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.

SMX Denver Day 1 Recap

At the end of Day One of SMX Local & Mobile Search marketing conference at the Denver Hyatt, I'm tired of the emphasis on the "Local Search" aspect and want to hear more on the "Mobile Search" half of that equation.