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disruptive media

Internet TV – Is Now The Time To Build New Networks?

June 20, 2010

There’s been a lot of movement in the web video world of late, and as a micro media mogul at my very core, I’ve been paying keen attention to it.  Broadband proliferation, the rise of smart, connected TV’s, set-top boxes from Google, and PC to TV app-based systems like Boxee, are all driving forces behind [...]

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New TV – How Broadband, Cord Cutters, and Media Center Apps are Changing the Way We Watch

May 16, 2010

We just got FIOS at my house this past week.  It’s BLAZING fast, the HD looks nice, and so far we’re well pleased with our decision to get it.  We opted for the 25 mbps up/down package.   That’s INSANELY fast.  What will I do with that upload speed?  Funny you should ask.  Watch this for [...]

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The End of Innocence – Why Social Media Is the New Corporate Media

May 9, 2010

Let my start by saying that my career in media has been paying the bills since 1988.  So I firmly embrace corporate media, advertising revenue and all media endeavors that enjoy commercial success. The lure of a life in TV (i’m a news cameraman by trade) was its combined appeal of an adventurous lifestyle and [...]

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Open Vs. Closed Media and Why It’s OK To Just Be a Content Consumer

April 11, 2010

Most good blog posts, or at least the ones that attract the most traffic, draw a line in the sand – taking an unequivocal position. So just on the heels of the iPad launch, scores of tech bloggers are taking that stand against the onerous, closed nature of Apple’s latest offering. And the Church of [...]

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From iPad to Web TV – Four Trends That Are Changing How We Create and Consume Media

April 2, 2010

The pace of change in media is happening so fast, most of us have barely wrapped our minds around current accepted notions, just as they are swept aside by technology driven evolution.  All of this overwhelms me, and I grasp that it is well out of our control.  But observing these patterns emerge is instructive [...]

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Foursquare vs Gowalla – One Location Based Service Will Break From the Pack

March 26, 2010

Race to the Finish Everyone loves a horse race. Whether ponies, politics, or tech startups – when the best and brightest pit their talent, passion, and strategy against one another in a high stakes challenge – it makes for high drama. As Foursquare and Gowalla appear to be emerging as leaders in the location wars, [...]

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