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Digitalics: Don't Bug Me
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Comments on Digital Media, small-cap tech, Internet, telecom. Oh yeah, and the kitchen sink. Wednesday, April 02, 2008. Michael Learmonth over at Silicon Alley comments. On a NY Times article. About how NBC is seeking to get advertisers to sponsor entire shows, as they did in the early days of television. It's an attempt to help bypass the impact of TiVo-like ad skipping. While the expectation is that sponsors will have some input into the show, I think the ultimate model is a bit less. participative.
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Digitalics: Will The Madness Never End?
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Comments on Digital Media, small-cap tech, Internet, telecom. Oh yeah, and the kitchen sink. Thursday, April 10, 2008. Will The Madness Never End? Am I the only one out there who's sick and tired of all the speculation about Yahoo and Microsoft? Will Steve and Jerry tie the knot? Is Rupert going to swoop in and rescue the fair maiden? Or is Jerry destined for the arms of another, like say AOL, or Google? Who cares, really? Posted by Scott Berry. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). New York City Area.
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Digitalics: The Broadband Salad Bar
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Comments on Digital Media, small-cap tech, Internet, telecom. Oh yeah, and the kitchen sink. Thursday, March 27, 2008. The Broadband Salad Bar. The Wall Street Journal reports this morning ( article. Paid subscription required) on talks between Comcast ( CMCSA. And BitTorrent, Inc. To make nice over Comcast's admitted blocking- excuse me, "delaying"- of bittorrent generated traffic. At first glance it seems a rather ham-handed attempt to mollify Comcast critics. The WSJ and others. The telecablecos have ...
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Digitalics: Ride The Wave
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Comments on Digital Media, small-cap tech, Internet, telecom. Oh yeah, and the kitchen sink. Tuesday, April 08, 2008. Dan Rayburn has another nice article. Out this morning, this one detailing his recent visit to Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM. It's generally very positive about the company, and given Dan's readership, I wouldn't be surprised to see a nice bump in the stock today, all other things being equal. And Level3 (NASDAQ: LVLT. Product where Akamai shines. Holds, and people continue to ramp th...
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Digitalics: MacroStar: Vision or Hallucination?
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Comments on Digital Media, small-cap tech, Internet, telecom. Oh yeah, and the kitchen sink. Wednesday, April 02, 2008. MacroStar: Vision or Hallucination? It has completed the divestiture of its software business, including the FLEXnet. Product lines, raising $200M. With the previously announced sale of its games unit. Is well on its way to completely transforming its business. What remains is to consummate the merger with Gemstar. TV Guide ( GMST. Spins off non-strategic portions of Gemstar. However, t...
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Digitalics: When Down Becomes Up
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Comments on Digital Media, small-cap tech, Internet, telecom. Oh yeah, and the kitchen sink. Friday, March 14, 2008. When Down Becomes Up. Silicon Alley Insider has a short interview. With BitTorrent CEO Doug Walker about plans to entice the media Big Boys to use BT's peer-to-peer delivery service. Walker claims he can undercut the likes of Akamai and Limelight Networks. P2P does a great job of file transfer. Streaming? Don't get me started on streaming vs. download, and why the latter is better beca...
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Digitalics: Pando Bears
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Comments on Digital Media, small-cap tech, Internet, telecom. Oh yeah, and the kitchen sink. Thursday, April 03, 2008. Has a note out this morning. About the lack of traction that P2P vendors such as Pando Networks and BitTorrent are experiencing with Content Delivery Networks. Dan's the most knowledgeable guy I've read about CDNs, and I agree with him here. P2P certainly has its commercial uses, but as Dan points out:. Posted by Scott Berry. This comment has been removed by the author. New York City Area.
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Digitalics: Beginnings (apologies to the Allman Bros.)
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Comments on Digital Media, small-cap tech, Internet, telecom. Oh yeah, and the kitchen sink. Thursday, March 13, 2008. Beginnings (apologies to the Allman Bros.). Well, here we go. After several years, and numerous suggestions by friends and colleagues, I'm taking the plunge. Guess I've got things to say, and need a rooftop to shout from. Wish me luck. Posted by Scott Berry. You just said everything i wanted to say to people that just wrote stage6 off as another video site defeated by youtube. Whither- o...
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The Armchair Critic: Agnes Obel, Aventine (Play It Again Sam, 2013)
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Bringing you the most opinionated reviews from the world of entertainment! Agnes Obel, Aventine (Play It Again Sam, 2013). Originally from Copenhagen but based in Berlin, Agnes Obel. Has a style that is more distinctive than most. Her sound focuses around her piano work, which is heavily influenced by classical music in general and the Impressionistic era in particular, and most of her songs also include some accompaniment on strings. Obel’s second album Aventine. A live performance of "The Curse". GI Jo...
