Gizmodo: clip+sling

Sling.com Beta Enhancements, Like Your TV Shacked Up with Hulu

Mark Wilson — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:15:00 EDT

Sling Media (makers of those nifty Sling boxes) has just notified their beta community that new and improved Sling.com services are soon to go live for testing. The first major feature is web-based content viewing for subscribers, eliminating the need for separate players. The second major feature, teased way back in early 2007, is Clip+Sling content sharing.

A lot like YouTube but even more like Hulu, users can create clips from programming and share it with others through the site. Users can also subscribe to the feeds of other users, allowing for convenient, mindless sharing of media.

In addition, 60 official content partners (aka networks) will be joining in on the fun as well with somewhat vague "premium" on-demand content.

Beyond streaming one's television through their browser, none of these features sounds independently revolutionary. But together, the services look to combine internet and TV in a new way. [TechCrunch]

NHL Teams Up With Sling for Clippy Action

Matt Buchanan — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 17:50:59 EDT

Unlike those Luddite crybabies over at the MLB, the NHL is embracing technology and partnering up with Sling. And they're giving it the go-ahead for NHL content to be used with Sling's upcoming Clip+Sling service.

Better yet, NHL clips will be categorized and sorted by teams so you (or anyone) can find clips of your favorite team stomping ass (or getting stomped) with little effort on Sling's upcoming video site.

I hope the PBA gets on board with this, as I'd like to be able to check out sweet Parker Bohn III action whenever I feel like it. Kidding. Kind of. – Matt Buchanan

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Sling Introduces Clip Sharing Technology with Clip+Sling

Travis Hudson — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 20:57:50 EST

Now all of you Slingers can be just like the Tivo'ing YouTubers that you are so jealous of. Sling Media has introduced Clip+Sling. It is a simple application that that allows Slingbox users to share short segments of television. Clip+Sling is a simple process used via the SlingPlayer software. You can even share clips with non-Sling users with this software. The CBS television network has also shown interest in the technology and will be working with Sling on this service. It is currently in beta testing, but expect it to be available in the second quarter of 2007. More details to come as we get them. Sling Media will be demoing Cilp+Sling at their booth tomorrow and we will be all over it. –Travis Hudson