DISQUS

So, Mark, will Mashable turn off the lights tonight during MashMeetLA?

With 2-3 million views per month (that's what? 500,000 viewers per episode for a five-minute episode), Ask a Ninja is getting an audience close to some of the small shows on cable TV, which benefit from the networks' massive advertising sales teams. I would be curious to compare the difference in advertising revenues per user between a small cable TV show and a major video podcast. Does anyone happen to have the data?

I saw a few 3D movies (Superman, Harry Potter) in IMAX 3D at the Bridge in LA and did not like some of the 3D effects (the image was not always synchronized and it made me feel uncomfortable). This time, I purposely went to a simple digital 3D theater (Pacific Culver) to see Beowulf, and it was much much better. Actually, the best part of the 3D experience was the teaser for Coraline in 3D - I can't wait to see that one next year...

Congratulations, and good luck with this new venture. Very exciting!

Because of Fb status's restricting syntax, I only use it for action, places and moods, while I can use Twitter for random thoughts and mini-blogs.

If only Apple was 10% as smart than anyone else! I received that "relevant" email too, although I am not a parent and never listened, downloaded or even searched any podcast about parenting. Maybe it's my age. Maybe it's the voice of my conscience, Apple giving me a life tip! Anyway, I am still desperate about how iTunes sucks at behavioral targeting. They know everything I hear, everything I buy from them, and still they send me those lame newsletter with country music, hip hop and other mainstream artists. Steve Jobs still needs to read the Long Tail.

"Poll Me Now" is a lot of fun too: http://www.pollmenow.com

Dugg!

"I’d like to see something similar for the blogosphere - compare the mentions of “Dell sucks” to “Dell rocks” and aggregate all this data in a goodwill meter for brands"

I think that Opinmind has created what you are looking for:

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Hi Peter,

Great blog. You should check Play Not Watch. It doesn't look web 2.0 at all, and actually it was probably launched more than a year ago, but it is working as a social network to meet people to join a soccer team or play tennis. I joined a year ago and receive invitations to join teams all the time (I am busy or too lazy to use the site to its full potential)

I also use Newsgator. I much prefer to read the feed-reader: it saves me a lot of time. I only open the posts themselves if I want to read the comments or if there is a video embedded...

You can't compare aSW to LinkedIn. aSW works like the VIP area of an exlusive nightclub. A club with a lot of bankers maybe, but the network is about lifestyle, not work... Like most VIP areas, those who want to get in would do anything to get in, even if it's dull inside. Just being one of the happy few to get in is a reward in itself. I had many opportunities in the past to see that aSW is a real community, and that the exclusive selection process works. If you have never tried to get in an exclusive private party in NY, Paris, St Tropez or Hollywood, you will probably miss the point. The site is not very sophisticated, but who cares? Its users are not computer geeks, and the goal is not create new connections or flirt online... How to make money out of aSW is another question, though. Clubs charge cover charge and (more importantly) bottles, while everything is free on aSW. If aSW manages to find premium services for its members (and if you don't buy, you are not welcome), it will become a highly profitable community. If advertising remains the only revenue, I am not sure of the potential...