Monthly Archives: September 2006

Fantasy Football Update

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UPDATE: The players in bold are starters for week 4

I am in a Fantasy Football league here at SONY Electronics. Currently I am in 1st or 2nd place depending how you look at it. Last week I had my first loss because some players got pulled right before the game. This week I am looking for some help. Who should I play? Here is a list of my players

Marc Bulger, StL QB
J.P. Losman, Buf QB
Carson Palmer, Cin QB

Chris Chambers, Mia WR
Donte’ Stallworth, Phi WR
Eric Moulds, Hou WR

Carnell Williams, TB RB
Willis McGahee, Buf RB
Fred Taylor, Jac RB

Jermaine Wiggins, Min TE
Chris Cooley, Was TE
Ben Utecht, Ind TE

Ravens D/ST, Bal D/ST
Bears D/ST, Chi D/ST

Jason Elam, Den K
Rian Lindell, Buf K

Another Win for the Internet

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fox newsBloggers win again! It all started when President Clinton sat down with Chris Wallace of Fox News Sunday for an interview. What an interview it was because the next day it was all over the news and internet. Eventually within a day or so it was already on youtube and many other sites included political blogs and message boards. The video became very popular and was all over the internet which must have made Fox News very unhappy. On Monday the internet division of Fox sent out cease and desist letters to all users on youtube which had referenced this movie due to copyright claims. However, a 180 degree turn back in the right direction let youtube users restore these videos because of the popularity and blogger outrage of there previous decision to remove the content. In a statement Fox said the following as to why the videos where allowed to be published again

“…They clearly realized that part of the reason that the interview got so much attention was because of the clips on YouTube and other non-Fox video website…”

And then went on to say

“Our Internet division used poor judgment in asking this to be taken down. We’re thrilled the Wallace-Clinton clip has received so many hits on You Tube.”

So what is the big deal about this? I would have to say if the video was made popular by the internet then network news needs to start thinking about ways to get abreast in technology and move more towards the internet as a way in providing there content. Some news sources have already done that (NBC-2 news in Fort Myers, FL streams most of there broadcasts online) and some have not. The copyright laws and DRM will only hurt companies in the long run. If you don’t want your content to be reused or reposted then don’t publish and if you do publish it, sending out cease and desist letters is not the way to gain blogger loyalty. Bloggers are only trying to get the word out and at the same time helping you gain internet loyalty and increased viewership. I think Fox had realized this immediately after send out the letters. I can just imagine the impact and blogger fury if this Fox position wasn’t lifted. I would have to say that the blogger/internet community has chalked up another victory in the in the network news vs. internet news war.

Here are some things to think about has time goes on and we see this more and more of this particular situation. Has Fox started the move in the right direction and set a president with internet copyright infringement laws, or will companies just realize that these posts will help them in the future through viewership and advertisements? Hopefully more companies will follow suit and allow reposting of good content. It only helps the people when this content is out and open for every one to see. What do you think about all this and media copyright of news content for the internet?

Free Advertising on Network News

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NewsEver since watching the morning news I have noticed more personal advertisements in the foreground of the picture. These are usually the people standing and waving outside the windows holding signs for there web sites or businesses. On the Today show, and Fox and Friends you are more likely to see this since some of there shots are outside or you can see out side through the set. This is a brilliant form of advertising. Guerilla Marketing if that’s what you want to call it, gets the message out to millions of people and does it for free. Today PayPerPost.com people where advertising there site in the background. I wonder how many hits a site actually gets after being spotted in the background of network news show. I could use some of this advertisement for kapustabrothers.

Moo Cards

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MooDo you have a Flickr Pro account? Do you want to print your images on Business like cards? Well you are all set! Last night Andy sent me an instant message about moo.com. It simply said something like “Go to moo.com to get some free stuff. Only for Flickr.com Pro users.” When I got over to the site I saw that you can get 10 free cards with your flickr images printed on the front and anything your want on the reverse. This is such a good concept. Here is how it works.
First your must have a Flickr Pro account

  1. Point your browser to moo.com
  2. Click on the I want some button.
  3. I clicked on the 10 free cards for flickr.com pro users (the button is labeled Make a 10 pack)
  4. Moo.com loads Flickr with a privacy statement asking if it is ok for moo to log into your account with the username and password that you feed it. You must say ok to this since moo needs to load your pictures for your cards.
  5. Once you have completed the login, you can select your best pictures from your Flickr account and drag them into the selection bar that is displayed below your images. To remove an image from your selected images just click and drag it to the trash.
  6. Once you have added your photos continue to the next page to add any information to the back of the card. I think there is a maximum of 5 or 6 lines. If you are doing the 10 free cards the Flickr logo and if you want your Flickr icon will be displayed on the right side of the card.
  7. When you are finished click the next button on fill out your information for mailing and billing information.
  8. You’re done! Just allow moo 10 working days to mail you your cards. Just remember your cards are shipping from London, UK

This is a marvelous idea. What a great use of the Flickr API. I ordered my 10 free ones yesterday. Hopefully the quality is good because I may be in the market to purchase 100 cards. Heck its only $19.95 for 100! For start-ups and especially photographers this is a great idea for business cards. Display your work on your cards. I will probably be writing about the process and quality once I receive the cards.

Apple seizes the word “Podcast”

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microphoneApple has sent out cease and desist letters to podcasters for using the word podcast. Is Apple going to ruin it for everyone because of there marketing and legal gimmicks? I think it’s funny that Apple has gone this route. Podcasting has made the iPod a very nice investment and now with the Zune player coming out Apple needed to do something. The common internet users think that you need an iPod to listen to podcasts which you don’t. With the release of the Zune player Microsoft may market it as the next generation podcast listener. Not what apple would like! I think this is why Apple is doing what they are doing. Bad choice by Apple since the internet and podcasting community will have to come up with another name. The word podcast has become a internet recognized name. However, things may have to start from scratch again. So what would you like the new podcast word to be? What about MAUDcast = Mobile Audio Casting.