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Thursday, May 20, 2004

What happens when the trend is over? 

Discuss
There are some things that are staring us in the face so blatantly that it is easy to forget them. There are about to be a lot more elderly people than there has been in the past. I often ask my self why I’m not investing thousands of dollars in the medical services and medical device companies. I soon remind my self that the reason is that I don’t have thousands of dollars.

Attempted humor aside, this is a huge trend and, barring a medical miracle in the next 10 years, it is going to happen. A lot of people are going to make a lot of money. But what happens when the trend is over? How do we manage for a boom when we know the bust is coming? I’d love to hear some ideas on how to do that. Post them in the comments.

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Monday, May 17, 2004

ESPN Motion and Video On Demand 


I need to do some more research into exactly what is going on, but it looks like ESPN is making its first attempt at a real video on demand feature. ESPN Motion isn't anything new. I think I've been using it for about 6 months now. I have a small application running on my computer that regularly downloads high-quality sports highlights. It is a great feature if you missed the game. First it was just highlights, then they added commercials that you could skip, and now the commercials are required.

Today they put up a human interest story. The story is interesting, but the fact that they did it is even more interesting. If you go to espn.com, download motion, and then explore the story, you will find 6 segments about Brad Hurtig and his battle to play sports without both hands. Before each you have to watch a commercial. It will be interesting to see how often they have features like this one.

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How Trendy are Trends? 

I received a package from Fred A. Rogers today. In it was a bunch of brochures and a cd. Apparently Fred has a monthly trends cd that he sends out. Has anyone heard of this guy or listen to his cds? I’m going to listen to the cd and I’ll let you know how it goes.
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