DISQUS

As the Monty Python guys would say, " this is entirely too silly."

I was hoping the justin tv thing would die out after the obligatory 15 minutes of idiocy but it seems more people are getting on the bandwagon.

I saw that clip and the one on Kathy Sierra. It just seemed like one of the comments that you see on a lot of posts, "a me too" comment. Only in this case its a slick video post on his own website and a bit nasty.

If he doesn't add any new insight to his posts, 1938media is irrelevant.

When I ask the question: who will gather, edit and distribute the news most bloggers are puzzled. I get the feeling a lot of them have not given it a lot of thought and they play "follow the leader." Quoting other bloggers does not answer the question, its just passing the buck.

More in depth questions like: is the reporting dependable, is he/she a journalist, who is paying them is beyond a lot of people.

I am no big fan of my local newsrag, the SF Chron, which is more of a small town paper than this city deserves but I would much rather get the news from them and other established news organizations than a twitter enabled inexperienced newsblogger.

Its well acknowledged that news papers have to evolve, but declaring them dead is a bit premature.

A cricket loving desi girl from Madras - who knew! btw comparing Madras to Manhattan is a bit much...

I saw the video, the interview w/ that last guy and the CEO(?) was scary. If ever there is evidence of a bubble forming that video illustrates it.

Dang! I was hoping to get my startup up and running before the bubble burst again. Once again a day late and a dollar short...

What am I missing here? There has to be a difference between a consumer downloading a clip from a Viacom site for personal viewing and a large content distribution company (Googtube) doing it. Viacom may decide to license or they may decide to use another outfit to distribute their content. I am not sure "fair use" is fair to use in this case...sorry I couldn't help myself...

Wayne, I am not sure what the argument is about? I said that the new AT&T will try to become more monolithic and monopolistic if at all possible than when they were three different companies. So while I would have bought an iPhone if I was not forced to buy or extend a contract AND if the phone was unlocked. Whether an iPOD or an iPhone is a necessity is besides the point. The rotary phone comment was a joke: at the peril of trying to explain a joke, I meant that the execs running these companies are probably nostalgic of the old days of leased rotary phones and one phone company...

Wayne, AT&T and Bellsouth own Cingular. Now that they have merged, Cingular is now AT&T and I don't believe they will change anything. I would not be surprised if they try to bring back the rotary phone and leases.

I am a Cingular customer but unless they sell me one that is unlocked (is it quad band? so I can use it overseas) and without a forced extension of my contract I won't buy one. I was stupid enough to buy an unlocked treo 600 at 500 so the price, though high, is not outrageous. I am not so much put out by the battery issue though I would prefer one that can be changed.

The argument about a closed architecture is a red herring in my opinion. Why does there have to be third party developers for a product to be useful? If it does the three things, music, phone and web surfing as advertised, it should be a winner.

It would be interesting to find out how many people actually watch movies regularly on their PCs. If its streamed at current DVD quality to a Tivo like box to play back on my home TV then it would be useful.

I fully agree with you. A blog becomes more interesting if the comments are not only turned on but the author responds to the comments. I think people like to connect with others online like they do in the "real world."

So sites like Boingboing and others that don't have comments enabled are more like online newsletters or 'zines. So it is now interesting that "old media" outlets like Washpost and others now have blogs where the authors sometimes have a lively discussion with their readers. I think this is a big step forward and in my opinion will make these properties more valuable.