Deconstructing IT & Old Media
Unplug the Television?
I did it! I unplugged the television. Did I stop watching video content? No way. I have been using a combination of Hulu, Joost and Miro. I mainly use Miro but if I run out of content, I'll switch over to the other sites.
Why does Miro occupy most of my viewing? The cool thing about Miro is that its basically a video podcast player so I can subscribe to all kinds of video content that actually interests me. Tom Green (http://tomgreen.com/) fills my talkshow needs. I also subscribe to NBC Nightly News for my mainstream news. However the greatest feature is being able to subscribe to Cousin Slappy's American Idol podcast that he does from Nebraska. Miro supports RSS and Bittorrent for your downloading pleasure. There is also support for multiple file types including high definition. Miro includes a guide that has thousands of shows.
Joost (http://joost.com) is an Internet TV service that was developed by guys from Skype and Kazaa. Joost offers shows that they have negotiated with content providers. Commercials cut in on the shows every now and then. Some of the content that had my attention was the Rocky and Bullwinkle Show and Comedy Central's Joost Channel.
Hulu (http://hulu.com) is a response to iTunes from NBC and FOX. The two old media companies formed Hulu to use the Internet to take advantage of current shows and their back catalog too. You can find Family Guy and your childhood favorites What's Happening and the A-Team on the show menu. Most of the shows are not complete but there is enough meat in the sandwich to keep you entertained.
Are you ready to junk your television? Probably not. In the future there will be so many different options it may not matter. Television is now starting to feel like radio did when television exploded. Once there are 10,000 channels it will be difficult to put the genie back in the bottle.
Why does Miro occupy most of my viewing? The cool thing about Miro is that its basically a video podcast player so I can subscribe to all kinds of video content that actually interests me. Tom Green (http://tomgreen.com/) fills my talkshow needs. I also subscribe to NBC Nightly News for my mainstream news. However the greatest feature is being able to subscribe to Cousin Slappy's American Idol podcast that he does from Nebraska. Miro supports RSS and Bittorrent for your downloading pleasure. There is also support for multiple file types including high definition. Miro includes a guide that has thousands of shows.
Joost (http://joost.com) is an Internet TV service that was developed by guys from Skype and Kazaa. Joost offers shows that they have negotiated with content providers. Commercials cut in on the shows every now and then. Some of the content that had my attention was the Rocky and Bullwinkle Show and Comedy Central's Joost Channel.
Hulu (http://hulu.com) is a response to iTunes from NBC and FOX. The two old media companies formed Hulu to use the Internet to take advantage of current shows and their back catalog too. You can find Family Guy and your childhood favorites What's Happening and the A-Team on the show menu. Most of the shows are not complete but there is enough meat in the sandwich to keep you entertained.
Are you ready to junk your television? Probably not. In the future there will be so many different options it may not matter. Television is now starting to feel like radio did when television exploded. Once there are 10,000 channels it will be difficult to put the genie back in the bottle.
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