Wednesday, January 12, 2005

Exploding TV is a thread in some media blogs. I was ignoring it, as I usually want to blow up my TV as John Prine sings in "Spanish Pipe Dream." Then I checked out Akimbo Systems and if I combine Akimbo with my projector, my DVD, and my video I will be able to video on my Big Screen without getting hooked up to broadcast or cable TV. Hmm, just the videos, without the filler and the time rigid schedules of television as it is today? Seems like this is a good idea. Now, if I was a reporter I might consider whether I could do those stories the assignment editor never has time for, or the producer deep-sixes, and find a market through something like Akimbo. Maybe not now as in today, but soon this idea may have a biz model and be one of the ways freelancers or "citizen journalists" can make money from their work. Jeff Jarvis' post about exploding video is a good place to start.

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