They just released Google Knol which is a mix of collaborative authoring and community. The community aspect allows for search for specific subjects (or authors) and rating of the content. The UI is very simple (like most things Google) and discplays related content and a short author profile, for example. Users can rate, comment, email and print articles. A revision list is another interesting feature, all very well organized spatially within the User Interface.

Interesting move... and again, the question: how can we use this for learning situations? The answer seems obvious...

For someone like myself, who has made a living in adult entertainment, it’s probably unusual to question an addiction to pornography – in fact, the conventional wisdom amongst pornographers is that if you can “get ‘em hooked” you’ll continue to make money. But putting yourself into the position of a “pusher” dealing in an addictive substance is not my idea of good business or good sense. Firstly, to prey on human weakness is vile and unrewarding. Secondly, to ‘use’ addiction as the means by which you sell your product results in one thing only. The seller’s contempt of the buyer.

When you think about how addiction works (leaving aside chemical and psychological issues), most addiction occurs when the initial ‘high’ cannot be replicated without larger or more frequent doses. This is where the argument that exposure to soft core pornography inevitably leads to hard core arises, just as marijuana is seen as a ‘gateway’ to heroin. My response has always been that the vast majority of pornography (and let’s call it that rather than using the euphemism of “adult entertainment”) does not satisfy. And when content doesn’t satisfy, the user keeps searching. Given that the average internet sex addict spends a minimum of 10 hours a week surfing adult content, it seems to me that there’s a lot of folks out there relentlessly looking for, and failing to find, material that satisfies.

The critics will say that pornography can never satisfy a sexual need. I can’t agree with that. Human sexual nature develops in ways that are unique to individuals. Early life circumstances, events and imprinting incidences contain the seeds of how an individual’s sexual characteristics are developed and refined. It is entirely wrong to say, for instance, that someone’s fascination with a particular style of shoe cannot be part of a healthy, “normal” sexuality. It would also be incorrect to state that in the absence of the shoe, an image of the shoe would not bring some degree of satisfaction. Even male parrots become aroused at a two-dimensional representation of a female parrot. The human brain is capable of much more than a parrot’s. Well – in most cases.

The quick Carl La Fong solution to internet sex addiction? Better content. More focused content. And above all, educating the viewer into realizing that some content providers have contempt for them and their “interests”. It’s an easy enough thing to spot, once you know what to look for. Or once you’ve seen content that truly respects your interest.

And just so my critics won’t think I’m entirely without morals, I’d urge everyone who feels that they might have an internet sex addiction to get some help. Not getting help is tending to result in a lot of divorces and more than a few job dismissals. And for those of you in a Relationship, the message from the Carl La Fong Advice desk is; You Must Tell Your Partner. I know that sounds scary so I’ll let you roll that one around for a while and we’ll come back to this topic in more detail when you’ve had some time to consider that idea.

Following on from Benn’s post about “Coke’s Trans-media Storytelling” (trans-media storytelling being the most unlikely buzz-word), it seems more brands are becoming “content creators” in a bid to drive sales.  As reported in Monday’s Media Guardian, Island Def Jam Music Group (IDJ) and Procter & Gamble’s TAG brand have recently formed a new hip-hop record label, TAG Records.

At this point, the cynics amongst you may be rolling their eyes. As praneeth points outs quite succinctly on his blog, to be a successful label the focus must be on the music, not on P&G products; but this won’t be possible because the purpose of the music label is to promote P&G products.  Taking a quick search on Google suggests that reaction to the label isn’t overwhelmingly positive!  Comments on the daily swarm include the witty “this stinks” (TAG is a deodorant brand) as well as the more thoughtful “Be somebody, sell out”.  Brilliantly the comments also include such gems as:

“HI MR. DUPREE, I,M CALVIN, WITH 4 ARTISTS, THAT ARE INDUSRTY READY.. I HAVE 3 FEMALES, AND 1 MALE RIGHT NOW'
CONTACT CALVIN SCHEXNAYDER, 559 276 1737”

Whether or not Mr Dupree is listening is another matter.

TAG Records has recently announced its first signing, the Brooklyn rapper “Q”.  It will be interesting to see how the label progresses and if the venture is successful.  I doubt that most of the audience will really care what label an artist is signed to if they are sufficiently talented.  In addition with the financial muscle of P&G on board we should be hearing a lot more about Q in the future.

It’s worth having a quick look at the TAG Records website if you’ve got a spare 2 minutes; the “TAG” section is worth it alone! “When it comes to the hustle, if one piece isn’t right it could all fall apart. So whatever you’re doing out there, make sure you keep it fresh. After all, when you smell good, you fell good and when you feel good, you too can Make History.

I’m now keenly awaiting for the release of “You really need to buy some TAG if you’re going to be cool”.

As much as some bloggers like to criticize the MSM, traditional media or whatever you want to call it, they would have nothing to talk about if there was no news out there being reported by journalists. I'm not saying that no bloggers are real journalists. I've never been wedded to the idea that journalists need some kind of special credential. It was pounded into me from long ago that journalism is not a profession like doctor or lawyer, but simply a trade. I didn't go to journalism school, I just learned by doing at college papers and internships.

But there is a need for people dedicated to objectively seeking out facts and sharing that information widely. We need people who hold governments accountable by poring over public records and challenging officials. Someone has to travel to war zones and disasters to chronicle how lives are affected and give a voice to victims who need help. Keen observers must cut through corporate doublespeak and look at the numbers, and check if the latest cool gizmo actually does what it's supposed to. Those people have been called journalists, no matter what medium they use to transmit their information. And they will always be needed to provide the raw stuff on which society functions.

]]> http://radio2020.wordpress.com/?p=318 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:14:16 +0000 George Williams http://radio2020.wordpress.com/?p=318 Okay, this is a post that may well be a bit controversial. I would like to start out by asking that no matter what your opinion of homosexuality or gender reassignment surgery may be to read on until the end. (How is that for a first paragraph? Curious yet? You should be!)

Robert Hanks of The Independent UK brings us the tale of a shocking radio show, and the reflections on radio's importance that go with it:

Across the nation, throughout Between Ourselves (BBC Radio 4, Thursday), you could hear the gentle thud of jaws dropping to the floor. In the first of a new run, the common experience uniting Olivia O'Leary's guests was that they were married to people who underwent a change of sex, and the marriage had survived the alteration: Daphne's husband was now a woman; Chris's wife a man.

Sounds like an episode of Jerry Springer, doesn't it? At least that sort of theatrical approach is what comes to mind to many Americans. Despite subject matter that some might consider lurid, this show managed to rise above the baser impulses, and in doing so illustrated one of the primary strengths of radio:

Daphne had adjusted to a new life, though she admitted to pining for the old one; and Penny was happier now, easier to live with. Dru, on the other hand, was more difficult, and Chris's misery was clear. Yet both agreed that the change had been the right thing, as had staying together: love made it worthwhile.

The arrival at that tender conclusion was the most astonishing thing, a tribute to Chris's and Daphne's generosity, and to O'Leary's unprurient questioning. It was also a tribute to radio, which can, by making you part of a conversation rather than a voyeur, treat such material with a subtlety beyond TV's range.

I have said it before and I will say it again. At its best, radio bring a combination of personality, character, and community to its listeners. A sense of involvement that is, as Hanks says above, conversational. The personal touch is important. It is also what allows sustained and serious dialogue beyond the reach of TV, at least when used well.

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Come, come in
Invade all You see of us
Any man, who'd walk Your road is welcomed here
And You're the only one

Jesus, come and walk the halls of this house
Tread this place and turn it inside out
With Your mercy...
Jesus, teach us the prayers that open these doors
Until Your light floods in and illuminates these floors
And let Your truth be on our steps and in these rooms
Jesus invade...

Reach, reach in
With the hand that heals all our suffering
Conquer all that is not of You
Bring Your spirit throughout
As we fill these walls with Your praise

Watermark Invade

God's been encouraging me today and the up-tightness of yesterday is clearing up. An afternoon nap contributed some but the main cure was found through a timely reminder in Psalm 90 that thankfulness is the cure for anxiety and discontent. Thinking over all that I have to be thankful is overwhelming in a good sort of way. I heard this song this afternoon as I was cooking dinner on Pandora Radio and it just struck me how much I need Jesus to inhabit every area of my life. I need His attitude in exchange for mine.

What do you have to do? Lots of sucky shiz. You have to sit there all day long building links while it seems like nothing is changing. You create a link here, a link there. You create page after page of content for your business...

Does your traffic increase in the first week? No...

Does it increase in the first month? Maybe slightly...

So you continue to put in hour after hour into SEO projects that may or may not pay off. You use existing technology to identify methods you can do to move up in the rankings.

Hundreds and hundreds of hours later, you will start to build residual traffic.

Dang, SEO sucks.

This is an OCR of a copy reprinted in Germany, emphasis as in the copy, and I presume the original.

Der Führer and Oberste Befehlshaber F. H. Qu., den 2. 12. 1941 der Wehrmacht

OKW/WFSt/Abt. L (I Op)

441980/41 g. Kdos. Chefs.

Geheime Kommandosache

Chefsache! 17 Ausfertigungen

Nur durch Offizier ! 2. Ausfertigung

Weisung Nr. 38

1) Als Grundlage für die Sicherung und Erweiterung der eigenen Mittelmeerstellung und zur Bildung eines Kraftzentrums der Achsenmächte im mittleren Mittemeer befehle ich nach Einvernehmen mit dem Duce, dass Teile der im Osten frei gewordenen Verbände der deutschen Luftwaffe in Stärke etwa eines Fliegerkorps und der erforderlichen Luftverteidigungskräfte in den süditalienischen und nordafrikanischen Raum zu überführen sind.

Neben der unmittelbaren Auswirkung auf die Kriegführung im Mittelmeer und Nordafrika soll dadurch eine wesentliche Einflussnahme auf die gesamte weitere Entwicklung im Mittelmeerraum angestrebt werden.

2) Mit der Führung der für diese Aufgabe einzusetzenden Gesamtkräfte beauftrage ich den Generalfeldmarschall Kesselring unter gleichzeitiger Ernennung zum Oberbefehlshaber Süd (Ob. Bfh. Süd).

Seine Aufgaben sind:

Erzwingen der Luft- und Seeherrschaft im Raum zwischen Süditalien und Nordafrika zur Herstellung gesicherter Verbindungswege nach Libyen und der Cyrenaika, hierzu insbesondere Niederhaltung Maltas,

Zusammenwirken mit den in Nordafrika eingesetzten deutschen und verbündeten Kräften,
Unterbindung des feindlichen Verkehrs durch das Mittelmeer sowie der englischen Versorgung von Tobruk und Malta in enger Zusammenarbeit mit den dafür verfügbaren deutschen und italienischen Seestreitkräften.

3) Der Ob. Bfh. Süd untersteht dem Duce and erhält über das Comando Supremo dessen Richtlinien für die Aufgaben im grossen. In allen luftwaffeneigenen Angelegenheiten verkehrt der Ob. d. L. mit dem Ob. Bfh. Süd unmittelbar, in wesentlichen Fragen unter gleichzeitiger Unterrichtung des Oberkommandos der Wehrmacht.

4) Dem Ob. Bfh. sind unterstellt:

sämtliche im Mittelmeerraum und Nordafrika eingesetzten Kräfte der deutschen Luftwaffe, die seitens der italienischen Wehrmacht zur Durchführung seiner Aufgaben zur Verfügung gestellten Flieger- and Flak-Verbände.

5) Die im mittleren Mittelmeergebiet eingesetzten deutschen Seestreitkräfte bleiben dem Ob. d. M. unterstellt.

Der Ob. Bfh. Süd ist befugt, für die Durchführung der ihm zugewiesenen Aufgaben dem Deutschen Admiral beim Oberkommando der italienischen Kriegsmarine, gegebenenfalls auch der Marine-Gruppe Süd (für das östliche Mittelmeer) Weisungen zu erteilen. Den Einsatz befehlen die Marinedienststellen im Einvernehmen mit dem Ob. Bfh. Süd.

Die Wünsche des Ob. Bfh. Süd zur Abstimmung des gemeinsamen Einsatzes der verbündeten Seestreitkräfte sind ausschliesslich an den Deutschen Admiral beim Oberkommando der italienischen Kriegsmarine zu richten.

6) Die Aufgaben des W. B. Südost und des Deutschen Generals beim Hauptquartier der italienischen Wehrmacht bleiben unverändert.

(gez.) Adolf Hitler

English Translation

The Führer and Commander in Chief. Führer HQ, 2^nd Dec. 1941, to the Wehrmacht

OKW/WFSt/Abt. L (I Op)

441980/41/ Secret Command Affair

Chiefs Only! 17 Copies

Only by Officer! 2^nd Copy

Directive No. 38

1) As basis for securing and broadening our position in the Mediterranean and to create a power centre of Axis forces in the central Mediterranean I hereby order, in agreement with the Duce, that elements of the German air force formations which have been freed up in the east, in strength of about one air corps, and the required air defense forces, are to be transferred into the Southern Italian and North African area. Apart from the immediate effect on the conduct of war in the Mediterranean and North Africa, a major influence on the whole development in the Mediterranean area will be pursued.

2) I charge Field Marshal Kesselring with the command of the totality of forces employed for this task, and appoint him as CIC South at the same time.
His tasks are:
Force command of the air and sea in the area between South Italy and North Africa to establish secure connections to Libya and the Cyrenaica, and in this context especially to suppress Malta, Co-operation with the German and allied forces employed in North Africa, Stopping of enemy traffic through the Mediterranean, as well as the English supply of Tobruk and Malta in close co-operation with the German and Italian naval forces available for this task.

3) The CIC South is subordinated to the Duce and receives his general guidance for the tasks at large through the Comando Supremo. In all internal German air force affairs he deals with the CIC German Air Force directly, in important matters while informing the High Command of the Wehrmacht at the same time.

4) Subordinated to the CIC South are:
All the forces of the German Air Force employed in the Mediterranean and North Africa, the flying and air defense forces made available by the Italian armed forces for the carrying out of his tasks.

5) The German naval forces employed in the central Mediterranean remain under the command of the CIC Navy.
The CIC South is allowed, to carry out the tasks given to him, to issue directives to the German Admiral at the High Command of the Italian Navy, and where necessary to the Naval Group South (for the eastern Mediterranean). The tactical employment is ordered by the naval offices in agreement with the CIC South.
Wishes of the CIC South to co-ordinate the joint employment of the allied naval forces are solely to be directed to the German Admiral at the High Command of the Italian Navy.

6) The tasks of the Armed Forces Commander South East and of the German General at the HQ of the Italian Armed Forces remain unchanged.

(signed) Adolf Hitler

This is a SlideCast presentation of online content offerings beyond BET.com. The discussion was lead by m friend Guy Primus VP of Interactive Media for Overbrook Entertainment. Edited out much of the Q&A and some of the incredibly fun banter we had during the session to save on time.

In this recorded episode of [itvt]'s talk radio show, "The TV of
Tomorrow Show with Tracy Swedlow," Patrick Koppula, founder and
CEO of ffwd--a company that has just beta-launched a service that uses
social networking to facilitate Internet programming discovery and to
enhance the online viewing experience--discusses the service (which is
scheduled to launch commercially in September), the thinking behind
it, and ffwd's plans for enhancing it in the future; recounts the events
that led to his founding ffwd (he previously founded iLike.com and
GarageBand.com); shares his opinions on the current state of the
broadband TV industry; and more.

• To listen to the show,
  click here.

• To view the video
  of ffwd's interface that Koppula plays during the interview, click here.

Archived Broadcasts

[itvt] is making past broadcasts of the show available on the show's

homepage.

Broadcast #36
: In an [itvt] exclusive, members of the Academy of
Television Arts & Sciences Interactive Media Peer Group Primetime
Emmy Awards Committee--Sanjit Das (ABC), Geoff Katz (Code and
Theory), Marcelino Ford-Livene (Intel), Suzanne Stefanac (American
Film Institute), and Marcia Zellers (Vendaloo)--announce the finalists
for the 2008 Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Creative
Achievement in Interactive Media; discuss why this group of finalists
was chosen; describe the judging process; explain why the Awards
are focusing increasingly on interactive storytelling; outline significant
trends they noticed among this year's entries; and much more.

Broadcast #35
: Tom Morgan, chief strategy officer of Move Networks
(clients include ABC, Discovery and Fox), provides an overview of
that company's technology and strategy; discusses its interest in
working with CableLabs' ETV and OCAP standards; details the
interactive advertising formats it is now offering; and more.

Broadcast #34
: Bill Niemeyer, chief of analysis and research at
BlackArrow, and Tracy Swedlow discuss their picks for the most
important interactive TV stories of June. Topics discussed include the
significance of the tru2way MOU that was recently signed by a number
of prominent cable MSO's and CE companies; UK broadcaster ITV's
attempts to prevent the use of the acronyms "ITV" and "iTV" in
reference to interactive television; the appointment of David Verklin to
head up Canoe Ventures, the US cable industry's initiative for
interactive, addressable advertising; Microsoft's acquisition of Navic
Networks; and more.

Broadcast #33
: Alex Magoun, director of the David Sarnoff Library,
discusses David Sarnoff's legacy; outlines parallels between the early
development of television and the development of interactive TV
today; describes the David Sarnoff Library's work; discusses Sarnoff's
and Philo Farnsworth's respective roles in the invention of television;
and more.

Broadcast #32
: Sangita Verma, co-founder and CEO of TAG
Networks--a company that has developed a games-on-demand service,
called TAG, that integrates with existing VOD infrastructures and
supports community features and multi-device interaction--discusses
the company's trial deployment of the service with Time Warner Cable
in Dothan, Alabama (note: according to TAG Networks, during the first
four months of the trial, which began last December, TAG achieved a
40% penetration rate among digital households, and the average
playing time across digital households increased 238%); shares usage
trends and demographic data from the trial; describes the company's
technology and marketing strategies; explains its relationship with
ActiveVideo Networks (formerly ICTV); outlines its future plans; and
much more.

Broadcast #31
: Steven Roberts, SVP of new media and business
development at DirecTV, and Tyler Slocum, the company's senior
director of ITV and DVR services, provide an update on DirecTV's
interactive TV offerings. Topics discussed include usage statistics for
DirecTV's various ITV services, the company's ITV strategy, its future
ITV and DVR plans, and more.

Broadcast #30
: Michael Finn, VP of advertising sales at DISH
Network, and Scott Higgins, the company's director of interactive
programming, discuss DISH's new interactive TV advertising deal with
NBC Universal, and the company's plans to make increasing use of the
DVR hard drive for its interactive TV offerings.

Broadcast #29
: Jim Louderback, CEO of Revision3, provides an
overview of his company--which bills itself as "an actual TV network
for the Web," and which produces its own original, broadcast-quality
programming. Topics discussed include funding, download numbers,
revenues, demographics, distribution strategy, content strategy,
advertising partnerships, new shows, and more.

Broadcast #28
: A panel of interactive TV experts--Steve Borelli, VP of
marketing and business development at Integra5; industry analyst,
Leslie Ellis (author of the popular Multichannel News column,
"Translation Please"); Will Kreth, director of product management for
interactive TV at Time Warner Cable; Alex Libkind, founder and COO
of Zodiac Interactive; Mike Malcy, VP of marketing and business
development at Vidiom Systems; and Gary Sohmers, chairman and
president of Interactive Meet and Greet Entertainment
(IMAGE)--review the 2008 NCTA Cable Show. Topics discussed
include the very well-attended tru2way Developers Conference that
immediately preceded the show; what the cable operators were saying
about their plans to support the ETV and tru2way standards;
noteworthy interactive TV applications on the show floor; the emerging
popularity of social-networking ITV applications; what should have
been discussed and showcased at the show, but wasn't; and much, much
more.

Broadcast #27
: Richard Baker, EVP of sales and marketing at UK-
based interactive TV software provider, ANT (note: Baker, who joined
the company earlier this year, was previously general manager of
technology products and services for the EMEA region at
RealNetworks), discusses the company's new multiplatform application
development strategy, its new Twitter ITV application, its new
proof-of-concept EPG application which displays up to 45 channels on
a single screen, the importance of developing hybrid solutions (e.g.
DTT and IPTV), and much more.

Broadcast #26: Silicon Valley pundit and author, Andrew Keen ("The
Cult of the Amateur"), discusses his skeptical take on user-generated
content and other participatory media, why he is not a fan of the
Creative Commons movement, his views on the economics of
broadband video, and more.

Broadcast #25: A panel of interactive TV experts--Patrick Donoghue ,
VP of interactive TV product management at Time Warner Cable ;
industry analyst, Leslie Ellis (author of the column, "Translation
Please "); Bill Niemeyer , chief of analysis and research at BlackArrow ;
David Preisman, VP of interactive television at Showtime Networks;
and Lori Schwartz , SVP and director of the Interpublic Emerging
Media Lab --and special guests, Steven Roberts , SVP of new media and
business development at DirecTV, and Amy Jacobson Kurokawa , chair
of the San Francisco Chapter of the Producers Guild of America
(PGA), discuss their picks for the most important ITV stories of April
and provide a snapshot of the current state of the industry. Topics
discussed include NBC Universal's Digital Studio initiative and
whether it can serve as a model for a new relationship between the
advertising industry and the cable and satellite industries; the latest
developments in tru2way/OCAP; and the upcoming NCTA Cable
Show.

Broadcast #24: Mark Goldenson --founder and CEO of PlayCafe.com , a
company which streams live, free-to-play game shows that allow
viewers to play along, chat with hosts and other players, form teams,
contribute questions, and win prizes (note: Ken Jennings, the holder of
the record for the longest winning streak on the US game show,
"Jeopardy!," recently appeared on PlayCafe.com as a special
guest)--discusses the company's offering, its business model, the impact
on the industry of the UK participation TV scandal, and new features
the company plans to offer, including making it possible for end-users
to produce their own shows.

Broadcast #23: Tim Wahlers, founder and CEO of Vidiom Systems, the
company's VP marketing, Mike Malcy, its VP of engineering services,
Walden Miller, and its VP of strategic initiatives, David Housman, discuss
their work with the cable industry on tru2way/OCAP, describe some of the
interactive TV projects they are currently engaged in, provide an overview
of Vidiom's OCAP testing services, and offer a preview of the upcoming
second annual tru2way Developers Conference. (Note: the conference--which
is produced by the NCTA and CableLabs, and sponsored by Vidiom--will be
held in New Orleans on Saturday, May 17th and Sunday, May 18th, just prior
to the NCTA Cable Show. Areas of discussion will include programming,
platforms, consumer electronics, application development, and retail
opportunities, and the event will also feature hands-on workshops.)

Broadcast #22: James Joyce, EVP of business development at
Netherlands-based international TV formats developer, 2waytraffic (note:
the company is in the process of being acquired by Sony), discusses the
company's participation TV formats, the challenges involved in bringing its
participation TV offerings to the US market, the impact of the recent
participation TV scandal in the UK, and more.

Broadcast #21: Marcelino Ford-Livene and David Jensen, co-governors
of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Interactive Media Peer
Group (IMPG), and Geoff Katz, chairman of the IMPG's Primetime
Emmy Awards Working Group, discuss the Academy's newly issued
call for entries for the 2007-2008 Primetime Emmy Awards for
Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media (note: the
Awards will recognize excellence in two areas of competition this year:
Fiction and Non-Fiction).

Broadcast #20: Magnus Eriksson, chief development manager, and
Christian Bjorkman, director of special projects at Mindark, the
company behind the virtual world, Entropia Universe, discuss the
interactive enhancements the company created for the Swedish
television drama, "The Truth about Marika." Viewers of the
show--which was recently awarded the Emmy for Best Interactive TV
Service by the International Academy of Television Arts &
Sciences--could participate by searching for clues within Entropia
Universe that allowed them to solve a show-related mystery. In
addition, they could interact within the virtual world with avatars of the
show's main characters. Eriksson and Bjorkman also provide an
in-depth overview of Entropia Universe: among other things, the virtual
world has a "real cash economy," whose currency is pegged to the US
dollar (at a rate of 10-1), and which allows participants to earn money.

Broadcast #19: Cathy Hetzel, president of the Advanced Media
Information division at business-intelligence company, Rentrak, and
her colleague, Dustin Encelewski, the company's director of
technological business development, discuss recent developments with
its OnDemand Essentials offering--a Web-based ASP service which
measures and reports anonymous, aggregate VOD usage data, such as
viewership volumes and trends, and which is intended to provide cable
operators, content providers and advertisers with customizable reports
designed to help them better understand viewers' VOD content
preferences. They also discuss Rentrak's relationship with the cable
industry, cast light on the company's future plans for its Essentials
product line, discuss its competitors, and provide some interesting
statistics about VOD usage that the company has gleaned over the past
few months.

Broadcast #18: Gary Sohmers, president and chairman of Interactive
Meet and Greet Entertainment (IMAGE), discusses his company's
flagship Video Queue technology, which allows TV viewers to have
face-to-face encounters with celebrities. (Note: Sohmers will probably
be familiar to [itvt] readers who are also PBS viewers: he is a regular
guest on the popular program, "Antiques Roadshow," where he
appraises toys, collectibles and memorabilia.)

Broadcast #17: AirPlay chairman and CEO, Morgan Guenther, talks
about his company's new deal with Sony Pictures Television to provide
multiplayer play-along mobile gaming for the popular game show,
"Jeopardy!"; about some of the other new projects the company will be
undertaking this year; about its business model and its plans to scale its
business; about his experiences at TiVo (where he served as president
from 2001-2003); and more.

Broadcast #16: Phil Bender, CableLabs' project director for OpenCable,
and Roger Brinkley, community leader for the Mobile & Embedded
Community at Sun Microsystems, provide an in-depth update on the
latest developments in OpenCable/OCAP/tru2way; discuss the
"OpenCable Project" that recently launched on Java.net; provide a
preview of CableLabs' CableNET showcase at the upcoming NCTA
Cable Show; and more.

Broadcast #15: Ashwin Navin, co-founder and president of
peer-to-peer technology provider, BitTorrent, discusses that company's
recently announced agreement with Comcast, which calls for them to
work together to address infrastructural issues raised by the growing
popularity of video and other rich media on the Internet. In addition, a
panel of high-profile interactive TV experts--Paula Byrne, founder and
managing director of Pushbutton; Bill Niemeyer, chief of analysis and
research at BlackArrow; and David Preisman, VP of interactive
television at Showtime Networks--discuss their picks for the most
important ITV stories of March. Topics discussed include Navic's
announcement that its Admira media placement platform now supports
interactivity; UK broadcaster Five's abandonment of red-button
services; Showtime Networks' launch of a range of multiplatform
interactive services to support its high-profile new series, "The
Tudors"; the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' call for entries
for its interactive Emmy awards; and much more.

Broadcast #14: Will Kreth, director of product management for interactive
TV at Time Warner Cable , provides [itvt] readers/listeners with an exclusive
on OEDN.net, a newly launched OCAP/EBIF developer network. He
discusses, among other things, the group's resources and goals, its
efforts to reach out to the Hollywood and academic communities, the
current state of OCAP and EBIF development and deployment, the
relationship between OCAP and Blu-ray, and much more. In addition, a
panel of high-profile interactive TV experts--Patrick Donoghue, VP of
ITV product management at Time Warner Cable; Bill Niemeyer, chief
of analysis and research at BlackArrow; and David Preisman, VP of
interactive television at Showtime Networks -- discuss their picks for
the most important ITV stories of February. Topics discussed include
new VOD technologies from SeaChange International that allow
advertising to be inserted into interior program breaks and streamed
video games; the emerging market for VOD games services; ESPN360's
launch of HD broadband video, powered by Move Networks' technology;
Ensequence's new Blu-ray Disc partnership with Sony; and much more.

Broadcast #13: A panel of interactive TV experts--Patrick Donoghue,
VP of ITV product management at Time Warner Cable; Bill Niemeyer,
chief of analysis and research at BlackArrow; and David Preisman,
VP of interactive television at Showtime Networks--discuss their picks
for the most important ITV stories of January. Topics discussed include
CES; next-generation remote control and touchscreen technologies;
the emergence of cable MSO's as broadband TV content aggregators;
new technologies that bypass the traditional set-top box; CableLabs'
rebranding of OCAP as "tru2way"; the future of EBIF; new data on ITV
from Ensequence, Backchannelmedia and Gemstar-TV Guide; and
the persistence of two-screen ITV.

Broadcast #12: Andrew Solmssen,
EVP of multiplatform interactive
design agency, Schematic, discusses the impact of the company's recent
acquisition by advertising and marketing giant, WPP; its work on the
ABC.com Full Episode Player, Starz' Vongo service, and other
interactive and broadband TV projects; its work on video walls,
touchscreens, "Wiimotes" (Wii remotes) and other new interactive
platforms; using design to boost the efficacy of broadband video
advertising and of content navigation systems; and much more.

Broadcast #11: Steve Shannon, EVP and general manager of product
management at EPG developer, Gemstar-TV Guide, discusses, among
other things, the company's EPG products and its product roadmap;
new features that will be offered by its EPG's over the coming
year; My TV Guide, its new suite of cross-platform (TV, Internet
and mobile) guidance solutions; its work on social TV and
programming recommendation solutions; its work--via GuideWorks,
its joint-venture with Comcast--on a new, graphically rich
OCAP-based EPG; the future of EPG advertising; and much more.

Broadcast #10: Kristen Fergason is VP of marketing at Maven
Networks, a company that offers a software platform which allows
content providers and brand marketers to create interactive broadband
VOD channels (its customers include 20th Century Fox, Gemstar-TV
Guide, Univision, Virgin Records, General Motors, PepsiCo, Gannett,
Scripps Networks, and A&E Television Networks). The company
recently launched an advertising platform which it bills as introducing a
series of new, non-proprietary formats that are significantly more
engaging than pre-roll ads (the currently dominant form of broadband
video advertising), make for a better user experience, and deliver
higher-value ad units for advertisers. In the interview, Fergason
describes the new platform and the kinds of interactive advertising it
enables; outlines Maven's product-development plans; and discusses
the Internet TV Advertising Forum, an industry group that Maven and a
number of other companies recently established in order to "solve the
challenges and deficiencies associated with current online video
advertising models" and to develop new standards and formats for
interactive broadband video advertising.

Broadcast #9: Hans Fischmann is general manager of advanced media
at Charter Media, the advertising arm of cable MSO, Charter
Communications. Since he joined Charter Media in January, 2007, he
and his team have launched over 600 interactive TV and VOD
advertising campaigns. He describes the kinds of interactive TV
advertising offered by Charter Media; provides statistics on the efficacy
of the company's ITV ads; describes its efforts to market its ITV
advertising capabilities; provides some thoughts on the cable industry
ITV advertising initiative, "Project Canoe"; discusses "Did You See
It?," a new channel Charter is launching that will be devoted to
interactive TV advertising; and much more.

Broadcast #8: Peter Price, president and CEO of the New York-based
National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, one of two
organizations that are responsible for television's annual Emmy
awards (the other is the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television
Arts & Sciences), discusses, among other things, the relationship
between the two Academies, and their ongoing legal dispute over
the National Academy's awards for Advanced Media (which were
presented Monday at CES 2008).

Broadcast #7: Upstate New York resident, James Cawley, whose
background includes, among other things, a stint as an
Elvis-impersonator, is the executive producer of Star Trek New
Voyages (startreknewvoyages.com), a production company that
produces original episodes of "Star Trek," based on the characters from
that show's first season (Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Scotty, Sulu, Uhura,
etc.). Downloads of these hour-long, fan-generated broadband TV
episodes have been in the multiple millions, and their audience base
appears to be growing rapidly. Cawley shares his thoughts on
producing original, fan-generated "Star Trek" programming for the
Internet; describes the events that led to the formation of Star Trek New
Voyages; discusses the company's relationship with CBS (the owner of
the "Star Trek" franchise); provides a preview of new episodes and new
characters that the company has in the pipeline (including "Star Trek's"
first gay character); discusses the possibility of making the show
interactive or building a social network around it; and much more.

Broadcast #6: Three high-profile figures from the interactive TV
space--Patrick Donoghue, VP of ITV product management at Time Warner
Cable; Bill Niemeyer, chief of analysis and research at BlackArrow;
and David Preisman, VP of interactive television at Showtime
Networks--provide a retrospective of the year in interactive TV,
present their picks for the year's most important ITV stories, and
predict the important ITV trends for 2008. Topics discussed include
the rise of user-generated content; the demise of TMG; the
significance of the top-secret interactive TV advertising initiative,
"Canoe"; the emergence of big-budget broadband TV programming;
EchoStar's purchase of Sling Media; DirecTV's purchase of ReplayTV;
and much more.

Broadcast #5: Three senior executives from mobile interactive TV
specialist, SinglePoint--president and CEO, Rich Begert; VP of
industry relations, Doug Busk; and director of marketing, Philippe
Poutonnet--discuss, among other things, the company's recent deal with
NBC Universal. The deal will see SinglePoint providing mobile
interactive/participation TV services for a range of NBC Universal's
programming and channels, including NBC, CNBC, MSNBC, Bravo,
Telemundo, USA Network, NBC Sports, and NBC News.

Broadcast #4: Steve Rosenbaum is founder and CEO of
Magnify.net, a company that provides a new Web 2.0 service
which allows end-users to create video galleries/channels
complete with social networks. He discusses Magnify.net's
service and the business model behind it; provides examples
of how it is being used; outlines the company's current
strategy and future plans; and more.

Broadcast #3: Brian Seth Hurst, a well-known figure in
interactive TV circles, was recently elected as vice chairman
of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the
organization behind the Primetime Emmys. His election marks
the first time ever that a new media specialist has served in
such a senior role at the Academy. Hurst discusses what his
election says about the evolution of the Academy and of the
television establishment in general; the significance of the
ongoing writers' strike for the interactive and broadband TV
industries; and much more.

Broadcast #2: Jodie McAfee, who was formerly SVP of
corporate development and marketing at The Media Group
(TMG), a high-profile interactive TV advertising and
programming company that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
earlier this year, discusses that company's demise; his new
company, BoomerangiTV; the cable industry interactive TV
advertising initiative known as "Project Canoe"; the current
state of the ITV advertising industry in general; and more.

Broadcast #1: Louis Slothouber and Dan Levinson of BIAP
discuss their company's technologies; the challenges involved
in deploying the company's interactive TV applications (which
include eBay on TV, Yellow Pages on TV, and Fantasy
Football and Baseball Trackers); the company's patent
portfolio; the current state of the cable industry; ITV
standards; artificial intelligence; emerging market
opportunities; and more.

I have many more sub pages completed, but it was pointless to make all of them when one or two would suffice. Also made in Photoshop CS2. These designs (and development thereof) reflect my reactions to John's advice, the benchmark, and a growing understanding of web design.

This client also has had the design we proposed for a long time. They have since updated their logo (seen on current website: http://www.whitemanservices.com/ ), but have not replied back on my design or if they even really want to do a reskin. "good things take time"

This is the first blog post about our project “The Streets of Bournemouth”. We thought it would be useful to give an insight as to what the project is and what it entails:

What is this “Streets of Bournemouth” project you’re talking about?

The Streets of Bournemouth is a £440,000 lottery funded project aiming to build a virtual “museum”, which will map out the history of the town of Bournemouth. This virtual “museum” will be an interactive experience that will be available online. It will feature a collection of maps, images and information to show how the town has changed over the past 200 years.

As a user, how can I be involved?

“The community archive” will allow you to contribute and add your own photo’s, collections, stories and memories to the website, as well as allowing you to interact with other users.

So what else will it feature?

For this project, we will be conserving a unique collection of Victorian glass negatives. “The Day Collection” is a photographic record of the first expansion of Bournemouth; owing to its fragile condition it is not available to the public. Conservation and digitisation of the collection will enable it to be included on the website for all to enjoy.

When will it be ready?

The project will go live in April 2010 (in time for Bournemouth’s bicentenary).

The Streets of Bournemouth team.

Props to my homeboy Audiotrixx for hitting 4,000 downloads for his latest mix on FoundationKL.

Audiotrixx's In Transition mix is dark and heavy, heavy, heavy.

Just look at that track-list. Download!

Audiotrixx - In Transition ( June 2008 )

1 ) Timang Burung – Audiotrixx Intro
2 ) Critical Mass – Ben Sage
3 ) Hooligan – Cause 4 Concern
4 ) Hunchback – Dizplay and Lost Sequence
5 ) Cosmos – Telemetrik
6 ) Grime House – Future Signal
7 ) We Dominate – Ewun & Spor
8 ) Evil Exists – Telemetrik feat Evancipation
9 ) Reservoir – Phace
10) Sandwaves – DJ Hidden
11) Apprentice (N. Phect remix) – Proktah
12) Assassin – Future Signal
13) Valentine – Spor
14) Audio – Destroyed (The Sect VIP Remix) – Dylan and Robyn Chaos
15) Nature of Evil – Limewax
16) Tektonic – Current Value
17) Straight Jacket – DJ Hidden
18 ) Timeline – Evol Intent
19) Crack Up – Mystification
20) Generation P – B Soul
21) Sickness & Suffering ( Donny Remix) – Counterstrike & Mumblz
22) Timang Burung - Audiotrixx Outro