Andrew Baisley Sr Solutions Engineer at Tremor Media LinkedIn Profile Twitter Account My Blog Archive Contact me via email Subscribe to RSS About This Site General thoughts about the industry I work in, my life in New York City, the music I’m listening to and links to websites that I find interesting. This is a personal blog and, while I may occasionally write about my work, my views do not represent the views of my employer or business partners in any way. Ask me anything. Tag Cloud Tumblr (3.0; @andrewbaisley)http://blog.andrewbaisley.com/<p>I have a lot of apps on my phone, but I rarely use any of them. These are the ones I use most frequently.</p> <p>- Mail</p> <p>- Calendar</p> <p>- Messages (SMS)</p> <p>- Tweetie</p> <p>- Safari</p> <p>- iPod</p> <p>- foursquare</p> <p>- The Weather Channel</p> <p>- Phone</p> <p>- Maps</p> <p>- Clock (it’s my alarm every morning)</p> <p>- Notes</p> <p>- NYTimes</p> <p>- Mint.com</p> <p>- Camera</p>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/baisleyblog/~3/_9r_WcSPXdg/439123439http://blog.andrewbaisley.com/post/439123439Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:24:40 -0500http://blog.andrewbaisley.com/post/439123439<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/10/dining/10coffee.html">New York Is Finally Taking Its Coffee Seriously - NYTimes.com</a>: <p>Time to take a coffee tour around the city!</p>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/baisleyblog/~3/i8052c8d1OI/439030705http://blog.andrewbaisley.com/post/439030705Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:14:41 -0500http://blog.andrewbaisley.com/post/439030705<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/nyregion/07critic.html?ref=nyregion">City Critic - Hesitant to Share a Cab, but Sometimes Spilling Their Stories - NYTimes.com</a>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/baisleyblog/~3/X-9SnvDjIow/431732208http://blog.andrewbaisley.com/post/431732208Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:27:09 -0500http://blog.andrewbaisley.com/post/431732208<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/technology/07reboot.html">New York Isn’t Silicon Valley, and That’s Why They Like It - NYTimes.com</a>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/baisleyblog/~3/30YQxiARlbE/431712628http://blog.andrewbaisley.com/post/431712628Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:16:54 -0500http://blog.andrewbaisley.com/post/431712628<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/03/04/nyregion/gowanus-art-show.html">Reader-Submitted Photos and Art of the Gowanus Canal - Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com</a>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/baisleyblog/~3/nLjicPx-Q2o/426702767http://blog.andrewbaisley.com/post/426702767Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:03:44 -0500http://blog.andrewbaisley.com/post/426702767<a href="http://www.steakforstock.com/">Steak for Stock</a>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/baisleyblog/~3/1Jim8j_sa0A/408430467http://blog.andrewbaisley.com/post/408430467Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:43:23 -0500http://blog.andrewbaisley.com/post/408430467<a href="http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/23/you-can-park-your-bike-but-at-what-price/?src=twt&twt=CityRoom">You Can Park Your Bike, but at What Price? - City Room Blog - NYTimes.com</a>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/baisleyblog/~3/u3ENjv6zAhU/407442248http://blog.andrewbaisley.com/post/407442248Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:53:00 -0500http://blog.andrewbaisley.com/post/407442248<a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/17/video-ad-start-up-yume-raises-25-million/">Video Ad Start-Up YuMe Raises $25 Million - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com</a>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/baisleyblog/~3/JRpidQHp0XQ/395020931http://blog.andrewbaisley.com/post/395020931Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:26:02 -0500http://blog.andrewbaisley.com/post/395020931<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/02/01/us/budget.html?hp">Obama’s 2011 Budget Proposal: How It’s Spent - Interactive Graphic - NYTimes.com</a>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/baisleyblog/~3/OHJpWO1aWx4/366270852http://blog.andrewbaisley.com/post/366270852Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:50:36 -0500http://blog.andrewbaisley.com/post/366270852<a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/31/foursquare-partners-with-bravo-tv/?src=tp">Foursquare Teams With Bravo TV - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com</a>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/baisleyblog/~3/v0Pl_gZd_9Y/365545996http://blog.andrewbaisley.com/post/365545996Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:20:54 -0500http://blog.andrewbaisley.com/post/365545996<p>I’ve noticed lately that many of the shows I record on my DVR are recording the airing from 2 or 3am the morning after the original broadcast. I couldn’t understand why, if I set my DVR to record all new episodes and I know that the new episode is on at 8pm, would it record the 3am showing?</p> <p>Because that’s the airing marked, in the digital on-screen guide, as New. So, as far as my DVR knows, that is the new episode. Over the last several months this has been happening more and more often. It’s always on 2nd tier network like Food Network, Discovery, etc, but never on the big three networks.</p> <p>Now, I have no idea why this is happening, but I have a sneaking suspicion that it has something to do with advertisements.</p> <p>The only difference between the two recording is this: if I were watching the first broadcast, at 8pm, I would be fast forwarding through ads for GE washing machines, BMWs and those fancy new Samsung LED televisions. If I’m watching the 3am airing, I’m fast forwarding through the Slap Chop, sexy singes party lines and Gallagher’s 2000, some join in Queens for upscale gentlemen.</p> <p>The point is, if I’m going to skip through commercials, wouldn’t the networks rather I threaten the advertising strategies of the As-Seen-On-TV guys over the big brand advertisers? And, really, what’s the difference to me anyway? If I’m recording the show, I probably wasn’t going to watch it that night anyway. So why not record it a few hours later?</p> <p>You could argue, “Why bother,” because it wouldn’t make a difference anyway. Either way I’m not watching the commercials in the 8pm airing. However, by shifting DVR viewers to a later showing, the network can boast more accurate numbers to their advertisers. Accurate, live, commercial-watching viewers. Don’t worry about those DVR people - they’re skipping through the Slap Chop, not your BMW.</p> <p>Then again, maybe the digital guide is just wrong. Maybe the schedule was submitted incorrectly to the cable company.</p>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/baisleyblog/~3/MG4oNvlEfkI/353618988http://blog.andrewbaisley.com/post/353618988Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:49:11 -0500advertisingtelevisiondvrnetworksslap chopbmwgallagher's 2000lcdsamsunggeadshttp://blog.andrewbaisley.com/post/353618988<a href="http://www.clickz.com/3636025">Tremor Unveils New Video Ad Formats - ClickZ</a>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/baisleyblog/~3/4X65uR106s4/347893332http://blog.andrewbaisley.com/post/347893332Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:48:18 -0500http://blog.andrewbaisley.com/post/347893332<a href="http://www.thesixtyone.com/">thesixtyone</a>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/baisleyblog/~3/52XnO3YBjeo/346022982http://blog.andrewbaisley.com/post/346022982Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:49:18 -0500http://blog.andrewbaisley.com/post/346022982<p>I’ve decided to stop importing my tweets automatically into this blog. Even after the <a title="Using TagsAsClasses" href="http://blog.andrewbaisley.com/post/339618262/using-tagsasclasses-in-tumblr">hours I spent</a> figuring out a way to differentiate them from other posts.</p> <p>There was just too much clutter.</p> <p>I even added a link at the top of this page to exclude Twitter posts from the view, but that didn’t quite work for me. There was still too much noise coming into the site.</p> <p>So I decided, instead, to add a widget to the top of the page that dynamically updates with my last four Twitter updates. I’ve removed a similar widget from my sidebar. We’ll see if I’m still happy with that after a few days.</p>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/baisleyblog/~3/Jz9XNTHHlLo/342958899http://blog.andrewbaisley.com/post/342958899Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:27:00 -0500textblogtwitterclutterdesignhttp://blog.andrewbaisley.com/post/342958899<p>I just reached my streaming limit for Pandora. They allow 40 hours per month, which, they claim, very few users ever hit. Honestly, the only reason I didn’t hit it sooner than the 19th is that I’m always very careful to hit pause when I walk away from my desk.</p> <p>40 hours per month. That’s only one normal work week (and who, these days, works a <i>normal</i> work week?). So, if you’re that guy who’s always at his desk and always has the headphones on, Pandora One is well worth it.</p> <p>It’s $36 per year. I spend more than that on most dinners out. <a title="Pandora One" href="http://pandora.com/pandora_one">Pandora One</a> removes the steaming limit, allows you to use an Air app, lets you stream higher quality audio and removes all advertisements.</p> <p>I’ve been listening to a lot of Bloc Party Radio and Modest Mouse Radio, but right now, I’m streaming Jay-Z Radio. Needed a little pickmeup this morning.</p>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/baisleyblog/~3/qGAn97PK1GI/342762615http://blog.andrewbaisley.com/post/342762615Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:16:56 -0500musictextpandorabloc partymodest mousejay-zair appaudiostreaminghttp://blog.andrewbaisley.com/post/342762615<p>I think it’s time up upgrade to Pandora One. About to run out of streaming time for the month. <a href="http://bit.ly/jbt8r">http://bit.ly/jbt8r</a></p>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/baisleyblog/~3/zyEDx30-GUc/342745040http://blog.andrewbaisley.com/post/342745040Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:00:40 -0500http://blog.andrewbaisley.com/post/342745040<p>I’m at Tremor Media (122 W. 26th Street, New York). <a href="http://4sq.com/8xU1Lj">http://4sq.com/8xU1Lj</a></p>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/baisleyblog/~3/XKQ8qMZHdS8/342745041http://blog.andrewbaisley.com/post/342745041Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:00:40 -0500http://blog.andrewbaisley.com/post/342745041<p>Looks like badges and checking-in are the new hot thing. Businesses are dying for your location. Why? A huge, untapped local ad market.</p>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/baisleyblog/~3/-LgS31j7DBc/341648831http://blog.andrewbaisley.com/post/341648831Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:21:07 -0500http://blog.andrewbaisley.com/post/341648831<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwgk80rPCP1qaitsfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=38326663&ref=sr_gallery_1&&ga_search_query=FORMAL+SUIT+FOR+YOUR+MACBOOK&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&includes%5B%5D=tags&includes%5B%5D=title">FORMAL SUIT FOR YOUR MACBOOK by moviemagicman on Etsy</a></p> <p>I just bought this on Etsy. Couldn’t resist.</p>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/baisleyblog/~3/ZfwPf5SZpnU/341331973http://blog.andrewbaisley.com/post/341331973Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:45:23 -0500http://blog.andrewbaisley.com/post/341331973<p>I’m at Toasties (214 7th Avenue, btw 22nd and 23rd, New York). <a href="http://4sq.com/68DQCp">http://4sq.com/68DQCp</a></p>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/baisleyblog/~3/JxhPGE-208I/341202216http://blog.andrewbaisley.com/post/341202216Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:13:20 -0500http://blog.andrewbaisley.com/post/341202216