Hulu CEO Talks Advertising and the Hulu Formula

Jason Kilar, CEO of Hulu delivered a keynote speech at ad:tech San Francisco. In the speech he discussed the state of advertising and of course his site Hulu, which has taken the online video world by storm. Coverage of the ad:tech San Francisco conference continues at Webproworld Videos. Stay with Webproworld for more notes and videos from the event this week.

New York Times Hemorrhaging Money

The New York Times Company released its earnings for the Q1 2009, and the situation doesn’t look good. If things keep going the way they’ve been going for the nation’s largest print news organizations, the news landscape in 2010 could look much, much different.

Is Google Playing Rope-A-Dope With Social Media?

Regarding social media, the best you can say about Google is that the company has merely dabbled in it. Google’s absence in this space becomes as glaring as Godot’s when chief rival Microsoft is busy funneling money toward the hottest new products, products created even by former Googlers. That leaves us with two options: Google’s either planning something or avoiding it altogether. Recent events—or maybe…

Oprah Looks To Dominate Twitter

Oprah does everything in a big way. She affects book sales in ways that make publishers drool. She gains a lot of weight then she loses a lot of weight. She can make someone go from just living in a household to being a household name. She certainly has a pop culture Midas touch of sorts so recently she lent that power to none other…

Digg Tries to Put DiggBar Controversy to Bed

Update: Digg's proposed changes to the DiggBar are now live. Original Article: Digg made an announcement today regarding the controversial DiggBar, which some people have embraced enthusiastically, while others have shaken their fists at.