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Carol Mini Golfing

Carol Golfing - Originally uploaded on flickr by stevegarfield.

Instant Chinese Dumplings

Instant Chinese Dumplings - Originally uploaded on flickr by stevegarfield.

Andy Carvin interviews Dodd, Richardson, Kucinich and Gravel

Democratic Presidential Candidates Discuss the Digital Divide.

Great job by Andy on these interviews. I liked Kucinich and Gravel the best.

Captain Pike says "Maybe"

Captain Pike says "Maybe" - Originally uploaded on flickr by andyi.

Jellyfish in the Fort Point Channel

jellyfish in the fort point channel - Originally uploaded on flickr by sandcastlematt.

Eventstreaming: The Seed Of A Revolution

Duncan Riley at TechCrunch reports on what happened yesterday during the iPhone launch, and what it means for the future of live streaming, Eventstreaming: The Seed Of A Revolution:

"Eventstreaming is the missing link in Web 2.0’s challenge to network television."

iphone_palo_alto - Originally uploaded on flickr by reallyrocketscience.

Here are some of my real time observations that I posted to twitter from yesterday:

"This is just an indication of the future of news reporting"

"Streaming video live is history repeating. radio/tv <-> web audio/web video. People are experimenting now. Give it time..."

"iJustine is calling her mom on an iPhone and I'm watching it LIVE http://www.justin.tv/ijustine "The iPhone is awesome""

" Mogulus joins USTREAM.TV reporting about iPhone from the street today. 336 viewers right now. http://iphone.mogulus.com/ "

Whether or not you cared about the iPhone launch itself, the live streamers made it feel like you were there. In addition to that, if the live streamers were paying attention to their chat rooms, you could participate in the event remotely.


JAJAH Users Around The World - Originally uploaded on flickr by jajah.

Robin Good joined the conversation via video from Italy.


Apple Store!# - Originally uploaded on flickr by ijustine.

I had drinks with iJustine and her frineds last night.

Truly participatory and a conversation.

Breaking: Thompson to Replace Cheney

David Weinberger buries the lede over on his Joho the Blog: The common sense candidate:

Fred Thompson, the actor slated to be appointed vice president after Cheney resigns because of health issues later this summer.

Now that would make things even more interesting.

Next New TV

Herb Scannell of Next New Networks summarizes his speech from the OMMA conference, “New TV Changes the Game vs. Video Changes The Game”:

“New TV Changes the Game vs. Video Changes The Game” cause video is “here today, gone today”, and with “TV”, shows change but “networks” last forever. Sent love to Om Malick’s blog “New Tee Vee”, a fave of mine, and inspiration for language I liked and that term was more in spirit with what we want to accomplish at Next New: borrow the good practices of TV—it’s dependable unlike video that just happens, it’s branded so you know what you’re getting, and it’s consistent and reliable but not predictable—and marry it to what people expect from the internet and take advantage of its’ functionality. That’s our “New TV”. On the latter point about the internet, our new TV follows 3 rules that we live by:

1) be real and authentic vs. slick and over authoritative. That is the aesthetic of the web and new TV vs. “Old TV” and what Josh Marshall does on Veracifier is an example citing his visit to Colbert as being evidence of this.

2) community and conversation are integral to our new TV—it’s a sublety but we don’t so much make TV for audiences as we make shows WITH audiences citing how VOD Cars, Channel Frederator and Threadbanger and others and invite audiences to contribute and that serves as catalyst for many of our shows.

3) Finally, audiences want their new TV where they are—on their blogs, profiles, community sites so we embrace it and encourage it and invite marketers to join us.

Great points.

BREAKING: Lala Exposed on CBC TV

Nathan Fielder's video Widget is on the new website for CBC TV's new show, Exposure.

The idea behind the site is that people will vote on videos and the highest rated will be shown across Canada.

That's interesting enough, but most interesting to me is the host.


It's Lara! Better known at Lala on TikiBar TV.

Adult Signature Required: NOT

06/28/2007 - Originally uploaded on flickr by stevegarfield.

I just found this package unattended on my front porch. I guess the FedEx guy didn't check the ID of someone at least 21 years old before leaving it.

Our restrictive Wine Bill seems to be working. ;-)

Here's the label:

Tivo On Comcast DVR's in August

Shelly Palmer writes in MediaBytes 06.29.07:

TiVo announced yesterday that its software for Motorola cable boxes was accepted by Comcast, after two years of development. Starting this August, the software will be available to Comcast subscribers in the New England area as a seamless upgrade for their Comcast DVR's.

I can not wait for this upgrade. Thanks Shelly for reporting the news. let's see how long it takes Comcast to let me know about it. ;-)

Comcast to Launch TiVo in New England.

Get Democracy

Democracy Player will soon become Miro.

My iPhone Diary

David Pogue of The New York Times looks at the features of the new iPhone, as furtively as possible.

I love David Pogue.

Thanks Halley.

Focus on the Toys - Nokia

Focus on the Toys - Nokia - Originally uploaded on flickr by CC Chapman.

Wired Magazine Cover

Wired magazine looks awesome with me on the cover! Although unfortunately, that's the only issue I'm on the cover of.

They had an ad campaign with Xerox that allowed you to send in a photo and be on the cover of YOUR home delivery issue. I can't image that I made it on any other covers, but who knows.

I'll keep my phone line open for calls just in case... ;-)

The CNN - YouTube Debates: No Comment

The first The CNN - YouTube debate is happening on July 23rd in Charleston, South Carolina with the Democratic candidates. Citizens have been able to upload video questions to YouTube since June 14.

So far there are only 244 videos.

Why is that?

One thing that interests me is the fact that the only way to go watch the videos is to click on the Submit Your Question button on the YouTube Presidential Debates page.



Once there, you are presented with an interface that is crippled.

You'll notice that there is no place to leave comments and no rating system is visible.

Read the complete post at techPresident.

Video on the Net: Industry Leaders

Just saw this on the Video on the Net conference page. ;-)

"Fall 2007 Video on the Net delivers expert strategies and solutions to the decision makers of the Internet Media and Entertainment industry. Meet the leaders of today and the disruptors of tomorrow. Learn where investors are placing their bets on the future, and meet innovative startups delivering new technologies today."

Fenway Park: Where to Eat and Drink, and How to get there

Fenway Park: Where to Eat and Drink, and How to get there - Originally uploaded on flickr by stevegarfield.

Watch the new Carol and Steve Show, Fenway Park: Where to Eat and Drink, and How to get there.

A short Twittergram

Responding to Dave Winer's Twitter meets Podcasting test.


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