0 comments by Ben Koo on 11/19/2008
First and foremost I will be traveling a lot the next 3 days so I may be MIA. I hope to take some video content at Mirror Lake for Bucknuts which I will post here as well. So below are two videos. One of me enjoying borrowing a handheld video camera for my trip. As […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 11/18/2008
Awhile back I posted about how Disney and Fox were going head to head bidding on the broadcast rights for the BCS Bowl games. After years of being with Disney, Fox has broadcasted the last 2 years and the concensus was that there was a significant dropoff in terms of the quality of the broadcast. […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 11/17/2008
It was 15 months ago when I blogged about HBO’s wise decision to pick up the off beat musical comedy, Flight of The Conchords, for a second season. Since then, there hasn’t been much buzz as the duo talk some time away to tour, bask in their new American fame, and of course write more […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 11/14/2008
My commute on Bart from San Bruno to the city, affords me the opportunity to watch a half hour episode (only 22 minutes without commercials via Itunes) each way of my lovely commute. Its this luxury that I attribute a modest amount of my sanity to. The last couple of weeks I have been getting […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 11/12/2008
Digg.com is a web 2.0 icon and my company has worn the title “Digg For Sports”, although the shoe doesn’t exactly fit. With a new emphasis for web 2.0 companies to diversify revenue streams, Digg today announced the opening of their online store. My buddy who works for the vendor that Digg partnered with told […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 11/10/2008
A lot of things have been going on in the tech world, but its been a pretty busy past week for me. Below is a quick update on some interesting news. Tesla Gets Funding After a round of layoffs and reports of a very tenuous cash position (9 million in the bank), Tesla Motors was […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 11/9/2008
You might not have the steadfast commitment that I do when it comes to college football. In fact its probably healthier mentally and physically that you don’t. Regardless here is a crash course on what you missed in week eleven. – Let’s start at the top. Penn State let Iowa lurk around all game and […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 11/7/2008
With the economy down, I think you may see a second wind of the infamous gift below. I am just joking, but hey we can all use a nice laugh right about now. Not Work Safe
0 comments by Ben Koo on 11/3/2008
For whatever reason I put a decent amount of reading/researching into the macro trends of Generation Y. Of late I have been thinking how this down economy will really test the will of my generation as the first several waves of this Gen Y is hitting the real world in the coming years, in this […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 11/1/2008
With this down economy, user adoption of Blu Ray and on demand living room technologies are going to slow and stagnate dramatically from earlier projections. Its not as big of an issue for Blu Ray as it has fended off HD DVD to become to successor to DVD. Its not as much a question of […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 10/31/2008
In the spirIt that something is better then nothing, here is my blog for today. Wrapping up a bucknuts article as we speak. I tried to get my roommate to participate in performing the song below with me. Wasn’t having any of it. Enjoy…If only the corporate world were this easy.
0 comments by Ben Koo on 10/30/2008
Think back to your elementary school or even junior high days to when there was that one kid you just couldn’t stand. Every day it was a struggle not to pummel him. Every opportunity that arose to beat him in something…..anything was a worthwhile opportunity. That’s how I feel about former Michigan running back Mike […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 10/29/2008
Its a rough economic climate right now and even a harsher time to raise money as a start up. That’s why I was pleased to see too somewhat similar companies to Yardbarker bringing in some rounds of funding today. Bleacher Report (good friend Rory Brown just started work there) brought in a nice round of […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 10/27/2008
Another great weekend in the books. Below are 10 takeaways from week 9 as well as some other bits of knowledge picked up this weekend. 1- Those who say there is nothing sweeter then revenge don’t know what they are talking about. Michigan State pulled away from Michigan late to spank the Wolverines 35-21. Michigan […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 10/25/2008
Below is my gift to you. Kind of lame but funny.
