This ABC News article provides nice coverage of Revver and some of the other companies using an ad revenue sharing model in the user generated video space: http://www.abcnews.go.com/Technology/Story?id=3403460&page=1 It is interesting to see this more democratic revenue model emerge in contrast to the traditional model where content creators had to first prove significant value before [...]

In a move to provide more accurate measurement of users engagement in a Web 2.0 world, Nielsen is now tracking “Total Minutes” and “Total Sessions”. This allows them to present a better picture of what users are experiencing online as users consume more Flash and Ajax applications. It will be interesting to see how this [...]

Interesting research about second tier video sites. There is plenty of room in the online video marketplace. I just don’t think there is going to be another YouTube any time soon. http://www.centerformediaresearch.com/cfmr_brief.cfm?fnl=070706