What The Web Really Needs »

By Rob Safuto on Aug 20, 2007 in Analysis | 0 Comments

The world wide web is turning into a real mess.
I recently started using Facebook as a way of reaching more podcasters and members of our communities over at RawVoice. I also have a personal Facebook account. I have a pair of MySpace accounts. One is personal and one is for business. I have a [...]

Making It Stick »

By Rob Safuto on May 22, 2007 in Community, Social Media, Video | 2 Comments

There’s no doubt that the online video space is heating up.
In 2006 most of the buzz was around Do It Yourself (DIY) creators pushing the valuation of YouTube to over $1 Billion. I think 2007 is the year of the professional broadcaster in online video. Players like Joost and BrightCove have been successfully wooing [...]

Mobile Phone Community »

By Rob Safuto on Dec 31, 2006 in Community, Mobile, Social Media | 0 Comments

My eyes first started to open up to the rapid development of online communities back in January of 2005 when I was researching the purchase of a new cell phone. While searching for information on a new device I came across a site called Howard Forums.
Run out of Toronto, Canada by Howard Chui, the [...]

NBC Heart YouTube »

By Rob Safuto on Jun 27, 2006 in Analysis, Social Media | 0 Comments

I read an article this morning in the print version of the Wall Street Journal indicating that NBC Universal has struck a deal with YouTube to use their social video sharing community to promote NBC shows.
It was only a couple of months ago that NBC Uni was fuming over the presence of copyrighted content on [...]