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Going from student status to A License is every new skydiver's first major accomplishment, outside of making the initial decision to get on a plane. For me it is an exciting goal that is now behind me, and I'm thankful for what I've learned along the way this past year. There are technically 25 Levels plus an exam to reach the licensed status with the United States Parachute Association (USPA). Some people finish those 25 jumps in a matter of a few weeks. For me it took over a year because of limited time and financial constraints. I actually made my Level 1 jump in 1999 as a giddy broke college student – quite a gap between my first and second jump in 2014! That drop zone doesn't even exist now.
I thought this event would be no different than other significant ones like it in my life, meaning I write about it to fully feel it. It seems I don't live some things unless I write about them. So here are eleven (11 is my favorite number) thoughts I, a novice jumper, have gathered about this sport as I enter the "real world" of flying through the sky…
- I love meeting new friends who seem to share the common trait of loving "the here and now," who share optimism as a modus operandi and live in the moment. They are happy and resilient, and that's contagious. To me there is nothing like the feeling of entering the sky, moving through the air, and landing on earth.
- The drop zone I've trained at is simply and generally a happy place. There is a logistical undercurrent that is constantly churning (our operators and manifest staff are really good people), but the sun, the wind, the action – they just make me feel really relaxed.
- After one of my first few jumps, I learned that one of my instructors – an older, superb, experienced jumper and friend to all named Pete – had died in a tragic jump accident. He was on the load that went up ten minutes after mine. It sobered all of us, jolted us with a shock of grief, and the experience and introspection brought a lot of people together and changed many aspects of the sport for many people. His death had an impact on me, too. I learned so much from watching and listening to others in the days and months that followed. People really do die doing this, and it can happen to anyone. More than anything, I learned that I should never, ever ever become complacent.
- The most-asked question of any skydiver is, "How many jumps do you have?" This sport isn't for the newbie with a big ego. You've got to check it at the door.
- Speaking of the door – it's often called the gate of bliss, heaven's door, "the sweet spot," "the favorite," for many skydivers. I can't wait to say that someday. It still makes my heart pound! What a rush.
- Failure. Speaking of ego – I had a bout or two during this process with feeling like a real loser. Bittersweet. It sucks to question your own intelligence and abilities, yet it is sweet to see that challenges do the job of making me refocus and overcome hurdles.
- I never intended to look beyond my A license and make mental plans. I did that intentionally. I was curious and played out scenarios, but I tried to protect my "innocence" because I've learned that I'm sensitive and it's not worth it for me to create a lot of expectations. Just get to the license. Be proud of that. Then I can consider what disciplines of the sport peak my interest and set goals for purchasing gear, etc. I've found that to work for me. All along the way, I've been like a sponge, listening to tips from the pros and correcting mistakes.
- Speaking of mistakes – the most memorable was during one of my solo student jumps. I was riding up on the load and suddenly remembered around 3,000 feet that I forgot to turn on my cypres. For a second I thought to myself, "Hmmm…what to do," but my safety-compliant second-nature kicked in and I turned around to a guy named Kevin behind me. "Hey, check my AAD, will ya?" He lifted the flap. "It's off. Have fun riding down!" As I lunged out to take my walk of shame back on the ground, I felt proud of myself for catching something important and doing the right thing. I'll never forget to turn on that thing again, either! Being mindful of gear, safety hazards, and potential pitfalls sharpens my mind like nothing else.
- Something I love about this sport is that it attracts all kinds of people from all walks of life. Getting to know new friends at the dz makes me really happy.
- My children have truly shared this journey with me. They are feeling the accomplishment of this milestone because they've shared the last year of it with me. They read my log book. They've watched every student jump video and ask entertaining questions. They watch landings, try on everyone's helmets, and know more than most kids do about the effects of wind direction now. I've tried to space out their dz trips so that they don't get too tired of it, and so far it has worked. They cheer and grab their shoes when I tell them we're going.
They've made friends they love to play with there. They introduced me to my boyfriend at the dz after forcing almost every jumper to purchase rubber band jewelry they were making – all because I spontaneously decided to get up and take them with me that summer Saturday. They left with $20 in hand, and I left with the guy of my dreams suddenly in my iPhone contacts… So really for me, my children are always sharing my happiness in this journey. At least one of them cannot wait to become of-age and jump.
- Skydiving is more than flinging yourself from an airplane. It is a door going up, a red light flashing to green, a pushing the "trust yourself" button on a regular basis. It is the horizon, the wind, and wiping water from your eyes in a rush of adrenaline and a release of joy. It is camping out, beer and laughs, and late-night cookouts with awesome people. And BEER. Yes.
I don't know what the future holds for me, but I am absolutely glad that I made this leap and stuck with it to this point. There is so much more to learn! I'm excited for some fun in the sky and blue-sky days to come.


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Search engines can't yet crawl and discover content within an app, but Google's quiet acquisition of an app-streaming platform shows the industry is headed in that direction.
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The lowdown: Bronze bells, bollards, binnacles, tackles, copper buoys, cleats, glass floats, diving helmets, canoes, lobster traps, portholes, telegraphs — when it comes to nautical paraphernalia, Stone Age Antiques offers a treasure trove of booty.
The 'hood: Co-owner Ryan Stone says, "In the '60s, my grandfather, Milton, and father, Gary, were in the landscape business together and would scurry around finding anchors, cannons, chains — anything that looked nautical. After accumulating plenty of stuff, they decided to start selling these things to others." In '64, the twosome bought some property on the Miami River's South River Drive and opened Stone Age Antiques. After 45 years in biz, it's the go-to joint for all-things aquatic.
The vibe: "The store is very laidback. Come as you and dogs are welcome," Stone says. The 10,000 square-foot warehouse is chock-a-block with iron pots and pans, navigational lights, Nova Scotia wood floats, oak barrels, pictures, signs, rope, steering stands, ship models, sweep oars, not to mention old suit cases and carriages. Crowded, rustic and unorganized, the store resembles a shipwreck of sorts.
Highlights: So who exactly shops here? Anyone on an excursion for oceanic objects. Stone says, "We rent out tons of things to major motions pictures, TV shows, local playhouses, print ads, magazines, themed parties, store displays, restaurants — we're a one-stop shop for set designers, interior decorators, artists, creative minds and the general public."
The owner says: "We are one of the most interesting and fascinating places to shop in the country!" Stone says.
Customers say: "For me, Stone Age is a home — a visit to when life was simpler and people less cynical," customer Marc Andries Smit says.
Stone Age Antiques, 3236 N.W. South River Drive, Miami; (305) 633-5114.
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An Island Out of Time: A Memoir of Smith Island in the Chesapeake
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Smith Island is a marshy archipelago in mid-Chesapeake Bay, nine miles from the mainland, home to 150 watermen and their families. This book is a portrait of a people who have remained intimately connected to the place in which they live, far past the time when "place" and "nature" any longer have immediate consequence to most of our lives. Tom Horton lived for nearly three years on Smith Island, recording through observation and interviews the traditions of oystering, crab catching, churchgoing, hunting and poaching, and the social rituals of these fiercely independent men and women. His beautifully elegiac story is about community and isolation, harvest and exploitation, and the risks and charms of being different from the surrounding world. Like Ian Frazier's The Great Plains, this is a book that grows from a vast and unique geography. The grassy shallows and the hidden bottoms of Smith Island, and of the Chesapeake, once supported a variety of waterfowl and marine life that astonished the early explorers. The decline of these natural wonders and the attempt to restore the health of Chesapeake Bay is one part of the story; the other is an effort to give voice to a distinctive people whose three centuries of working and being constitute an eloquent statement of humans in nature.
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This application is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. Nos. 11/081,009 and 11/080,389, filed on Mar. 15, 2005, which claim the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/560,146 filed on Apr. 7, 2004, each of which is incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.
This invention is directed towards multi-channel video environments, and more particularly towards systems and methods for navigating through video assets that are broadcasted and available on a server for play out.
With the introduction of multi-channel video, Electronic Program Guides (EPGs) were developed to assist consumers with navigating the '500 Channel' universe. These EPGs allowed features such as grouping of similarly themed programming, look ahead (and often marking for recording), navigating by Favorite Channels, etc. EPGs typically give access to currently showing, and shortly upcoming linear television programming.
With the rise of Video-On-Demand (VOD), EPGs have needed to toggle between VOD offerings and linear offerings. This has been somewhat of a compromise because prerecorded material offered through a VOD service cannot be selected directly through the EPG listings for linear channels. In addition, the VOD selection mechanisms are often modeled as hierarchical menu selection structures. With the steady increase of content available through VOD servers, this makes it increasingly difficult for consumers to navigate all available content.
Personal Video Recorders (PVRs) have had a similar effect: programming available on a PVR is typically presented separate from the linear programming and even from the programming available on VOD. Thus, consumers effectively "toggle" between linear programming, VOD programming, and PVR programming to browse all available programming.
Accordingly, there is a need to be able to tie these technologies together to enable the consumer to browse and search available programming content using metadata values in a consistent manner, and to represent the metadata in an intuitive way so that it is easy to relate them to the programming content.
Advantageously, technologies have been developed to enable topically linked searches across multiple databases, meta data descriptors have been developed to more fully capture characteristics of such content as well as sub-sections of such content, and technologies have been developed where video scenes can have part of the screen with hot links to meta data objects.
Certain embodiments of the present invention relates to a system for gathering video asset information to assist a user in selecting one or more video asset for viewing, where the one or more video assets are available from a plurality of different video asset sources. The system includes a metadata retrieval component that receives customized metadata information associated with the one or more video assets from at least one external sources or from a content portion of the one or more video assets; a means for grouping the one or more video assets according to at least one metadata category, the metadata category being a function of the received customized metadata information; and a means for formatting the grouped one or more video assets for presentation to the user so that the user can select and view the one or more video assets irrespective of the video asset source.
Certain embodiments of the present invention also relates to a device for gathering video asset information to assist a user in selecting one or more video asset for viewing, where the one or more video assets are available from a plurality of different video asset sources. The device includes a metadata retrieval component that receives customized metadata information associated with the one or more video assets from at least one external sources or from a content portion of the one or more video assets; a means for grouping the one or more video assets according to at least one metadata category, the metadata category being a function of the received customized metadata information; and a means for formatting the grouped one or more video assets for presentation to the user so that the user can select and view the one or more video assets irrespective of the video asset source.
Certain embodiments of the present invention also relates to a method for gathering video asset information to assist a user in selecting a video asset for viewing, where one or more video assets are available from a plurality of different video asset sources. The method includes receiving customized metadata information associated with the one or more video assets from at least one external sources or from a content portion of the one or more video assets; grouping the one or more video assets according to at least one metadata category, the metadata category being a function of the received customized metadata information; and formatting the grouped one or more video assets for presentation to the user so that the user can select and view video assets irrespective of the video asset source.
Certain embodiments of the present invention also relates to a computer program product residing on a computer readable medium, the computer program product having instructions for causing a computer to receive customized metadata information associated with the one or more video assets from at least one external sources or from a content portion of the one or more video assets; group the one or more video assets according to at least one metadata category, the metadata category being a function of the received customized metadata information; and format the grouped one or more video assets for presentation to the user so that the user can select and view video assets irrespective of the video asset source.
These and other features of the present invention will be better understood in view of the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the drawings, in which:
FIGS. 18A-D illustrate example screen views of an embodiment;
FIGS. 19A-B illustrate other example screen views for the embodiment of
A schematic overview of a prior art VOD system is shown in
In a typical usage scenario, the consumer 25 would "toggle" to VOD (e.g., by pressing a special button on their Received Device remote control). This causes the Receiver Device to send an initiation signal to the VOD Back-End over the Command & Control channel, and then typically to tune to a VOD channel, which gives the consumer a menu of available VOD assets from which to select. This menu is typically implemented as a hierarchical text-oriented menu system, where the user can select sub-menus and order VOD assets with key presses from their remote control. This is illustrated in the menu chain 36 of
Current interfaces and systems for searching and browsing VOD assets are often problematic and not always effective. The systems are often implemented as hierarchical menu systems, are not very flexible, and not very intuitive. As a result, it is not always possible for a consumer to find a VOD asset for viewing unless they know the exact title and properties of the asset they are looking for. This problem gets even worse if the number of available VOD assets on VOD systems increases.
The present invention provides a new paradigm for browsing and searching video assets available on VOD and from other sources. The present invention takes advantage of metadata for the assets (e.g. "lead actor", "director", "year of release", etc.), and in one embodiment uses it to enable the consumer search for certain assets (e.g. "find all assets starring or associated with Clint Eastwood"). It also provides powerful associative search capabilities (e.g. "I like movie X, so find me all assets that have the same lead actor"). Also, the present invention presents the consumer with an intuitive user interface (pictures instead of text) that can be easily navigated with traditional remote controls (no need for keyboards).
Further features of the present invention are described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/080,389 filed on Mar. 15, 2005 and entitled METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAY GUIDE FOR VIDEO SELECTION, which is incorporated herein by reference.
An illustrative implementation of the present invention in a digital cable system will now be described, first in terms of functionality to the consumer, then in terms of implementation in a cable system or environment.
Consider a consumer 25 in a digital cable system, who has access to VOD service, and also has a digital receiver device 22 that includes PVR (personal video recorder) service. To start off with, the consumer will be watching a movie, so his display may show full screen video as depicted in
The consumer can navigate between the linked field with buttons on the remote control (current selection may be indicated by highlighting it), and then activate one of the links by pressing yet another button on the remote control. For this example, assume the consumer activates the "Will Smith" field. This will lead into a metadata browsing screen (in this case for "Will Smith") as illustrated in
Typically, one of the assets is highlighted 54 (indicating current selection, in this case the "Wild Wild West" asset). Other methods of drawing attention to the presently selected asset, including but not limited to blinking, ghosting, color changes, alternate borders, etc. are within the scope of the present invention. The consumer can change the current selection using keys on the remote control. In case there are more assets than fit on the screen, the consumer can move to previous and next pages similarly using remote control buttons. The consumer can activate the currently selected asset by pressing a specific button on the remote control. This will take the consumer to a preview/trailer session for the selected asset. For this example, assume the consumer has selected "I Robot", the resulting preview/trailer screen is illustrated in
The preview/trailer may look slightly different for assets that are available through other means than VOD.
An implementation of this illustrative embodiment in a cable head end will now be discussed. This implementation is illustrated in
The Clip/Still Store component 58 is illustrated in greater detail in
Another system component is the Search Metadata Database (DB) component 64,
In one embodiment, new content entering the VOD system will typically come with metadata (for example, see the Cablelabs Metadata Specification and the like). Such metadata that typically comes with the video asset will be referred to as a "native metadata" and all other metadata obtained in a different way will be referred to as a "customized metadata." The Content Ingest module 58 will notify the Search Metadata Database 64, which then administers and stores the native metadata. For example, new content may be a newly released movie Bad Boys II, starring Will Smith. The native metadata may contain the following information:
Title: Bad Boys II;
Director: Michael Bay;
Stars: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Jordi Molla
Genre: Action/Comedy/Crime/Thriller
Plot: Two narcotics cops investigate the ecstasy trafficking in Florida.
Alternatively, the Search Metadata Database 64 is connected to a variety of internal and external customized metadata sources 66. These can be public sources (such as IMDB described below), or libraries of VOD or other content. For example, customized metadata for Bad Boys II shown above can be alternatively downloaded from IMDB, which may contain additional information as shown below.
Title: Bad Boys II;
Director: Michael Bay;
Stars: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Jordi Molla, Gabrielle Union, Peter Stormare
Genre: Action/Comedy/Crime/Thriller/Sequel
Plot: Narcotics cops Mike Lowrey (Smith) and Marcus Bennett (Lawrence) head up a task force investigating the flow of ecstasy into Miami. Their search leads to a dangerous kingpin, whose plan to control the city's drug traffic has touched off an underground war. Meanwhile, things get sexy between Mike and Syd (Union), Marcus's sister.
In yet another alternative, the Search Metadata Database 64 may have a system 68 for automatically extracting customized metadata from the content. Some examples of this include inspecting closed captioning information, image analysis for finding words for the opening and/or closing credits, comparison and matching to databases of actors and directors, etc. and any combination thereof. In certain embodiments, the present invention may use a combination of scanning of closed captioning data, combined with pattern recognition software to establish the genre of a movie. For example, the closed caption and pattern recognition software may establish that many exotic cars appear in the movie. Hence, "exotic cars" may be added to the metadata. Also there may be scene detection algorithms to locate the opening and closing credits of a movie, and then the use of character recognition algorithms to determine actors and directors automatically. For example, opening/closing credits may be searched to determine actors Gabrielle Union, Peter Stormare, Theresa Randle, Joe Pantoliano, Michael Shannon, John Seda, and the like appear in the movie. Also, audio (music) may be analyzed to determine genre of a movie, to recognize specific movies, or to determine the artist performing the soundtrack. For example, display guide may already contain in the current library "I Love You" by Justin Timberlake as one available music source. System 68 may compare the music being played in the movie with the available music sources and determine that the soundtrack of Bad Boys II contain "I Love You" by Justin Timberlake. The display guide may be updated to reflect this fact. Furthermore, voice recognition systems may be used to determine actors.
The Search Metadata Database 64 may also receive customized metadata from a user through a user interface 62 whereby consumers can attach customized metadata to content. Examples of interface 62 include, but are not limited to, a general-purpose computer or a cable set-top box having software and hardware that can receive input from one or more input devices such as a remote control. In certain embodiments, an operator may be interested in exotic cars and car chase scenes of a movie. In that case, the operator may utilize the user interface 62 to attach customized metadata "exotic cars" and "car chase" to the video asset. In other embodiments, an operator may be interested in cool guys having little to no hair. In that case, the operator may utilize user interface 62 to attach customized metadata "cool bald guys" to the video asset.
In certain embodiments, one or more of the information sources described above may be combined. For example, after an operator has attached customized metadata "exotic cars" to Bad Boys II, Search Metadata Database 64 may automatically perform a search to determine if metadata "exotic cars" is associated as a native metadata with other video assets. If not, Search Metadata Database 64 may search any of the external or internal sources, such as IMDB, for customized metadata or other textual descriptions having "exotic cars." If customized metadata "exotic cars" is not found, then system 69 may automatically search the content in the close captions, images, credits, and the like to search whether customized metadata "exotic cars" can be attached to the particular content. Operator may at any time have the option of adding metadata, e.g., "exotic cars," (or removing if any of the above examples generated an incorrect metadata "exotic cars") using interface 62.
In certain embodiments, the customized metadata generated by one user/consumer may be shared with other users/consumers. For example, customized metadata generated by a first consumer may be embedded into the appropriate video assets. When a second consumer receives such video assets, the embedded customized metadata may be displayed to the consumer. To the second consumer, the embedded customized metadata may appear similar to a native metadata.
In other embodiments, native metadata and/or customized metadata may be ranked in order of popularity among multiple consumers. A ranking component (not shown) included in the Search Metadata DB component may rank the popularity of native metadata and/or customized metadata by keeping track of the number of times video assets were searched according to the particular customized metadata. For example, if video assets were searched for those having customized metadata "exotic cars" 100 times but only two times for "cool bald guys," a list of customized metadata may be generated by the ranking component which lists customized metadata "exotic cars" in a higher rank than "cool bald guys." A consumer may then browse through this list of customized metadata, select the desired customized metadata, and search video assets according to the selected customized metadata.
Another component is the Asset Availability Database 70 in
Assets_available_to_receiver = IF (receiver_has_PVR) THEN (assets_available_on_VOD + assets_present_in_program_information + assets_on_PVR) ELSE (assets_available_on_VOD + assets_present_in_program_information) END
Another component of the system is the Search Application 76,
One of the advantages of the present invention is that the required user input from the consumer can easily be mapped on an existing remote control device, thus avoiding the need for more complex input devices such as remote keyboards. In other words, it is straightforward to map all required user inputs on existing keys on existing remote controls. A sample mapping on remote control 80 keys is shown in
The implementation describes only one possible embodiment of the present invention. It should be clear to anyone skilled in the art that the invention can also be implemented in alternative embodiments and implementations. Without attempting to be comprehensive, alternative embodiments will now be disclosed
One enhancement to the previously described embodiment is to add personalization to the system. This would further refine the user interface to the personal preferences or history of the consumer. For example if a consumer is presented with all Will Smith movies, the system may take into account that the consumer is interested in Sci-Fi movies, and it would present the Will Smith movies from the Sci-Fi category first. Also the stills and clips could be personalized. For example different aspects of the movie may be highlighted to appeal to different personal profiles (the movie "Pearl Harbor" may be presented as a love story to someone interested in romantic movies, and as a war movie for someone interested in war movies, this would result in different clips and stills to be shown to represent the same movie). Moreover, any of the metadata found by Search Metadata Database 64 may be utilized for further customization. For example, all content may be categorized by metadata "exotic cars" and all content having metadata "exotic cars" may be presented to the user via a metadata browsing screen (similar to that shown in
Such a feature could be implemented by adding a Personalization Server 82 to the back-end 20 infrastructure. This Personalization Server 82 is illustrated in
Another implementation variation is to selectively use still pictures instead of video previews/trailers. This has a number of advantages: first still pictures may be more readily available than previews/trailers, especially for content that is available through other means than VOD (e.g., content that shows up in the Guide for two weeks from now), second this could limit the bandwidth consumption (still pictures take considerably less bandwidth and storage than moving video). Bandwidth use can be further limited by sending the still pictures in so-called broadcast carrousels and to have them stored at each client device 74 when needed (as opposite to sending them to the client device on request when needed). Broadcast carousels are a well known bandwidth saving technique in the digital video industry (an example is the DSM-CC Data Carrousel). It is within the scope of the invention to modify the system in such a way that it detects shortage of bandwidth, and then switches over to more bandwidth friendly techniques (stills), and switch back to using motion video when bandwidth is more available again.
Another implementation variation is to "auto cue" additional previews/trailers after the consumer is finished watching a preview. In other words: if a user previews the "Ali" preview and does not decide to buy the movie, or exits the application, the system may automatically start playing the next relevant preview (instead of going back to the Browsing Screen). It is possible to enhance the system in such a way as to effectively create an interactive movie barker channel (continuously playing relevant trailers).
Another implementation variation is to load trailers to hard disks of PVR-enabled Receiver Devices. This would allow these trailers to be played out from local hard disk (even if they refer to a movie asset that is available on VOD, or as linear programming). The trailers could be downloaded when bandwidth is available (e.g., at night), and this would also make the system much more bandwidth efficient.
Another implementation variation is to use the system to represent assets from additional sources (in addition to, or instead of, VOD and PVR and linear programming). Examples would include: assets that are available via Broadband IP networks, assets that are available on DVD or DVD-Recorder, assets that are available via Digital Terrestrial networks, assets that are available via Direct-To-Home (DTH) satellite, assets that are available on Near-Video-On-Demand (NVOD) channels, assets that are available via Subscription-Video-On-Demand (SVOD), etc. Further, assets can be downloaded from a network or path that does not provide enough bandwidth for real-time viewing. The asset may be downloaded to the PVR, and the consumer can be alerted when the asset is fully downloaded, or alternatively, when enough of the asset is downloaded to allow the consumer to begin viewing from the PVR while downloading continues in parallel (in effect using the PVR as a buffering system).
Another implementation variation is to change the User Interface Look & Feel to accommodate different flavors of interfaces. The system may easily be modified to provide different views or representations of the video (either as still picture or as moving video) in combination with a representation of metadata. Also different input devices can easily be supported (more advanced remote controls, keyboards, media control center consoles, etc.).
Another implementation variation is to give viewers more control/preview capabilities by presenting them with a screen that shows them the various parts of the movie that they are (about to) see. This screen can look very similar to the metadata browsing screen (or the scene selection screen typically used in many DVD titles today), and allow the viewer to get a better understanding of the flow of the movie, and give the viewer control to navigate the movie in a more user friendly manner.
Another implementation variation is to use moving video in the metadata browsing screen (instead of still pictures). The various assets can be shown as moving pictures, and only the audio of the currently selected asset would be rendered. In order to make implementation easier, the moving pictures can be low-quality, or even animated still pictures.
Although the invention has been shown and described with respect to illustrative embodiments thereof, various other changes, omissions and additions in the form and detail thereof may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
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Study says most local merchants that have tested group-buying platforms do not plan to repeat.
Fifty-five percent of small businesses that have tested group-buying platforms like Groupon and LivingSocial do not plan to use the services again, according to a new MerchantCircle study. The online business directory's research supports Rice University's study last fall that found one-third of businesses' Groupon campaigns were unprofitable.
MerchantCircle surveyed 8,456 SMBs, while 6,874 responded to the question about group-buying deals. Of those, 23 percent (1,568) had offered a daily deal. From that number, 856 stated they didn't plan to repeat the strategy, and 712 said they would try group-buying platforms again. More than 5,300 said they've never offered a daily deal.
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With Ontario's auditor general and the Ontario Power Authority estimating the plant closure costs at $585 million, the NDP and Progressive Conservatives maintain the money was squandered to save Liberal seats in the 2011 vote that reduced former premier Dalton McGuinty's administration to a minority.
Cavoukian said her report into missing emails will go "into as much detail as we can possibly muster."
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TV's Salvation: Hyper-Local Cross-Platform Content
by Diane Mermigas on Aug 29, 7:45 AM
Even as stations learn and perfect new digital interactive techniques, the formula for success is simple. It's all about extensive hyper-local content. Above all, TV broadcasters must make their online platforms original, participatory, conversational and commercial. Bottoms-up enterprise is required.
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by Diane Mermigas on Aug 28, 8:00 AM
Television stations are in the same quandary as housing and other industries whose core assets are undergoing excruciating revaluation due to tumultuous economic, technological and competitive change.
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Analog-To-Digital Switch Crucial For Local TV
by Diane Mermigas on Aug 27, 8:32 AM
If an estimated 20 million-plus homes find themselves without local television station reception when analog switches to all digital early next year, they will be lost to broadcasters that can ill afford to lose more viewers or ratings points.
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Embedded Futures: Broadcast Nets Must Invest In Digicasting
by Diane Mermigas on Aug 26, 8:30 AM
While the advent of digital multichannel 24-hour local news and sports sounds promising, such parallel programming efforts may not generate much money during a protracted economic slump. On a broader scale, it's all about establishing yourself as the authoritative source for quality detailed micro-local information on TV, the Web, cable, radio and mobile.
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The Future Of Television: Local TV at Crossroads
by Diane Mermigas on Aug 25, 10:15 AM
Local TV stations appear headed for the same restructuring and consolidation ravaging the banking, telecommunications and airline industries. Stations able to solidify themselves as the definitive sources of local news and advertising will thrive if they find new ways to translate that online.
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Digital World Savvy: Brand For The Buck
by Diane Mermigas on Aug 22, 8:15 AM
Effective digital age branding of people, content products and services demands skilled consumer engagement, relevance, function, convenience, peer socializing and applied value--for just 30 seconds or as long as it lasts. It essentially means comprehending, bonding and relentlessly responding to your niche constituents.
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Broadcast Savvy: Adopt Emerging Media Strategies - Now!
by Diane Mermigas on Aug 21, 8:30 AM
Digital relief for traditional ad-supported media--especially local television and newspapers--may not come fast enough to avoid serious financial repercussions in 2009. Local TV's ability to generate revenues from interactive platforms is key to surviving economic travails.
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Navigating The Digital Road To Global Gold
by Diane Mermigas on Aug 20, 9:15 AM
Booming international demand for products and services is expected to be the salvation of American business, but recent events such as Russia's aggression against Georgia and even the Beijing Olympics are reminders of the minefields that must be maneuvered for a shot at global wealth.
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Questioning The Price Of Selection
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The divergent power of selection was once the domain of television and newspapers that fed the masses the news and interpretation they deemed fit. The seemingly pervasive Internet has joined their ranks in unexpected ways, as evidenced by the Olympics--and that is the fault of consumers as much as it is NBC Universal.
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Time Warner Needs To Ramp Up Digital Content Future
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Time Warner's plans to recast itself as a supersized digital content player will fail as long as it lacks the strategic mindset necessary to transform its products and services--including its blue-chip magazines--from static to interactive gems. Selling non-core assets and relying on cyclical traditional film and TV hits isn't going to cut it. To date, Time Warner is just another digital wannabe dabbler.
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Violations of policies on attached files, are sometimes detected and sometimes not
Created: 01 May 2013 | 4 comments
Someone knows why the Monitor does not detect all mails with attached files that violate any policy?
I mean, I have a policy, with keywords, which determine a protected document. If, sending some Excel file for example with this keyword, sometimes is detect it, but sometimes doesnt (Network Monitor).
This same file is always detected by the endpoint and discover.
Any idea?
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Hi Sharma
What I mean is that the same policy, records an incident for a file with the keyword I'm watching when it is mailed. But the same file, with the same keyword, in another "email" is not registered as an incident.
This happens in the Network Monitor.
In Discover, the file is always detected for each scanner running.
The same in the Endpoint, if I copy it to a usb 10 times in one pc, the 10 times I detected as incident
Attach the image of policy.
Yes, i am spanning everything. And i not have de TLS conection.
Let me put a scenario.
I sent him to my co-worker, an email with an Excel file with the list of phone numbers of all the company.
And He send it to someone else in the company (here I detect an incident, because is forbiden share this file).
This other person, in turn, resend the file to a fourth person. This e-mail with the attached file is no longer detected.
The file is not encrypted.


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