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In article <see-1001982351220001@ids.vip.best.com>, see@my.sig (Kevin) wrote:

>In article <mcmurtri-ya02408000R1001981909300001@news.wco.com>,
>mcmurtri@wco.com (Kevin McMurtrie) wrote:
>
>> In article <see-1001981233470001@ids.vip.best.com>, see@my.sig (Kevin) wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> >Imagine how much bandwidth reduction we could accomplish if we eliminated:
>> >
>> >--e-mail SPAM
>> >--Newsgroup SPAM
>> >--"push" servers (like PointCast)
>> >
>> >
>> >kevin at quosig dot com
>> >
>> >"I'm just a soul whose intentions are good,
>> > Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood."
>> 
>>   PointCast isn't a bandwidth sucker for the internet as a whole. 
>Unlike spam, it takes paths designed for high bandwidth.  The data is
>compressed and the amount bandwidth used for PointCast ads is far lower
>than the bandwidth used for banner ads on web pages.
>> 
>>   PointCast is a company that has internet advertising right.  The ads
>give you free access to pay news services.  You can also turn off
>PointCast if you don't like it.  Spam keeps comming.
>
>Excuse my naivette then....doesn't PointCast use the "spew"
>theory.....just blast the whole interenet with the material and anyone who
>turns on PointCast can hear it (similar to the way a radio station works),
>or am I confusing their brand name with another class of Push technology?
>
>
>kevin at quosig dot com
>
>"I'm just a soul whose intentions are good,
> Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood."

  PointCast's "broadcast" and "push" terms are confusing.  It isn't spewed out all over the Internet and tuned in like a radio.  Data is only sent to clients which request it.  Better yet, only updates to the clients' existing content are sent.

  PointCast's "broadcast" refers to the intelligence built into the user's client software and PointCast's servers which eliminates the slow and tedious task of hunting down URLs in a browser.  You tell your client what you want and it automatically appears and stays up-to-date on your machine, as if it was tuned into a broadcast.



(The marking people at PointCast are reading this newsgroup and I just called their buzzwords confusing.  I'm sure I'll hear about this one tomorrow.)