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Jeff Pulver Is Betting on Internet Video
Carl Bialik from WSJ writes "Jeff Pulver, the self-described futurist and entrepreneur who started the company that was Vonage's predecessor, is shifting his sights to Internet video, according to the Wall Street Journal: 'Mr. Pulver is creating his own Internet TV show, which he is modeling on Rocketboom, a popular Internet video-blog that broadcasts a three-minute news show daily. He is considering launching a broader Internet TV subsidiary and is weighing whether to invest in several emerging Internet video companies, though he won't name them. Someday he wants to start an Internet reality TV show.' Pulver says, 'The same DNA that disrupted the telecom industry is well on its way to totally revolutionizing the way the TV, film, and broadcast industry is going to be,' adding that he's now looking for 'the Vonage of Internet video.' And by the way, he regrets leaving the Vonage of Internet calling before it got hot: 'I blew it. I had the juice. I could have done something.'"
1. Massive amounts of bandwidth
2. Media to represent message
3. Ability to gather audience
4. ??? == Something to say
5. Audience [and/or profit!]
Same problem with Blogs you'll have with this [on top of the bw problem]. I'm sorry but just because you have a webcam and a net connection doesn't mean I want to waste part of my lifetime listening to retarded 12 yr olds emo about how life is so cruel and what not. Or how the latest iGizmo from Apple is all the craze and Vista will crush Linux or whatever...
If people just spent half the time they spend on chatting and blogging and actually DID something [write a book, play, read a book, write a program or improve one, play music, WHATEVER] then there would actually be blogs worth reading...
Tom
Someday, I'll have a real sig.
Oh yeah? And I'm betting on red.
WHO CARES?!
I'm pretty sure I'm about as well-known as this Jeff dude...
What's the matter, Slashdot? No stories submitted today about spy products you can actually buy ?