Thing 43 -- Online TV and Video

05/08/2009
Yes, to having another source for "tv" watching!?!? I DO admit I have my few shows that I MUST see! Like Desperate Housewives (my honey got me hooked on this one!), Lost (yes, most of the time I'm lost), and Ghost Whisperer (although I don't like the whole Jim/Sam storyline added this year). And since I went to digital TV before the 1st deadline I can't record my shows with my current equipment. So if I do miss a show I usually go directly to the TV station webpage and view it from there -- with the exception of GW which they don't provide (bummer!).

Hulu -- Ya gotta love their ads!!! I checked them out previously -- based on seeing their TV ad even thought I don't usually watch TV ads -- I added to my del.icio.us acct, and will keep it in mind should I feel the need for more things to watch. I did check and GW is not on Hulu either -- no surprise since most of Hulu just points you to the TV station.

My next big thing is to connect my HDTV to my DSL and get a TiVo so that I can take advantage of on-demand Netflix videos. I'd also then be able to again record my fav shows. But this is a time & money investment which grad school has put on the sidelines!

Thing 18 -- YouTube

03/17/2008
I so wanted to upload Gary Allan's video "Tough Little Boys" but the embedding has been disabled by request (I assume by the artist etc.) I think is this a wonderfully done music video. I remember having listened to the song many times before actually seeing the video. I had enjoyed the song and always wondered what the video was like but I had NO idea that it was portrayed as service men with their little girls. Wow!

Okay, so here's the video I picked: Cats talking, Translation.

Yes, cats rule!

YouTube Uses -- What can I say? Yes, numerous uses. I especially like the Winona State Univ Library video -- great way to advertise a library!