Welcome to another Fun Video Friday, where we learn why we play games, how kissing is magic, what kids think about dating problems, and we watch a baby giraffe try to stand on its legs. I know, I can't believe we can observe all that stuff, either.

comScore and Crackle have teamed together to measure the audience across all devices in which Crackle can be played. Online metrics have been unable to come up with a number that includes devices like connected TVs and video game consoles. comScore and Crackle aim to solve that.

HouseTrip, the holiday rental site that really doesn't like being lumped in with Airbnb, has just raised a fresh round that takes in Accel Partners, as well as existing investors Balderton Capital and Index Ventures. The $40m ...

As the integration of web and TV gathers pace, and the profile of online video continues its meteoric rise, what is the best choice for smart TV viewers in the UK? I've been looking at some of the Smart TV devices on the market and thought I'd give a quick run-down of the options available. Whether it’s a Smart TV that you’re after, or a device incorporating the technology (such as a set-top box, Blu-ray player, or game console, there's plenty to choice from.

Yeah, it's a weird bit of news but it seems that fear of Apple and Google taking a big slice of their TV viewer's time and business, was motivation enough for some of the largest TV manufacturers to get together and build exact what I said we needed, a single common system for connected TVs.

Despite Disney apparently doing everything in its power to try to make John Carter into something it isn’t, it mustered a disappointing $30 million in its opening weekend and fell short to The Lorax in its second week.

Boxee had already announced that they were going to to stop supporting the computer application, available for PC, Mac and Linux, they had made. But they never mentioned they were going to completely remove it from their site, yet, that is exactly what they've now done.

So Contraband was the ultimate view-getter in the online world, which translated to a nearly $30 million opening weekend, coasting past The Beauty and the Beast 3D re-issue ($23 million), while Joyful Noise did a not-too-shabby $11 million.

So I will be away at CES next week (if you are going, drop me an email to meet up) and I have been putting some predictions together on what would be shown and one of those was an explosion of new species in the Google TV arena. Lo' and behold, the Google TV itself confirmed my suspicions

A recent firmware update for the 2011 Sony Bravia TVs brings with it the ability to do some social networking right on your TV without ever leaving the program, something I have stated I would like and I'm sure some others would as well. On NFL Sundays Twitter and Facebook feeds are generally aflutter with all manner of game related tweets and status updates, but it's always been a two screen approach. Sony is ready to offer a one screen solution for anyone with a 2011 Bravia TV