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Comment on Are You a TV Cord Cutter? by ajc

ajc — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:02:19 +0000

I purchased a Winegard FlatWave indoor antenna back in November and finally "cut the cord". Saving over $100 a month and with the antenna and some online video streaming there's not much I miss. I've been looking into a good way to DVR off the antenna. Trying to decide between a Roku box, Boxee, etc. Any opinions?

Comment on Will Digital Stuff Always Be Worse Than Analog? by Ellen Dudley (@meetforeal)

Ellen Dudley (@meetforeal) — Tue, 08 May 2012 23:53:05 +0000

Ha, I’ve heard this so much recently. In a new office building in Manhattan and At&T doesn’t work in here so they’ve given us these VoIP phones, and the sound quality is just so bad. Maybe we will just get used to it – a little like how you see people watching movies on those teeny tiny mobile phone screens, or happy to read books on bright screens without the pleasure of paper. Desire for convenience and quantity is killing quality.

Comment on Will Digital Stuff Always Be Worse Than Analog? by KH Quigley

KH Quigley — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:00:41 +0000

I have to agree. You’re not an old crank. Lots of new things are, in fact, crappier in some ways than what they replaced. Oh, except for internet radio on demand! It’s so satisfying to turn off Prairie Home Companion on the actual radio, then listen to a stream of some other, more interesting NPR show on their app.

Comment on We Have Met the Evil and It Is Not Google or Apple: It Is Us by Darren Mccray

Darren Mccray — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:41:16 +0000

What we should actually learn, from the given set of circumstances, determines whether we become increasingly powerless or maybe more powerful.
The best who exercises power with honor will continue to work throughout, beginning with himself.

Comment on Will Digital Stuff Always Be Worse Than Analog? by robhof

robhof — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 04:58:19 +0000

Oh, among us cranks, I’m definitely older. But I get it–though I subscribe to MLB.tv, it’s really just to listen to Vin Scully.

Comment on Will Digital Stuff Always Be Worse Than Analog? by dg

dg — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 03:12:55 +0000

No, I’m sure you are not an old crank. I am though. I opted for MLB radio over MLB video. I cancelled Netflix and signed up for Sirius. Going old school radio on digital.

Comment on We Have Met the Evil and It Is Not Google or Apple: It Is Us by dg

dg — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:27:02 +0000

I wonder how many of the people complaining have ever actually read the privacy policy?

Comment on We Have Met the Evil and It Is Not Google or Apple: It Is Us by Dawn Douglass

Dawn Douglass — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:24:55 +0000

Big oil, big pharm, big tabacco. Now big tech.

Comment on What’s Coming in Internet Advertising: 12 Predictions for 2012 by What's Coming in Internet Advertising: 12 Predictions for 2012 « Rob … | Marketing Payments

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Comment on Eric Schmidt: Google’s Next Big Business Is Display Ads by How Did I Do on My 2011 Predictions? « Rob Hof's Blog

How Did I Do on My 2011 Predictions? « Rob Hof's Blog — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:25:38 +0000

[...] * YouTube will finally become a business. Between content deals, a spate of new ad formats, and the realization that online video ads are really the most effective brand advertising, Google’s video site will start bringing in the revenues that its massive audience always promised. This will be a big boost for Google’s display ads that CEO Eric Schmidt has been promising would be the search giant’s next billion-dollar-plus business. [...]