Sunday, June 28, 2009

Vote Results (Week 6)

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According to the chart, majority of the audience watches movies online three times and above which means they go online and stream for their favorite movie more than three times a week. Some of these audience consist of students because they have more time.

The other 33% of the stream only once per week, this group consist of working adults which have less time to go online and watch movies compared to students. The other 17% stream twice per week.

How many times do you stream movies per week?
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Friday, June 26, 2009

Why some people use hulu.com instead of youtube?

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Hulu, Hulu [Online] Retrieved by 26th June 2009
Url : http://www.hulu.com/


Some people will use hulu.com instead of youtube is because firsly they prefer the features that are offered by Hulu.com such as they divide the channels into different catogeries to suite the audiences such as home and garden, science fiction, sports, food and leisure etc.


Besides that, when you log into hulu.com, you will find an interesting advertisment on the main page which will change every few seconds. This advertisement attracts audience to view it and use it as well. Hence, they have a wide range of videos, music, and clips for audiences to search.


Nevertheless, each trailer, video, clips or music have their own rating which shows the audience whether this video is excellent or just average. They also provide a video panel widget for audience to copy the link of the video and post it somewhere else.


Are you using Hulu.com as well?

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Thursday, June 25, 2009

Which Site Should You Use When Streaming Chinese Songs

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There are many available social media sites for users to stream Chinese songs. The most common ones are Gougou.com, Sogou.com, Chinamp3.com and Haoting.com. These media sites offer users all the Chinese Songs from the old ones to the new ones.


The best site to stream Chinese songs will be Haoting.com. Haoting.com provides the latest update on the Chinese music industry. Not only China, Hong Kong and Taiwanese artists but also Malaysian artists can be found in Haoting.com. Unlike Chinamp3.com, it only can find China artists only. It will be inconvinient for users if they wish to search for other artist from other countries.

Haoting.com also does not require additional plug-ins to stream the songs. It uses Window Media Player which is the default player for any typical personal computers. Unlike other media sites which uses other plug-ins which require users to download from the Internet.

Copyright is also the main issue when comes to online media streaming. Many media sites do not have copyright for the music they upload. These media sites allow users to upload songs on the site without permission. Unlike Haoting.com, it has copyright for uploading the songs and albums of the artists. Haoting.com also has premium account for users have full access to all the songs and download them from there.

Which media site you prefer when streaming Chinese songs?


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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Vote Results (Week5)

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According to the chart, half of the voters had tried MTV.com and the other half of the voters had not tried it yet.

Most of the teenagers log in to watch the latest Music Video from their favorite artists. Besides that, they also can get up to date Celebrity and Music News from this site. MTV.com provides the latest episodes of MTV Reality Show which enables people to stream and watch it.

What are the features that are available on MTV.com
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Thursday, June 18, 2009

Vote Results (Week4)

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According to the chart, majority of the voters had selected that they prefer streaming more than downloading movies, music or videos etc.

Around 57% of the voters prefers to stream on the internet because it is faster and more efficient. Thus, streaming movies, music or videos are much more faster compared to downloading.

43% of the voters prefer to download because maybe they do not have time to wait for the streaming, so they just leave their download on and when its ready then they will watch it.

Are you streaming or downloading your videos?
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Crunchyroll

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Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll [Online], Retrieved by 17th June 2009



Crunchyroll is an American online website and International online community focused on streaming Asian Entertainment including anime, manga, drama, music, and auto racing content. Founded in 2006 by a group of University of California, Berkely undergraduate students. Crunchyroll’s distribution channel and partnership program delivers content to over five million online community members worldwide.


Crunchyroll allows users to stream videos in the web site. If registered users, they may upload videos after log in to their accounts. There are many features in crunchyroll, for example, in the web site itself, there is a forum for registered users and non-registered users. The forum is for them to have discussion on the videos uploaded, videos that should be uploaded and topic of the latest videos.



Next, Crunchyroll also provides reviews on the videos uploaded. The summary of the video and also review if the video is worth to watch. Then, registered users may customize the layout of their account by adding avatar to their account. They may also subscribe for the news update of Crunchyroll if there is any related videos uploaded.


Lastly, Crunchyroll is unlike other online media sites. Crunchyroll do not allow users to upload non-copyright videos. Videos that need permission from the original creator cannot be uploaded on Crunchyroll. Therefore, Crunchyroll does not breaks the copyright law like other online media sites.





Looking for sites to watch Asian entertainment?


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Friday, June 12, 2009

MTV.com


MTV, MTV [Online], Retrieved 11th June 2009
URL : http://www.mtv.com/

MTV.com is is one of the best and popular online media site which are mostly favorable by teenagers all over the world. This is because teenagers log in to watch the latest Music Video from their favorite artists. Besides that, they also can get up to date Celebrity and Music News from this site. MTV.com provides the latest episodes of MTV Reality Show which enables people to stream and watch it.

MTV, MTV [Online], Retrieved 11th June 2009
URL : http://www.mtv.com/

This top rating social media site had captured the attention of many teenagers by providing all the music by various artist. Music video such as lady gaga, rihanna, jay Z, justin timberlake etc. MTV.com also provides shows such as room raiders, the city, college life, cribs which teenagers enjoy to watch.

Do you know what other shows MTV.com provides?
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Thursday, June 11, 2009

Megavideo

Megavideo Logo Megavideo, Megavideo [Online], Retrieved 11th June 2009.

Megavideo is one of the most well know online media site to share videos. All kinds of videos can be found in Megavideo. From music videos, dramas, cartoons, and even news. The duration of the videos are more longer compared to Youtube.


Users may choose their favourable language when searching the videos. There are many languages such as English, Chinese, Japanese, German, Spanish and French. Users may view those selected language videos by selecting the language at the side of the page.


Megavideo Video PageMegavideo, Megavideo [Online], Retrieved 11th June 2009.

URL: http://www.megavideo.com/?c=videos

Megavideo also sort the catagories clearly for users, so that users may search for their conveniently. For example, the videos are sort according to entertainment, music, comedy, news, people, sports and many more. The latest posting of videos are also sort by today, this week and this month, so users may differentiate the latest videos and the old ones.

Some videos may not be viewed in Megavideo due to copyright matter. If users want to view the video in Megavideo, they have to sign up for Premium membership in Megavideo. The membership charges a certain amount of fees to view some videos. For example, higher quality videos and some longer duration videos.


Have you tried Megavideo?
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Monday, June 8, 2009

Vote results (Week 3)

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Week 3 Poll Chart
According to the chart, most of the people which is 43% of the voters uses Baidu to listen and download their favorite chinese music. This is because Baidu is one of the most famous and establish online media site among the people.

Secondly, 14% of the voters chooses Haoting to download and listen to their chinese music. Haoting is also popular among the people but it has several disadvantages such as music not update which makes users reluctant to use this site.

Thirdly, another 14% of the voters listen and download chinese music by using Sogou. Sogou is not so popular compared to Haoting and Baidu.

Finally, the other 29% of the voters uses other chinese online media sites such as SoSo, 988, Eradio or other sites to download and listen to their favorite chinese music.

Are you using any of these sites?

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Bugs Music

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Bugs Music is a very famous Korean online media site.It was created since year 2000. It provides music streaming services and download services not just Korean songs but also other languages songs.


Bugs Music Homepage

Bugs Music, Bugs Music [Online], Retrived on 4th June 2009.

URL: http://www.bugs.co.kr/

For Music, click on 음반, which means music in Korean that located at the top right corner of the page. Then it will appear a link like below.

Bugs Music Media PageBugs Music, Bugs Music [Online], Retrieved on 4th June 2009.

At this page, users may search for their favourite songs through the singer's name, music album or through typing the song name at the search option at the top of the page. Bugs Music also provide streaming music videos services. Just click on 뮤직비디오 which means Music Video that locates at the bottom of the page.


Have you tired Bugs Music?
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Wednesday, June 3, 2009

PPStream

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Recently, I had discovered a new online media site for streaming videos and movies. This website offers a software which enables user to watch their movie instantly. The streaming is very very fast compared to other online media sites. This online media site which provides this software is called PPStream.

PPStream is a chinese peer-to-peer streaming video network software. Now PPStream has english version, and P2P technology relies on users and majority of channels are from Eastern Asia, mostly China, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore. Their channel varieties vary from Chinese movies to Japanese Anime and also sports channels, as well as American popular TV and films.

It can broadcast TV programs stably and smoothly to broadband users. Compared to traditional stream media, PPStream adopts P2P streaming technology and supports full-scale visit with tens of thousands of users online.

Step 1 - Download the PPStream application
Step 2 - Install the application ( you will find an extra icon on your desktop)
Step 3 - Click and open the icon, on the left are live channels that you can view your movies.
Step 4 - Select a movie and wait for 15 seconds for the advertisement to load.
Step 5 - Enjoy your movie.

Have you heard of PPstream?
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Vote Results (Week2)

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Week 2 Poll ChartAccording to the chart, 57% of the voters which is the majority uses Imeem to stream and listen to their music. The other 43% of the voters does not use Imeem.


More people prefer to use Imeem because it is user friendly and free. Besides that, users can stream unlimited music as well as building playlist which allows them to upload their own music.

There are a small portion of people that did not use Imeem to stream their music. Due to several factors such as they prefer to listen to chinese song, or they are not familiar on how to use Imeem or they did not heart of the website before.

If there is any question on how to use Imeem, please post a comment.

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