This is great! I'll have to watch it! Hopefully it'll open the doors for more shows!

Totally agree, the industry is embracing programmatic buying and brand dollars are following. At Beanstock, we're in the process of making branded, high impact ad units available for programmatic buyers as well. The numbers get bigger every month!

Clearly, if those who defined fines added zeros to the fines, the number of lawsuits would diminish and then where would the lawyers and judges be ?

The men on the court just can't get enough boob energy.

I think "The Drop" is very clever and artistically impressive. Frankly, I'm surprised so few people see that. And my goodness, Larry -- would you honestly label this film as silly when we have such pitiful creations as the Summer's Eve "Hail to the V"? or Klondike Bars' "Five Seconds to Glory"? or Luv's "Poop, There It Is"? Look at what this film offers: a suffering world, fear, despair, pulses racing as the last hope for mankind takes on the flame which threatens to end the world, the heartbreak of failure, the joy of victory, and the whole of civilization in celebration -- and all in under 2 minutes! Let's face it, with the possible exception of a FEW of the ads on Super Bowl Sunday, we see VERY little in the U.S. with this kind of imagination. Video advertising today is supposed to entertain, to be artistic and unique. The whole point is for people to notice it, to talk about it, to remember it the next day or the next time they're at the supermarket. Unfortunately, we are accustomed to the same-old, same-old; and "The Drop" is definitely not that. I say kudos to Johan Renck. I loved it!

Your headline writer needs a lesson in the difference between "their" and "there"!

Dish’s relationship with the major TV networks might be strained right now but their relationship with me has never been stronger. When I get off work at Dish I usually only have enough time for one show before I put the kids to bed. Now with the new Auto Hop feature I can watch two shows in the same time it used to take to watch one. Only two more years until they’re putting themselves to bed and I have even more dad time. Until then I appreciate this extra time this feature has given me.

It has been a very difficult road losing weight and getting in shape for the summer, but the hopper system has been the answer to my prayers. Now when I watch TV it doesn’t have to be a test of endurance. I simply turn on my Auto Hop and enjoy my programs. I even have more time to work out when I get off of work at Dish. I would have never believed having the Hopper system would give me a healthier life if I had not experienced it first hand.

"Jane, you ignorant slut" probably won't last, or already hasn't. But I will never forget that in about 1998 or so, an American children's TV executive was on a panel in Britain and disagreed on some point with the woman on the panel who followed him. He jovially retorted, "(Her name) you ignorant slut." The crowd gasped and he stammered and spent at least a day trying to convince Brits that "you ignorant slut" came from an American television show and had come to signify someone more or less --comically-- disagreeing on a point. I would suppose you better be careful using 30-year old catchphrases today.

DSP = Demand Side Partner, not "display" Side Partner. DSPs are not limited to display advertising, they are very active in video, too. Here's a Forrester webinar on the video RTB space. http://www.spotxchange.com/spotxchange-video-rtb-webinar.html

Why can't you download to your iPod -- is it an iPod Touch? I download to my iPod Touch or my iPhone or my iPad directly from iTunes. No computer needed and then I can sync if I want through iCloud.

I too keep Perrier in the refrigerator -- does that date me? FYI the new Grapefruit Perrier is awesome on a hot day.

Interesting article, and you're right that it raises some intriguing questions about where now for the online marketing industry.
You miss an important point though, which is that there wasn't an overall goal from Microsoft - as in, the decision was made by the product team, completely sideswiping most of the online marketing organisation. That's not to say that it's a bad thing as such, but you perhaps credit MS with too much deep thought on the matter!

As someone from a "big data" company moving online one point I would make is that DNT makes it harder to move offline data online thereby putting more power in the hands of the publishers. Don't underestimate how this benefits the big publisher networks (Aol, Microsoft, Yahoo) who btw just signed an online sales alliance of sorts.

Given the sales of iPad to date- plus all the other tablets and e-readers these numbers form InMobi appear very low. Even the more conservative IDC figures suggest 107MM worldwide shipments in 2012 on top of 69MM in 2011 and 19MM - so there has been approx 140MM tablets shipped to date over 50% will be in the US - so that 70MM - over double the number in the report. Something does not add up ! http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57453525-92/idc-forecast-ipad-up-android-down-blackberry-irrelevant/

The story also overlooks how the Itunes attempt at the "Ping" service failed and was pulled. As the previous comment pointed out, now third parties are involved. I don't see where the "overhaul" is.

I am a big supporter of web fonts and agree that they are a good solution, however, there are serious implications for licensing and added costs from foundries when live type on the web is involved.

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As a very well known and smart technologist/author/speaker/columnist-blogger told me, some people have the wrong goals and dreams, especially new graduates (note to: communication/entertainment/journalist/fine arts majors) and pigeon hole themselves into unemployment and bitterness. There are other opportunities.

First of all I really like this blog. It touches on two themes that have long interested me: 1. Goal setting: I love the difference between the notion of "true goal" and "proxy goal." The distinction is profound. It can be used personally as well as in developing organizational plans. 2. Opportunistic strategy mapping: My term for synthesizing what Kaila says in paragraph 3. Thanks for the post!

The Short Shelf Life is because most people limit the ad spend. and the facebook rules don't show any comments, updates or other stuff over 24 hours old.

Either insurance companies (including pharmas, health care physical/intellectual/investors suppliers chip in) pay the tens of thousands of dollars (in many cases 100's of thousands) for your medical help or you pay for it or tax payers pay for it. Or is pain, suffering and death better ? It's not like there is another choice out there.

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