YouTube, HP Sponsor Film Contest

When “On the Lot” ended, the winning director was ushered into DreamWorks by Steven Spielberg.  YouTube’s Project Direct can’t offer quite so admirable a prize, but participants will still be able to gain some great exposure.

Barnes & Noble.com Gets New Look

Barnes & Noble.com has received a redesign along with several new features including Barnes & Noble Review, which will focus on interviews with authors, reviews of new books, music and movies.

Yahoo Japan Prepares HDTV Portal

Like the idea of high-definition TV?  So, it seems, does Yahoo Japan, which reportedly intends to launch an Internet portal serving HD-ready TVs.  And there are a couple points of interest even for those of us who live outside Japan.