Media & Techno Hype in 2005

CIO Asia: Technology Predictions - Failures and Futures

"Much technology was hyped for success in 2005, but many did not deliver to the levels expected by technologists, media and industry.The reality is that many companies are not yet mature enough in terms of process, governance and understanding of the business value of IT—resulting in a lack of business drivers and delays in adoption. But the fundamental reason is much simpler—despite the outwardly expressed desire to adopt such technologies, in many cases neither business nor technology is ready."

Trust & Science Journals

NY Times: Reporters Find Science Journals Harder to Trust, but Not Easy to Verify

"Now news organizations say they are starting to look at the science journals a bit more skeptically."

The Future of the News Media

CNNMoney.com: Is Slashdot the future of media?

"If you want to see the future of media, go to Slashdot.org. Two things distinguish it - it's the most popular news and information site with the tech cognoscenti, particularly programmers and engineers. And all of its content is created by its users. They submit about 700 stories per day, which staff editors vet and reduce down to the 30-35 that get published. Of the site's 5.5 million unique visitors per month, about 25 percent post comments about those stories."

Internet TV start-up

MediaDailyNews: New York Times Co. To Unveil Online Video Channel

"In a move that signals an intention to significantly expand its online video offerings, The New York Times Co. has tapped Internet TV start-up Brightcove to facilitate distribution of online video content, the companies will announce today. Brightcove will help the Times Co. syndicate video content to other Web sites via its customized video player. The company also will facilitate production of videos submitted by consumers.The deal will roll out in the next several months with the New York Times Co.'s About.com's new "About Gadgets" videos, which focuses on technology."