The social media stream curator spots participants and content that ought to be served to the conversation and encourages it into the stream.
They also, in a smart bit of PR, launched a browser plug-in for Twitter users who wanted to strip out any mention of SXSW from their social media stream during March this year.
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On Tuesday shares in Akamai Technologies, a software company that helps media to stream quickly, fell 4.8% on speculations that it would be dropped as a vendor by Netflix.
Other major themes at the show, judging from pre-CTIA email pitches, include cloud-based services that will store media and stream it to multiple devices, mobile video editing tools, easy ways to monitor data usage and ever-smaller cellular base stations.
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Amazon recently announced Amazon Cloud Drive and Amazon Cloud Player, an online media locker that allows users to store and stream media in the Cloud.
The idea was pretty far out there when launched, but there has since been several stories in the main stream media about the glasses.
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The company, for example, has discussed new ways they could stream media companies' content, allowing a user to watch a video on a TV set, then pick up another device, such as a smartphone, and keep watching the video while on the move, one of the people familiar with the matter said.
We already know that a Windows Media Center PC can stream HDTV via WiFi to an Xbox 360 via the Windows Media Extender functionality, so maybe we're sticklers on these kinds of statements.
We think this means that when people upload photos and video to Twitter, you will see the media in your Twitter stream.
With game console support, Pogoplug owners can now easily access, share, and stream their media directly to their Xbox 360 or PS3 from any local or remotely located Pogoplug.
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While deterrent technology is catching up with these networks, violators switch to one-click host sites, like SockShare or PutLocker, which allow users to stream the media directly from the internet.
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With a massive 1TB of capacity available, the Laptop SSHD provides the space needed to download, store and stream rich media content such as gaming or high-definition video without sacrificing performance or responsiveness.
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While it's technically always been possible to stream (using the 360's Media Center Extender technology), the new update gives the masses who aren't yet using a Media Center box a quick and easy way to stream video to the television.
In truth, curation has more to do with the multi-participant communications flowing in the stream of social media conversation.
Despite frequent media outrage and a steady stream of complaints, these types of fees continue to show up on hotel bills.
Fusion Stream also supports media multitasking right inside the app.
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The iPlayer is the BBC's online media player that lets viewers stream programmes for up to seven days after broadcast or download and watch them for up to 30 days.
Even though alternative platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu etc. have opened up a new digital licensing stream for the media companies, there is a chance that the increasing popularity of these platforms may lead to stagnant subscriber growth for cable networks.
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Once the likes of Virgin and BT are more able to afford matches from Sky (thanks to a final decision from Ofcom later this year), Sky will effectively have to tweak its business model to include a revenue stream from other media channels, as well as from consumers.
The media player for the projector can stream video from an iPhone via Bluetooth.
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Another feature new to Belkin routers is MediaPlay, an app powered by Twonky that turns your iOS or Android device into a wireless network media player and enables you to stream content directly from a smartphone or tablet to a Smart TV.
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Now we come to find out some even worse news about CableCARD and Vista: not only will you not be able to re-stream your high def media to other Windows machines (sorry, Vista capable Media Center Extenders only, i.e. the Xbox 360, and not much else), you won't even be able to transcode and sync to your PMC or other devices, as is currently possible.
The DivX TV platform will also enable consumers to stream their own personal digital media content over a home network, and offers full playback of a variety of video formats, including all DivX(R) videos.
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Lowe blamed a "constant stream of negative and unfair media coverage which has taken on a life of its own", but at no time did he attempt to strangle it at birth, on the basis that any comment would only add to the frenzy.
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If the cheapest way of getting something in your living room which will play movies, stream video content from your Media Center PC, if it's the Microsoft vision, or directly off the network if it's the Sony vision, for 300 bucks, that's a lot cheaper than today's media streamers or even TiVo-like devices.
Historically it has cut deals with big media companies, like a recent agreement to stream movies from Walt Disney in the years ahead.
Advertisements are still a big supporting pillar when it comes to monetizing TV content and any threat to this stream will be strongly opposed by media companies.
Combined with 4G LTE speeds and a 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Krait dual-core processor, first-time smartphone users can stream video, update their social media profiles, read reviews and more in seconds.
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