Tubegazing: 'Rules of Engagement'
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The new CBS comedy deals with relationships, but in that special Adam Sandler way.
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In March 2002, I made a bet with Martin Nisenholtz about the relative importance of weblogs and the New York Times. I was and am a blogger, and Martin worked then, as he does now, for the Times. For the actual terms of the bet, read the piece on the LongNow site, and a story I wrote to announce the bet. A few comments.  1. It seems now is the time to decide who won the bet, if either of us did. 2. The world that I hoped would come about did not. While blogs have broken many stories, they have not, in general, turned into the authoritative sources I hoped they would in 2002. When the blogosphere resembles journalism it's often the tabloid kind.  3. I wouldn't mind losing the bet. That is, I wouldn't mind if the Times fully embraced the web, and I suspect Martin wouldn't mind if blogs rose to the quality of the Times. 4. If the bet had been held a year later, it seems there would be a pretty good chance that Martin would have won the bet because they recently took down the firewall at the Times, allowing search engines to index the full content. In the past, articles would remain visible for a couple of weeks then you'd have to pay money to access them. I believe they have a special deal with Google and other crawlers that allow them to get past the membership wall. For most of 2007 the Times articles were behind the firewall, and were less likely to be pointed to (which is how they rise in rank at Google). 5. It certainly is fun to speculate, but the decision about who won belongs exclusively to the Long Now Foundation. They have to decide who determines what the top stories of 2007 are, and imho they should consult with search experts to determine how to do the queries. Apparently it makes a difference how you do it.  But ultimately it's their decision. 6. Whether Wikipedia has more or less results seems to be a sidebar to the bet, which only talks about blogs and the Times. 7. Another interesting sidebar is rich media. In 2002, before podcasting had taken hold, before YouTube existed, it would have been hard to forsee the story of the South Carolina beauty queen, or the Don't Tase Me Bro guy. Questions about the future are always framed in the context of the past. Did the question Martin and I asked have any value in 2007, or did it just say something about the world of 2002?   Update: Paul Boutin who arranged the bet, apparently in conjunction with Google (I didn't know this) in 2002, weighs in.
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How's this for a reality TV show, Channel 4? Ten gorgeous burds come and stay in my B&B and I set them special tasks every day. You wouldn't even need your cameras as I have one installed in every bedroom.  FLETCHER LECHER  (c) 2007 Daily Record; Glasgow (UK).
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Gemstar-TV Guide thinks outside of the television box by putting itself on the block.
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A new Netflix feature, Netflix Friends, lets you know what others are watching (and vice-versa).
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By Arellano, Jonah  Videos account for more than half the Internet traffic currently. This phenomenon is projected to soar as the market for video "shorts" becomes more popular.  One site, Blip TV delivers online television shows.
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âThe Rules of Engagementâ is not a groundbreaking new series by any means, but it has some redeeming virtues.
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BBC Click examines how sites are allowing like-minded users to find and interact with one another.
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Gabe: There is some really nice HD footage from PAX available over at gametrailers.com now. They have a pretty slick behind the scenes look at how the show comes together as well as an interview with Gaybe and Tykoh from Pennies Arcadez!
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Google and BSkyB in a video-sharing deal? Oh, the irony.
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Blog: A look at the video conversation site Friction.TV
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Are people deciding to get plastic surgery based on TV reality shows? A new study says yes, but the tube is only part of the picture.
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Online video is no longer just  fun and games: You might actually learn something.
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While sitting in the company of three male friends last weekend watching Hustler's "Campus Confessions" (excellent btw), it came to me that enjoying porn with and in the company of other men is a delicate business. One wrong move can ruin, what was up until that point, a spotless heterosexual record.  First off, watching porn in a male pack is a weird act. But it happens. Somebody inevitably will think it a good idea to bring an adult DVD to watch after the game. Disagreeing to watch or a sudden show of hesitancy will only get your friends questioning your heterosexuality.  Secondly, you will in no way enjoy the porn as much as you would watching it by yourself, or with your significant other. In all likelihood, the pack porn party, if everyone is honest, is way too structured for anyone to have any fun at all. But they happen, and here's ten pointers to keep yourself "straight" in everyone's mind after the "fun" is over.
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Online couch potatoes will now have a lot more viewing options when watching the popular video Web site YouTube.
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By JOE KIRBY, STAFF WRITER  Could we someday be grumbling, "Geez, all these Web sites and nothing to watch?" Could be. The Web's catalog of video and programming literally swells by the hour.
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The YouTube Effect is amazing -- and potentially goofy.