Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Steve Ballmer Visits Silicon Valley, Yahoo Search Deal Rumors Buzz

It started early Streamyx morning with Yahoo'ers chattering Streamyx Streamyx long awaited Microsoft search deal, first floated Streamyx the middle of last year when an outright merger was abandoned, may be near. Something internal at Yahoo set these guys off, Streamyx non C level executives got wind of it. The buzz started, with one call I received saying a deal was closing now. As in ASAP. Much of deluge streamyx may have streamyx hotspot prepaid do with the fact that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is in Silicon Valley, and has been at least since the weekend. He's speaking at an event Wednesday night, which explains the trip. But instead of just jetting in and out, he's come days early. Why? Who knows, but that's plenty of information to start the rumor mill going.Our direct sources are telling us that discussions are progressing, as they have been for some time, but that major deal terms still need to be worked out. One source said not to expect a deal in the next few weeks.Ever since Google was forced to bail on their own Yahoo search deal, some sort of alliance with Microsoft was inevitable. Well, inevitable just as soon as Yahoo got their CEO situation under control.

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Sometimes inspiration for a program, skit, or mini-movie is created after the purchasing of the equipment and simply "riffing" or improvising in front of the camera. While television cameras and assorted equipment for video-production can be relatively expensive, Internet broadcasting production equipment and cameras are not, making for online installments of shows that can be easily done on the cheap. Amateur Scorceses the world over are now starting off with merely an Internet connection and a webcam, allowing for an outlet of expression and the opportunity to hone their ideas before moving up to the next level. With online sites such as YouTube and many others, performers, musicians, and comedians alike are afforded the opportunity to easily express themselves and instantly receive comments and feedback from their audience. This leads to another fantastic aspect that has occurred due to the expansion and boom of Internet broadcasting: the audience. With cable access television, performers more than often got joy mostly from simply being filmed and "doing their thing", often having show times in the wee hours of the night, after most viewers were tucked snugly in Streamyx finding themselves catering to a somewhat fringe audience of night owls, Streamyx perverts, and Streamyx With the advent of the Internet, it is now possible to find that audience every performer has been craving. An audience that "gets" what the producer and performers are doing and craves for the next installment to be broadcast live, downloaded to their computer for later viewing, or simply streamed from a host site such as YouTube and others.

As online opportunities for creative expression grow and evolve, internet broadcasting solution providers continue to adapt and invent software and hardware that can be manipulated and dialed-in to tailor fit the needs of the online producer, actor, or entertainer.

About the Author: Gregory Demetriades is Chief Executive Officer of Whiteblox, a leading provider of integrated broadband video solutions.