Do It Yourself Animation

Read all about it on Tech Crunch.

Go!Animate, out of the US, does not require any software installation to enjoy!

It gains momentum...the death of TV as we know it.

Read about TVLinks exiting stealth mode. I am watching as the TV dies, quite happily.

This blog will be updating you on progress of the demise!

Cartoon Forum in Hungary

Magyar Cartoon Forum is being held from September 14 to 17 in Sopron, Hungary. Interestingly, only 41% of the selected entries have been conceived for both television and other platforms such as mobile phones, the iPad, internet or video games...ie. Transmedia. Read more about it here.

Transmedia as explored by Cartoon Network's Ms. Denton

A reminder for Rebecca Denton's "True Stories about Transmedia" from The Children's Media Conference. Read about her 1 July session here.

Google TV

Google TV is a big deal.
Read about it here.

Transmedia is a Privilege

Mr. Gomez of Starlight Runner delivers at Kidscreen's Transmedia Bootcamp. Read about it here.

Transmedia from Zen Films

Transmedia Platform Selection

View more documents from Zen Films.

QR Codes

It's coming...

I have been without a TV and watching all of my entertainment online for over a year now. Google and Apple start the rumble. Read more about the future of TV from the LA Times here.

Jawbone sees the value in tangible transmedia

Really, anyone attending Bootcamp, please blog about it!

I am really sad to miss this event. Jawbonetv is just as excited as I am.

Read the full story here.

Online Video Game for Salt

In theory this all sounds super, but I get weirded out when gaming execs at Paramount use words like "evangelize." Hmmm.

The NY Times article about online games being used as lead-up to film releases can be read in full here.

Melissa Healy of the LA Times decides it's not so bad...

Great links in this article for recent studies in social media behavior for kids! Read the full story here.

My fav line of the article...
"...children most likely to spend lots of time on social media sites are not the least well-adjusted but the healthiest psychologically..."

More on Layar & Augmented Reality

I met Maarten at the RFID workshop at Mediamatic, and here he is talking about Layar.

And Spotify launches in The Netherlands!

Go here to sign up!

NBC low on ratings but high on digital

"...projects go to multiple digital platforms, including nbc.com, client Web sites, Hulu, mobile devices, electronic sell-through (iTunes' free platform, among others), MSN, hyper-syndication (such as Tremor Media) and cable VOD. Death says VOD so far accounts for, on average, between 30 and 40 percent of the viewing for shows from the studio."

Read the full story here.

Kids & Transmedia

Cinekid Steering Committee Member Rebecca Denton of Cartoon Network sets her session up for success! She is organizing a Kids & Transmedia session for the upcoming summer Children's Media Conference in June and July.

Experts include: Matt Locke, Anna Rafferty, Matt Costello, Dan Hon, Phil Davies & Alice Taylor.

Read more here.

Twitter: #CMC2010

Transmedia insights from CBBC here...

From Futurescape.tv, an interview with producer Tom Kenyon.

Interesting:
-Kids do not distinguish between platforms...
-The depth of the user’s relationship with the characters on screen is particularly important...

Read the article here.

Twitter is for Adults. What do you think?

I am not a compulsive Twitter user, although I do keep my account linked to my LinkedIn updates...which in retrospect supports this claim.

Anyway, I read this article some time ago and it stuck with me. Specifically...

"It's something for adults who feel like it makes them hip or something."

Is it just us (adults) using Twitter to further the story and brand-story lines?

Any thoughts?

Hollywood Goes "Transmedia"

Hollywood Goes "Transmedia"

The video at the very end of this link (click above blue text) Panel 4: "Who Let the Fans In?: 'Next-Gen Digi-Marketing'"is cool.

Eleanor tries her first iPad

The future.