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The COMcast ic forecast -- chance of storms

  . . . with possible improvement if COMmunication improves Jay Deragon's post Can Comcast Reverse the Storm suggests that Comcast has the opportunity to be a leading brand that leverages the tools of the web for improvement ...READ MORE

Innovation: COMCAST Says “It’s Not My Job”

They claim they are the country’s largest provider of cable services – and one of the leading communication companies. They say they’re focused on broadband cable, commerce, and content. They deliver digital services, provide ...READ MORE

Do Not Fear Downloadable Movies

Although Amazon and Apple have gotten a lot of buzz for recent forays into downloadable movies, the startup Guba.com is, in fact, quietly doing more and doing better than its much-hyped counterparts. Here's a Fast Talk from this ...READ MORE

Score One for the Television Set

For years, television has been getting the short end of the proverbial stick, struggling while its content shifts more and more to the Internet, where people can watch almost anything, anytime. That shift, however, appears to be ...READ MORE

Innovation: COMCAST Says “It’s Not My Job”

They claim they are the country’s largest provider of cable services – and one of the leading communication companies. They say they’re focused on broadband cable, commerce, and content. They deliver digital services, provide ...READ MORE

The COMcastic forecast -- chance of storms

. . . with possible improvement if COMmunication improves Jay Deragon's post Can Comcast Reverse the Storm suggests that Comcast has the opportunity to be a leading brand that leverages the tools of the web for ...READ MORE

Innovation: COMCAST Says “It’s Not My Job”

They claim they are the country’s largest provider of cable services – and one of the leading communication companies. They say they’re focused on broadband cable, commerce, and content. They deliver digital services, provide ...READ MORE

Metered Broadband Hurts Innovation

Since Comcast announced in the USA that it would start capping bandwidth usage by residential customers to 250gb per month, there have been lots of discussions about how this will affect people and why these companies are doing this ...READ MORE

What Happens to '30 Rock' Jokes Now That Comcast Is Buying NBC?


This morning it became official: Comcast is buying NBC Universal in a deal estimated to be worth $30 billion.READ MORE

Cable TV Muscles Into Internet Distribution, Remains Scared of Competition [Update]

Comcast, Time Warner, Viacom and other big players are in talks to transform how some TV shows are "broadcast" to the public. The rumor is that subscribers may soon be able to get favorite series online. Programming ...READ MORE

Online TV Wars: The Hulu Music vs Comcast On Demand Edition

The battle for supremacy in web-based TV transmission is rapidly hotting up: Comcast has launched an on-demand web-streaming video service, just as its pseudo rival Hulu has signed a deal with Warner to bring more music vids to its service.READ MORE

How Good Is ‘Doing Good’?

As my readers know, I am a strong proponent of good data collection. What’s more, I firmly believe that unless employer-sponsored volunteerism is tied to the functional strategies of business (such as HR or Marketing), it can easily be relegated to peripheral niceties. In order for corporate volunteering programs (and Corporate Social Responsibility as a whole) to fully realize the associated costs, they must begin to function as a business strategy - not as philanthropy.READ MORE

ISPs to Add Mobile Broadband to Service Plans

Internet providers like Comcast and Time Warner are beginning to offer mobile 3G service as a bundle with home Internet, reports the New York Times. The goal: undercut wireless providers like Verizon and AT&T, who sell such ...READ MORE

“Contractor” Employee Misclassification is Costing Companies – Again

As a cable-television installer in Massachusetts, Fritz Elienberg drove a van and wore a shirt emblazoned with “Comcast.” He installed equipment from Comcast Corp., and customers paid the cable provider for his work.Mr. Elienberg ...READ MORE

The Google Guide to Infuriating Your ISP

Google [GOOG] has launched a new website in cooperation with a pair of nonprofit organizations. It does two things: it analyzes your network connection, and it makes companies like Comcast [CMCSA] and TimeWarner [TWX] wish that Google ...READ MORE

Merger Mania

Comcast bids on Disney. Cingular buys AT&T Wireless. North Fork acquires Greenpoint. Holy merger mania! Two professors from Wharton and Stanford suggest that mergers -- and the accompanying mania -- may result from overconfidence. ...READ MORE

"OMG" My Nightmare With AT&T or Don't They Want My Money?

Trying to pay a phone bill online today reminded me of why I prefer Comcast, and will never move any of my other phone lines to AT&T, and why I'll stay with T-Mobile another two years.READ MORE

Building the Cable Company of the Future

Brian Roberts's small bets may not only save the cable business but set him up to be an Internet mogul too.READ MORE

Under the Radar Conference Preview: GoodRec

We live in a recommended world. Seemingly every website offers opinions on something. And recommendation-only sites, such as Yelp, are growing in popularity. GoodRec offers a lightweight, socially focused recommendation service that's very addictive.READ MORE

Why You Should Start a Company in... Philadelphia

Fiesty as ever, Philly's famous Brotherly Love now extends to the innovating business community.READ MORE

Netflix. Meet Hulu. Now, How About Merging Together?

Farhad Manjoo argues that Netflix and Hulu should stop competing and team up.READ MORE

Does a New Website Hold the Secret to Great Customer Service?

The Fast Interview: Thor Muller, CEO of getsatisfaction.com, talks about why companies like Google, Comcast, and Twitter think he might have the answer.READ MORE

Name Game

Even though the Comcast-Disney to-and-fro continues, a director for a corporate branding firm raises the question of whether Comcast should keep the Disney name as part of the potential merged organization. Rather than go with a ...READ MORE

Merger Mania II

While Comcast continues to woo Disney, the Mouse House acquires the Muppets from the Jim Henson Co. The deal does not include the Sesame Street characters, which were purchased by Sesame Workshop two years ago. Comcast officials ...READ MORE

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