New New Media looks at blogging, YouTube, Wikipedia, Digg, MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, podcasting, Second Life, iPhones, and other key examples of media in which consumers are producers, and the results are changing all aspects of our lives, from the way we watch television to how we chose our President.
- Scott A. Swiecki
From the page: "The way we perceive "crises" here in the U.S. is a profound symbol of how we don't understand them internationally. "
- Scott A. Swiecki
Obama's nefarious plan for the nation's genitals? His evil designs on your children? Here are the most absurd right-wing assaults on the president -- and logic and reason.
- Scott A. Swiecki
Amazon, Microsoft and Yahoo! are planning to join a coalition of library associations and non-profit groups in opposing Google's ambitious book scanning project, US newspapers reported on Friday.
- Scott A. Swiecki
"I worked for them for quite some time, have met Mackey on several occasions, and I promise you this guy is only about the $$$ - don't buy into all of their surface B.S. - I finally had to get out of there...couldn't stand watching the 'Team Leaders' showing up to work wearing dreads as they get out of their giant SUVs...that company is so full of hypocrisy, and Mackey is nothing but a greedy capitalist, so this is not even slightly surprising. Wasn't it he not that long ago who was posting on message boards under fake names to pump up his own reputation & stock $?"
- Scott A. Swiecki
Friends of mine, who I didn't know at the time, and I still talk about watching the Screensavers in early high school, and how it turned us to a life of geek.
- Nick Ciervo
My husband and I still miss it. Please bring it back (or convince CNET to do so. *sniff*
- Helen Sventitsky
from twhirl
Ah yeah, the good ol' days. I still miss the screensavers and x-play (yes, I know it's still on, but it's been f'd over by G4 to the point of being unwatchable) So many great memories of screen savers when it was live... I still laugh at patrick + hammer + IBM glass substrate disk drive = kaboom. :))
- Chris Abbey
Dang, I'm still mourning the loss of "The Site."
- Sue Radd
I still wait for the resurrection!!!
- Scott Graham
I found Tech TV on Dish Network in the Fall of 1998. I loved Tech TV. Then G4 killed it. But Leo and Revision 3 recreated it.
- George Brickner
I miss Tech TV. Best television for its day.
- Ken Barrango
Shawn: Same here. Also got extra channels so I could watch Tech TV.
- Sue Radd
Foxtel had it in Oz for about 8 months before it was canned by G4. Was certainly a staple.
- clearcut
According to that, I must have been 8 when it launched and didn't get it until 2001 I believe. I truly thank you guys for helping me go forward with my tech interest. Thanks Leo and the TechTV'ers! TSS and Call for Help forever! :D
- Chris
dang! i was 6, 11 years ago! that's when it all started for me! becoming and developing into the tech nerd i am today! has it really been that fast?!
- Kevin
Why, in this day of MTV8, Food2, and Military History Channel, can we not have something the even resembles TechTV. I got the "expanded digital" package from Comcast way back in the day just for TechTV. Wasn't Chris Pirillo and you working to get something similar onto the interwebs?
- Antonio Yon
Still Leo, I think the TechTV crowd has truly moved on to many good things though, between TWiT, Revision3, and others.
- Chris
Those were the day I reminisce. Screen Savers was the best.
- William Doom
sad, but i enjoy the content the ex-tech tvers are putting out more than anything they could release on a cable network
- TenderLovePony
R.I.P indeed. It encouraged and helped to shape my geekyness into what it is today. :(
- Crystal Tillman
Dev Null, Dont worry, Tech tv had babies and one which we love is Twit Tv!
- Josef
Well we know the last day of ZDTV when was the First?
- Heath J.
I miss TechTV. It was on channel 64 here and when we got YES network (which I love) TechTV got dropped from the lineup. Then Comcast bought them and killed it...ugh it's good to see the stars from there made their own sites and continue the tech talk online.
- Michael Coogan
I miss Tech TV so much. I miss the Screen Savers, Call for Help, and other shows that aired on Tech TV.
- Sreyeesh
While I like the old TechTV/ZDNet shows, I like what's replaced it just fine. Long live the TWiT Network!
- Dameon D. Welch-Abernathy
You know, up until recently I'd actually forgotten about it. Thank goodness my Dad had DirectTV back then, I was able to watch it even in Westhope ND, of all places..
- J L Ford
But what would I listen to in the car if Tech TV hadn't died?
- Matt Agnello
TechTV was great, especially The Screen Savers. And the TSS Holiday marathons!!!!
- MuscleNerd
TechTV was all I watched in high school. I was so sad when G4 shredded it to pieces... Well at least now I have TWiT and revision3
- Brian Lamb
i really miss Unscrewed and all the shorter shows though i did watch TSS and C4H all the time as well, hey Leo you should let martin bring back Unscrewed and have the Swisher be his cohost, that'd be EPIC
- Will
Going to drop G4tv. I barely watch it. It's just never been the same.
- Eva
I miss Screensavers and Fresh Gear, but I also love Attack of the Show. X-Play is a problem child... the talent is outstanding, but the format has been jacked with so much that it's hard to watch.
- Roger Benningfield
For a brief moment, the television taught us about it's replacement, before awakening to the reality of it's own doom. (The Screensavers was terrific!)
- Chris Cox
ZDNet/TechTv on DirectTV. Was the best, too bad they couldn't fill up 24 hours a day with programming. The Thing about the Screensavers is that it was hugely entertaining in addition to informative. Right now, TwiT is informative but doesn't have the polished feel that broadcast tv or some of the Revision3 shows have. This isn't bad, just different.
- Steve Helder
loved screen saver & call for help, we used to get it in Abu Dhabi. Was so glad when I got an ipod a few years ago that you started TWiT.
- Iain Clydesdale
Join the chorus of those who miss. Leo, from another old guy liberal arts major who worked in radio and became a self-taught techie to another, thanks for blazing the trail.
- Greg Wilson
I discovered TechTV in early 2003 when I was home recovering from some minor surgery. Got hooked on Call for Help, The ScreenSavers and Fresh Gear. I was just "learning" to make my way around the PC and these shows were incredibly helpful. I really miss those programs! Thanks to Leo for carrying on with TWiT.
- Grace Adams
I was 8 at the time- it's been a while. And we should def put TSS on NBC at 9:00- better ratings than they have right now!
- Jake Bechtold
I certainly do miss a channel with the kind of programming ZDNet/TechTV carried....especially the shows you were involved with Leo. Now TWiT is the place to be!
- Chad Specht
would be great if the old show were put on-line somewhere best dam tech tv ever!
- Alan Abentrod
Alan: They are, at YouTube users such as zdtvmultimedia and a few others. If you want, I can look them up.
- Daan Berg
from twhirl
I really liked the old TechTV. I watched Screen Savers regularly.
- Barry Biddlecomb
from twhirl
I still remember the day I learned of the beginning of the end... all I could think was, "Poop!", and, "That Morgan Webb chick will never make it as a show host". Keep the TWiT going, Leo!
- Mike Patterson
I still to this day feel a void at 7PM my time when The Screen Savers used to come on, but I make up for it by tuning into twitlive.tv and everything feels a little better. Besides, TV was so 1999 anyways!
- Mike Lewis
I miss The Screensavers soooooooo much!
- Howard Tyson
I miss TechTv also but With it gone we are getting better content and more of it than ever. Also it is from the best. Like Leo, Patrick, Kevin, And Alex I think It was for the best
- Josh Wagner
Yeh, I miss it too but the projects coming out of that (TWIT) are terrific!!!!!!!!
- MarK
So sad, I also miss Computer Chronicles. Oops, I just aged myself!
- Brad Stolba
miss TechTV. remember coming home to watch it everyday.
- (jeff)isageek
Eventually Leo is going to make Comcast regret what they did to TechTV ... plain and simple
- John Blanton
from twhirl
Are you including the ZDTV time too? I remember watching that on C-Band satellite.
- Chuck Adams
you interviewed my daughter Kristen about a driver training software product. This guy named Ed kept warning her to check her mirrors. So now she always checks her mirrors. Ed meant well.
- bill
I so miss TSS and CFH. I also miss Silicon Spin (but Cranky Geeks makes up for it), Fresh Gear (Oh, that Jim Louderback was sooo easy on the eyes!) but seriously, I think I really miss CFH but thank G-d for TWiT.
- Anita Pesola
I still miss coming home, turning on The Screen Savers and finding out the latest on Tech. Watch Fresh Gear and Call For Help... sigh... Thank God for TWiT.tv Hey leo, when will you have Cat Schwartz on TWiT?
- Arnold
I need to check that one out sometime...I can only deal with a show or two at a time, and currently we're doing LOST and Heroes. Looking forward to Dexter, and this is the 2nd time today someone I trust mentioned Fringe
- Scott A. Swiecki
The one-touch iRecord creates audio and video files from analog sources and saves them on just about any USB storage device, including MP3 players, iPod players, thumb drives and external hard drives. Just attach the A/V cables, plug in your device, and hit the red button! You can save TV shows, computer game video caps, CD tracks, radio broadcasts... any analog A/V source! Includes S-video cable, composite A/V cable, and AC adapter.
- Scott A. Swiecki
Doc Jensen on 'Lost' 'Lost': Odds, Ends, Dr. Acula On this off week, Doc Jensen finds his way from ''Scrubs'' to Bear vs. Shark to Ed Wood to (naturally) ''Lost''; makes a couple of corrections and clarifications; and looks ahead to next week's ''Variable''
- Scott A. Swiecki
Paranoid Right-Wingers See Obamas Volunteer Service Project as Sinister Plot to Re-Educate Americans | Rights and Liberties | AlterNet - http://www.alternet.org/rights...
Who could be against helping veterans, the elderly, youth and the planet? 168 Congressional Republicans and scores of the lunatic fringe.
- Scott A. Swiecki
Welcome to the Zynga.com. Zynga is the #1 social gaming company on the web. Zynga has something for everyone: casino games, word games, board games, role playing games and party games which can be found on Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, Friendster, Tagged, MyYahoo, and Hi5; As well as on the iphone.
- Scott A. Swiecki
David Henry Sterry makes the case for boycotting Kellogg's products over their dumping of Michael Phelps after photos emerged showing the athlete smoking marijuana.
- Scott A. Swiecki
From the page: TAMPA - Joe Sale thinks his new ties will revolutionize the way people wear them. It's called the iTie, and features a hidden pocket on the back which can store an iPod, business cards, credit cards, money and more. The pocket is also designed to attach to a dress shirt, keeping the tie in the perfect position
- Scott A. Swiecki
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell expresses his support for an Obama presidency, and officially endorses him on Meet the Press. Powell is one of only a few Republicans I have much respect for, and I'm glad to see him speaking his mind on this. His wisdom was neglected over and over during his stint in the Bush administration, and I hope to see Obama bring him on borad once the election is over.
- Scott A. Swiecki
seriously what does "audit this planet from 3 feet behind society's head and thereby remove the surface charge before it builds up and blows the whole works." More scary things about scientology, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki.... Specifically Operation Snow White.
- Shawn McCollum
@jasoncalacanis two more White Sox wins over Cubbies would be nice
- Daltonsbriefs
Richard: i'm so desperate to see Wall-E but i have an afternoon BBQ and I'm hosting a birthday dinner tonight. Grrrr....
- Jason Calacanis
@jasoncalacanis I'm working this weekend so I hope that I get good amount of rest besides that... :D
- Daniel Schildt
@jasoncalacanis I'm looking forward to a 4-day long weekend since it's Canada Day on Tuesday
- Daniel Robitaille
@jasoncalacanis relaxing in Islamorada, Florida Keys
- Fred Neil
looking fwd to wining a jackpot :)- its like $32M in canada 4 today !
- Peter Dawson
My son graduated from high school and my daughter promoted from middle school. So today we are having a bunch of family and friends over for a BBQ to celebrate. I'll be in front of the grill with the big tongs playing in the fire.
- John Wright
@jasoncalacanis not sure why u asked for handle to be prepended to the rply. any particular reason ? (further edit) - i meant, if yo hit this link you obversiously see the rply's !!
- Peter Dawson
Taking my 3 YO son to his first day of Soccer. Otherwise relaxing around the house.
- Jeff P. Henderson
John Wright: congrats on graduations!!! Peter Dawson, was going to syndicate my comment to twitter, but that doesn't seem to be working. Jeff: excellent!
- Jason Calacanis
@jasoncalacanis testing out my new Callaway Driver! Woohoo!
- Cameron
swimming with the baby & just taking it easy...
- Scott A. Swiecki
taking my 6yo bowling. FF doesn't need prefixes for you to follow, that's the beauty of it...
- Anthony Farrior
@jasoncalacanis spending the week end with my new born niece, Pia
- Rubin Sfadj
working on penthouses.com , plurking & a lil friendfeed too...
- Zee.
@jasoncalacanis The first long weekend summer means drinks, patios, and pretty ladies. That's what I'm looking forward to!
- Robb M.
@jasoncalacanis Probably going to work on some new SeRPs for Mahalo actually haha. Just worked on Lindsay Davenport and Chinese Checkers :-)
- Andrew Dobrow
@jasoncalacanis No longer looking forward, but really enjoying Podcamp Ohio right now.
- Greg Schwartz
Ok, trying FF as well. Still like twitter and will be sad if I have to leave it
- Lide Winburn
Like Napoleon's army after the defeat in Moscow, straggling west, fleeing the hideous frozen hell, we are moving into the (for me, at least) unknown...
- Dave LaFontaine
It seems to me this is kind of a moot point. You draw those who follow you into your convesation and if someone makes a comment that continually intriques you all you have to do is simply subscribe to their ff. No need to wage a big dick contest with numbers of followers here. Its all about the conversation. Just an observation at this point.. I'm just now starting the migration from twitter to FF myself;-)
- Curtis "Billy" Cross
from twhirl
Just subscribed to you, feel free to follow back!
- KyleM
Hi Jason, thanks in advance for the follow.
- Larry Kless
Yes please - it is a challenge how to parallelize your twitter connections on FriendFeed. They really need a good import interface with automatic notifications via DM back to twitter followers.
- Jed White
Great stuff Jason, fan of your work. It would be great to have a Twitter/FriendFeed contact sync application. I'm sure you know some peeps to make that happen. =D
- Grahm Skee
Just discovered friendfeed. Pretty cool stuff.
- George Gray
I'll simply cite Rob Clark, who so eloquently put it: "I believe you're already subscribed to me, but now you can be double-secret-subscribed..." ;-)
- Carlos Granier-Phelps
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- Scott A. Swiecki
Microcinema International DVD - retail and wholesale distributor of unique and diverse titles by international artists, Salvador Dali Documentary Exclusively available from Microcinema DVD
- Scott A. Swiecki