Video search - advertising

Lot of firms are trying to crack the video advertising puzzle ..to become the next google in video advertising..Firms that have making soe noise are ScanScout PodZinger Corp Blinkx Brightcove Inc. Lots more to come I guess..It will be interesting to see which firm would finally crack the video ad puzzle

Whatzz the Revenue model for these sites

There have been a lot of sites in the recent past where user generated video content and the videos have spread virally among the net community. Revver, a pioneer the usage of still frame ad at the end of video pays the content creator based on the clicks - adsense model Metacafe pays creators $100 when their video has been viewed 20,000 times, and $5 for every 1,000 additional views.

Home price bubble bursts finally !

There have been mixed feelings about home prices in USA in the past few years. A few years back I was part of a team trying to design a model for a mortgage bank to increase the percentage of acceptance of a HELOC as soon as a customer is qualified for a mortgage loan. However the VP of the company was expecting a burst and was worried about a scenario where the bank would be saddled by a set of high risk HELOC portfolio.

Quote for the day

Here’s a quote which emphasizes the importance of being in the NOW “We start from what is, not from what should be; we encompass contradictions, painful feelings, fears and imaginings, and - with out fleeing, blaming, or attempting correction - we learn to soar like the far-seeking hawk, over the landscape.” - “The Art of Possibility”