RYANESAKI.COM » internet http://ryanesaki.com I Make Things with Imaginary Hands Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:03:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Future of Internet Television http://ryanesaki.com/2008/10/future-of-internet-television/ http://ryanesaki.com/2008/10/future-of-internet-television/#comments Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:20:21 +0000 Ryan http://ryanesaki.com/?p=77 Ron Richards gave an awesome presentation about the future of internet television and what they are working towards at revision3.com. I’ve been watching rev3 stuff for a while and I agree with him that the convergence of the computer and the television is inevitable. Being able to watch high quality niche content on a HD tv is a dream that is going to be realized before we know it though there is still a debate on the best way to get there. I personally believe that the best way to get that content to the TV is not through a set top box distribution model that we have now with Apple TV, slingbox, Tivo, etc but fully integrated wifi tv and a built in video podcast subscribing system similar to what iTunes has now. Apple TV is not the future; just a bridge to that until a large television company realizes what a HUGE opportunity is currently being untapped. I think wireless keyboards in a living room setting is going to be commonplace within the next 10-20 years an a whole wave of new market for web enabled “TV apps” are going to emerge.

To me this is very exciting because when this happens, it will be a game changer. Of course we’ll always have network TV, but it will be possible for someone with a great idea, to create their own sustainable show and have it broadcasted to million as opposed to thousands a week like it is now with podcasts. It’s going to change the advertising game as well, creating a much  longer longtail with higher ROI the more niche the program becomes. We’ve already seen game systems turn into very powerful computers, I think it’s only logical for televisions to evolve in a similar fashion.

Anyways, here’s Ron’s presentation. Good stuff.

]]> http://ryanesaki.com/2008/10/future-of-internet-television/feed/ 0 WLTV – Opposite of Jumping the Shark http://ryanesaki.com/2008/09/wltv-opposite-of-jumping-the-shark/ http://ryanesaki.com/2008/09/wltv-opposite-of-jumping-the-shark/#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:10:32 +0000 Ryan http://ryanesaki.com/?p=47 4th post into this new blog, 2nd post about Gary V. I’m not trying to turn this into a Gary V nuthuggingfest but for some reason, tonight I was wondering exactly what episode Gary changed the format of his show to really let himself be himself. I’m admittedly a very late comer to Wine Library, started watching it late 2007 but I did know he started very conservatively, very polite and very much catering to his existing customer base. I didn’t know at what point he went from polite and polished Gary selling wine to the real and raw Gary that everyone who watches his show loves today. Well a little browsing of the archives and I found episode 57  posted in July of 06.

Gary at the time had been doing WLTV for just 5 months and had already been approached by 2 TV networks to do a TV show. For some reason, the fact that they tried to make him conform to what they wanted pushed a button within him and really lead him to let loose in those next episodes. To me, that is the point where hit his stride. Whats the opposite of Jumping the Shark? Diving Under the Shark? Yeah he did that.

Boring episode 56

compared to episode 57

It’s not really 100% Vaynerchuk yet like we see today but you can see that this episode was the point where he realized he needed to be true to himself.

I think there’s a really important lesson to learn here. People appreciate authenticity. Not only that, with the internet today, it’s almost impossible to not be your real self. Remember Michael Richards (Kramer)? You can’t hide your true self anymore. If you’re a dick, you’re going to be found out, if you’re a good guy you’re going to shine. In this new age of the web, Good Guys are going to win. How awesome is that?

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