Teaching tools for social media is very enjoyable.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Tuesday, November 09, 2010
Twitter users spend more time meeting in person
Here is a recent study that shows that frequent users of social networks are spending more time not less meeting people. 
I think this goes to how we are introducing and interacting with people through social networks and then forming deeper connections. I know personally this is the case for me. What do you think?
Read more here
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Apple live streams their event again!
Saturday, October 09, 2010
Friday, October 08, 2010
Thursday, October 07, 2010
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
We want our internet-connected TVs
You can tell by this graph here-
Also note the potential growth curve of these sets.
As a side note I recently purchase a new set. It was not internet connected, but I did order my new Roku. I really believe boxes will make more sense in at least the near future as we will be able to change the software in them to add new channels and functions. The current crop of TVs are not really up to it when it comes to software. It make sense because what do TV makers do? They make hardware not software.
Thursday, September 09, 2010
Younger viewers not watching live TV
So I know the headline is a bit misleading, but according to a recent study by Morpace (Link to the study) the younger generation prefers to get their content from online sources and time shifting.
Of note is the presumption in this study. What we are finding is that IETV (Internet Enabled TV) is beginning to change how we get that content. We still enjoy watching TV we just want our internet content there. Boxes like the Apple TV and Roku make getting online content to our existing TVs as easy as hooking up three wires in some cases.More than one-half (51 percent) of consumers view at least some video programming online; while 23 percent use a streaming video source such as Netflix. This doesn’t include the percentage of consumers who use Netflix just for the mailed DVDs. This wave of the survey did not associate the programming source with the particular device used but, presumably, most of the online viewing is presently using a computer. However 16 percent of respondents state their television is connected to the Internet to allow viewing online content.The survey also reveals what share of total viewing comes from which programming sources. Only 52 percent of total viewing is of live TV programming. Nearly one-half of all viewing uses alternative and time shifted sources. Viewing DVDs is the largest share at 14 percent, followed by DVR at 12 percent and “on demand” at 6 percent. Online programming makes up 9 percent of total content viewed.
Time to start looking strongly at how we get our content into the cloud instead of relying on traditional distribution models.
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
This is what streaming live is about
While I realize that Apple has limited the delivery the stream for the Apple event today we should all be focusing on delivery to all devices.
Mac speculation....
What if this:
Is not for the new nano/shuffle.... What if it is the controller for the new Apple TV?
Just a thought.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Apple to provide Live Stream
This is huge! A first in many years for apple-
Live Video StreamingApple® will broadcast its September 1 event online using Apple’s industry-leading HTTP Live Streaming, which is based on open standards. Viewing requires either a Mac® running Safari® on Mac OS® X version 10.6 Snow Leopard®, an iPhone® or iPod touch® running iOS 3.0 or higher, or an iPad™. The live broadcast will begin at 10:00 a.m. PDT on September 1, 2010 at www.apple.com.
This announcement may be bigger than I thought. If some of the new rumors are true the new Apple TV may be a hit. My prediction is on par with some of those out there iOS enabled Apple TV.
Looking forward to tomorrow!
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Facebook Places Fails #inbend
Last night I did an update for my iPhone and was greeted with the new Facebook version that includes places, their new location based service announced yesterday. Well guess what...
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Another Flash Video Site Down!
Vimeo announced today that they are going HTML 5 in what is another march forward to kill flash for video on websites. This is really exciting for Vimeo and this paragraph best sums up the new capabilities.
> The Universal Player is as easy to use as the old embed code, just a lot more compatible. Instead of being a direct link to a Flash player the new Universal Player can automatically detect what kind of device is viewing the video and choose the optimum player based on the device's capabilities. For example, it will serve mobile video to iPhones and Androids and HD to iPads and Desktops. On other mobile devices it can use the native player of the device or an optimized mobile Flash player with bigger controls. It also allows us to introduce new players as technology changes, potentially allowing us to do things like serve HTML5 to IE9 and WEBM video to Firefox.
I think this also shows how mobile is really beginning to get the nod on how we are beginning to consume our videos. Congrats Vimeo. By the way if I haven't said it before I really don't like flash for video!
> The Universal Player is as easy to use as the old embed code, just a lot more compatible. Instead of being a direct link to a Flash player the new Universal Player can automatically detect what kind of device is viewing the video and choose the optimum player based on the device's capabilities. For example, it will serve mobile video to iPhones and Androids and HD to iPads and Desktops. On other mobile devices it can use the native player of the device or an optimized mobile Flash player with bigger controls. It also allows us to introduce new players as technology changes, potentially allowing us to do things like serve HTML5 to IE9 and WEBM video to Firefox.
I think this also shows how mobile is really beginning to get the nod on how we are beginning to consume our videos. Congrats Vimeo. By the way if I haven't said it before I really don't like flash for video!
Monday, August 16, 2010
The Google Verizon "Deal"
Last week the announcement was made between Verizon and Google and this great post surfaced. Very much agree with this statement:
Increasingly, technology companies are shipping devices with access to wireless broadband networks pre-installed. It’s not just smart phones any more: laptops, tablets, gaming devices, entertainment systems, navigation tools, automobiles... And while the term “wireless broadband” has come to mean wireless phone services like 3G and 4G networks, the term also likely includes wireless city initiatives. So... what could have caused Google’s founders to abandon the principles of net neutrality just as the web begins entering its wireless era? Could it be that they have the opportunity to control and to profit from a web user’s wireless experience in a not so distant future when being “wired” will be like saying you use a rotary dial phone?My thoughts will come later.
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
Google is the Mobile Winner
By now you should have seen this graph, but if not here it is in all of it's grandeur.
As you can see if we are comparing the winners in the mobile space Google may be the king for some time to come.
See more here.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
The Future of Video is 3D - Well Maybe Someday
3D is the current hot topic in hollywood and even within consumer electronics, but is the future now for 3D? I doubt it and just like HD I think it will take at least 3-5 years to reach any sort of critical mass if it ever does. What really is even more of a serious sea change going on right now is the shift to Internet-Enabled Televisions or IETV. According to a recent study by iSuppli while 3D will ship approximately 4.2 million sets this year IETV 27.7 million sets. As you see by the graph below the trend doesn't seem to be slowing down.
The true growth for the short term will be delivering your content to those 12' or lean back experiences. I am looking forward to the next couple of years!
My belief if you are interested is that 3D is a fad and a way to get more money out of us.
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