Posts Tagged ‘balancing’
DIY balancing scooter will make you the envy of geeks everywhere
I admit it: I would love to have a Segway.
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DIY balancing scooter will make you the envy of geeks everywhere
The Nikon S1000PJ projector camera leaks out along with three other Coolpix models
We always knew that Nikon was a leaking ship, adrift in the digital camera sea, but this latest leak proves it. Why bother with embargos and NDAs when most of the info leaks out early anyway. First, it was the D5000 , then the D300s and now all these Coolpix cameras that aren’t official yet.
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The Nikon S1000PJ projector camera leaks out along with three other Coolpix models
Ebay’s Nazi Ordeal A Decade Ago Mirrors Facebook’s Plight On Holocaust Denial Today
In 1999 eBay was under heavy fire for allowing the sale of Nazi memorabilia. Their policy approach at the time mirrors almost exactly what Facebook is doing now with Holocaust denial groups, namely banning behavior in certain countries to comply with local laws, but allowing it everywhere else.
From a 1999 New York Times article: “eBay…said that the company already prohibited the sale of such items in Germany because they are outlawed there. But he said it generally polices the sales of banned items only after receiving complaints from users”
From a PCMag article in May 2009 on Facebook: “We have recently begun to block content by IP in countries where that content is illegal, including Nazi-related and Holocaust denial content in certain European countries,” the Facebook spokesman said. “The groups in question have been blocked in the appropriate countries.”
By 2001, though, eBay had changed its policies to ban all sales of Nazi memorabilia across its sites. The ban includes sales of Holocaust denial items. The current policy is here.
Part of the balancing act eBay uses when making a decision on a listing is to ban items which “lack substantial social, artistic, or political value.” It goes on to state “this includes items that may be deemed inappropriate or insensitive to victims of natural disasters or human tragedies.”
Facebook doesn’t want to be the last reasonable entity standing on the wrong side of the Holocaust denial issue. But it’s sure looking like that’s how this is going to play out.
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Calling All Dudes: Break.com Wants Your Fratastic Videos
Just when it appeared that Web 2.0 may be abandoning the UGC ship for premium content, Break.com, a social video site for guys, is upping its budget to add more user generated content to the site. Through Break’s “stimulus package,” the site is increasing its investment in content purchased from its users and other amateur filmmakers by 50%.
Break.com, which had 3.8 million unique visitors worldwide in March according to Comscore, buys original user generated content from its audience. Break says that it spends between $200 and $1000 per video. Additionally, Break.com licenses professional content from a number of sources, including the NBA, for a higher amount. Break.com also produces content internally. In total, Break has acquired over 2,000 clips. This year, Break says it has purchased more than 140 user-submitted videos that have been seen published on the site.
Break.com is surviving in a space where many of its competitors are dropping out. 60Frames, another video entertainment site, recently shut its doors, because of lack of funding. And Metacafe just eliminated its Producer Rewards program, which paid producers for content. Break.com hasn’t been immune to layoffs but it seems to be surviving, and maybe even growing despite the shakeup at other online video entertainment sites. In early April, Break Media, parent company of Break, acquired HBOLabs, HBO’s digital content studio.
Last year, Break.com launched an ad network, targeting ad 18-34 male demographic.
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