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Vint Cerf, aka the godfather of the net, predicts the end of TV as we know it | Technology | The Guardian

Although non really tecnhical, this is a good example of what it’s like to be the “father” of a technology that changed our life and having a “vision” of the future.

I like what Vint says about TV. My family can confirm, having heard me saying the exact same thing over and over in the last few years, since I got a broadband access in my apartment. TV as we know it is nearly dead technology. When you realize that 85% of TV programming is NOT LIVE, it suddenly seem SO stupid that you have to sit on your couch at a predetermined time, for a defined amount of time, to watch something that is been recorded, edited, postproduct, and stored on digital media.

You must have the option to watch it when you can and want. And don’t “you already had the VCR” me. It’s not the same, even if that was a first step in the right direction.

To be coherent with my opinions, I ditched TV at home since January this year, and haven’t regretted it for a minute.

News? I can read them online, or listen them on the radio. Even better, radio on the web! And most tv news are streamed from the tv website on demand. Still regular TV, but the way it should be.

As for sports (yeah,of course, soccer. Is there something else in Italy? ;-) ), instead of paying a yearly subscription or a enormous fee of 5€+ per game, I grab my bike, head to the bar, have a beer and chat with other supporters. You know… socialize. Scary uh? :-)

Want a peek of what TV will become if things go the way they should? Check out www.joost.com

And if you need a beta invitation, feel free to ask in the comments. I don’t know if I got unlimited invitations, if not, first come first served.

I’ll blog about Joost in the future, so as always…

…Stay tuned, more to come.