Media giants and startups -- not to mention pirates -- are chasing an online-video audience of 158 million. Here's how key players connect to, and compete with, Hulu.READ»
It seems that not a day goes by that I don’t read about another once highly-regarded magazine or newspaper filing Chapter 11 or closing up shop. I feel sad, yet somewhat responsible, for its demise like so many other well-known and ...READ»
As the recession begins to slowly loosen its chokehold on the global economy, the Reinvention Economy pushes forward with a new-found urgency. Companies are delivering re-inventive programs and consumers are demanding them.READ»
One of the biggest impacts of social media is the way that traditional forms of advertising have had to adapt to it.As companies begin to embrace social media marketing, that means that a portion of their attention, time and marketing ...READ»
The big news out of the TV ratings report this week is that CNN is in fourth place -- last place. That's right, the 24-hour cable news giant is floundering in the eyes of the viewers. But CNN isn't concerned. In ...READ»
If you don't want to run around creating profiles on every social network on the Web, there's a shortcut to maintaining a unified online identity. It's called KnowEm, and it lets you register your name (or brand) across a litany of ...READ»
Sir Groovy, a just-launched iTunes-like music store, lets TV and movie producers browse a library of pre-approved songs they can license and use in their media. Instead of first choosing a song and then securing a license to use it, ...READ»
When Apple announced its multimedia album packages, dubbed iTunes LPs, some hailed it as the return of the album-as-object. But some indie labels who've tried to create their own LPs on iTunes are dismayed over the $10,000 production ...READ»
Those working in the media, particularly old media, are constantly cognizant that current revenue models for media companies are not working. Those who aren’t were reminded just how fragile things are this week as magazine house ...READ»
As the Supreme Court goes back to work this week it once again will determine just how far the First Amendment stretches. But rather than the usual "prayer in school" or "mandatory pledge of allegiance" cases that generally clog the ...READ»
“The General Motors Corporation today displayed the prototype of a small car intended to someday match similar Japanese cars in cost and match or exceed them in quality.”So wrote The New York Times on November 4th, 1983. And ...READ»
Frog Design is releasing an iPod app that allows you to talk to your friends about shows as you watch them. Called TVChatter, the app allows you to follow a Twitter stream about your favorite show and respond to other viewers with ...READ»
Design/Art
Last week, in a conversation with a colleague, I felt a little disappointed about a negative comment he made about the “Tuyomyo” bench designed by Frank Gehry for Emeco. He said it was “impracticable ...READ»
There's a lot of hype on your favorite interwebs this morning about HP's new DreamScreen digital picture frame. Some people are spinning the device as beating Apple's iTablet to market. This couldn't be farther from the ...READ»
Microsoft's Zune HD rolls out today, but as part of its launch Microsoft's spinning it with an interesting angle--the Zune 4.0 software makes it into a cloud-based, central component of your home-media system.
As Microsoft puts ...READ»
Marketing has changed. We're in the age of one-to-one marketing, where the customer actually has a role in shaping the messaging for your brand. Social Media--blogs, Twitter, Facebook, wikis, user-generated tools--have given her all ...READ»
Apple's phone is a terrific gizmo with one major short-coming: It's a silo when it comes to big files. But lots of businesses rely on their ability to share to complete projects, services such as drop.io, SharePoint, and Box are ...READ»
Next week Wednesday is when Apple will host its traditional iPod media event. At least, that's what everyone's assuming from the "It's Only Rock'N'Roll, But We Like It" tagline Apple chose. As usual there's a bunch of swirling rumors, ...READ»
Our society has changed - dramatically - over the past few decades. We talk about it all the time in the context of business (flattening), government and politics (opening) and community (connecting). What about media and ...READ»
Managing your business is no easy task, because at the end of the day it’s not about marketing, customer support, or a terrific product. It’s about making money. Never lose sight of the fact that money is why you are in business. Your ability to identify your organization’s issues and evaluate your strategies relative to the bottom line is what will make you successful.READ»
It's been the week of hyperlocal. And by week, I mean the past two days, since Twitter accelerates the online journalism news cycle to roughly the rate at which we breathe. I hadn't finished exhaling the news of Everyblock's sale to ...READ»
Over the last three decades Jim Gaines has served as editor in chief of Time, Life and People magazines, as well as the corporate editor of Time, Inc. Today, August 11, is his sixty-second birthday--but unlike many of the print ...READ»
