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Everywhere TV

If screens seem to be popping up everywhere, that's because they are. In a DVR world, advertisers are reaching outside the home for today's most desirable audience: a captive one. Anywhere people might be waiting equals an opportunity to air short-form content and advertising. Tune in to the forefront of "advertainment."

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Good News: The Economy Isn't the Only Thing That's Dying

A Kick In the Career: In this week's column, humorist and career expert Tom Stern discusses the culture of dying from overworking.

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Question: In providing a pay-per-vew video streaming service, could Amazon become a serious alternative to iTunes?

Answer: One has to consider whether or not those 70 million registered users are willing to sit in front of their computer while watching a movie. Apple is... | posted by Jon Yu

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Question: Does the government have a responsibility to bail out huge corporations like Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae?

Answer: Sadly, yes, due in large part to the regulatory failures of the US government throughout this crisis. Where were the regulators when what were... | posted by Brian Flores

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Member Blogs

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Live from E3: Games with the longest lines...

In my last post, I mentioned how scaled back the show was and how much smaller the crowd was making it easier to play the games on display. But...

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Measure the Cost of Customer Acquisition

A simple web site that sells products. A problem with one sale, the customer orders a $40 product in error and asks for a refund/credit. Do you...

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The Leading Edge - Leadership Defined

Leadership is creating the possibility of a future that wasn't going to happen and...

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Paying Attention To Your Level of Impact

Are you paying attention to your level of impact?  What you say, do, think and feel doesn't stay with you without impacting others.  The...

FC Now Staff Blogs

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The Watchmen Movie Trailer and Niche Marketing

Last night, Warner Bros. released online the trailer for the film adaptation of graphic novel Watchmen. After a two second conflict...

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Apple Sues Clone-Maker Psystar

Since Apple [NASDAQ:AAPL] moved its computers to Intel chips, they've had to rebuild OS X to run on x86 -- aka, PC -- hardware. That's obviously...

Member Comments

Article: The Facebook bubble has burst.

Comment: Agreed. Facebook is only just discovering the power of what it can do. Social networking, by design, is constantly evolving, and that means making... | posted by member Mary Lorenz

Article: The Facebook bubble has burst.

Comment: (1) Forbes used a valuation of $5 billion to place Zuckerberg on it's most recent list. No one from Facebook complained about that valuation. (2)... | posted by member David Mullings