In my recent research on Social Media and Web 2.o, I have found that we (the people) are making the choices on the web. We decide what we see, read , hear, when we like. Lately, I have had a great deal of trouble or issues with my cable company. When talking to people about it, almost every time the conversation ends with “Wouldn’t be nice if you could pick the channels you wanted.”

Long story short there is a channel that is not offered in my area and I want it. I wonder with Apple’s Apple tv if there was a way that Apple could one day be a cable provider? Think of like this, Right now our cable or Sat. companies offer Packages. 250 pre chosen channels that we probably only watch a handfull of. Total waste of bandwidth.

Now skip to the future. What if Apple, using there technology of Apple tv could stream what YOU wanted to watch anytime. I am talking cable networks here. Just imagine the ability of choosing what you wanted to watch and only having to pay for what you are subscribed to through RSS. I really think that is possible.

Signing up and selecting shows of course, could be done through itunes etc. I guess they could have packages available BUT you also could have original or niche content as well a la carte. Not only that, but you could have a channel where you could upload your own movies for anyone to see! Just imagine the ability to see just about whatever you are interested in.

So, do you think Apple has planned this all along or am I on to something? Or more important did I just give away a VERY Lucrative Business Plan for free?

You decide. After all thats, what Social Media and Web 2.o are all about.

thanks,
Jamie