Comments on: Am I getting behind the curve?

By: beadle

beadle — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 19:55:20 +0000

Firstly, enough with ‘digital’ technology. It’s technology. I never invited people to use my analogue camera, listen to my analogue record player or even my digital CD’s. It’s a brand name for mugs. Secondly, suggesting that people who use video on their phones are film producers and distributers is as absurd as saying that people that walk up Snowdon are mountain climbers, or that people wearing Vans are skateboarders. Yes, you have problems determining reality. I won’t blame you, I’ll blame language, as it hasn’t seen fit to designate a proper term for people using videophones. Personally I just call them ‘people with phones.’ If recognising the differences between Bergman (RIP) and a 14 yr old happy slapper is too difficult I suggest shutting down some of that technology and going for a long walk in the country. Or better still, find an analogue woman.

By: Jake Grimley

Jake Grimley — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:22:16 +0000

Do you enjoy playing your limited 512MB dubstep MP3 collection using the low quality, tinny loudspeaker on your mobile phone whilst hanging round your neck and sitting on the bus?

Should one get extra points for doing the same in the Prince of Wales Beer Garden?

This causes me give up on my beer, go home and fiddle with my laptop instead, hence causing a knock-on digital effect.

By: John Henry Mostyn

John Henry Mostyn — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 13:04:12 +0000

Good point Pete..

The survey brings up some interesting points on convergence - you rightly question the tv/email, but because it is so linear, there isn’t an option for say mobile/music..

Vodafone and Apple are both making pushes for Youtube on your mobile - do you think ‘internet video’ (I guess loosley defined as short length and mega eclectic) will be accepted on the mobile or TV (lots of interface/usability issues to overcome)..

By: Pete Ashton

Pete Ashton — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 12:26:12 +0000

It occurs me to later than the point of this exercise is to show people who don’t consider themselves to be “digital” that they actually are. For example, people who video their children on their phones and send those clips to their parents don’t think of themselves as digital film producers and distributors, but they are, in a way.

That would make more sense regarding Digital Birmingham’s mission statement thingy.

By: Pete Ashton

Pete Ashton — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:45:38 +0000

I got 70%. Which kinda renders the whole thing pointless.

For the “why don’t you use digital TV” there wasn’t an option for “I download what I watch using BitTorrent”. And apparently not using my mobile to access the web is a problem, even though I have a computer for that.

On the other hand it’s nice to see I’m still an outsider in this new digital world.

By: Billy

Billy — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 16:57:03 +0000

A couple of years ago I spent more time than I’d care to remember testing tv email for a certain telecomms company. It was incredibly tedious, made all the more grim by the thought that no-one would ever use this system.