Demand Media Says It’s Getting Along Just Fine With Google, Thank You Very Much
A quick Q&A with Demand's Richard Rosenblatt, who says Google's blog post about going after "content farms" has nothing to do with his company. Also! He really doesn't like it when people call his company a "content farm."
Americans Now Watch 30 Minutes of Online Video Per Day
The average U.S.-based Internet user is now watching some 30 mintes of online video every day, according to new data from comScore. The viewing time per user is up 40% since last year, thanks in part to video sites like YouTube making their offerings stickier.
Bringing the Scheduled Web to Internet TV
The current frustration with cable is that it is still based on mass audience, has very little customization in its schedule and doesn’t encompass all video that is available. The next iteration of video programming will provide access to mainstream television programming along with web video.
Open Thread: Are Cord Cutters Hip Or Poor?
We know that Comcast is losing cable subscribers en masse. What we don't know is what makes them cancel: Are these cord cutters ready to switch to Hulu? Or are we talking about victims of the recessions who just can't afford HBO and Showtime anymore?
Q&A With Twitter’s Robin Sloan: Tweets Transform TV
TV has a huge influence on what people are talking about on Twitter, but the opposite is true as well: TV networks listen to Twitter and use tweets as feedback. Robin Sloan talks to us about how Twitter works with TV programmers, and vice versa.
What to Read Today: Mark Suster On the Future of TV
VC Mark Suster shared an excellent overview of the major trends that are shaping the future of television and online video on his blog this week, touching subjects like the iPad in he living room, the success of YouTube and the importance of content discovery tools. 
Canada Loves Online Video, Too
Canadians love online video just as much as their U.S. couch potato counterparts. A new study from M Consulting and Ipsos Reid reveals that 81 percent of Canadians occasionally watch videos online. An impressive 41 percent even turn to online video more than once a week. 
ComScore: Yahoo Beats Facebook for Videos Viewed
Maybe web video junkies have the back-to-school blues? According to new numbers released by comScore today, there was a slight dip in online video viewership last month, with the total number of Internet users watching online video dropping from 178 million in August to 175 million. 
