Mark Cuban always seems to be in the limelight for his opinionated views on the NBA , HDTV, and technology in general. I love reading his blog because he gives great business ideas.
Check out his new idea for reverse internet TV: http://www.blogmaverick.com
When The Simpsons came out I was in the beginning stages of high school and my parents were appalled. This “cartoon” had adult themes and language but looked like it was a kids’ show.
My brother and I were not allowed to watch. My home was fairly conservative so we weren’t allowed to watch most things on television targeted for the mainstream. But a lot of my friends came from less conservative homes. They were allowed to watch many of the shows with adult themes and adult language – but not the Simpsons. The problem was not the content – but the context. It wasn’t the message – it was the medium.
Cartoons were seen as shows that children watch. Adding adult elements to a kids’ show was terrible. People didn’t understand that this wasn’t just a kids’ show.
Fast forward a couple decades and we see Hollywood embracing animation like never before. If you thought the 1930’s was ToonTown’s golden age – wait until you look back in ten years. Cartoons are being cranked out – with high quality images and story – fast and cheap. And they are more and more being targeted to adults.
What was once looked at as a child’s medium has now been seen as a viable art form for adults. I credit this breakthrough to The Simpsons. They changed the way we think about cartoons – forever.
He may be loved by some hated by others – but he is brilliant.
With the announcement of the new iPhone and Apple TV - I’ve been thinking a lot about Mr. Jobs lately.
What makes Steve Jobs successful is his ability to bring to the masses what they want.
He gave us the desktop computer. Before this computers were for businesses – cost way too much – and were boring. He gave us the iPod. We can now carry our entire music and video libraries around with us wherever we go.
He has now brought us Apple TV. We are now able to watch internet video on our television – in high definition. But the big advance in this technology is what it does to the independent producers. Now as media creators we have the ability to broadcast our content to the world for the cost of server hosting.
A new era is dawning.
This changes everything!
okay so go to this link: http://www.apple.com/appletv
This changes everything. Now it is possible to send media from your computer to your high definition TV set. It is just a matter of time for independent TV channels to pop up all over the world.
If you are a content producer – now is the time to ramp up your productions and prepare. This is the year the vodcast goes mainstream.
I am excited about the possibilities.
