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The aspect of the broadband stimulus that's getting almost no attention is the up to $250 million set aside to spur demand for broadband. It's shocking to me how little people seem to be talking about it despite the fact...
Great news: my wife's no longer an online content pirate. In the fall of 2007 I wrote about how my wife had stumbled upon a website that hosted the latest episodes of her favorite Japanese anime show. This site showcased...
Last night I had the latest episode witnessing the intersection between technology, sports, and the willingness of content owners to make their content available online. As I pointed out previously, while the NFL has made a big deal about having...
A few weeks ago I wrote about the frustrations of being an NFL fan without cable service when it comes to trying to watch the games especially now that Monday Night Football's on ESPN. But the most widely denounced aspect...
Yesterday was RSS Awareness Day, a day on which bloggers across the world were asked to talk about and promote the value of RSS. But what is RSS? To start with, the acronym is most often cited as standing for...
The flood gates are officially open for content flowing onto the Internet. Sure you still can't get quite everything, and much of what you can get comes tied to dubious usage restrictions, but there's no denying the tidal shift of...
There's been a lot of buzz in recent weeks about HD-DVD shutting it down and Blu-ray coming out on top as the choice for next generation optical disc formats. To bring everyone up to speed, HD-DVD and Blu-ray use blue...
Recently my wife and I decided to forgo paying for cable TV service in order to end our penchant for wasted evenings and weekends spent channel surfing. This isn't to say we've stopped watching video. We both very much enjoy...
One of the biggest issues in telecom these past few months has been the proper role of network operators in policing the delivery of illegal content across their pipes. The MPAA has been pushing to require all universities and colleges...
One of the most lasting impressions from my trip to Vegas for CES last week was the prevalence not just of cool cameras and phones on display but those already in the hands of an attendee base heavily invested in...
It never ceases to amazes me how often the discovery of an optimistic story of the Internet comes alongside that of a pessimistic tail of failure elsewhere. Today I've had not one but two colleagues mention to me the recent...
Last week I wrote a post entitled "Learning to Live Without PEG Channels (And Loving It!)" that attempted to broadly convey a narrow point about the limitations of cable systems and the possibilities of Internet systems for the delivery of...
So much is happening in the deployment, adoption, and regulation of broadband it can be overwhelming. Here's an attempt to pull together some of the more interesting stories I've found over the last week. Jackass On the Internet Jackass is...
There's a lot of talk regarding the internet supplanting traditional TV as the primary mode of video delivery. While I'm not one to jump too far into the deep end of hype, there is some truth to this potential future...
comScore, a company that tracks information relevant to the growth and adoption of the Internet, has released its latest Video Metrix report, which provides insight into the demand for online video, in this case for the month of September 2007....
In my research for a StreamingMedia.com feature that explores the opportunities and challenges of online HD video delivery, I learned about a company called Move Networks, which powers ABC's library of full-screen first-run episodes from its most popular TV shows....
I had a sickening realization last night: my wife might be a pirate. Earlier this week I wrote about how the desire for content you can't find elsewhere can drive adoption and use of the Internet, in particular mentioning my...
After attending the Blandin Broadband conference in St. Cloud, I spent the weekend visiting friends around the Minneapolis area where I grew up. Friday night I spent with a best friend of mine that I've known since kindergarten, Jeff Valley....
WashingtonPost.com has a great article up exploring the potential impact of the TV writers' strike on interest in online video. To summarize, TV writers are now on strike, which has forced TV productions to be put on hold, meaning daily...
Last week I wrote about a marketing effort by leading content delivery network Akamai to promote their HD video capabilities. Unfortunately at the time I was limited by the bandwidth constraints of my wireless Verizon AirCard (typically between 500-750Kbps), and...
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