When I was in New York earlier this month I stopped by the nonprofit Acord insurance association’s offices and sat down for an interview with CEO Gregory Maciag and fielded a phone call from London from British author Paul May. Here’s the video of our conversation. Cross-posted to Darknet.
How to increase your site’s accessibility
Here’s a 4-minute video interview I conducted with Skye Kilaen at the recent BlogHer conference about how to make your website or weblog more accessible to the disabled. (Ourmedia page | watch video) Format: MPEG-4 (iPod compatible); 10.2MB; 4:16; Ourmedia page | watch video; video quality: ** (out of 5) Cross-posted to Real People Network.
Jack Valenti on ‘Darknet’
Jack Valenti, who headed up the Motion Picture Association of America for nearly 39 years, praises the book "Darknet: Hollywood’s War Against the Digital Generation," suggesting that entertainment executives could learn a thing or two about it. Valenti is profiled in the book. (Ourmedia page | watch video)
Lauren Gelman on copyright and personal media
Here’s a 6-minute video interview with Lauren Gelman, associate director of Stanford’s Center for Internet and Society, about copyright, fair use and grassroots media. Conducted at the recent BlogHer conference in San Jose, Calif. (Ourmedia page | watch video) Format: MPEG-4 (iPod compatible); 16.1MB; 6:29; Ourmedia page | watch video; video quality: **** (out of […]
Mark Cuban’s Sharesleuth: Teetering on ethical edge?
Mark Glaser’s latest piece just went up on PBS MediaShift, this time a look at Mark Cuban’s latest maverick project, Sharesleuth.com. The site’s editor Chris Carey (formerly of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch) investigates sketchy business practices at companies and digs up dirt on them mainly from public sources. The business model for Sharesleuth is unusual […]