My first week with DirecTV Sunday Ticket was great. I had an overwhelming urge to order plates of hot-wings, nachos and creamy dips. It takes discipline to watch 4 games at one time, I tell ya.
I'm gonna try and pace myself a little better in week 2.
Here are my picks for the best NFL games to set your DVR to record this weekend - all times PST:
| Game | Time (PST) | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Bills vs Jaguars | 10am | 705-1 |
| Patriots vs Jets | 1pm | 714-1 |
| Steelers v Browns | 5:15pm | NBCHD |
| Cowboys v Eagles | Mon 6pm | ESPNHD |
Cowboys vs. Eagles is a great rivalry, too bad ESPN MNF has it - I can't stand those guys. And Patriots vs. Brett's Jets should be good too. Those two teams really don't like each other either.
Labels: directv, nfl, sunday ticket
¶ 9/11/2008 links to this post
This year, I bit the bullet and got DirecTV Sunday Ticket, which allows you to watch ANY NFL game you choose on Sunday. They show them all.
I also got an HD DVR with the subscription, so I can record up to 2 games at a time. This is nice, because I don't actually get to watch any full game... too busy most Sundays, but this will allow me to catch the best parts.
Here's the problem: I have to plan in advance and set my DVR for the games that might be good.
So as part of my preparation, I'm planning to blog every Friday, and make a note of the 4 best games on the DirectTV Sunday Ticket schedule. Now only if my HD DVR had an API...
Anyways, here's what I want to record this Sunday:
| Game | Time (PST) | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Jets v Dolphins | 10am | 705-1 |
| Texans v Steelers | 10am | 707-1 |
| Cowboys v Browns | 1pm | 713-1 |
| Bears v Colts | 5:15pm | NBCHD |
| Vikings v Packers | Mon 4pm | 73 |
BTW, this post is an example of one of the main benefits of blogging - writing things down so I don't forget them later...
¶ 9/05/2008 links to this post
Reportedly, NebuAd's and Phorm's ISP customers are slowing trials of their ad systems based on deep packet inspection. This is where devices are installed at the ISP which can track everything a user does when connected to the internet. The resulting data is analyzed and used to serve more targeted ads.
Except now that Congress and the privacy watchdogs are starting to awaken, apparently the ISPs are scuttling trials or at least slowing them down.
I think that it's likely that these companies will be the proverbial pioneers with arrows in their backs (a bit like DoubleClick, circa 1999). But this technology will eventually be adopted when people aren't so vigilant.
In fact, what company is the big winner if the ISPs can't monetize their packets so easily?
HINT: It starts with a "G" and ends with "ogle".
They have the data that the ISPs have for the most part, and they also have the technology to exploit it, and the marketplace.
So far, for the most part, they've decided they don't need to use that data, and NebuAds and Phorm's political travails mean that Google can defer exploiting ALL of their data for as long as they want to. Or they can deploy so slowly that people don't notice. Either way, they win.
Labels: behavioral targeting, google, nebuad, phorm
¶ 9/04/2008 links to this post
