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Top 5 Week Fifty-One

Mark Glaser

by Mark Glaser, January 17, 2007

  1. Joost
    Skype founders want infinite TV on all platforms
  2. So-called citizen journalism
    NY Times agog over AmericanTowns hyper-local startup
  3. Backfence on back burner
    Hyper-local citizen media effort craters a la Bayosphere
  4. Brightcove breaks bank
    Huge $59 million warchest to fight online video battles
  5. User-generated fluff
    Researcher glum about user-created video ad revenues
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