
Google open sourced its WebM video format in May, and more and more applications as well as video vendors are starting to support the new format. However, how do you actually play back WebM videos? This handy little guide tells you all you need to know. 
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Tags: chrome, firefox, Opera, Video, VLC, webm
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You don't necessarily need to be familiar with the subject matter of a spoof, if the execution of said spoof is good enough. Which is to say that even if you're not a raging video game nerd,Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin' is a delight. 
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Tags: anthony burch, ashly burch, comedy web series, Video, Video Games
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Today on the Net: The Weinstein Brothers were unable to buy back Miramax from Disney, Vevo's traffic has grown 62 percent since launch and My Damn Channel has unveiled a lineup of 10 new channels, three of which will debut this summer 
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Tags: Biz, Disney, Miramax, My Damn Channel, VEVO
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The Discovery Channel's Shark Week has been a tradition of the cable broadcaster, first running a week of specials devoted to selachimorpha in 1987. On August 1, seven glorious days of shark-related programming begins -- but what are your online viewing options? 
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Tags: CNN Media, Discovery Channel, iTunes, live streaming, NYT Internet, Shark Week, SYN Feature Enterprise, SYN Straight News, Video
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While The Onion News Network, delivering the Onion's skewed POV on news, is typically free to watch, this month the network is experimenting with a premium offering available for $1.99. The justification for charging is this: This news broadcast comes from the future. 
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Tags: CNN Media, iTunes, NYT Internet, NYT Startups, SYN Straight News, the onion, Video
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Netflix has seen its stock fall nearly 20 percent since announcing its second-quarter earnings call, in which it failed to please investors due to just in-line revenue figures, higher subscriber acquisition costs and higher churn. But were investors too rash in shedding their Netflix shares? 
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The battle between Time Warner Cable and Disney over retransmission fees required to carry ABC and ESPN channels is heating up, with both companies already appealing to the public through websites designed to sway opinion in their favor. But where does online video fit in? 
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So I'm putting Shows About Craigslist into the Online Video Vault of Overdoneness. The only reason I feel comfortable calling it a day on this genre, though, is that the reality series Craigslist TV might be as good as it's going to get. 
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Tags: Craigslist, reality web series, Video
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Monsoon Multimedia is soon coming to market with a new box called the Vulkano that incorporates place-shifting, time-shifting, web video and personal media sharing all in a single platform, eliminating the need for multiple devices to watch video whenever and wherever users want to. 
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Tags: gadgets, Monsoon Multimeda, Vulkano
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Consumers can now rent Blu-ray discs at more than 13,000 Redbox kiosks around the country. They'll have to pay a premium to watch their rentals in high-def, however; Blu-ray discs cost $1.50 a pop, as opposed to the $1 per night that Redbox is famous for. 
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