Digital payoffs are scarce

Young folks dig digital but money's hard to find.

The frustrated majority at a Variety-sponsored panel at the Consumer Electronic Show agreed that young consumers overwhelmingly view all their digital devices as outlets for entertainment. Unfortunately, show business’ ability to make money off these new platforms is lagging far behind the quick changes in consumer’s behavior.

According to a survey, titled "State of the Media Democracy," almost two thirds of American consumers view their PC as a more important entertainment device than the TV and almost a third use their phone as a mobile device. In five surveyed nations the numbers are roughly the same in the U.K., Germany and Japan, but Brazil is the only country where digital engagement is significantly higher.

READ MORE by BEN FRITZ - http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117998350.html?categoryid=1009&cs=1

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Full featured video editing tool

Serif MoviePlus X3

During the early 1990s, digital video was postage stamp sized, and for consumers, there wasn't really any good software that could easily edit video. Coupled with the fact that most computers ran on 64MB of memory, a 2GB hard disk drive fast enough to handle video cost about $4000.

Fast forward to today where both Windows and Macintosh-based computers include video editing software as a "module" of the operating system, 500GB hard drives can be had for around $100, and most computers ship with a standard 2GB RAM.

Sometimes, those video editors are not enough, and especially on the Windows side, you have a choice of an array of video editing applications. One such tool is MoviePlus X3 Digital Video Studio, a non linear editing software from Serif. The application offers both a Timeline and Storyboard style video editing interface, much like many offered here in the United States.

When you first launch MoviePlus X3, a window will pop up asking if you'd like to open an existing project, start a new project, or run through some tutorials.

CLICK HERE to READ MORE by John Virata - http://www.consumerelectronicsnet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=603182

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ON DEMAND TV and now, ON DEMAND PIZZA

TiVo and Domino's to let subscribers order their pizza through TV!

IS THIS THE NEWEST TREND? Digital video recording company TiVo Inc. announced it is teaming up with Domino's Pizza Inc. to allow subscribers to order pizza for delivery or pick-up directly from their TV sets.

"This is the first time in history that the 'on-demand' generation will be able to fully experience couch commerce by ordering pizza directly through their television set," Rob Weisberg, vice president of precision and print marketing at Domino's said.

LEARN MORE - http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20081117/ap_on_hi_te/tivo_domino_s

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