tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898384.post4531698659188606705..comments2024-03-11T07:06:28.190-07:00Comments on Mobile Opportunity: How to really piss off a college basketball fanMichael Macehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17966107280587843091noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898384.post-75713699578395050852007-04-08T23:03:00.000-07:002007-04-08T23:03:00.000-07:00MM said: ....soccer (what the rest of the world ca...MM said: ....soccer (what the rest of the world calls football)...<BR/><BR/>I think the clue is in the title. In football (as in, "the beautiful game") you use your feet. Not you hands.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898384.post-10959609270601595472007-03-23T07:25:00.000-07:002007-03-23T07:25:00.000-07:00Traditional media still don't know how to capitali...Traditional media still don't know how to capitalize on all the distribution possiblities...<BR/><BR/>Although, Mike, one thing I enjoy quite a bit is watching MLB games on Yahoo! Sports with my S60 phone on 30-sec refresh, while I don't have access to TV. S60 browser is fantastic for that purpose. (You may guess whom I work for.)tm65https://www.blogger.com/profile/05795387393598717016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898384.post-38072704106047840322007-03-19T05:49:00.000-07:002007-03-19T05:49:00.000-07:00A little background on this: Local television blac...A little background on this: Local television blackouts started because the teams and leagues were afraid that people wouldn't show up for a game if you could see it on tv. For pro sports anyway (and I am assuming the same for college) it is generally apart of the agreement between the league and the tv company. Growing up in Ohio and being tortured by Cleveland sports teams, I remember the local news folks counting ticket sales on Saturday evening. If they sold some 90% of tickets by Sat. night, the home game would be on tv; otherwise it would be blacked out. Road games were always shown. In your case, I am sure your team wasn't "at home" since this is the NCAA tournament so I don't know what CBS' excuse was... outside of stupidity.<BR/>Elia FreedmanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898384.post-33958347089367617422007-03-18T23:26:00.000-07:002007-03-18T23:26:00.000-07:00Thanks, Steve. You're totally right about Slingbo...Thanks, Steve. You're totally right about Slingbox and TiVo, but that's a pretty ominous message to CBS -- when you don't deliver on the things your customers really want, they'll find other ways to get around you. And some of those ways enable them to cut out the ads.Michael Macehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966107280587843091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898384.post-58686670548785966292007-03-18T10:39:00.000-07:002007-03-18T10:39:00.000-07:00Mike... One word: Slingbox! Well, and TiVo too. ...Mike... <BR/>One word: Slingbox! Well, and TiVo too. Personally, I don't see the issue with watching this stuff live, unless you have a chance of bumping into someone who spoils the ending... I would've just TiVo'd it and speedwatched it later (in a fraction of the time -- especially useful for baseball). If you <I>had</I> to see it live, then you should just put a Slingbox on your TiVo and you can watch <I>whatever</I> you want from <I>wherever</I> you want.<BR/>--Steve<BR/><BR/>PS: Slingbox also makes a great way to do remote TiVo tech support; I solved a phone dialing problem for my dad in seconds using his Slingbox instead of having to remotely guide him through the screens over the phone.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12590469823080029342noreply@blogger.com