SPRING BREAK EDITION!!
Let’s talk tech!
Hurry up and wait.
Microsoft announced this week it’s delaying the much-anticipated release of its Vista operating system. Don’t expect to see it on a computer near you until at least January of 2007. That’s bad news for Microsoft stock and bad news for computer makers hoping to have the software on computers in time for the Christmas selling season.
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Oeuvrez l’ iPod?
The folks in France enjoy their music as much as we do; in fact we listen to many of the same songs. And a lot of us listen to those songs on iPods. But the French Government wants Apple to allow its iTunes music store to allow all MP3 players access to it. Sacre bleu!
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iResponse (Au revoir mon frere?)
And the good folks that sell iPods and iTunes have some opinions on all this.
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The more things change, the more they stay the same.
I’ve talked more than once about dropping quarters into arcade games in my youth. Computers ended all that. Well, maybe not. A penny may still be the going rate for your thoughts, but the quarter lives on in the world of video gaming!
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See me after class.
If you’re looking for computer security, don’t look to the federal government. You know the folks you send money to each payday. A new report shows government agencies are earning low grades when it comes to keeping computers and contents safe. And just think of all the personal information they have about you in their computers. Ouch!
Looking for just a plain phone?
Have you ever wanted just a plain cell phone? A phone that just lets you make and answer calls? No camera, no MP3 player, no sports highlights. And what about a great battery? You’re in luck, sort of.
Read More >
Off topic
$9,000,000,000,000
That’s nine TRILLION dollars. And it’s also the new debt level authorized by Congress. So what do they spend all our money on? See my site o’ the week.
Quote o’ the week
“The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you.” -B.B. King
Site o’ the week
This is a stunner!
View Site >
John W. Scherer
CEO and Founder
VIDEO PROFESSOR, Inc.
Member: Denver/Boulder Better Business Bureau.
Read our report at www.denverbbb.org.
Monday, March 27, 2006
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
John W. Scherer VIDEO PROFESSOR, Inc. BLOG
St. Patrick’s Day Edition, so “Try my blarney.”
Let’s talk tech! And assorted and sundry other stuff …
Phishers target less savvy.
I’ve talked about “phishers” here before. They scam people by sending out phony e-mails. Thankfully, the bigger fish these phishers have gone after have become a lot smarter, using protection software and understanding how it works. So the phishers are now targeting the less savvy.
Read More >
That said …
Sometimes protection goes a little too far.
Read More >
Just ask (.com).
Remember the search engine “Ask Jeeves”? Well, Jeeves is history, but not the search engine. It’s now simply “Ask.com.” It does a pretty nifty job. You might want to check it out.
Don’t ask.
Government lawyers and Google lawyers were in court this week. The government wants Google to turn over search words used by Google users. Both sides in all this are taking “double standard” to a new level. Google already provides the same info to the Chinese government for customers there. As for our government, there’s the whole right-to-privacy constitutional deal. Sigh.
Read More >
Hurry up and wait.
Sony’s much anticipated PS3 has been postponed. Video gamers hoped to get their hands on one this spring. They’ll have to settle for fall. Just in time for Christmas. Maybe.
Read More >
Is there life on Mars? Check it out for yourself.
Google has never been hesitant to boldly go where no other, well you get the drift. Google’s map service now has some choices that are truly out of this world!
Read More >
Off topic.
$2.5 Billion:
Estimated total of bets on NCAA Basketball Tournament, both legal and illegal. Plus a few-hundred-thousand dollars in copy machine paper to print all the brackets for the office pools. And just think of all those trees.
Time to rethink Team USA?
If you’ve been following the World Baseball Classic (and it appears not a lot of you have), Team USA is doing about as well as our hockey team did at the Olympics. Let’s face it; these aren’t “teams.” They are a collection of players. There’s a difference. Team USA is losing to real teams. A team won the “Miracle on Ice.” They were a group of players who put team and country before paycheck and endorsements. The truth is, we’re getting beat at our own game. We did beat South Africa, however. I do believe Bill O’Reilly would say it’s all quite ridiculous.
Hollywood hooey.
Two new movie projects are getting big buzz: remakes of Welcome Back Kotter and Dallas. That’s the best they can come up with? And they wonder why attendance is down. If you don’t deliver, they won’t come. Especially when it costs about 25 bucks for a ticket, cold popcorn, and watery soda.
Quote o’ the week.
"The court has decided to turn this into a secret and closed session,” –Chief Judge Raouf Abdel-Rahman after yet another rant by Saddam Hussein at his trial. Thanks judge. It’s time to end this circus and get on with justice. Too many American soldiers have died for this farce to continue any longer.
D’oh!!
Who needs animation when you have clever folks like this to produce your opening sequence? This is an instant Net classic.
View Clip >
See you next week. E-mails always welcome at CEO@videoprofessor.com.
John W. O’Scherer
CEO and Founder
VIDEO PROFESSOR, Inc.
Member: Denver/Boulder Better Business Bureau.
View our report at www.denverbbb.org.
Let’s talk tech! And assorted and sundry other stuff …
Phishers target less savvy.
I’ve talked about “phishers” here before. They scam people by sending out phony e-mails. Thankfully, the bigger fish these phishers have gone after have become a lot smarter, using protection software and understanding how it works. So the phishers are now targeting the less savvy.
Read More >
That said …
Sometimes protection goes a little too far.
Read More >
Just ask (.com).
Remember the search engine “Ask Jeeves”? Well, Jeeves is history, but not the search engine. It’s now simply “Ask.com.” It does a pretty nifty job. You might want to check it out.
Don’t ask.
Government lawyers and Google lawyers were in court this week. The government wants Google to turn over search words used by Google users. Both sides in all this are taking “double standard” to a new level. Google already provides the same info to the Chinese government for customers there. As for our government, there’s the whole right-to-privacy constitutional deal. Sigh.
Read More >
Hurry up and wait.
Sony’s much anticipated PS3 has been postponed. Video gamers hoped to get their hands on one this spring. They’ll have to settle for fall. Just in time for Christmas. Maybe.
Read More >
Is there life on Mars? Check it out for yourself.
Google has never been hesitant to boldly go where no other, well you get the drift. Google’s map service now has some choices that are truly out of this world!
Read More >
Off topic.
$2.5 Billion:
Estimated total of bets on NCAA Basketball Tournament, both legal and illegal. Plus a few-hundred-thousand dollars in copy machine paper to print all the brackets for the office pools. And just think of all those trees.
Time to rethink Team USA?
If you’ve been following the World Baseball Classic (and it appears not a lot of you have), Team USA is doing about as well as our hockey team did at the Olympics. Let’s face it; these aren’t “teams.” They are a collection of players. There’s a difference. Team USA is losing to real teams. A team won the “Miracle on Ice.” They were a group of players who put team and country before paycheck and endorsements. The truth is, we’re getting beat at our own game. We did beat South Africa, however. I do believe Bill O’Reilly would say it’s all quite ridiculous.
Hollywood hooey.
Two new movie projects are getting big buzz: remakes of Welcome Back Kotter and Dallas. That’s the best they can come up with? And they wonder why attendance is down. If you don’t deliver, they won’t come. Especially when it costs about 25 bucks for a ticket, cold popcorn, and watery soda.
Quote o’ the week.
"The court has decided to turn this into a secret and closed session,” –Chief Judge Raouf Abdel-Rahman after yet another rant by Saddam Hussein at his trial. Thanks judge. It’s time to end this circus and get on with justice. Too many American soldiers have died for this farce to continue any longer.
D’oh!!
Who needs animation when you have clever folks like this to produce your opening sequence? This is an instant Net classic.
View Clip >
See you next week. E-mails always welcome at CEO@videoprofessor.com.
John W. O’Scherer
CEO and Founder
VIDEO PROFESSOR, Inc.
Member: Denver/Boulder Better Business Bureau.
View our report at www.denverbbb.org.
Monday, March 13, 2006
John W. Scherer VIDEO PROFESSOR Blog
Pre-Spring edition
Let’s talk tech and computing!
Origami? Absolutely!
Rumors continue to swirl (Why do rumors swirl anyways?) about Microsoft’s answer to the iPod. In fact Microsoft might be taking a page from the book of Apple when it comes to letting the ’net do the marketing! Here’s a possible sneak preview of the next big thing. And that could be a problem. It’s still a little too big.
Read More >
Just Google Microsoft.
And you’ll find the folks in Washington getting ready to launch a new-and-improved search engine. A beta test site is up and running.
Read More >
Meanwhile, back at the iRanch …
I’m not sure whether this is real or not, but feast your eyes on what could be the next-generation video iPod! And you might be able to buy one as soon as April. Siliconvalley.com reports the folks at Apple are close to signing a deal to distribute full-length movies, and this little unit would come out at the same time.
Read More >
Pong: The next generation.
OK, I’m dating myself here, but I remember dropping a lot of quarters in a machine called Pong. Back in the day it was quite the deal. Pong was a new technology called a “video game.” Not much to it, especially compared with today’s offerings. So what does a cutting-edge video game company come up with? Pong! For Xbox!
Read More >
Your cell phone on steroids.
Much has been made of converging technologies; your cell phone doubling as a MP3 player is an example. One problem, at least so far, is storage. Samsung just raised the bar.
Read More >
OK, you got your BlackBerry. Now comes reform.
“CrackBerry” addicts are breathing a huge sigh of relief. A drawn-out court case has been settled for over 600 million dollars. What’s the real story? Patent reform. Look for big changes in the system, and soon.
Read More >
Thank you, thank you, and thank you!
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) –“Half of all malfunctioning products returned to stores by consumers are in full working order, but customers can't figure out how to operate the devices, a scientist said on Monday.” And that’s why Video Professor continues to grow!
Off topic
Made in America?
I know a lot of you NASCAR fans are buzzing about Toyota’s entry into Cup racing next season. And to no one’s surprise, some of the opinions are rather heated! But did you know of the four brands that will race next year, only one is manufactured in America? It’s Toyota! The Ford Fusion, Chevy Monte Carlo SS and Dodge are manufactured in Mexico or Canada.
And the winner is …
Is it just me, or did it seem like more people watched the Oscar telecast than actually saw the nominated movies? And how could Crash be an upset winner? It was nominated for best movie, wasn’t it?
Speaking of sports.
Whew! NFL owners and players finally figured out a way to split all their billions of dollars. I was worried about them. And have you heard about the new book detailing the chemical enhancements Barry Bonds made to hit all those home runs? Who knew?
Quote o’ the week
When you can go bogey-bogey on holes 71 and 72 and still win the tournament, it means one of two things. Your name is either Tiger or Woods. -NBCsports.com
Site o’ the week
In honor of this Sunday’s premier of the Sopranos.
View Site >
E-mails are welcome. Drop me a note at CEO@videoprofessor.com
John W. Scherer
CEO and Founder
VIDEO PROFESSOR, Inc.
Member: Denver/Boulder Better Business Bureau.
View our report at www.denverbbb.org
Let’s talk tech and computing!
Origami? Absolutely!
Rumors continue to swirl (Why do rumors swirl anyways?) about Microsoft’s answer to the iPod. In fact Microsoft might be taking a page from the book of Apple when it comes to letting the ’net do the marketing! Here’s a possible sneak preview of the next big thing. And that could be a problem. It’s still a little too big.
Read More >
Just Google Microsoft.
And you’ll find the folks in Washington getting ready to launch a new-and-improved search engine. A beta test site is up and running.
Read More >
Meanwhile, back at the iRanch …
I’m not sure whether this is real or not, but feast your eyes on what could be the next-generation video iPod! And you might be able to buy one as soon as April. Siliconvalley.com reports the folks at Apple are close to signing a deal to distribute full-length movies, and this little unit would come out at the same time.
Read More >
Pong: The next generation.
OK, I’m dating myself here, but I remember dropping a lot of quarters in a machine called Pong. Back in the day it was quite the deal. Pong was a new technology called a “video game.” Not much to it, especially compared with today’s offerings. So what does a cutting-edge video game company come up with? Pong! For Xbox!
Read More >
Your cell phone on steroids.
Much has been made of converging technologies; your cell phone doubling as a MP3 player is an example. One problem, at least so far, is storage. Samsung just raised the bar.
Read More >
OK, you got your BlackBerry. Now comes reform.
“CrackBerry” addicts are breathing a huge sigh of relief. A drawn-out court case has been settled for over 600 million dollars. What’s the real story? Patent reform. Look for big changes in the system, and soon.
Read More >
Thank you, thank you, and thank you!
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) –“Half of all malfunctioning products returned to stores by consumers are in full working order, but customers can't figure out how to operate the devices, a scientist said on Monday.” And that’s why Video Professor continues to grow!
Off topic
Made in America?
I know a lot of you NASCAR fans are buzzing about Toyota’s entry into Cup racing next season. And to no one’s surprise, some of the opinions are rather heated! But did you know of the four brands that will race next year, only one is manufactured in America? It’s Toyota! The Ford Fusion, Chevy Monte Carlo SS and Dodge are manufactured in Mexico or Canada.
And the winner is …
Is it just me, or did it seem like more people watched the Oscar telecast than actually saw the nominated movies? And how could Crash be an upset winner? It was nominated for best movie, wasn’t it?
Speaking of sports.
Whew! NFL owners and players finally figured out a way to split all their billions of dollars. I was worried about them. And have you heard about the new book detailing the chemical enhancements Barry Bonds made to hit all those home runs? Who knew?
Quote o’ the week
When you can go bogey-bogey on holes 71 and 72 and still win the tournament, it means one of two things. Your name is either Tiger or Woods. -NBCsports.com
Site o’ the week
In honor of this Sunday’s premier of the Sopranos.
View Site >
E-mails are welcome. Drop me a note at CEO@videoprofessor.com
John W. Scherer
CEO and Founder
VIDEO PROFESSOR, Inc.
Member: Denver/Boulder Better Business Bureau.
View our report at www.denverbbb.org
Monday, March 06, 2006
1st Anniversary Edition!
1st Anniversary Edition!
Let’s talk tech and computing. (And whatever else fits.)
I’ll see your brief and raise you a subpoena.
Google and the Justice Department are fighting over access to millions of Google searches done by folks like you and me. Google says no. The Justice Department says yes. This is a very interesting battle and one with an enormous impact on all of us.
Read More >
I’ll see your iPod and raise you an Origami.
I think Bill Gates might have gotten a little tired of seeing all his employees with iPods. Bill must have been saying to himself, “Self, why can’t we design something like it, only better?” They might indeed be giving it a try!
Read More >
One billion served.
A Michigan teen ordered the one billionth download from iTunes last week. Sixteen-year-old Alex Ostrovsky ordered Coldplay’s “Speed of Sound” and not only got his tune, but also ten iPods, a new Mac, $10,000 worth of future iTunes orders AND a scholarship in his name at Juilliard. And for you folks who’ve spent thousands to download tunes, Alex has ordered a total of just fifty songs!
iBoom box?
Ok, I’m a little top-heavy this week on the subject of the iPod, but here’s the latest thing you can plug your iPod into. Steve Jobs calls it “home stereo reinvented.” I haven’t heard one yet, but it sure looks good!
Read More >
Feel the need for computing speed?
Japan has a new supercomputer. And this one is fast. Very fast. Wonder if they have a laptop version?
Read More >
Death, taxes, and scammers.
It’s bad enough that Uncle Sam wants your money. So do scam artists. Tax season is an especially busy time for these cyber crooks. With more and more people filing electronically, some scammers even pretend to be the IRS following up on your “refund.”
Read More >
Speaking of speaking.
Ok, this article is a little more technical than I like to share each week, but absolutely fascinating. Speech activated technology in itself is nothing new, but the applications being developed for it are very cool.
Read More >
Off topic.
Remember when the Olympics used to be about unknowns becoming stars? Today, it’s the opposite. We declare them stars, then they go to the Olympics. I like the old system better. Take skier Bode Miller, please. He was on “60 Minutes” and the covers of Newsweek and Time before the games. He flopped. Big time.
State o’ the union. D’oh!
A new poll has some disturbing news. If you believe the poll, more people know about “The Simpsons” than the 1st Amendment! I know that makes Homer very happy. But our founding fathers may be spinning in their graves.
Read More >
As a public service, here is the text of the 1st Amendment. Honor it. Cherish it.
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”
Quotes o’ the week
“We’ve got to nip it, nip it in the bud!” -Deputy Barney Fife, Mayberry Sheriff’s Department.
“There ya go.” -Marshall Sam McCloud.
Actors Don Knotts and Dennis Weaver, who played these two memorable characters, died this past weekend.
Site o’ the week
Ok, here’s the premise. Microsoft does the packaging for the iPod. If you own an iPod and use Microsoft products, you’ll get it and then some!
View Site >
(Thanks to SiliconValley.com)
My e-door is open 24/7; e-mail me comments, suggestions, and whatever else is on your mind at CEO@videoprofessor.com.
John W. Scherer
CEO and Founder
VIDEO PROFESSOR, Inc.
Member: Denver/Boulder Better Business Bureau.
View our report at www.denverbbb.org
Let’s talk tech and computing. (And whatever else fits.)
I’ll see your brief and raise you a subpoena.
Google and the Justice Department are fighting over access to millions of Google searches done by folks like you and me. Google says no. The Justice Department says yes. This is a very interesting battle and one with an enormous impact on all of us.
Read More >
I’ll see your iPod and raise you an Origami.
I think Bill Gates might have gotten a little tired of seeing all his employees with iPods. Bill must have been saying to himself, “Self, why can’t we design something like it, only better?” They might indeed be giving it a try!
Read More >
One billion served.
A Michigan teen ordered the one billionth download from iTunes last week. Sixteen-year-old Alex Ostrovsky ordered Coldplay’s “Speed of Sound” and not only got his tune, but also ten iPods, a new Mac, $10,000 worth of future iTunes orders AND a scholarship in his name at Juilliard. And for you folks who’ve spent thousands to download tunes, Alex has ordered a total of just fifty songs!
iBoom box?
Ok, I’m a little top-heavy this week on the subject of the iPod, but here’s the latest thing you can plug your iPod into. Steve Jobs calls it “home stereo reinvented.” I haven’t heard one yet, but it sure looks good!
Read More >
Feel the need for computing speed?
Japan has a new supercomputer. And this one is fast. Very fast. Wonder if they have a laptop version?
Read More >
Death, taxes, and scammers.
It’s bad enough that Uncle Sam wants your money. So do scam artists. Tax season is an especially busy time for these cyber crooks. With more and more people filing electronically, some scammers even pretend to be the IRS following up on your “refund.”
Read More >
Speaking of speaking.
Ok, this article is a little more technical than I like to share each week, but absolutely fascinating. Speech activated technology in itself is nothing new, but the applications being developed for it are very cool.
Read More >
Off topic.
Remember when the Olympics used to be about unknowns becoming stars? Today, it’s the opposite. We declare them stars, then they go to the Olympics. I like the old system better. Take skier Bode Miller, please. He was on “60 Minutes” and the covers of Newsweek and Time before the games. He flopped. Big time.
State o’ the union. D’oh!
A new poll has some disturbing news. If you believe the poll, more people know about “The Simpsons” than the 1st Amendment! I know that makes Homer very happy. But our founding fathers may be spinning in their graves.
Read More >
As a public service, here is the text of the 1st Amendment. Honor it. Cherish it.
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”
Quotes o’ the week
“We’ve got to nip it, nip it in the bud!” -Deputy Barney Fife, Mayberry Sheriff’s Department.
“There ya go.” -Marshall Sam McCloud.
Actors Don Knotts and Dennis Weaver, who played these two memorable characters, died this past weekend.
Site o’ the week
Ok, here’s the premise. Microsoft does the packaging for the iPod. If you own an iPod and use Microsoft products, you’ll get it and then some!
View Site >
(Thanks to SiliconValley.com)
My e-door is open 24/7; e-mail me comments, suggestions, and whatever else is on your mind at CEO@videoprofessor.com.
John W. Scherer
CEO and Founder
VIDEO PROFESSOR, Inc.
Member: Denver/Boulder Better Business Bureau.
View our report at www.denverbbb.org
John W. Scherer VIDEO PROFESSOR Blog
Let’s talk tech!
You’ve got mail! And video. And a whole lot more.
America Online continues to roll out several new and exciting services. AOL looks to challenge competitors everywhere it can.
Read More >
In Google we trust?
As discussed here and elsewhere, search engine giant Google is fighting the government on turning over search records from users. The government claims it’s part of efforts to fight child pornography. Google counters it’s all about privacy for users. This one will go on for a long while.
Read More >
Meanwhile, back in Beijing.
More hassles for Google in China. China is a stickler for rules. And China gives new meaning to the term “stickler.”
Read More >
If at first you don’t fail, try try again.
How do you spell boondoggle? F.B.I.
Read More >
Turning the page on digital books.
I love books. There’s just something special about holding one in your hands and reading it. The feel of the page as you turn to the next one. So it goes without saying I’m not an “early adaptor” of digital books. But others are. And they seem to be enjoying it.
Read More >
And finally…
Dogs and doo-doo used to be a problem in San Francisco. Now they’re becoming a solution. Power from poop?
Read More >
Off topic
Debacle on ice.
There is no doubt the United States fielded the best individual hockey players in the business at this year’s Olympics. Too bad they couldn’t play as a team. They were eliminated from any shot at a medal on the 26th anniversary of the Miracle on Ice. Team USA was foolish to have these guys meet each other 2 days before their first game.
That said, much has been written about NBC’s rating during this year’s Olympic Games. They’re down not only from Salt Lake, but Nagano before that. Actually NBC did pretty well when you factor in all their cable/satellite network affiliates. But with news on the games available from so many other outlets like the Internet and because so many events air hours after they actually happened, fewer people are tuning in. NBC does report that its Olympic web page got hundreds of millions of hits, a huge increase from Salt Lake just four years ago, and a hint of what’s to come in the future.
The next games are in Vancouver in 2010. The good news is that prime-time events will happen live here in the United States. But compare technology today with technology from just four years ago. I predict that fewer people than ever will watch television, but more of us than ever will watch via webcast and events sent to our cell phones. By 2010, you’ll just program your DVR, your computer, and your cell phone to deliver the news and events you want to see.
Curling on your cell phone! Cool!
Curt Gowdy, hail and farewell.
Sportscaster Curt Gowdy died this week at the age of 86. Legend is an overused word these days but an appropriate description of Gowdy. He came from an era when one or two announcers in the booth were enough. The emphasis was on covering the game instead of nonstop blather. Curt Gowdy let you hear and enjoy the crack of the bat, the roar of the crowd, or just the sound of water rippling along a trout stream. He helped invent sports broadcasting.
Quote o’ the week
“A fellow should do all the sports he can."--Curt Gowdy
Site o’ the week
Here’s a page of fun little desktop games. None are for any of you on deadline!
View Site >
John W. Scherer
CEO and Founder
VIDEO PROFESSOR, Inc.
Member: Denver/Boulder Better Business Bureau.
View our report at www.denverbbb.org
You’ve got mail! And video. And a whole lot more.
America Online continues to roll out several new and exciting services. AOL looks to challenge competitors everywhere it can.
Read More >
In Google we trust?
As discussed here and elsewhere, search engine giant Google is fighting the government on turning over search records from users. The government claims it’s part of efforts to fight child pornography. Google counters it’s all about privacy for users. This one will go on for a long while.
Read More >
Meanwhile, back in Beijing.
More hassles for Google in China. China is a stickler for rules. And China gives new meaning to the term “stickler.”
Read More >
If at first you don’t fail, try try again.
How do you spell boondoggle? F.B.I.
Read More >
Turning the page on digital books.
I love books. There’s just something special about holding one in your hands and reading it. The feel of the page as you turn to the next one. So it goes without saying I’m not an “early adaptor” of digital books. But others are. And they seem to be enjoying it.
Read More >
And finally…
Dogs and doo-doo used to be a problem in San Francisco. Now they’re becoming a solution. Power from poop?
Read More >
Off topic
Debacle on ice.
There is no doubt the United States fielded the best individual hockey players in the business at this year’s Olympics. Too bad they couldn’t play as a team. They were eliminated from any shot at a medal on the 26th anniversary of the Miracle on Ice. Team USA was foolish to have these guys meet each other 2 days before their first game.
That said, much has been written about NBC’s rating during this year’s Olympic Games. They’re down not only from Salt Lake, but Nagano before that. Actually NBC did pretty well when you factor in all their cable/satellite network affiliates. But with news on the games available from so many other outlets like the Internet and because so many events air hours after they actually happened, fewer people are tuning in. NBC does report that its Olympic web page got hundreds of millions of hits, a huge increase from Salt Lake just four years ago, and a hint of what’s to come in the future.
The next games are in Vancouver in 2010. The good news is that prime-time events will happen live here in the United States. But compare technology today with technology from just four years ago. I predict that fewer people than ever will watch television, but more of us than ever will watch via webcast and events sent to our cell phones. By 2010, you’ll just program your DVR, your computer, and your cell phone to deliver the news and events you want to see.
Curling on your cell phone! Cool!
Curt Gowdy, hail and farewell.
Sportscaster Curt Gowdy died this week at the age of 86. Legend is an overused word these days but an appropriate description of Gowdy. He came from an era when one or two announcers in the booth were enough. The emphasis was on covering the game instead of nonstop blather. Curt Gowdy let you hear and enjoy the crack of the bat, the roar of the crowd, or just the sound of water rippling along a trout stream. He helped invent sports broadcasting.
Quote o’ the week
“A fellow should do all the sports he can."--Curt Gowdy
Site o’ the week
Here’s a page of fun little desktop games. None are for any of you on deadline!
View Site >
John W. Scherer
CEO and Founder
VIDEO PROFESSOR, Inc.
Member: Denver/Boulder Better Business Bureau.
View our report at www.denverbbb.org
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