VON: Viewing TV From Afar

Time and place shifting have become more important to people when it comes to viewing television. Tivo and other technologies indicate how this demand has shifted power slightly from the broadcaster to the consumer.

Facebook To Offer Open Registration

Facebook may have its eyes on the prize - the social networking site, which was at one time open only to college students, intends to open its doors to everyone else, as well. This move could help Facebook reach MySpace-like levels of popularity, but many bloggers think that current users will resent the change.

First Made-For-Internet Movie To Premiere

The first made-for-the-Internet, "theatrically budgeted" movie will premiere on AOL this Halloween, AUTOMATIC producer Adam Shapiro told the attendees at this year's VON. Shapiro was part of a roundtable discussion about film and TV on the Web and how we get there.

Webtop, RIA, and “Webified”

There were some interesting discussions late last week regarding Rich Internet Applications (RIA), a new term called "webified", and the webtop.