Topic: VH1 Television Network

Exploring the Wide World of Work

I'm an intern here at Fast Company this summer, doing anything I can to help out around the office while learning the ropes of magazine journalism. This is my first REAL office job -- other summers in high school and college I ...READ»

They Have a Better Idea ... Do You?

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Reflections on Advertising

The history of advertising in bathrooms is long and storied. You can advertise on johnny cakes. Men can even make ads appear while in the act. There are ads in the bathroom stalls. And there are digital screens displaying ads on hand ...READ»

From Zero to VH1 Rock Honors in 12 Months

For many people the term “New Media” is one of the most abused and over-hyped buzzwords around. So when I met the owner of the Roxy theatre in Los Angeles, and saw how he used new media techniques to turn around his 35-year old ...READ»

Pimp My Snuggie 2.0

With the Slanket and other products clawing for market share amongst the millions of Americans for whom a blanket is just a cuddlier straight jacket, it's imperative that Snuggie 2.0 is released. Here are some ideas to give extra "legs" to the Snuggie brand:READ»

Teen Traffic

Here's how Whateverlife.com is ranked by Quantcast, which analyzes traffic to more than 20 million sites.READ»

Laughing Your Way to Success

Researchers have long said laughter can help you live longer. But more and more companies are discovering the power of humor in the workplace.READ»

Will Fans Pay Public Enemy to Make a New Album or Just Buy Old Hits on CD?

Rap Group Public Enemy is upending the major-label record deal routine by asking fans to finance its new album through Dutch company SellaBand. Meanwhile, Def Jam is re-releasing five discs worth of classic hits from P.E. and others in a plastic milk crate.READ»

Leading By Intimidation…Support or Oppose?

I am a fan of Sean “Puffy” “Diddy” Combs. I admire what he has accomplished as an entrepreneur and a mogul in the various industries spreading from music and entertainment into the fashion and beverage industries (Ciroc). ...READ»

'Fierce' Viewership

Over the past couple of years, Bravo network has accomplished a paradoxical feat by adding a highbrow-dimension to the reality television phenomenon. That I watch Rock of Love on VH1 every Sunday isn't likely to come up at an ...READ»

The Question

What do people want from a Web site? In our new tech column, we tell you why there's no easy answer on thriving in the ever-shifting digital landscape.READ»

Contributors

Rob Howard Photographer Rob Howard often shoots in exotic locations like beaches in Mozambique and vineyards in South Africa for Condé Nast Traveler and Travel + Leisure. For "Mine Field" in this issue, he headed instead to ...READ»

Peder Seglund - Rock Band of the year

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IJango Cash - Ijango Register, Cameron Sharpe

Cameron Sharpe Ijango Signup http://www.registerijango.com IJANGO IS STRONG: this cutting edge offering from Steve Smith and Cameron Sharpe. IiJango is in the pre-launch phase and there are some serious benefits to getting started now. iJango is a customizable personal web portal and home page that pays to surf through. Anything on the internet can be accessed from the iJango home page plus there is money to be made. Income is generated through purchases made through the portal as well as advertising revenues generated by surfing through the site and retailers paying commissions. Distributers give away the iJango portal and get paid for any purchases made through the iJango portal. Cool concept. READ»

Animoto: The No-Infrastructure Startup

Fast Interview: In this Q&A Animoto co-founders Brad Jefferson (CEO) and Jason Hsaio (president) discuss the crazy week their Facebook app caused traffic to spike from 25,000 users to 700,000, how their business couldn't have existed before the advent of cloud computing and how, thanks to outsourcing, their biggest piece of hardware is an espresso machine. READ»

• 8 Things You Can Do With Facebook

Meet The Real Craig Stevens

In early March, thousands of Youtube-surfing Broadway aficionados discovered Craig Stevens, a recent college graduate from Tennessee who, shortly after the new year, had followed his theatrical aspirations to New York. "I ...READ»

The Change-Agent Blues

Face the Music gives voice to the laments of change agents and knowledge workers.READ»

Peder Seglund - Rock Band of The Year

Peder Seglund, Seglund PederREAD»

Beau Dozier - DragonForce

Beau Dozier - DragonForceREAD»

Grandma- The Networking and Customer Service Guru

I love to read. I read books about networking, building positive self and business images; about the Laws of Attraction and the power of positive thinking…the “SECRET”. Literally hundreds (maybe thousands) of dollars have been ...READ»

MTV Plants Its Flag in the Digital World

The network famously missed its chance to buy MySpace. Lesson learned. Now its president, Van Toffler, is investing in dozens of digital media projects. Its 2006 acquisition of Harmonix Music Systems, the maker of the video game Rock Band, could soon develop into a billion-dollar business. And more digital developments seem to surface almost daily, including the launch earlier in the week of MTVmusic.com, MTV's first serious attempt at a full-fledged music-video site; and today's announcement of a deal that will bring the Beatles' music to the Rock Band format.READ»

• MTV’s New Digital Forays
• The Beatles Join MTV’s Digital Empire
• MTV Finally Returns to the Music Video Business

What Will CBS Do With last.fm Part Deux

I've been thinking a lot about CBS' acquisition of last.fm since I first posted about it last week. Maybe it's because I'm totally obsessed with the music discovery and listening service, or it's that I'm really unsure as to whether ...READ»

Media: MTV Content to Bolster imeem's Business

Now that imeem has secured rights to music from all the major labels, as I reported earlier on this blog, the social media network is looking to expand its offerings in the video department. Its announcement today indicates that it ...READ»

Just Two Good Ole Boys...

How CMT is making cowboy boots, pickup trucks, and woeful ballads cool. But not too cool.READ»

Just Two Good Ole Boys...

Two city slickers help make MTV's country music channel, CMT, cool without alienating a devoted audience of diehard country music fans.READ»