Analyst Reports
Delivering Social Entertainment Experiences (Webcast - 59:13 mins)
Forrester analyst David Card shares best practices for using social technologies to drive audience value.

Creating Content Communities (PDF - 332 KB)
How media companies can use social technologies to drive audience value.

Cisco Enters Online Community Platform Market (PDF - 48 KB)
Cisco boldly entered the consumer stage by announcing a new social media solution.

Cisco Sees More Eos in the Media and Entertainment Future (PDF - 240 KB)
"We are taking a positive stance on Cisco unveiling its Eos platform."

Data Sheets
New Web Applications Require a New Approach: Cisco Eos (PDF - 608 KB)
The Cisco Eos software platform enables the creation of compelling entertainment experiences online and is built to scale, providing the core infrastructure to launch, maintain, support and deliver hundreds of websites to millions of audience members.

Building Better Entertainment Websites with Cisco Eos (PDF - 666 KB)
The Cisco Media Solutions Group offers a comprehensive suite of services to make your Eos sites the newest, coolest, and most valuable experiences on the web.

Cisco Eos: Delivering a Community-driven Entertainment Experience (PDF - 2.2 MB)
Unlock unrealized value in media company websites by integrating social networking, content targeting, asset management, and site administration features into a robust back-end system.

White Papers
Web Video: Enable a Richer Experience with Metadata (PDF - 678 KB)
Understand the types and sources of metadata, the impediments to gathering and using metadata, as well as best practices for a more interactive and engaging web experience for the users.

Socially Collaborative Filtering: Give Users Relevant Content (PDF - 4.1 MB)
Discover how collaborative filtering improves recommendations targeted to the individual.

Identity vs. Reputation (PDF - 477 KB)
Learn how to track users' interactions to improve their experience without sacrificing their privacy.

Videos
Cisco Media Solutions Group: The Story Behind the Story (Video - 5:22 mins)
Dan Scheinman, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Cisco Media Solutions Group, discusses how Cisco is helping to shape the next-generation entertainment experience.

Broadband Hollywood (Video - 2:55 mins)
Cisco Senior Vice President Daniel Scheinman discusses the impact of digital media on filmmaking and the entertainment industry.

Telluride Film Festival (Video - 4:38 mins)
Filmmakers, actors, and industry insiders talk about the emergence of digital technology and the future of filmmaking. Features Forest Whitaker, Ken Burns, Laura Linney, and Samuel Goldwyn, Jr.

The Future of Entertainment Media (Video - 5:29 mins)
Director Kevin Macdonald and panelists from Cisco, Sony, Wired, and Akimbo discuss the future of entertainment media.

Impact of Broadband (Podcast - 57:51 mins)
Listen to the full panel discussion on the impact of broadband on the creative process and content distribution.