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Morning Media Newsfeed: Discovery Earnings Up | Megyn Kelly Renews | Roberts Most Trusted - Posted May 8, 2013
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Serendip Taps Human Intuition Over Algorithms For Music Discovery - Posted March 26, 2013
Online music streaming sites like Spotify and Pandora have opened up new doors for music discovery. These sites rely on algorithms to recommend music that is similar to what you're already listening to or have indicated that you like. Serendip has ... [SocialTimes.com]

Why the TV industry should pay attention to Blip - Posted December 17, 2012
As the web video industry continues to mature, TV networks must begin to watch how these new entertainment platforms are innovating for consumers. We recently sat down with Kelly Day, the CEO of Blip. Previously Day was the EVP & General Mana... [Lost Remote]

Nara Neural Networking Dining Personalization Service Goes Mobile, Adds Cities, And Targets New Categories With Partners - Posted November 13, 2012
Early in the summer, The Semantic Web Blog introduced readers to Nara, an advanced neural networking service to automate, personalize and curate web dining experiences for users. (See that story h... [semanticweb.com]

Vodio's Personalized Video Discovery App Now On iPhone - Posted August 14, 2012
Tel Aviv-based Vodio Labs launched their personalized video discovery app earlier this year on iPad. Over two million video views later, the company today launches Vodio for iPhone, bringing their video disco... [SocialTimes.com]

Discovery App Raved Taps Facebook, Foursquare Friends For Recommendations - Posted July 19, 2012
Recommendations from Facebook friends and ... [AllFacebook]

Five Months After Launch Chill Raises $8M For Social Video Discovery - Posted June 27, 2012
When Chill, previously a social TV-viewing experience, relaunched in January as a social video discovery site it seems it was a very, very, v... [AllFacebook]

Five Months After Launch Chill Raises $8M For Social Video Discovery - Posted June 27, 2012
When Chill, previously a social TV-viewing experience, relaunched in January as a social video discovery site it seems it was a very, very, v... [SocialTimes.com]

Where To Eat? Let Neural Network Computing Help You Decide - Posted June 26, 2012
Dollars to donuts most folks haven't ever found a place to eat courtesy of neural networking technology before. Generally, Internet searches for spots to have a bite come courtesy of friends' Facebook recommendations, services like Yelp, and even some semantically-powered offerings such as BooRah, now an Intuit company. ... [semanticweb.com]

Online Video Discovery Is Still Problematic - Posted March 29, 2012
In a recent talk at the Beet.TV Executive Retreat, Joy Marcus, venture partner at DFJ Gotham Venture and formerly of Dailymotion, brings up some interesting points about video discovery. Marcus says... [SocialTimes.com]

Liner Notes for YouTube - Seevl Plugin - Posted November 22, 2011
Seevl, the music discovery service built on Semantic Technology that I wrote about a few months ago, has released a significant update to their plugin for YouTube. The plugin is still only ava... [semanticweb.com]

Stanford's HighWire Press Partners with TEMIS - Posted October 28, 2011
According to a new article, "HighWire Press, Stanford University's provider of hosting... [semanticweb.com]

This Week on the mediabistro.com Job Board: BBC, Syfy, Discovery - Posted September 1, 2011
This week, BBC has several open positions, including a senior manager of publicity gig in its digital and home entertainment departm... [Fishbowl NY]

This Week on the mediabistro.com Job Board: BBC, Syfy, Discovery - Posted September 1, 2011
This week, BBC has several open positions, including a senior manager of publicity gig in its digital and home entertainment departm... [FishbowlNY]

This Week on the mediabistro.com Job Board: CNBC, The Weather Channel, Discovery - Posted August 10, 2011
We have some great gigs to tell you about this week. CNBC is hiring an SEO manager, and Discovery is looking for a ... [Fishbowl NY]

This Week on the mediabistro.com Job Board: CNBC, The Weather Channel, Discovery - Posted August 10, 2011
We have some great gigs to tell you about this week. CNBC is hiring an SEO manager, and Discovery is looking for a ... [FishbowlNY]

This Week on the mediabistro.com Job Board: BBC, Disney/ABC, Discovery - Posted July 29, 2011
This week, BBC is on the hunt for a network operations supervisor in Silver Spring, Md., while Disney/ABC is searching for a ... [TVNewser]

StumbleUpon Unveils Paid Discovery - Posted March 14, 2011
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Chile Mine Rescue: Bookers, Start Your Engines - Posted October 14, 2010
The final miner has only been above ground for just over 24 hours, but it is a safe bet that TV news bookers are scrambling to get the first interviews with the men who were trapped underground for 69 days. Broadcasting & Cable's Marisa Guthrie ... [TVNewser]

Oprah Vents While Stars And Stripes Admits Porn Problem, Plus Other News of the Day - Posted October 1, 2010
- Oprah Winfrey wasn't pleased; wasn't pleased at all to leave broadcast television. According to a report from Fortune magazine, Oprah talks about what took place when she negotiated a partnership with Discovery Communications to help build her own network OWN. Di... [MediaJobsDaily]

Science & Semantic Technology - Posted March 17, 2010
Of all the areas where Semantic Technology may help to transform current practices, no one area may be impacted more than Science. I’ll distinguish empirical science from the myriad of other sciences by stating that it is characterized more by processes designed to facilitate discovery – the scientific method. The goal... [semanticweb.com]

Conde Nast's Positive Outlook|Comcast Wants To Carry ESPN HD|Discovery's 3D Channels Will Show Pyramids|Twitter Trend Piece Takedown|Variety.com Gets New Editor - Posted January 6, 2010
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Conde Nast's Positive Outlook|Comcast Wants To Carry ESPN HD|Discovery's 3D Channels Will Show Pyramids|Twitter Trend Piece Takedown|Variety.com Gets New Editor - Posted January 6, 2010
The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c<td style='padding:2px 1px 0px 5px;' colspa... [FishbowlNY]

Panel: Semantic Advertising Roundtable - SemTech 2009 Video - Posted July 9, 2009
MODERATOR: Scott Brinker, ion interactive, inc. PANELISTS: Brooke Aker, Expert System USA Amiad Solomon, Peer39 Amit Kumar, Dapper Greg Stuart, gregstuart.com This moderated panel discusses "semantic advertising" in the market today, with representatives from: * An ad network using semantic technology (Peer39) * a co... [semanticweb.com]

Watch the Box: Transformations - Posted October 16, 2007
HowStuffWorks.com was acquired by Discovery for $250 million, and is supposed to be "quickly incorporated into programming". Owners of the site include investor Carl Icahn, and was founded in 1998 by the aptly named Marshall Brain. Will Smith's Overbrook Enterta... [FishbowlLA]

Discovery Downsizes 200/Announces New Season - Posted April 10, 2007
Discovery laid off some 200 employees, mainly from the Silver Spring HQ. Hardest hit was the US Networks group, including the Discovery Channel and Animal Planet, and other positions in the production, corporate communications and technological... [FishbowlLA]