Hello everyone. It has been a really long time since I have posted anything on this site. I apologize. I have started a new adventure that has and will continue to take up all of my time. In the spring of 2013 I will be Hiking the entire Appalachian Trail. To learn more about this and my adventure come on over to Hikingthetrail.com. You may have noticed that I hardly ever update my @NetNutt twitter account. This is because I am primarily tweeting on @hikingthetrail.
It never fails that there are plenty of things to watch on TV however most of it is CRAP. Everyone knows the saying one million channels and nothing on. Well it never fails I end up watching one of two shows on reruns No Reservations or Dirty Jobs. Most of the time it does not even matter what their show is about. Just hearing them talk about culture or life while in the exact moment it happens an no added BS just to make it full of drama is what keeps my attention. Below are two videos one from each of the shows hosts. Both are quite long but worth the time.
Anthony Bourdain
Mike Roe
Now you might ask why I chose the title of this post as a Dying Breed. Well I say this because shows like this that are based on or show “true reality” they try to make sure things are as true to real and in the moment as possible. Sure there are some scripted parts of the show however they do not manufacture drama or “good TV”. A few of those shows you might know where they manufacture “good TV” is American Chopper, Big Brother, Survivor, and the list goes on. These types of shows are a dying breed while the manufactured “true life” shows every moment of every waking day are invading the airwaves. If you have not see No Reservations or Dirty Jobs I would recommend you take some time and watch them.
If you are in the social media realm, web development, marketing, or just a web geek you might be using Google+. If you are not sure what it is please visit plus.google.com there they have a quick video of what it is all about. I am struggling to really see how or why I might abandon all other social media sites for this one. For now I see it just as another tool to add to my social arsenal.
I think it will take me a few more months of using it to provide me with some real value outside of sharing more photos of cats and goofy videos with friends and other web geeks. What do you all think?
