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   Wobcast Type Application

   

   Matt, Dec 2nd, 2005 @ 3:38pm

   
   

   Yes, this is one potential application of 3G mobile...true participation TV. See www.wobcast.com

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   Why not just add the cell phone feature to our lap

   

   Andrew Strasser, Dec 2nd, 2005 @ 11:17pm

   
   

   Simply put.

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   Re: Why not just add the cell phone feature to our

   

   Ivory Bill, Dec 3rd, 2005 @ 12:54am

   
   

   The obvious solution to this specific problem is IPT over EV-DO.... but at least one provicer (Verizon) prohibits it. It will be interesting to see how long the prohibition lastss, as IPT is such an obvious solution.
   Methinks that the prohibiton will last until Verizon (or whoever) has two competitors for high-speed wireless in a given coverge area. At that point, max revenue per subscriber will become secondary to just keeping the customer.

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   Content

   

   Perry, Dec 3rd, 2005 @ 6:30am

   
   

   I worked at AT&T's Downtown Digital (NYC) where we were building shows for the Florida interactive trials in the very early 90's. To me, the content was always the weakest link. Until the "killer app" in interactive programming comes along ITV is something that will limp along and remain a footnote. The technology is there but why spend it on voting??? Why spend millions of dollars on ITV for voting when a phone call works just fine (American Idol).
   
   When you really think about it, people can not do two things at one time. They watch, and then the google that Prada purse after the show. No one wants to stop the flow of the "moment" to do something else. Not at least with shows. If TV gets away from the "story" model then we may see the killer app eventually emerge. I'd say 20 years away at least. When you think about it, how successful is Web TV? I know no one who uses that service. Is it even still around?

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   Re: Content

   

   Joe Snuffy, Dec 3rd, 2005 @ 8:02am

   
   

   I disagree with yor statement, "When you really think about it, people can not do two things at one time." I am almost always doing two differant things while watching TV. Usually surfing the net or playing BF2. Recently I started putting jigsaw puzzles together while watching TV. It's not the "we" can't do it. It's that "you" can't do it.

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   Re: Content

   

   Anonymous Coward, Dec 3rd, 2005 @ 11:45am

   
   

   not only do i often do 2 things at once - watchin tv and surfing the web for example, i aslo regularly watch "tv" on the internet where i am able to see a number of shows that would otherwise be unavailable to me.
   
   I am doin exactly that right now as it goes !

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   Re: Content

   

   Adam, Dec 4th, 2005 @ 5:48pm

   
   

   WebTV was a very successfull platform for a number of years as I was a subscriber. WebTV is still around but now better known as MSNTV which has taken their set top boxes to a broader user base by incorporating broadband into their existing platform. I no longer use WebTV/MSNTV since I started to need more capabilities only found in a pc environment. But I do know a few people that still use it for internet access. If you do a basic google search on msntv or webtv you'll come up with many results with info and users who use the service and have built web sites of their own. But all in all it was just a cheap solution for internet without having the need for a computer.

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   Re: Content

   

   Perry, Dec 6th, 2005 @ 10:31am

   
   

   You are correct. "I" can not do two things at once.
   Sorry

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   Re: Content

   

   Perry, Dec 6th, 2005 @ 10:42am

   
   

   Please don't miss my point. I can indeed walk and chew gum at the same time. However I only want to be ENGAGED IN one thing at a time. Sure I can have the tube as background like a cd or radio, but if I'm engaged in a movie or episode, I do not want to interupt the flow. Matter of fact, I tivo everything just so I can skip the ads for that very reason.
   
   But that's just me.

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