richardyen Gearing up for Monty Conf #mtc2010, looking forward to meeting some great digital media/Internet start-ups there

richardyen #tvot2010 Online video ads have 5x engagement when you let consumers choose the ads, according to Publicis study

richardyen So true: Online video has a "critical mass of users but not a critical mass of revenues" #tvot2010

richardyen Speaking on VC panel at the TV of Tomorrow Show in SF this Thursday, come check it out: http://tiny.cc/n0oAB

richardyen At #gs2010: Vudu acq by Wal-Mart will buoy online video ecosystem, Wal-Mart can write big checks to build over-the-top libraries

richardyen At #gs2010: online video evolving from short-form/lunch-time consumption to mid-length (15-min)/evening watching, competing more with TV

richardyen Netflix at #gs2010: next big thing is over-the-top Internet TV across all devices

richardyen Netflix at #gs2010: "Licensing is about money", agreed to 28-day window because WB made it worth their while, plain and simple

richardyen Netflix at #gs2010: success to date with digital streaming via: 1) licensing content, and 2) distribution on all major platforms (XBox, PS3)

richardyen RT @kevinspain : Congrats @orenmichels and team! Mashery Plugs Its APIs Into $5.5 Million In New Funding From Cisco - http://tcrn.ch/b3Mum6

richardyen GS Internet/Tech conf: YouKu has 50%+ Chinese online video mkt share by time spent, doing $3.7M monthly ad revenue

richardyen GS Internet/Tech conf: Apple COO says they'll do M&A for tech/talent to create great products, not about growing market share/revenues

richardyen GS Internet/Tech conf: Apple COO says Apple TV is still "a hobby", market is growing and continue to invest in it but still very small

richardyen At GS Internet/Tech conf: according to Glam Media, 83% of all US spending is controlled by women

richardyen At GS Internet/Tech conf: Glam Media has 160M uniques across its ad networks, believes international will drive future growth

richardyen At GS Internet/Tech conf: Demand Media's payback timeline on video ads are 2x that of text ads due to lack of video ad standards

richardyen At GS Internet/Tech conf: Demand Media is focusing on scaling content quality, has 650 full-time copy editors (second only to AP)

richardyen At GS Internet/Tech conf: Demand Media's new direction is moving to put their content on other media companies' properties

richardyen GS Internet/Tech conf: Demand Media's strategy is creating content known to drive traffic and will attract ad dollars (sub 2-yr payback)

richardyen At GS Internet/Tech conf: Adobe/Omniture does 1 trillion transactions/qtr, moving to use data to offer insights on visitor acq/conversion

richardyen At GS Internet/Tech conf: Adobe says Apple avoids Flash for biz model reasons, Apple wants to control the whole stack

richardyen At GS Internet/Tech conf: Adobe thinks Flash's ubiquity over HTML5 and support of old browsers will keep Flash relevant/dominant

richardyen At GS Internet/Tech conf: Adobe sees content/apps blurring esp on mobile, developers need help monetizing their offerings

richardyen Levar Burton announced at Macworld 2010 that Reading Rainbow is coming back as an online property. Love the online content pure plays!

richardyen At the Macworld Expo in SF, David Pogue's kickoff is a hoot