CBS News Buys Wallstrip – There’s Much Rejoicing

Fred Wilson posted Here that Howard Lindzon got on a plane, went to NYC, hired a couple of awesome video producers named Adam and Jeff and a wonderful host named Lindsay. He set out to make a funny short video about Wall Street five days a week for less than $1000 per show. Adam and Jeff figured out how to do that and they’ve been online every work day since October 16th of last year. 10-months later = $5 Million deal..!!
Congrats are certainly in order..

Video Link » Ask CBS News: Oil and the Environment
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Now You Can “Say it to CBS”
If you had 15 seconds to tell the world whatever you want to, what would you say? Well, now's your chance to be seen and heard on national television, courtesy of CBS Interactive. Post your 15-second video on YouTube, and CBS Interactive will select one to be broadcast on TV!

WallStrip – What CNBC is Watching
The popular daily Vlog WallStrip.com is on a tear lately with this man on the street style interview with some guy - aka CNBC's Anchor Dylan Ratigan - 'oops' (staged?). The upstart project, with some decent funding now, also got a nice little write-up in the NYT on friday. Wallstrip is

The Blackberry Thumboff
WallStrip’s edition on RIMM is priceless.  Via: Feld Toughts

Google Buys Web Video Conferencing Technology
"To clarify.. we acquired Marratech's software, not the company." According to this article on Mercury News: "As a company, we thrive on casual interactions and spontaneous collaboration," Douglas Merrill, Google's vice president of engineering, wrote in the blog post. "So we're excited about acquiring Marratech's video conferencing software, which will enable

Video Link » Oil Cap Appears to be Holding
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MarchMadness Free Web Video On Demand
Sports events have been shown on the Net in the past, by CBS, ESPN, and others. But the audiences have been limited, since they typically cost viewers money or are niche events. Since the Webcast will be paid for with advertising, it could draw the biggest online viewership ever.

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Arizona Immigration: Will Ruling Keep Border Safe? CBS News' Jan Crawford spoke with Rep, Ann Kirkpatrick (D-Ariz.) about Wednesday's ruling, eliminating controversial elements in Arizona's immigration law.

Kids Build Soybean-Fueled Hybrid Sports Car
Shooting to national attention in the US after major news coverage, the K-1 Attack Hybrid sports car is sending a message to the major US auto manufacturers: if we can do it, why can't you? Built from a kit, it's whats under the hood that counts: and this baby

Rather to Host ‘Fearless’ Show on HDNet
Three weeks after being let go by CBS, the former anchor has agreed to launch a program called "Dan Rather Presents" on HDNet, the high-definition channel owned by billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban. "We are excited about it," Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks basketball team, said yesterday. He described the