, this video blog aims to keep on top of it all, giving lots of love to the utterly bored and technologically-addicted. It doesn’t get more current than immediate, and this TV blog makes us all feel a bit more like the Jetsons.

TreeHuggerTV: The Traditional Blog Expanded – This well-known and recently Webby-Nominated environmental blog has continued to break blog ground by added a new flavor to its arsenal of news: the TV spot. Somehow seeing sustainability actively incorporated into daily life makes it conceivable. Thus, this lets Treehugger tell their story more dynamically and let’s them show thing they wish was on regular tv.

I certainly didn’t forsee this back in the days when all we had was the Hamster Dance and we had to walk to school up hill in the snow both ways…

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One Response to “Web 2.0 TV: a Review”

  1. Jessica Pfund Says:

    Just discovered a new favorite I thought I’d share: Rocket Boom. Okay – now go explore. :)

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