Stories from Brass Media Web 2.0
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Movies from the web - no more trips to the video store
Brass Media Web 2.0 &bull Dec 4, 2009
Years ago when we purchased our first video tape deck (BTW it was a Beta) trips to the video store became a weekly routine. I remember spending an hour and sometimes longer browsing through the titles on the shelves looking… Full Story »
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Thoughts on CRTC hearings on Fee For Carriage
Brass Media Web 2.0 &bull Nov 19, 2009
We are following the CRTC hearings via Twitter, online news, CPAC video (when it works) and even caught a few mainstream media segments regarding the big battle between broadcast networks and the distribution channels of cable and satellite. Here are… Full Story »
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Globe and Mail: two local TV stations - one lives and one dies
Brass Media Web 2.0 &bull Nov 19, 2009
On Friday night a Tweet came in with a mention of Red Deer TV in connection to a Globe and Mail story. Thanks to Greg O’Brien, editor and publisher of CARTT.ca for the original link. After reading the story I… Full Story »
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Inventor of the internet - CBC's Q interviews Leonard Kleinrock
Brass Media Web 2.0 &bull Oct 29, 2009
Yesterday Jian Ghomeshi, host of the CBC radio show ‘Q’ interviewed Leonard Kleinrock one of the fathers of the internet. The first words from the mouth of the internet baby were uttered forty years ago and Dr. Kleinrock is still… Full Story »
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US Whitehouse goes for an open source content management system
Brass Media Web 2.0 &bull Oct 26, 2009
The announcement that the Whitehouse.gov site will be moving to an open-source content management system (CMS) from a proprietary custom built system is more than a sign of the times. It is a major move in the right direction and… Full Story »
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Broadband booming in Canada - according to eMarketer
Brass Media Web 2.0 &bull Oct 1, 2009
The following info from eMarketer has Canada in seventh spot for internet penetration worldwide. Good news eh! This actually puts us ahead of the UK which we talked about in yesterdays post. What lead us to this article was a… Full Story »
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Internet ads overtake TV in the UK
Brass Media Web 2.0 &bull Sep 30, 2009
Does this article in the Guardian from the U.K., indicate what we can expect in the near future for Canada? Internet advertising spending has surpassed TV advertising – 23.5% vs 21.9% of total ad dollars spent. The numbers in the… Full Story »
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Competition is part of our capitalist system - so are monopolies
Brass Media Web 2.0 &bull Aug 6, 2009
Milton Bradley-Hasbro’s Monopoly is a great game but for some large (or even small) businesses it’s a way of life. Competition is good. It’s good for the consumer to have many choices and options – unless it is just the… Full Story »
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Microsoft to launch WebTV in the UK
Brass Media Web 2.0 &bull Aug 1, 2009
Next week, MicroSoft will launch a WebTV service playing episodic shows in the UK. Destined to go head to head with other such services there are no plans to rebroadcast current shows or full length movies. Why would MS want… Full Story »
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Broadband in rural regions needs attention
Brass Media Web 2.0 &bull Jul 30, 2009
Everyday I talk to people who are still using dial-up to access the internet. Not out of choice but because they have no other options. In rural homes, ranches and farms of Central Alberta people want to connect to the… Full Story »
