March 2009
5 posts
Zucker: NBC Business Plans at Major Risk
Newtevee has picked out some key statements from NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker’s address this morning in NYC. I rearranged them into a syllogism:
“What we’ve lost in terms of viewers and ad dollars on the traditional analog system is not being made up for on the digital side.”
“Until we do that, there’s a risk to all our business plans”
“It’s a long way to go from...
Twitter, Show Conversation
At first I thought I stumbled on a new feature from Twitter but now I’m just feeling relieved that I missed something really big, a sign I’m doing okay with my Twitter usage behavior. Anyway, stop telling me that you wish Twitter had a mechanism for following threaded conversations and I’ll stop telling you I wish it did too because it does indeed have it.
For example, click a...
Foursquare
You may remember Dodgeball, a website created by Dennis Crowley a few years ago. When I gave Dodgeball a try way back when, in NYC, I only had about two friends on the system, including Dennis who I met through the system, and used it on a Blackberry which was the best web browser at the time. I could see the potential in Dodgeball, and had seen a dozen similar thesis projects years before when...
The Twitter Global Mind
If you are having a hard time understanding all the Twitter hype, this video gives a visual explainer on Twitter’s search value, as it relates to a new contemporary thought stream.
The video attempts to visualize the power of contemporaneous search returns, a scenario Google and other search giants have not tackled. Understanding Twitter and Facebook’s contribution to the...
Why TV Lost
On the heals of my last post 10 Reason Why TV Will Die, I present you with a compelling explanation for Why TV Lost, by Paul Graham. I agree with all four of Graham’s points:
1) The Internet is Open. Thus the media companies can not maintain control. Also, I will add to Graham’s note that the technology is so cheap and accessible that anyone can gain access to the tools used to create...