March 2011
2 posts
RSVP for Cord Cutter's Day! →
Tuesday, April 26, there are meetups taking place across the country for cord cutting fans and friends to gather and share stories and fun. DC location TBD. RSVP: http://www.meetup.com/cordcutters/Washington-DC/88240/
Also, If you’re a new cord cutter plan on coming and then start following @newteevee @cordcutters and @jank0, stat!
in which I grovel for not posting regularly...
If you haven’t noticed, I kind of abandoned the blog. So much for taking a photo every day. Woops!
I have not, however, abandoned cordcutting! After the court issued an injunction against ivi, I panicked. I wasn’t sure what do with myself. I spent about a day moping, and then decided to tackle the quest to find an antenna. I’m not sure why I had been so intimidated by the...
February 2011
7 posts
Court Rules Ivi.tv Not a Cable System, Issues...
Streaming TV startup Ivi.tv has tried to build a business on re-broadcasting TV content online, raising the ire of several big broadcasters who took it to court, hoping to shut down its streams. Well Naomi Rice Buchwald, U.S. district court judge for the Southern District of New York, is siding with those broadcasters. The judge has issued a preliminary injunction against Ivi.tv, ruling that ...
Al-Jazeera, Roku and the Future of Online Video →
When the political upheaval in Egypt erupted late last month, many Americans hoped their cable news networks would be quick to cover the unfolding events. Instead, outlets like CNN, MSNBC and Fox News failed to cover the crisis in Egypt at all, and then struggled to play catch-up with international news organizations.
Bill Moyers quoted me... →
Found out today that in his keynote speech last week to the History Makers conference, Bill Moyers — THE Bill Moyers — quoted me by name and read two paragraphs from my piece in Yes! Magazine (linked above). Oh. My. Gosh. I’m on a cloud.
Better late than never... →
January 2011
37 posts
“I may cut the cord just so my wife stops watching ‘Real Housewives of...”
– anonymous
COMCASTROPHE →
Today, the Federal Communications Commission blessed the merger of Comcast, the nation’s largest cable and residential Internet provider, with NBC-Universal. The Justice Department immediately followed suit, removing the last obstacle to the unprecedented consolidation of media and Internet power in the hands of one company. (FCC press release here)
WatchCordcutters episode: Why I Canceled Cable. We have a lot in common! http://gigaom.com/video/cord-cutters-confessions-cancel-cable/
Are 1 in 4 of you really going to cut cable,... →
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2011 New Year's Resolutions
1. Take a picture every day. (I will be using this blog to document my success and/or failure).
2. At my mother’s request, call her once a week.
3. Make good use of the gym membership I bought.
4. Take a vacation. A real one that doesn’t involve checking my email.
5. Get my passport.
6. Put the kibosh on a few bad habits.
December 2010
4 posts
The past two weeks... →
Have been crazy. This Net Neutrality thing, I don’t know if you’ve heard, but it’s kind of a big deal.
But ANYWAY, ivi my beloved TV app, is giving me a month free for every friend who signs up. So if you’re interested in giving it a try, check out the link above. $4.99 a month, broadcast channels from Seattle, Chicago, NY, and LA. I love it, and it’s sure as hell...
Is this the direction wireless is heading without... →
30 days
Well friends, it’s been 30 days since I cut the cord. And now that I’ve given it a try, I’m going back to cable.
No, just kidding I’m not. But I am going to tell you…
10 Things I’ve Done in the 30 Days Since I Cut the Cord
Read more: Finished “The Women” and currently in the midst of “Devil in the White City.” After that I’ll...
