That’s what DLAB is all about – the most important resource for local interactive advertising where businesses can learn, interact, find great ideas, be inspired, and ask questions about effective on-line strategy. Additionally, we’ll link to great articles, case studies, bloggers and useful information that will hopefully be helpful as you think about your advertising needs and trends. Ultimately, we want an open dialogue with you as we both explore new ways to grow our audience and business.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
CBS Radio's DLAB
http://dlab.cbsradio.com
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Canadians and Streaming Radio
Statistics Canada : 22% of canadian home internet users between 45 and 64 years old listen to the radio over the Internet.
Internet activities performed at home in the last 12 months by Internet users, by age group, 2007
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-008-x/2009002/t/10910/tbl001-eng.htm
Internet activities performed at home in the last 12 months by Internet users, by age group, 2007
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-008-x/2009002/t/10910/tbl001-eng.htm
Saturday, June 27, 2009
YouTube Video tag
I know, this is old stuff. But it is still interesting.
http://youtube.com/html5
You need a browser that supports HTML5 Video tag and can decode and playback H.264 encoded video.
http://youtube.com/html5
You need a browser that supports HTML5 Video tag and can decode and playback H.264 encoded video.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Friday, April 3, 2009
VLC 0.9.9
VLC just got better:
http://videolan.org/vlc
Interesting excerpt from VLC FAQ:
Is libdvdcss legal?
http://www.videolan.org/doc/faq/en/#id374183
My favorite /. comment about the VLC vs MPlayer debate:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1187129&cid=27447043
http://videolan.org/vlc
Interesting excerpt from VLC FAQ:
Is libdvdcss legal?
http://www.videolan.org/doc/faq/en/#id374183
My favorite /. comment about the VLC vs MPlayer debate:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1187129&cid=27447043
Labels:
VLC
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
so called iTunes podcast format
There is no such thing as “iTunes podcast format”. Apple developped a module to the RSS standard.
RSS Modules : extend the basic XML schema established for more robust syndication of content.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS#Modules
Apple iTunes Module
http://apple.com/itunes/whatson/podcasts/specs.html#rss
See my previous post on Media RSS.
RSS Modules : extend the basic XML schema established for more robust syndication of content.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS#Modules
Apple iTunes Module
http://apple.com/itunes/whatson/podcasts/specs.html#rss
See my previous post on Media RSS.
Labels:
iTunes
Thursday, March 19, 2009
in car streaming
This is getting very interesting.
Blaupunkt Presents World’s First in-car Web radio
http://blaupunkt.com/press/download.aspx/2610/BP_iRadio_en.pdf
miRoamer Partners with Blaupunkt to Introduce the World’s First Internet Car Radio
http://corporate.miroamer.com/press-release.html#p1
Cadillac rolls out in-car Internet access
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-10199833-48.html
Blaupunkt Presents World’s First in-car Web radio
http://blaupunkt.com/press/download.aspx/2610/BP_iRadio_en.pdf
miRoamer Partners with Blaupunkt to Introduce the World’s First Internet Car Radio
http://corporate.miroamer.com/press-release.html#p1
Cadillac rolls out in-car Internet access
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-10199833-48.html
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Sunday, March 8, 2009
How much does it cost to stream radio on your iPhone?
A friend of mine that I cannot see often enough asked me today what where my hobbies. As a geek I must have geek hobbies. One of them is to play with Google.
My friend also asked me how much it would cost to listen to streaming radio for one hour on my iPhone.
The canadian iPhone carrier does not offer unlimited data plans.
So lets calculate using the 1 GB monthly data transfer offered by Rogers' iPhone 3G Voice & Data Packages. So if I add the $6.95 System Access Fee and the 50¢ 911 Emergency Access Fee to that base $60 plan I get $67.45 per month before taxes.
Where does Google fit in all this you might ask? In addition to do web search (duh), you can use it as a cool calculator and unit converter.
For the sake of our example, lets use a stream encoded at 32 Kilo bits per second (Kbps). One hour of streaming that station on my iPhone will cost me almost one dollar.
Another way to put this: You can stream that live radio station non stop for a bit over 3 days using the basic 1 GB data plan.
Now if Rogers could only follow AT&T's example with an "unlimited" data plan.
Of course when my iPhone is connected through WiFi (which is 80% of the time) my data transfer costs go down to $0.
My friend also asked me how much it would cost to listen to streaming radio for one hour on my iPhone.
The canadian iPhone carrier does not offer unlimited data plans.
So lets calculate using the 1 GB monthly data transfer offered by Rogers' iPhone 3G Voice & Data Packages. So if I add the $6.95 System Access Fee and the 50¢ 911 Emergency Access Fee to that base $60 plan I get $67.45 per month before taxes.
Where does Google fit in all this you might ask? In addition to do web search (duh), you can use it as a cool calculator and unit converter.
For the sake of our example, lets use a stream encoded at 32 Kilo bits per second (Kbps). One hour of streaming that station on my iPhone will cost me almost one dollar.
Another way to put this: You can stream that live radio station non stop for a bit over 3 days using the basic 1 GB data plan.
Now if Rogers could only follow AT&T's example with an "unlimited" data plan.
Of course when my iPhone is connected through WiFi (which is 80% of the time) my data transfer costs go down to $0.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Canadian broadcasting in new media : CRTC Public Hearing
Interview (all in french) between Yours Truly and Jacques Beauchamp (replacing Pierre Maisonneuve) aired live today on CBC’s Première Chaîne. Now available on demand online (scrub to 14:43 to get to my part)
http://radio-canada.ca/radio/maisonneuve/16022009/115282.shtml
It was tough to keep my personal opinion for myself. I could not tell Beauchamp that I am against any form of ruling on the Internet.
Further readings if you want to know more about the subject matter:
Broadcasting Notice of Public Hearing CRTC
Canadian broadcasting in new media
http://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2008/n2008-11.htm
UPDATE:
http://wagmedia.blogspot.com/2009/02/week-1-in-review.html
http://heywriterboy.blogspot.com/2009/02/crtc-and-tale-of-two-daily-show-sites.html
http://radio-canada.ca/radio/maisonneuve/16022009/115282.shtml
It was tough to keep my personal opinion for myself. I could not tell Beauchamp that I am against any form of ruling on the Internet.
Further readings if you want to know more about the subject matter:
Broadcasting Notice of Public Hearing CRTC
Canadian broadcasting in new media
http://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2008/n2008-11.htm
UPDATE:
http://wagmedia.blogspot.com/2009/02/week-1-in-review.html
http://heywriterboy.blogspot.com/2009/02/crtc-and-tale-of-two-daily-show-sites.html
Labels:
CBC,
CRTC,
Radio Canada,
SRC
How Google Decides to Pull the Plug
Interesting story in NY Times.
http://nytimes.com/2009/02/15/business/15ping.html
Which helps better understand Google's recent decisions. Of particular interest is this one:
Google Exits Radio but Will Explore Online Streaming Audio
http://google-tmads.blogspot.com/2009/02/google-exits-radio-but-will-explore.html
The products affected:
http://google.com/audioads
http://google.com/radioautomation
(as well as the old SS32 and Maestro)
http://nytimes.com/2009/02/15/business/15ping.html
Which helps better understand Google's recent decisions. Of particular interest is this one:
Google Exits Radio but Will Explore Online Streaming Audio
http://google-tmads.blogspot.com/2009/02/google-exits-radio-but-will-explore.html
"[... ] So we have decided to exit the broadcast radio business and focus our efforts in online streaming audio. [...] Instead we will use our technology to develop Internet-based solutions that will deliver relevant ads for online streaming audio. We are dedicating a team of people at Google to explore how we can best add value for advertisers, broadcasters and listeners in this emerging advertising space [...]"
The products affected:
http://google.com/audioads
http://google.com/radioautomation
(as well as the old SS32 and Maestro)
R.I.P Satellite Radio
http://news.google.com/news?ncl=1304599202
Satellite Diss
http://slate.com/id/2211158
Internet Killed the Satellite Radio Star
http://entertainment.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/02/15/0027251
Satellite Diss
http://slate.com/id/2211158
Internet Killed the Satellite Radio Star
http://entertainment.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/02/15/0027251
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