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	<description>Perspectives on the intersection of digital media, technology and consumer devices.</description>
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		<title>Lessons from a Lion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Joe Paterno went to Penn State to coach football, but he also had a large hand in building the University from a small, agriculture, college in central PA to a world class institution.  This was his Great Experiment, and a lesson in leadership.  ]]></description>
		<link>http://chriscarterconsulting.com/blog/2012/02/02/lessons-from-a-lion/</link>
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		<title>Tumblr-ing Dice</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tumblr just has "scant" revenue, no business model and an $800M valuation.  In December of 2010 the company raised $30M at a valuation of $120M.  Thus, in 8-9 months, with "scant" revenue, Tumblr's valuation increased almost 6X.  How does this happen?]]></description>
		<link>http://chriscarterconsulting.com/blog/2011/10/04/tumblr-ing-dice/</link>
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		<title>Streaming Media East Device Review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Broadband Device Pavilion at the Streaming Media East Conference provided a great overview of what's available  in the market for those looking for affordable options to update their home entertainment experience.]]></description>
		<link>http://chriscarterconsulting.com/blog/2011/05/12/streaming-media-east-device-review/</link>
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		<title>Flip Flop?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cisco's decision to announce the demise of the Flip Video Recorder served as more of a management purpose to appease analysts and shareholders than it did to solve larger performance issues within the company as markets they serve transition to next generation technologies and services.]]></description>
		<link>http://chriscarterconsulting.com/blog/2011/04/14/flip-flop/</link>
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		<title>Kinect TV?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As I reflected on the press and coverage of the 2011 CE Show, sub-titled "Its an App, App, App, App World!"  it occurred to me that Microsoft has in its portfolio all of the technology, hardware and software, to launch a really cool platform that could revolutionize the home entertainment experience.]]></description>
		<link>http://chriscarterconsulting.com/blog/2011/02/04/kinect-tv/</link>
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		<title>(Not So) Deep Thoughts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cablevision, Toktumi, EpicMix, FloTV - so much to say, so little time, and space.]]></description>
		<link>http://chriscarterconsulting.com/blog/2010/10/15/not-so-deep-thoughts/</link>
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		<title>Last Home Passed &#8211; FiOS puts on the Brakes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The mobile phone is becoming a true convergence device, able to not only connect but entertain a user, there is more revenue and profit in converting wireless subs to smartphones, and battling for more if the rumors of a CDMA iPhone are true, than digging up streets and expanding the FiOS network. ]]></description>
		<link>http://chriscarterconsulting.com/blog/2010/04/11/last-home-passed-fios-puts-on-the-brakes/</link>
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		<title>U2 VUDU?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This move [focusing on integrating the platform with other CE Devices instead of building their own] puts VUDU squarely in competition with the likes of HULU, BOXEE and Netflix, among others, as an alternative source for aggregated content delivered over internet.  ]]></description>
		<link>http://chriscarterconsulting.com/blog/2010/02/16/u2-vudu/</link>
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		<title>Was a new 3-D TV on Your Shopping List?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The CE and Entertainment industries have invested billions of dollars in 3-D TV and are not about to turn back now.  Unfortunately your flat panel TV will not be able to display entertainment in 3-D, so if you are enthusiast and must have the latest technology for your viewing pleasure, open your wallet, again.]]></description>
		<link>http://chriscarterconsulting.com/blog/2010/01/07/was-a-new-3-d-tv-on-your-shopping-list/</link>
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		<title>Not Feeling Ya FLO (TV)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Qualcomm's FLO TV service announced last week the launch of a new handheld device called the Personal TV.  I understand why FLO TV launched the Personal TV device, I just don't think its a great idea for a company with limited experience in consumer products and services and in an era of converging applications onto fewer consumer devices.
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		<link>http://chriscarterconsulting.com/blog/2009/10/28/not-feeling-ya-flo-tv/</link>
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