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The channel: tagging TV and temporal metadata (via http://www.appmarket.tv)

gtorodelvalle — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:55:53 +0000

Historically, TV metadata has been used to supply Electronic Programme Guides (EPGs) and therefore has been adequate for description at a show level. Typically when the industry talks about TV metadata, they talk about snippets of information and images provided by companies such as Rovi and Gracenote that can be used for the descriptive editorial information, images and multimedia on one show as a whole.

But what about at the scene level? And why is temporal metadata — or Tagging TV — the new oil?

You can find it out having a look at the original entry at http://www.appmarket.tv/opinion/1531-the-channel-tagging-tv-and-temporal-metadata.html

A Gaming Year Review video by aggregame.com

gtorodelvalle — Wed, 04 May 2011 07:34:23 +0000

http://aggregame.com/

2010 was an incredible year for the electronic entertainment industry. Video games have never been so mainstream, and the gaming industry truly thrived across all social media. This video summarizes 2010, as seen by http://AggreGame.com

Or watch the video directly at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jrye5CTzZbw

LinkTV is launching viewchange.org

gtorodelvalle — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:14:51 +0000

ViewChange.org is using the power of the latest Web technology to make videos, articles, blogs, and actions readily available to people working in global development. While watching high-impact video stories on the site, viewers can choose to dig deeper by exploring up-to-date details on which organizations are involved, links to related content, and lists of relevant actions they can take.

For example, imagine you are watching a short documentary about clean water issues in India. As the video plays, adjacent windows will dynamically generate links to actions and media directly related to each scene. These could include organizations involved in clean water and sanitation, action campaigns related to water issues, relevant videos from YouTube, articles from research organizations, and the latest updates from news services and blogs.

The site will automatically create these links using semantic Web tools. Rather than simply scanning for keywords, this new technology also analyzes context and meaning to find the most relevant results from all the latest information and links available. It will also employ the Linked Data model, which assigns unique identifier tags to specific “entities” and organizes data in ways that can be read and understood by other applications. This allows the site to easily differentiate whether the word “Sahara” is being used to refer to the desert in North Africa or a hotel-casino in Las Vegas, and to communicate about the correct topic with other websites that hold related information.

By tapping into the semantic Web, the Linked Data model, and partner APIs, ViewChange.org is taking the latest advances in online technology and harnessing them for social change.

LinkTV created the working model for ViewChange.org by fostering relationships with semantic technology innovators such as OpenCalais and Zemanta. They are also actively experimenting with the open APIs of sites like YouTube and Kiva.org.

Link TV‘s long-term Web development partner Definition is responsible for building the platform and will utilize Freebase, Zemanta, OpenCalais, and other APIs help to provide an innovative customizable user experience.

In addition, ViewChange.org will feature an open API, inviting third-party sites and developers to create applications and pages fueled by our content. This API will feed into the Linked Data model. The code behind the platform will be made freely available.

The Muppets meet the Internet… and YouTube annotations

gtorodelvalle — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:51:34 +0000

Shortest post ever

Enjoy!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAtBki0PsC0

A nice example of audio/video annotations by propublica.org

gtorodelvalle — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:06:09 +0000

Here you can find a very nice example of audio/video transcription and annotation at the propublica.org Web site.

In some sense, it reminded me of the Google Gaudi initiative.

Microsoft’s Tuva project

gtorodelvalle — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:20:11 +0000

I have just known about a very interesting project by Microsoft called Tuva. They called it an enhanced video player and looks really good.

It is implemented using Silverlight technology by Microsoft.

You can find all the information at: http://research.microsoft.com/apps/tools/tuva/index.html