Comments on: Current.tv: Like YouTube, only with … TV http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2006/currenttv-like-youtube-only-with-tv/ Notes from the classroom and observations about today's practice of journalism online Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:54:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Danny Sanchez http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2006/currenttv-like-youtube-only-with-tv/#comment-189 Danny Sanchez Fri, 28 Jul 2006 04:13:45 +0000 http://www.mindymcadams.com/tojou/2006/currenttv-like-youtube-only-with-tv/#comment-189 Hey, the Beirut video is pretty good! Great example of on-the-ground coverage that doesn't suffer from talking head syndrome. Hey, the Beirut video is pretty good! Great example of on-the-ground coverage that doesn’t suffer from talking head syndrome.

]]> By: Murley http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2006/currenttv-like-youtube-only-with-tv/#comment-188 Murley Fri, 28 Jul 2006 01:49:15 +0000 http://www.mindymcadams.com/tojou/2006/currenttv-like-youtube-only-with-tv/#comment-188 Mindy, you should go with satellite. I had it when I was on DirecTV. The biggest problem with the real tv part is the fact that the programming is so scattershot, you don't know what you're going to get from one minute to the next. That type of surprise factor is great for the web, but not quite so pleasant as a way to program a tv channel.<br/><br/>And it's obvious that the VC2 content is mostly contributed by higher-end amateurs (pro-ams), not the YouTubers. Mindy, you should go with satellite. I had it when I was on DirecTV. The biggest problem with the real tv part is the fact that the programming is so scattershot, you don’t know what you’re going to get from one minute to the next. That type of surprise factor is great for the web, but not quite so pleasant as a way to program a tv channel.

And it’s obvious that the VC2 content is mostly contributed by higher-end amateurs (pro-ams), not the YouTubers.

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