http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/trial-and-error/ TelevisionWeek contributing writer Daisy Whitney is blogging about the pinnacles and pitfalls facing viewers who want to consume television in new ways. Check in frequently as Daisy kicks the tires on the new media juggernaut and dishes on which services do -- and don’t -- make the cut. en Copyright 2008 Tue, 13 May 2008 11:16:40 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss YouTube introduced a product today called “buzz targeting,” which tracks videos about to go viral and pairs them with ads. It’s something Google CEO Eric Schmidt hinted at earlier this month on CNBC when he talked about new products coming http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/trial-and-error/2008/05/youtube_product_follows_the_bu.php http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/trial-and-error/2008/05/youtube_product_follows_the_bu.php Google YouTube Tue, 13 May 2008 11:16:40 -0800 Yahoo has found a way to bolster its Web video traffic in a big way. The portal hit a high last week of 4 million streams per day for its new Web show “Primetime in No Time,” Beet.TV reported today. http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/trial-and-error/2008/05/yahoo_web_series_draws_4_milli.php http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/trial-and-error/2008/05/yahoo_web_series_draws_4_milli.php Mon, 12 May 2008 10:46:19 -0800 The polls are closed. We will announce the winner of the first ever New Media Minute TVWeek.com Tournament for the Hottest Male Web Host on Wednesday May 14. http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/trial-and-error/2008/05/polls_closing_at_2_pm_today.php http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/trial-and-error/2008/05/polls_closing_at_2_pm_today.php Fri, 09 May 2008 10:15:33 -0800 Today is the last full day of voting. C’mon boys! What will you do to represent? How will you get the fans to turn it on for you and send you to victory in the tournament? Now is the time http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/trial-and-error/2008/05/hot_or_not_last_day_to_vote.php http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/trial-and-error/2008/05/hot_or_not_last_day_to_vote.php Thu, 08 May 2008 09:07:21 -0800 OK, so this Somerville dude. He is mega-determined to win the New Media Minute-TVWeek.com Tournament for the Hottest Male Web Host. Check out this video he just shot this afternoon taking his case to the streets of New York. Will http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/trial-and-error/2008/05/hot_or_not_somerville_steps_it.php http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/trial-and-error/2008/05/hot_or_not_somerville_steps_it.php Wed, 07 May 2008 15:08:53 -0800 So what everyone really wants to know these days is who the heck is Michael Somerville? Because right now he is one of the top two contenders for the Hottest Male Web Host. And nobody seems to know him. Yet http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/trial-and-error/2008/05/meet_the_hot_or_not_dark_horse.php http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/trial-and-error/2008/05/meet_the_hot_or_not_dark_horse.php Wed, 07 May 2008 10:14:28 -0800 So you want to be crowned the Web’s sexiest male host? I’ve got one for you on how to win: Twitter. Twitter, the online messaging service, is quite possibly the most powerful social marketing tool. Leo Laporte, the host of http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/trial-and-error/2008/05/how_to_win_the_hot_web_host_pr.php http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/trial-and-error/2008/05/how_to_win_the_hot_web_host_pr.php Tue, 06 May 2008 09:41:04 -0800 And then there were nine. After a heated week of voting in the first round of the New Media Minute-TVWeek.com Tournament for the Hottest Male Web Host, we find ourselves staring at the finish line in the final round. And http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/trial-and-error/2008/05/winner_takes_all.php http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/trial-and-error/2008/05/winner_takes_all.php Chris Leavins Cute with Chris Daisy Whitney David Price Diggnation Erik Beck Gary Vaynerchuk Indy Mogul Internet Superstar Jeff MacPherson Kevin Rose Leo Laporte Love Somerville Martin Sargent Michael Somerville New Media Minute The Middle Show This Week in Tech Tiki Bar TV WineLibraryTV Sun, 04 May 2008 18:36:50 -0800 The first round of voting in the New Media Minute-TVWeek.com Tournament for the Hottest Male Web Host officially closes today at 2 p.m. PDT. We’ve got a few tight races, so every vote counts. Can Adam Roberts upset Gary Vaynerchuk? http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/trial-and-error/2008/05/final_day_to_cast_your_votes.php http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/trial-and-error/2008/05/final_day_to_cast_your_votes.php Fri, 02 May 2008 06:00:33 -0800 Adam Roberts is rocking the vote. That’s right. The Food Network Web host and hottie-in-contention has rallied the troops. After this post on his blog, Adam went from about 25% of the votes in his matchup with WineLibraryTV’s Gary Vaynerchuk http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/trial-and-error/2008/05/power_to_the_people.php http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/trial-and-error/2008/05/power_to_the_people.php Thu, 01 May 2008 06:00:00 -0800 And now, ladies and gentlemen, fair voters around the nation, let’s meet our contestants. First up, we have Jeff Macpherson, star and creator of one of the first podcasts ever, “Tiki Bar TV,” going up against Tom Merritt, the host http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/trial-and-error/2008/04/lets_meet_our_contestants.php http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/trial-and-error/2008/04/lets_meet_our_contestants.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:00:08 -0800 Due to the supreme level of audience demand, I have opened a wild-card slot in the New Media Minute-TVWeek Tournament for the Hottest Male Web Host. That’s right, folks. ONE wild-card slot for a write-in candidate. To refresh you on http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/trial-and-error/2008/04/hot_male_web_hosts_gone_wild.php http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/trial-and-error/2008/04/hot_male_web_hosts_gone_wild.php Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:11:38 -0800 I have always believed in equal opportunity objectification of the sexes, so I am hosting the first annual New Media Minute-TVWeek.com tournament for the Hottest Male Web Host. This tournament is Sweet 16 style, with head-to-head competition in eight initial http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/trial-and-error/2008/04/hot_or_not_who_is_the_sexiest.php http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/trial-and-error/2008/04/hot_or_not_who_is_the_sexiest.php Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:12:32 -0800 Want to know how to have an open marriage? Listen to Margaret Cho talk about how she does it during her appearance on Dave Navarro’s popular Web talk show “Spread Entertainment” on ManiaTV. Here’s your Friday Fun Video, as the http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/trial-and-error/2008/04/chos_open_secret.php http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/trial-and-error/2008/04/chos_open_secret.php Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:07:49 -0800 I’m big into girl power. So when the hosts of Revision3’s “popSiren” asked me—yes, me, I know they were talking to me—last night on a recent episode to go to Adagio Teas and buy their blends so they could beat http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/trial-and-error/2008/04/helping_popsiren_girls_beat_th.php http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/trial-and-error/2008/04/helping_popsiren_girls_beat_th.php Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:26:20 -0800