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Live TV Losing Younger Adults

Television icons

When I was in broadcast television for a living, we used to talk about the “lean back” vs. the “lean forward” experience.  The assumption that we made was that sports viewers in particular and TV couch potatoes in general were definitely of the former ilk.  TV was for relaxing and not something one did actively (other than flipping through the remote, of course).

That thought came to mind, and that it might be wrong, as I read the new study from Morpace about video usage.  It may especially be true among younger folks, which in general signals the trend.  But here’s the info and let’s think about it. Continue reading

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Free Isn’t The Problem

There’s a big discussion raging in the digital content world. It’s all about content, pay walls, and unworkable business models. I think of it as a “doh” moment for a lot of companies but in many ways it’s an out growth of our own stupidity. Has “free” killed the content business or has the folks running the content business killed the free model? Let’s discuss. Continue reading

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No Manual

Pong Owner's Manual - Page 2

Sometimes stuff breaks.  Sometimes something just behaves differently and you really are at a loss as to why.  Much of the time in my house that was computer-related and the girls learned early on an acronym that became the first line of defense:  RTFM.  Read The Freaking Manual.  Much of the time, that solved the problem, whether PC-, TV-, or car-related.  It’s even easier to do that today since even though we lose manuals they’re almost always available on-line. It’s sort of the same in business except when it’s not. Continue reading

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