Archive for the ‘Digital Living’ Category

 

VOD is DOA

Posted on April 27th, 2008 in Alaska Business, Digital Living, Technology | 4 Comments »

GCI recently got some press over their revolutionary 7 years late launch of Video on Demand. Yay.

Okay, seriously, I’m just not seeing the return on a $10M investment for video on demand when I can get infinitely more options online. C’mon, you have to get off your fat ass and go the grocery sooner or later and good ‘ol Blockbuster is probably in the same parking lot anyway! Read the rest of this entry »

ISPs kill the video star

Posted on January 31st, 2008 in Digital Living, Technology | No Comments »

Many have been debating the “format war” between HD-DVD and Sony’s Blu-ray about who will become the (HD) high definition DVD standard, but the real HD war is just beginning. I believe the real battle begins with the term “HD” and ends with how you will be getting your content in the next few years. Read the rest of this entry »

PayPal password puzzle

Posted on December 1st, 2007 in Digital Living, Technology | No Comments »

Holy f—ing crap Batman, it took about an hour to reset my PayPal password today!
It all began with a quick search on eBay for an XBOX 360 Elite system. I’ve been thinking of upgrading to the Elite and found out quickly that nearly all the usual suspects like Best Buy, Amazon.com and Target did not have them in stock. What should have been a casual scan of eBay turned into a giant fiasco.
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User generated Alaska

Posted on September 13th, 2007 in Digital Living | No Comments »

User generated content or consumer generated media (CGM)… has definitely arrived in the Last Frontier. User generated content is nothing brand new, especially with the huge success of big players such as YouTube, GoogleVideo and my favorite up-and-comerBrightcove. The impact of this media is finally reaching the old-media groups. It seems everyone wants a piece of your mind (and the free content they can use to capture an audience for their own gain). Read the rest of this entry »