Media Guild Blog

The Next Web blog points out an interesting fact for start-ups: Europe is a Broadband Paradise!
According to a study conducted by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) twelve of the fifteen countries with the highest broadband penetration per 100 inhabitants are European. This includes countries with a very low population density such as Norway and Sweden, so there are no excuses for the United States for finishing in 15th place (23.3%).

The Netherlands is doing very well, finishing in second place (34.8%), just after Denmark (35.1%). Good news for all those internet start-ups with business models relying on (3D) visualization, video or gaming. Or an opportunity focus on serving the people with slower connections instead. They still form the majority and, despite being less cool, might offer interesting opportunities. Click here for a spreadsheet with the complete research results.

Tom Rovers

Google has just opened Google Health, a free service to store medical data online, to the American audience. The service, alongside Microsofts’ competing Health Vault, marks a new step towards ‘portability’ of medical records.
By using the service which is in beta, ‘guinea pigs’ can for instance order their medications without any cluttering paperwork. In turn, doctors can be supplied with medical records on demand and instantaneously, adding to the attractiveness of the service. (more…)

Coming June 17, MediaGuild ‘ecosystem for creative startups’ is presenting its first results since its official opening, a little more than a year ago.

During the afternoon session in the large auditorium in Pakhuis de Zwijger, stakeholders, partners, masters and of course the guild members themselves, will present their experiences thus far, and discuss the conditions for furthering entrepreneurship. Subsequently, a group of new startups will pitch their respective projects to the various incubators and media, whilst the third programme section revolves around the national and international ambitions and possible partnerships of the incubator and its incubees. (more…)

Ok, we don’t particularly like the music, and some shots are more interesting than others, but below you will encounter a video of someone who singlehandedly developed a multitouch client for mac osx. At MediaGuild we have seen numerous multi-touch applications, but the killer app still seems to be lacking. A call to all who think they have a hands on approach. The possibilities are countless…

Wahoo! Former guest @ MediaGuild Eboman, a.k.a. Jeroen Hofs, has secured a webby award with his Viva La Creacion project. The Webby Awards (the Oscars of the Web) are the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet, including Web sites, interactive advertising, online film and video, and mobile web sites. You can click here to have a look at the nominees and the winners.

Eboman’s 2007¡Viva la Creación! project is an exceptional interactive competition based on this SenS technology, allowing people to submit a video with the chance to get an audiovisual remix from Eboman and his new software. Have a look below for a compilation of some of his audiovisual remixes for the project.