Peter Hirshberg: The Web and TV, a sibling rivalry

http://www.ted.com In this absorbing look at emerging media and tech history, Peter Hirshberg shares some crucial lessons from Silicon Valley and explains why the web is so much more than "better TV."

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[google2com]

TED is my favorite subscription...it opens up alot of topics and I've learned alot from this.

[SobaniForce]

TED amazes me every time, and gives me lots of content both for discussion, and reflection.

[kassandrasduplex]

I remember when TV was free and there were about three commercial breaks on the half hour. And the content was arguably better than most of what passes today. We had Ed Murrow and Walter Cronkite at least...

[kassandrasduplex]

Like the video says, "And it must be progress, 'cuz it's all brand new!" (The Beach Boys parody song all about buying and advertising)

As we write this Google is basically privatizing the entire world's printed library, Brewtser Kahle has spoken about this recently on Democracy Now! and he's featured on a You Tube video. In short it's all about the money and ownership.

[dannyboy4314]

The bottom line is......'Its all about the money'

[PheenixTears420]

I have digital cable and a very shitty internet service. Oh well. I guess that's what you get for wanting to download 100GB of stuff per month. I could get internet for cheaper than that, but then I'd have to settle for 60GB of downloads.

[PheenixTears420]

The television is on the verge of dying. For example, last night (Friday) I saw the first part of a three part South Park episode and where I live South Park is only on during the week I was like "shit!" until I remembered that I could watch video on the internet. I'll save so much money now that I'll only have to spend $100/month for internet and not $100/month for internet and $100/month for television.

[Truthiness231]

Ah yes I see were you're coming from there, but still, the radio could have merged with the TV a long time ago too and never did. Why? People like options, and not everyone converts over to new technology. I know it's hard to believe, but there are people who do not and will not own a computer in their lifetime, but they do and will continue to purchase TVs, and as long as there is a market, they (TV networks) will keep them running.

About half my family, for example, has never used the net.

[JohnDeBunkTest]

Luv that Beach Boys redo. Where can we get that as a stand alone number?

[chikotube]

you misunderstand, I didn't say "video" will not survive. I refer to the linear programming model and delivery mediums which include broadcast, cable, and satellite. It will all move to an internet-style platform because it enables the end user to decide when where and how they want to view/hear/read/transmit content that has real value to them. Compared to the internet, the old TV and radio model cannot even come close to touching the possibilites of the internet model.

[Truthiness231]

I'd have to disagree: as the kids said in the beginning, one of the reasons the internet is great is because it is part TV. And just like radio, there will always be someone who uses old technology (some would argue that it's different because audio as apposed to audio+video, but all that music can be found on one of the hundreds of music channels on TV (which I can easily argue as better) and yet we still have radio).

That, or they merge into one media form: The Telenet(?)