Jasonhirschhorn.typepad.com Website Review

the intersection of media + tech + pop.. and some other stuff.. if i could have just one functionality from my streaming video services, this would be it.. i watch a lot of television. i see a lot of movies. i listen to a lot of music. access to that content in a place-shifted and time-shifted world has only increased the amount i spend with media. i subscribe to netflix, hulu, and spotify. i rent stuff off of itunes. use amazon instant videos prime access.  i use tons of tv everywhere apps from hbogo to showtime anytime. i rarely buy (though looks like ill be buying thom yorke stuff of course, streaming requires that you have a really fast mobile connection or wi-fi. and whether you believe it or not, we dont live in a completely wi-fi world yet. data connections, while getting better, can be shotty depending on where you are: try making a phone call or getting a data connection reliably on where i spend weekends, it will make you grind your molars. oh, poor me, i know. that said, i love my tv, movies and music and want them when i want them. my music service spotify has a content sync functionality that deals with this issue. i choose the songs, playlists or albums i want synced offline, and when im taking my morning walk (where i think a lot and make mental lists of those that wronged me), the tracks dont cut out because of at&t: the nation’s fastest 4g lte network. all backed by our 100% dedication to quality and service. i travel a lot. i am on a plane constantly. gogo inflight internet is great for e-mail, not awesome for web and non-existent for streaming media. it is getting better, but i have to do*nload before i board to watch up in the air. just one use case. i want the ability to sync the movies or tv i want to watch within netflix or hulu (or any service) for mobile usage when i dont have good coverage or none at all. i would even pay extra if i had to. and dont give me content protection excuses. its relatively simple. when speaking to my friends at these services the answers are: