January 2012
4 posts
4 tags
“As we’ve often said, we see the biggest long term threat as TV Everywhere, and...”
– From Netflix quarterly earnings report
“While Digg is all but dead today, Reddit not only survived the social media...”
– Slate: The Great and Powerful Reddit
“I’ve worked in an economy that rewards someone who saves the lives of others on...”
– Warren Buffett Ready to Take Republicans’ Tax Challenge Read more: http://swampland.time.com/2012/01/11/warren-buffett-to-mitch-mcconnell-put-up-or-shut-up/#ixzz1jG67vs7g
Continuations: Google Going All In →
continuations:
Last July I had predicted that Google would go all in by bundling Google+ aggressively with search and that is exactly what was just announced yesterday with Search, plus Your World. The “plus Your World” part right now refers “your world on Google” as only Google+ profiles, posts and shared images are included and not content from Twitter, Facebook or others. John Batelle’s...
December 2011
9 posts
“If you count all the DVR, HBO GO, replay viewership, we were in the millions....”
– Vulture: “Bored to Death” Creator Jonathan Ames on the Show’s Cancellation
“[Time Warner] Chairman and CEO Jeff Bewkes didn’t outright dismiss the...”
– GigaOm: Could HBO ‘Go’ Direct to Consumers?
parislemon: Dear HBO →
parislemon:
First and foremost, I love your content. You’ve produced several of my favorite shows over the years, and the hits keep on coming. I’d love to watch Game of Thrones now, but I can’t. You see, the only way to get your service is to be a cable subscriber, and several months ago I cut the cord.
…
I feel your pain.
Cablevision to Start Offering HBO GO, MAX GO in a... →
Cablevision steps up to the plate a few days after Time Warner Cable announces integration with HBO GO.
2012 is going to be a good year!
HBO Go Is Finally Going to Be on Time Warner Cable →
Finally! NYCers will get HBO GO. In other news, productivity in NYC expected to sharply decline…
“Ask Osama bin Laden and the 22 out of 30 top al-Qaeda leaders who’ve been taken...”
– President BARACK OBAMA, in response to a reporter’s question during a briefing yesterday; Republicans had charged that the President’s foreign policy had amounted to nothing but “appeasement.”
This is the best variation on “frak you” EVER. And the full quote is better than what was floating around...
“The Video Protection Privacy Act, which forbids the disclosure of video rental...”
– Huffington Post: Netflix Sharing On Facebook May Be Coming To U.S.
“The competitor we fear most is HBO Go,” [Netflix CEO, Reed Hastings] said today...”
– Bloomberg: Netflix’s CEO Sees ‘Arms Race’ in Streaming
November 2011
3 posts
The 10 Best Commercials of 2011 | Adweek →
evangotlib:
The “Dear Sophie” ad for Google Chrome wins the year for me (but I am biased having become a dad myself this year).
I don’t have kids, but that commercial makes me tear up a little bit every time.
“What happened on Wall Street over the past decade was an unparalleled crime...”
– Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/how-i-stopped-worrying-and-learned-to-love-the-ows-protests-20111110#ixzz1e5459yG6
“Colleges and universities are not teaching the skills they need to survive in...”
– NYTimes: Advertising Companies Fret Over a Digital Talent Gap
Josh says: This is true across the board, not just in Advertising/Marketing. There is a large gap between what is taught/valued in universities vs. the skills/knowledge required in today’s digital economy.
October 2011
2 posts
“You’re blowing it with Fox News,” [Steve] Jobs told [Rupert Murdoch]...”
– Huffington Post: Steve Jobs: Fox News ‘A Destructive Force In Our Society’
September 2011
4 posts
“What does the loss of DreamWorks mean for HBO? Anything that increases the...”
– Netflix Secures Streaming Deal With DreamWorks - NYTimes
“If it can continue to take content away from TV and put it online, only to be...”
– Netflix Notches a Win with DreamWorks Animation Deal - Technology - The Atlantic Wire
“Time Warner topper Jeffrey Bewkes touted [HBO GO] on the conglom’s...”
– Variety
August 2011
5 posts
“I have a foreboding of an America in my children’s or grandchildren’s time—when...”
– Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World (1995) page 25 (via spytap)
Carl Sagan the cynic. Where are the optimists?
(via mikehudack)
Rafer sez: The only cynical part is “almost without noticing.” We’ve noticed. Otherwise, it’s called skilled futurism.
(via rafer)
Josh says: Carl Sagan’s...
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2 tags
July 2011
1 post
June 2011
4 posts
“The existence of a portal like HBOGO.com already makes Netflix, with its notably...”
– Business Insider: How HBO Used ‘True Blood’ To Hype A Potential Netflix-Killer
“Just make people better at something they want to be better at. When your goals...”
– Kathy Sierra
via bustr : Amber : Diana Kimball
(via msg)
WHY WE NEED STORYTELLERS AT THE HEART OF PRODUCT... →
“Meh. Tablets are not a revolution. The Apple TV is more important to us than the...”
– Netflix CEO: The iPad’s Not A Revolution, The Apple TV Is | Cult of Mac (via shaneguiter)
May 2011
8 posts
Watchfrangry:
True Blood Season 4 Trailer
“People in emerging markets are going to want to have access to the same features...”
– Tricia Wang on the emergent shanzai smartphone culture.
She defines shanzai as “affordably hacked together outside of the dominant” system and can be applied to any dominant system- the early days of punk, hip hop, linux, apache, could all be considered shanzai.
At their roots, these phones,...
April 2011
1 post
March 2011
1 post
February 2011
2 posts
Current.org: President's proposed budget adds $15... →
shaneguiter:
President Barack Obama released his budget today, and support for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is safe through fiscal 2014. In fact, funding actually increases from $430 million in FY11 to $445 million in 2012, points out MinnPost media reporter David Brauer. The president does propose cutting $80 million in CPB grants for digital transition, station interconnection...
January 2011
12 posts
“Why is it that CBS needs Assange to explain the basics of journalism to them?”
– Dave Winer (via soupsoup)
Texas Study Stresses Economic Progress Through Art... →
shaneguiter:
“The Art of Economic Development,” as it is called, looks at five arts-driven economies in Texas. Austin’s many music festivals, Houston’s thriving theater scene and the Dallas Arts District are not among them. Instead, to provide models that any locality can follow no matter its size, the report features more unlikely communities like Amarillo, El Paso, Rockport, Texarkana and a...
Hulu is now considering transforming itself into a... →
lisamct:
Hulu is now considering transforming itself into a “virtual cable operator” offering live linear channels and VOD content to paying subscribers, according to an in-depth piece in the WSJ that cuts to the heart of many issues TV networks, the owners of Hulu, are facing as they balance the desire to develop new digital business with the need to...
