Comments on: The Platform is the Message http://blogmaverick.com/2008/08/16/the-platform-is-the-message/ the mark cuban weblog Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:35:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: James Stevens http://blogmaverick.com/2008/08/16/the-platform-is-the-message/#comment-42376 Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:18:43 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2008/08/16/the-platform-is-the-message/#comment-42376 I\’ll tell you why 93% of the Olympics was viewed on TV and not nbcolympics.com… Sure, TV is still the dominant and people snack right now on Internet video, but I had to download and install Microsoft Silverlight just to watch them… a poorly designed site, this fact (despite the technology behind Silverlight), and NBC\’s draconian approach to their video (like taking away the ability to embedd which kills a ton of potential traffic) are the reasons for NBC\’s internet video offering only garnering so many views (72 million I think).

Give the Olympic Internet video rights over to ESPN or Gootube and you\’ll see a huge boost in Olympic viewing on the \’Net in 2016, or what coulda been a huge boost this year.

]]> By: self esteem king http://blogmaverick.com/2008/08/16/the-platform-is-the-message/#comment-42375 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:45:57 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2008/08/16/the-platform-is-the-message/#comment-42375 great post. any chance of network tv subsidizing sales of hdtv\’s? http://www.nicholasfinnegan.com/

]]> By: HDguy http://blogmaverick.com/2008/08/16/the-platform-is-the-message/#comment-42373 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:14:18 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2008/08/16/the-platform-is-the-message/#comment-42373 I have to say I meet more and more people here in dallas that are abandoning cable and sat. and are opting for just viewing internet – movies, shows etc on their tv directly from the internet. its only a matter of time before this becomes the norm. so dont fight it.. find a way to integrate it and become the next standard.

]]> By: Ryan Mettee http://blogmaverick.com/2008/08/16/the-platform-is-the-message/#comment-42372 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:22:44 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2008/08/16/the-platform-is-the-message/#comment-42372 TV is still the entre, but user generated online programming will inevitably put a tremendous amount of pressure on these large networks to produce good content. For example, you could argue NBC really butchered the Olympics, not because of who they had reporting and what they were talking about, but in relation to the logistics of the presentation. They showed some main events and that\’s about it. There\’s so much DICOVERY that could of gone one but we were barred from experiencing this because of NBC. With the integration of internet multimedia and the physical TV, these large networks are in for some competition. Wouldn\’t it be cool to watch curling in the winter olympics as well as read the bios of each of the players on your screen, and also look at the metal count, and also watch other events going on, all while the curling people are right in between their events. Check this out its unbelievable… http://www.johnassaraf.com/challenge.php?s=hiac2008

]]> By: zia http://blogmaverick.com/2008/08/16/the-platform-is-the-message/#comment-42371 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:16:42 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2008/08/16/the-platform-is-the-message/#comment-42371 I think there will ultimately be one platform for all messages. That\’s the magic of the Internet, and the reason this particular technology will destroy all that has come before it, and inform all that will come after it.

The miracle invention of the \’Net, which is such an understatement that it\’s cliche to mention at this point, is the key to our new understanding of not just entertainment–but reality, in general, imho. We are only just now at the threshold, as we wait for the technology to grow up, in a sense. But we\’ve definitely been reborn.

]]> By: Nick http://blogmaverick.com/2008/08/16/the-platform-is-the-message/#comment-42370 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 13:12:52 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2008/08/16/the-platform-is-the-message/#comment-42370 I\’m guilty of recently purchasing an HD. $2700!

]]> By: Jeff in Dallas http://blogmaverick.com/2008/08/16/the-platform-is-the-message/#comment-42369 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 02:11:41 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2008/08/16/the-platform-is-the-message/#comment-42369 NBC sucks. The US Men are going for olympic GOLD in volleyball right now but they\’re not showing it on TV live and blacked out the live web video. Blacked out Telemundo. Blacked out foreign web sites showing the match.

They want us to watch it tomorrow on NBC where they can control the coverage. That\’s the gripe I have with TV networks. They want to paint us into the same old box where we are slave to their programming and schedule, for the sake of their profit. That\’s why I don\’t mind the video pirates that rip it off from NBC. They deserve it for giving us such a crappy product when a much better product could be available. NBC is instead running ping pong. A-holes.

]]> By: Tim Jahn http://blogmaverick.com/2008/08/16/the-platform-is-the-message/#comment-42368 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:12:06 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2008/08/16/the-platform-is-the-message/#comment-42368 These days, it does seem to be a game of figuring out what will replace TV. But as you point out here, it\’s more a matter of determining what messages belong on what platforms.

]]> By: Jeff http://blogmaverick.com/2008/08/16/the-platform-is-the-message/#comment-42367 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:19:27 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2008/08/16/the-platform-is-the-message/#comment-42367 @Rick Z
\”Just give me an appliance that makes the internet as simple and reliable as my cable box today\”

Are you kidding? I can\’t stand my cable box. The best thing I can say about it is that I like the DVR. The \”guide\” feature is the worst interface ever invented. And the \”search\” feature on my Verizon FiOS Cable box has a text entry box but no keyboard. You are required to use the \”onscreen keyboard\” where you arrow left/right/up/down to select letters on the screen. It takes two minutes to type one word. Ugh. Kill it.

]]> By: Bryan Thompson http://blogmaverick.com/2008/08/16/the-platform-is-the-message/#comment-42366 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:12:14 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2008/08/16/the-platform-is-the-message/#comment-42366 I agree with the thoughts Mark. But it seems as though I fell through a time tunnel to 2003 when reading your post. Do you really feel as though you have still have to sell us on the HD vs.internet idea?

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