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There are two types of movie fans: Those who have been freaked out by the 1983 cult classic "Videodrome," and those who have never heard of it.

Video technology company Unruly Media has published new insights into the life cycle of branded viral videos. According to Unruly's research, the most critical days in a video's lifetime are those immediately following its launch:

"Hashtag" may have just been crowned 2012's word of the year, but it seems 2013 could be the year of "cord cutting." 

Steve Hassett submits:Social media helps extend live-worthy programming beyond sports, news and weather - stemming the time-shifting tide by making live viewing a richer experience than time-shifted.

Erick Schonfeld submits:

Even the most entertaining, well produced video will lose a viewer's attention the instant it buffers or stalls.

Erick Schonfeld submits:

Two years ago, Alvin, a teenager in Harlem, was walking down the street when he was approached by three NYPD officers.  Without providing a valid reason for the stop, the officers proceeded to interrogate him, beat him, and threaten him with arrest, for, as they said, “being a f**king mutt.”  What the officers didn’t know was that Alvin had been secretly recording the terrifying incident on his phone. Few Americans know what it’s like to live under the constant horror of “Stop and Frisk” - but for one moment at least, the rest of the nation could hear what it was like.