In the age of digital media and hand held wonders, is it any real surprise that people are becoming less and less interested in television? I find myself forever choosing peace, quiet, and internet over the obnoxious and intrusive untargeted ads, which for some reason are MUCH LOUDER than the television programs themselves.
I would choose my Mac any day over the boob tube! Think about it… I can have whatever I want WHENEVER I want it on the internet. I can find the info that’s important to me, I can watch videos that interest me, I can view ads that are related to my life and have some personal relevance to me.
With TV it seems a bit like a lottery, like “OH LOOK WHAT’S ON”. As if you should be happy and feel lucky that something you’re interested in just appeared on television.
Maybe if TV was more customized, for example, if I could choose the shows that I only want to see on my television, and the ads that are only relevant to me… It might have a bit more appeal.
Sure there’s all these fancy TVs on the market, and On Demand, and HD TV, but SO WHAT?! Does that stop the Cialis commercials, or the annoying ACT NOW infomercials from gracing my screen?! No!
Until TV is 100% customized, I think the cool factor will be somewhere between Richard Simmons and Martha Stewart. So I will continue to revel in my online geeketry and spread my binary love… occasionally turning on the boob tube for a session of Rockband of course!
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