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Reality television leads to "unreality" communications

Reality television leads to "unreality" communicationsA wake up callWitness the Paris Hilton debacle. Using the vernacular of the day, "...the kid is without a clue". Is it a lack of parental guidance, leading the child to flounder in the child/adult netherworld, until...as we recently witnessed.... a reality check is appropriate?...

Tags: TVs, reality television, TV

Discussion threads 2007-06-25

Reality television leads to "unreality" communications

I'm not a fan of today's reality television.  I don't really want to know that Sharon Osbourne likes to flash her son's friends. However, there is a certain amount of voyeurism in all of us, which today's reality television exploits and numbs us to the reality of unreality.We now have the e-communicative...

Tags: Uncategorized, Social media, E-communications, Digital media

Blog posts 2007-06-25

Almost too painful to tell

Almost too painful to tellBlame reality televisionNot sure your tattle-tale story is relevant here, as the clod in question seems to have filmed himself or been filmed by his friends and posted his own video online. To me, this speaks more about the myspace generation, about children who have...

Tags: Government, Corporate communications, Vertical industries, reality television, surveillance system

Discussion threads 2006-12-01

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Alteration Tips for Formal DressesVintage Prom Dressprom dresses are a much-anticipated indulgence. With all the importance given to glamour in prom parties, designers are vying to provide the hottest and most sought after designs for young women who want to make a splash. If the idea is to stand...

Tags: Logitech, alteration, dress, vintage

Discussion threads 2009-10-17

Harry Potter and the search for a true Media Center experience

After spending hours researching, learning and trying to understand media streaming over a wireless network, I took a bold move and bought a Linksys Media Center Extender DMA2100 without entirely knowing what it would do, provide me, or even if it was what I wanted. I took...

Tags: Potter Inc., Windows Media, Media Center PC, Network, PC, Microsoft Windows Media Center, Media Extender, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Media Center PCs, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-08-21

To the Moon: The Integrators

The historic Apollo 11 mission in July of 1969 culminated in the first manned moon landing. While many of the proud Americans who were involved in that project are no longer with us 40 years later, the technologies they built still live on, will be further refined, and will return...

Tags: Spacecraft, NASA, Mission, Computer, IBM Corp., UNIVAC, Productivity, Mainframes, Servers, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-07-13

Analyst: Forget the Feds, Apple is 'doing just fine at wrecking the wireless business'

Analyst: Forget the Feds, Apple is 'doing just fine at wrecking the wireless business'that's like SAP "wrecked" outsourcing...while I agree the govt inquiry may come to nothing, Moffat's argument is ingenious. By agreeing to a locked SIM, allowing AT&T to continue to play games with 3rd party apps like Skype...

Tags: Wi-Fi, Wireless and Mobility, Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Apple Inc., wireless business, wireless

Discussion threads 2009-07-13

TV's future: the partnerships are forming now

In just the last few days, there were a few news announcements that, separately, were kind of ho-hum. But together, it appears that the stars are suddenly starting to align for the next generation of television, one that's more of an on-demand Internet-based experience, instead of a schedule-driven feed from...

Tags: Partnership, TiVo Inc., Programming, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-06-25

Categorizing the SaaS Vendors

Can't tell the players without a program! I get a couple of vendor briefings a week from SaaS vendors or their wanna-be cousins. As I listen to the various spins and pitches, it occurs to me that we need a new lexicon for these firms. Here’s my...

Tags: Software-as-a-service, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-06-24

Time says Twitter will change our lives; I Tweeted that I puked

Time says Twitter will change our lives; I Tweeted that I pukedambient awarenessHere is my commentary: I am not saying that Facebook, Twitter, etc. are necessarily bad, but I am wondering if there is a question behind the question. These social spaces are places that enable us to...

Tags: RSS, Strategy, Processors, Twitter, Tweeted, Time Magazine

Discussion threads 2009-06-04

Excerpt: Marketing 2.0 From CRM at the Speed of Light 4th Edition

I'm going to try something out here. I am ready to cringe as the tomatoes and old iPods are thrown at me, or the praise is showered on me...oh, wait, that's someone dumping buckets of tar over my head. I'm providing an advance excerpt of Chapter 13 of CRM...

Tags: Advertisement, Attention, CRM, New Competition, Engagement Rating, Marketers, Marketing Professional, Marketing Research, Marketing, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-05-29

Microsoft finally shows why the Zune stands out against the iPod

Microsoft finally shows why the Zune stands out against the iPodZunekillerNow, that's funny! :DI do like the sound of their subscription model with the 10 songs you get to keep a month. I always thought that sounded cool, but it would depend on their catalog, though. I have a feeling...

Tags: Podcasts, Digital music, Microsoft Corp., Apple iPod, Microsoft Zune, music

Discussion threads 2009-05-12

Surprise! As HDTVs price rise, sales drop and Vizio becomes the biggest brand

Surprise! As HDTVs price rise, sales drop and Vizio becomes the biggest brandRecent HDTV purchaseNewEgg.com recently had an LG 42LGX on sale for $1000 (w/ free shipping). And so I bought one. :)I've been waiting for sets to stabilize in regards to contrast ratios & refresh rates &...

Tags: Sales strategy, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Vizio, HDTV, sales, HDTVs price, brand

Discussion threads 2009-05-10

NCIS: Episode #140: Breakout

NCIS: Episode #140: BreakoutNCIS ScriptPaul, keep taking the medication mate.Paul, you really are losing it.If you were to assess laptop marketshare by what you see used on TV, then you could easily be forgiven for concluding NOBODY BUT Apple makes laptops!This clearly isnt the reality of the world - its...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, NCIS, TV, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Paul

Discussion threads 2009-05-09

Advances in TREKnology

In September of 1966, the NBC television network released an iconic but short lived series that would inspire generations of inventors and technologists to bring about changes in our daily lives in the use of technology that many of us take for granted but was once...

Tags: Netscape Communicator, Star Trek, Technology, Information Technology Star Trek, McCoy, E-mail Clients, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-05-08

Forget Kindle DX. How about the ZuneBook?

The ZuneBook is a Windows Mobile 7-based color touchscreen tablet device the size of a Kindle that plays audio and video media, with built-in e-book reader capabilities, Wi-Fi, runs .NET mobile applications and uses a scaled down version of the "Surface" interface, also known as Oahu....

Tags: Touch Screen, Device, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Media, built-In, Microsoft Corp., ZuneBook, Tablet Device, Tablets, Microsoft Windows, Keyboards, Notebooks, E-books, Operating Systems, Wireless And Mobility, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Software, Peripherals, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-05-06

Verizon dismisses Cablevision 101 Mbps claims; Price war looming?

Verizon dismisses Cablevision 101 Mbps claims; Price war looming?Common Carriers?Until we have real competition, like they do in Japan, we're going to be discussing caps and net neutrality. You want competition? Make every ISP a common carrier. Separate the content interests from the carriage interests. Allow...

Tags: Cablevision Systems Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., bandwidth, Mb/s, Cablevision 101 Mbps claim, Mbps claim, Cablevision 101, Price-War

Discussion threads 2009-04-30

Branding in the age of school choice

Branding in the age of school choiceYou're rightIt's on folks' minds these days. I mean, when I was just a lil' ol' boy my grandmother stopped every Friday at at least 4 to 6 different local banks. Now days, they are all owned or out of biz by...

Tags: Now Let, branding, school choice, Branding-Is, marketing, Web site

Discussion threads 2009-03-19

Adobe Web Awards at SxSWi 2009

It's time for the award ceremony for SxSW Interactive. The event was held at the Hilton ballroom and hosted by Onion comedian Baratunde Thurston. The winners are listed below. I am very excited to dig though this list myself because these are the...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Web, Destination, Winner, Channel Management, Web Site Development, Internet, Marketing, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2009-03-15

VOD chief: Comcast will survive in face of TV.com, Hulu

This week, Comcast announced its OnDemand Online service, promising anywhere online access to Comcast programming (broadcast, basic and premium channels, etc.) for its customers. I sat down with Doug Sylvester, President and COO of TVN Entertainment, to talk about how Comcast's entry into the broadband video on-demand...

Tags: VoD, Comcast Corp., Cable Company, TV, Cable, Programming, Hulu, TVN Entertainment, ZD, DS, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-02-27