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• A Proposal for a TiVo, iTunes, Podcast Ad Formats 30 seconds is way too long. On the TiVo, we’re fast-forwarding through the commercials and other boring bits. We’re still watching as we fast-forward (we get the brand-impression, just more quickly and without sound). Same with podcasts. As I’ve mentioned earlier, we’re not skipping the ads, just getting through them more quickly. I know one
• Amazing Race Season 9 - Episode 3 The hippies (BJ & Tyler) are playing better than anyone yet - in any season. They’re playfulness at the beginning of this episode - greeting everyone at the zip line by jumping on their cars - is what this is race is all about. “I was hoping we wouldn’t have to go to Russia.” -
• The Most Desperate Tivo  “Want to watch how the FBI uses math to solve crime?” “The Tivo’s so desperate, it’s probably recording it for us right now.” We’ve had the Tivo for about a week now. Yes, we’re still getting over-the-air broadcast television with our trusty rabbit ears - half-dozen channels depending on weather conditions. This means Tivo is trying really, really
• What’s YouTube if Not Public Access? This weekend, Dan Gillmor is doing a workshop on how to make public-access TV relevant. His thoughts echo those I wrote about in, “Add Cable Public Access to the Endangered Species List“. Namely, it’s an artifact of a time when publishing was hard and expensive for citizens to do. My recommendation for cable companies to fulfill
• Pre-Amazing Race Season 9 Episode 6 Hey all. CBS changed the time Amazing Race is on. Now, Tuesday is just Garbage Day. Not Amazing Race & Garbage Day. Anyway a couple things in preparation for tonight’s installment. There’s some other Amazing Race bloggers: flyairdave Scrappy’s Amazing Race 9 (Looks like Amazing Race fantasy sports style. Also looks like Scrappy’s in Mpls.) Phil’s got a blog