I was following a link on Google News to an article on Forbes.com about Microsoft and RSS. On the page was a video player that started playing video with sound right after the page loaded. I have always hated these self starting videos, especially ones with sound. I don’t need that going through my office when I’m just trying to read an article. To make matters worse, this video box had NO stop button. I couldn’t shut it off. Best I could do was lower the volume. There was so much advertising and junk on the screen anyway, it was almost impossible to find the article. That’s the last time I ever go to Forbes.com.
Skype Dudes at it again
December 28, 2006 By
First it was Kazza, than Skype. For their next trick, Internet TV! These guys have a knack for knowing what to do next and they always do it well. I’m excited because I love the prospect of tv delivered via the Internet. I don’t know how these guys are going to pull it off with iTunes and all the networks wanting to do their own thing, but I wish them best of luck.
The Connected World Podcast #12
December 4, 2006 By
I forgot to mention the Blackberry in the last podcast, so I talk about it here. Also, a review of my new cell phone, the Palm 680.
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Cingular Video Download Service
December 1, 2006 By
Cingular already has Cingular Video, a streaming video service you can get for an additional $5 a month, but rumors now say Cingular may be planning on a video download program. I would have no interest in such a thing. I am still not convinced of video on cell phones. For very short clips I could see but certainly not anything like a tv show or movie. Cingular Video already offers short clips, so I don’t see what a download service would do for me. It’s a perfect example of a solution looking for a market.
