Some media news.
Video consumption on small screens is growing and growing. Producers and manufacturers want the "TV anywhere" to become a reality as soon as possible, where we watch a tv show at home, continue watching it walking, then in the bus, in the train etc.
Keep in mind as well:
Apple sold about 16 millions of iPhones and 7 millions of iPads in 2010.
Video consumption accounts for half of all Internet traffic currently.
Read more here.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Riding bus in Colombia, part II.
Riding a small city bus can be quite fun too. First, you enter by going through a narrow passing wheel, a kind that reminds me of exiting the public swimming pool as a kid. Nobody is allowed in if they don't pay first. Even if you feel like a pig entering to be killed, it's quite handy for the driver!
Second, the ceiling is so low that a normally tall person like me (he he), 1.97 meters, needs to bend down. Better to sit down. But then, the space in front of the seats is so small, it's impossible to sit straight. The knees need to be in the isle. Hmm, patience. But, I was relieved as even my Colombian friend, very much shorter, complained as well.
Third, when you ride a bus in Colombia, you don't only pay for the ride. You also pay for the music. Because once you are in the bus, you'll notice that the driver plays the music he likes in all the speakers in the bus. The level? Just about as loud as in an average bar in Europe at Friday night. Kind of music? Well, here in Colombia in 90% percent of the cases, it's local music. Traditional vallenatos, salsa or merenge. But today the driver played house music. You know, the kind of music in rave parties. I couldn't avoid smiling. Bar level, completely filling the passenger area. Old people, kids, families, everybody riding to loud electronic music. Their faces as if nothing unnormal is going on. Nobody reacts. In Sweden, people would look at each other and wonder what lunetic is driving the bus. He is on drugs. Somebody would finally approach the driver, tell him and then later call the bus company and report the incident. The driver would receive a reprimand and if it happened again he would get fired or replaced.
Well, lucky me, I happen to like both the local music and electronic music. No reason to complain.
Second, the ceiling is so low that a normally tall person like me (he he), 1.97 meters, needs to bend down. Better to sit down. But then, the space in front of the seats is so small, it's impossible to sit straight. The knees need to be in the isle. Hmm, patience. But, I was relieved as even my Colombian friend, very much shorter, complained as well.
Third, when you ride a bus in Colombia, you don't only pay for the ride. You also pay for the music. Because once you are in the bus, you'll notice that the driver plays the music he likes in all the speakers in the bus. The level? Just about as loud as in an average bar in Europe at Friday night. Kind of music? Well, here in Colombia in 90% percent of the cases, it's local music. Traditional vallenatos, salsa or merenge. But today the driver played house music. You know, the kind of music in rave parties. I couldn't avoid smiling. Bar level, completely filling the passenger area. Old people, kids, families, everybody riding to loud electronic music. Their faces as if nothing unnormal is going on. Nobody reacts. In Sweden, people would look at each other and wonder what lunetic is driving the bus. He is on drugs. Somebody would finally approach the driver, tell him and then later call the bus company and report the incident. The driver would receive a reprimand and if it happened again he would get fired or replaced.
Well, lucky me, I happen to like both the local music and electronic music. No reason to complain.
Riding bus in Colombia.
Participating in the traffic in Colombia is quite fun. People drive like crazy. What surprises me though, is that I see so few accidents. Today as I was riding a bus on a highway, people came running to sell things on the street. They wore yellow vests as if they were police guards. Well, it makes it easier to see them. In Colombia it's common with people selling things literally ON the street, as buses stop at lights or in a traffic jam. They approach your vehicle carrying a variety of cookies, peanuts, soft drinks and so on (by the way, drinks are sold in plastic bags, not in bottles!) Money is exchanged on the spot. Quite handy. It also seems quite dangerous. Well here we go again, the brain of a Northern Europe guy. We think and breathe traffic safety. Here, motor cycles are riding in curves as to avoid the vendors. No irritation, It all runs very smooth. Many times the bus driver was driving in the left lane. Double lines on the middle? Who cares. Instead, the bus driver honks the horn repeatedly. To warn anybody else.
Well, maybe there are many accidents in Colombia, I don't know. Judging the way they drive, with a Northern Europe mind, it seems there should be. But my theory is that everybody here is prepared as they drive. Prepared that everybody else is driving like crazy as well. Everybody knows the rules.
Anyway, just an observation.
Well, maybe there are many accidents in Colombia, I don't know. Judging the way they drive, with a Northern Europe mind, it seems there should be. But my theory is that everybody here is prepared as they drive. Prepared that everybody else is driving like crazy as well. Everybody knows the rules.
Anyway, just an observation.
Medellín, Colombia
My friends, it's been a long long time. I know, I have been absent. I am sorry. No excuses. Let's move on.
The time in Hawaii was great. I was there about a year. Let me tell you more about what we are doing there later. It is indeed interesting. A new big film about King David. A new exciting news station. And more.
I am now in Medellín, Colombia. I am here to work with projects and teaching in the area of video and film production.
Medellin is a beautiful and quite big city in the middle of Colombia. It is known as the city of Eternal Spring, due to its climate. I hope to tell you more about Medellin and Colombia very soon. This was just an introduction.
Entonces, vamos!
The time in Hawaii was great. I was there about a year. Let me tell you more about what we are doing there later. It is indeed interesting. A new big film about King David. A new exciting news station. And more.
I am now in Medellín, Colombia. I am here to work with projects and teaching in the area of video and film production.
Medellin is a beautiful and quite big city in the middle of Colombia. It is known as the city of Eternal Spring, due to its climate. I hope to tell you more about Medellin and Colombia very soon. This was just an introduction.
Entonces, vamos!
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