so i thought this article on CNN was rather interesting. it's a thought that has crossed my mind many a time whenever i watched this sprint add on tv...you know, the one where the guy holds up his phone, and says, "why do we call this a phone when it does so much more?"
after reading this article on CNN, i began to think about how this article applies to my own life. when my dad offered to buy a tv for me freshman year of college, i thought it would interfere with my studies and declined, but everything - from Heroes to House to NCIS - is online. i don't really need a tv to enjoy these shows that i love so much. in fact, i've thought about how much time i'd save if i just had a tv. i mean, it's so much easier to turn the tv off after your show's over and get back to studying ... but with tv online, and having all these interesting SNL election skits or other interesting videos that pop up on youtube, and everything a click away, i end up spending hours on end just watching a random of assortment of stuff rather than studying.
all of this somehow relates back to prof boelstorff's lecture in class about how people thought the radio would be obsolete with the invention of the tv, or how telegraphs would be obsolete after everything that's happened, but somehow, the world finds a way to incorporate the old with the new, and finds an excuse to keep all of these distractions around =) one thing i've realized, however, is although there are many sites that advertise having the entire show on their site, an increase in purchasing dvds is linked to the internet because just the current season's episodes are available online. and as soon as the season's over, the broadcasting network clears the episode off the site so their viewers can purchase the dvds.
at the end of the day, its all about revenue. i'm interested to see where all the tv's, etc are going to go in the near future!
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