G+_George Kozi Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Leo Laporte Lisa Kentzell Mike Elgan Take a look at this guy. He explains in language a commoner can understand, stuff that people need to know about. He's practical, not too geeky. He's just the clever neighbour you go to when you need something explained about your computer. And people who need stuff like the one in this video explained, are precisely the people who need it the most. I think TWiT should have something like this. This network should cater not only to the Uber Geek, but to the civilian with a Walmart computer also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jerry Shugars Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Most tech news outlets already cater to the masses. TWiT was created because the ubergeek market is largely ignored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_mal disposto Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 I think TWiT could loose revenue from advertising. Advertisers use TWiT because it's a "different" audience. I fully understand what you mean, started by agreeing :) then remembered Leo and Gina line "we are all geeks here" :) But ... part of me thinks you're right :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Nolan Cox Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 His name is Steve Dotto. He is Western Canada's version of Leo Laporte. He has hosted a couple of tv and radio shows over the years and currently has a podcast. At the very least a guest spot on This Week in Tech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jack Zhang Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 See, here's the thing about Steve Dotto and Dave Chalk and Mike Agerbo, Because they are focused on the "grandma" computer using crowd, they rely heavily on scripts, mostly written with high PR influence from tech companies. TWiT wants to remain objective, but you can totally tell when watching shows like Dotto Tech and Get Connected that they were clearly paid to do the promotion on their show. Basically a more company driven version of Before You Buy. The true mom and pop tech show feel was Dotto's Data Cafe back in the day, the instructional element was what made that show stick in people's minds, similar to how the Screen Savers tackled tutorials. I could definitely see Steve Dotto on Know How and Before You Buy, but I honestly don't see him discussing hard hitting tech opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_George Kozi Posted December 20, 2013 Author Share Posted December 20, 2013 TWIT does "scripted" too... Sarah Lane has her Ifive for the IPhone show. And that's quite popular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jack Zhang Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 George Kozi True, iFive is another example of that. That being said, I'd still say he'd fit perfectly on Know How and Before You Buy, but I don't see him being on TWiT or any of the original Leo shows (WW, TWiG, Macbreak, etc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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