A satisfying nine-page read, replete with sidebars, commentary, and links. Less satisfying but adding a sparkle of celebrity is a short piece by ABC anchor Sam Donaldson recounting of the debut of ABC's streaming site and his rightful dissatisfaction with streaming technology. The message is that ABC is keeping their oar in the water, but not exactly bending to the oar. On the business side, there's a solid article on syndication, for those of us looking to hit the multiple markets the Web makes so available, and a good wrap on metrics, the measuring of the streaming world, who's out there, who's listening, how many, and when. Metrics has just begun to open up in the streaming universe, and it is the stuff any media leans on to understand what's happening.
Ratings is the name of the game.
It's also, for its size, armed to the teeth and democracy is not exactly the order of the day in a culture where public whipping is still a legal punishment. Still, it's drop-dead beautiful, if a bit steamy, and a Net entrepreneur's paradise. These, and other, tidbits about the tech wonderland on the equator will save you a visit and maybe make you want to move there. XML101 Top of Page Copyright 2001 INT Media Group, Incorporated All Rights Reserved.