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Why TV Lost

By tom.altman ⋅ March 10, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Why TV Lost. “About twenty years ago people noticed computers and TV were on a collision course and started to speculate about what they’d produce when they converged. We now know the answer: computers. It’s clear now that even by using the word “convergence” we were giving TV too much credit. This won’t be convergence [...]

Google loses and gains in WiFi arena

By tom.altman ⋅ March 25, 2008 ⋅ One comment

I was very disappointed that Google didn’t try a little harder when it came to going after the 700Mhz by the FCC. (It turns out that Verizon won the opportunity) Then this story pops up on the New York Times and talks about Google going an alternative way: Google, the Internet search engine company, released [...]

Yahoo! Debuts Real Estate Portal

By tom.altman ⋅ January 14, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The Web giant has announced the launch of a new website, dubbed Yahoo! Real Estate, which, if one cannot divine is purpose from its title, is where big-name realtors and independent, for-sale-by-owner types alike can go to display their A-frames and McMansions to be considered as new homes for those with better credit and way [...]

Study: Ads in online shows work better than ads on TV

By tom.altman ⋅ December 27, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Interesting post at arstechnica “Study: Ads in online shows work better than ads on TV“: Good news for TV networks: online ads work. As TV shows continue their lengthy migration onto the web, new research finds that the people watching those shows actually pay more attention to both advertising and content when they watch online. I know [...]

Internet TV: 2007 Year in Review

By tom.altman ⋅ December 22, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

ReadWriteWeb has a great post about internet video in 2007: From YouTube’s continued dominance, the television networks’ newfound willingness to experiment online, the rise of the desktop Internet TV application, and a number of new PC-to-TV devices and set-top boxes — it’s been a big year for Internet TV in all shapes and forms. In [...]

Google Gets Ready to Rumble With Microsoft

By tom.altman ⋅ December 17, 2007 ⋅ One comment

The New Your Times posted an article today called “Google Gets Ready to Rumble With Microsoft” The growing confrontation between Google and Microsoft promises to be an epic business battle. It is likely to shape the prosperity and progress of both companies, and also inform how consumers and corporations work, shop, communicate and go about [...]

The 700MHz Auction Guide

By tom.altman ⋅ December 10, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Gizmodo has a good post called “The Ultimate 700MHz Auction Guide: What It Is, Who’ll Win and Why You Should Care” – I’ve been keeping an eye on this auction, because it really seems to have a big impact on the internet and the future of all electronics for the next few years. Interesting Gizmodo [...]

Google, Verizon & Microsoft on 700MHz wireless spectrum auction

By tom.altman ⋅ October 24, 2007 ⋅ One comment

The auction is heating up for the 700MHz band. This could be the future of wireless internet in the US. The battle for the 700 MHz wireless spectrum has begun. It is both a business and political battle, while the issues are very technical. The US government is holding an auction in January to sell [...]

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