Web Performance, Branding, and Social Media
In: Commentary
19 Aug 2008Philip Michaels writes a great review of why the CBC Olympic Coverage makes NBC seem like the pathetic old has-been it is. [here]
The US is ready for more NBC. Think you can actually deliver by 2010? When the Canadian broadcasters — even CTV! — will make you look really pathetic?
Didn’t think so.
In: Canada| Commentary
12 Aug 2008In the community of voices I follow online, one of the continuing themes is the narrowness and antiquated coverage provided by NBC(I launched into a screed on the topic this weekend).
I have also heard that many people are using the tools at their disposal (open proxy servers being the most notable) to circumvent the geo-location [...]
In: Commentary| RANTING
10 Aug 2008Robert Scoble has launched a thread over on FriendFeed [here] discussing the NBC Olympics broadcast schedule and how the reality of the Internet and Social Media is changing how things are broadcast.
People are recommending the CBC feed. I would likely say the people in the UK would recommend the BBC feed. But I can tell [...]
In: smp
24 Feb 2005I will be at RedWest from 9:30AM – Noon today, and then at MSNBC from 1-3PM PST.
Call me if you know the number…
In: RANTING
18 Nov 2004Link: MSNBC – Powell says Iran pursuing nuclear bomb.
SANTIAGO, Chile – The United States has intelligence that Iran is
working to adapt missiles to deliver a nuclear weapon, further evidence
that the Islamic republic is determined to acquire a nuclear bomb,
Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said Wednesday.
Like the Iraq mess isn’t bad enough…let’s get ready to [...]
In: RANTING
14 Nov 2004So, the Al Gonzales nightmare begins. The Bush Cabal have tried to play him as a good ol’ boy, someone who has worked hard and risen to the top of his field.
Did we mention that he finds the Geneva Conventions "quaint"? And that he helped re-define torture for the administration?
Al Gonzales will make Ashcroft look [...]
Streaming and the Beijing Olympics – Is it live? Or is it NBC?
In: Commentary| Streaming
29 Aug 2008Over at NewTeeVee, there is a detailed look at the way that the streams were served and who served them. They also have a great discussion of the P2P and Torrent downloads, serving as an alternate method of getting the high quality streams out to a larger audience.
But John Furrier poses an interesting question, just [...]