Monthly Archives: November 2011

Gettin’ Nichy Wit It

If you’re a Boomer like me, you grew up in a 12 channel universe.  There were a few commercial TV networks, maybe PBS as well.  Throw in the independent and some UHF stations (remember those?) and those were your viewing options.  If you are GenX, you grew up the same way although there were a few new activities such as Pong and Sega to keep you busy.

Things start to get interesting with my kids’ group – GenY, Echo Boomers, whatever you call them.  By 1992, there were “57 channels and nothing on”, 10 or more times what I had available growing up.  Today, I have 10 times those 57 channels available and that’s just on TV.  There are an infinite number on my computer, and I can view them on the same screen that once made only a handful available to me.  The point? Continue reading

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Taking The Tablet

There is an excellent, thought-provoking article in the current edition of the Sports Business Journal about tablet computers.  The piece examines what effects the popularity of these devices have been across a number of sectors in the sports business.  Sponsor rights, media distribution, and on-field use are just a few of the areas in which tablets are having an impact.  Disruptive doesn’t begin to describe it.

Behold the iPad in All Its Glory.

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One thing I did notice as the article ran through the issues (which I’ll discuss in a minute) is that the way in which many of the parties involved have tried to deal with this new round peg is to try to fit it in the same square holes as other things without much success.  Let me explain. Continue reading

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Butchering The Chance

What better food topic than the premiere of Top Chef for our Foodie Friday Fun?  The power came back on in time for the show the other night (yay!) and in addition to some intriguing food there was a great business point made right off the bat.  The competition began with far more than the usual 16 cooks and many of those who came to Texas thinking they were on the show were, in fact, fighting for one of those 16 slots.  One competitor in particular stood out for all the wrong reasons, and it’s he who provided the business point I’d like to make today.

Top Chef

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