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VON Organizer Pulver Media At Risk

Influential VoIP advocate and conference organizer Jeff Pulver may have hosted his last VON show, as rumors of the demise of Pulver Media started to spread.

Facebook's "Skip This Step" Button Disappears

Facebook users are a vocal crowd, and the latest outcry occurred when the social network tried to trace connections between them.  According to company reps, it was only a glitch, and everything is now back to the way it was.

Advertising Shouldn't Be Forced

I agree with Chuq Von Rospach. Sites shouldn't be forced to take advertising, even to give that money to a charity.

PubCon Las Vegas, Day One

Today marks the first day of PubCon Las Vegas 2006, and the event promises to help attendees "get the edge." The conference will run through Friday, and speakers will offer their insights on topics ranging from specific things like search and net marketing to "general webmastery."

VON: Venture Capital And Leadership

Money. Startups need it, investors have it, and venture capital firms can bring them together. Though the prospect of composing a business plan and getting it in front of a VC might seem daunting, it could be well worth the effort.

Web Video: Bad Is the New Good

Bad is the new good. That seems to be the consensus of a handful of media executives trying to wrap their minds around this Web video thing. Where's the control? How do we monetize it? When did low quality become high quality? How do you connect cheese to a carburetor?

So You Think You Want To Be A Vlogger

If you're establishing and promoting a video blog (vlog), then there are a few key people to talk to about it. One of those is Rocketboom's Andrew Baron. WebProNews publisher Rich Ord caught up with Baron, and others, at VON 2006 during the "You've Got Video" session to find out how to set up a successful vlog.

Is There Any Money In Peer-to-Peer?

YouTube pays nearly $1 million per month in bandwidth fees, a 7 figure deterrent to some interested in the business. A digital movie seller may only break even, as per-download bandwidth scrapes away at profit margins. There is a growing camp, though, that believes peer-to-peer (p2p) technology can address these barriers.

Web-to-TV: A Star Is Born Every Second

It won't be long until, if you so choose, that you can be a TV star, even if your show only shows up on a handful of sets. The technology is already in place to stream user-generated content onto the television screen, and scores of visionaries are working to make that a broader reality.

VON: Andrew Baron Rockets In

Rocketboom's stormy breakup with host Amanda Congdon captivated the blogosphere. Baron started over with a new host, Joanne Colan, and arrived at Fall 2006 VON to talk about his view of the nascent online video industry.