Apple Passes Microsoft When Ballmer took over Microsoft, it was 35 times bigger than Apple, now Apple is at the top of the heap and not looking back.
Wed May 26, 2010
The End Of My Physical Newspaper Days Goodby newspaper home delivery. Hello Kindle.
Posted Tue Nov 24, 2009
Following Chatter From Iran on Twitter
The web is an amazing communication channel. Empowered by tools like Twitter, it is even more incredible. You no doubt have read about how Twitter, Facebook and YouTube represent some of the only channels for communication for those in Iran to get the word out about what is really going on. If you want to follow this, use Twitter search which is very powerful. Twitter is apparently fearful of search overpowering it, so it "hides" the search button for many of us on the bottom of the page. You do not have to join Twitter to use their search.
Posted Wed Jun 17, 2009
History of Information Thomas Baekdal's view of the history of information and where it is all going.
Posted Tue May 19, 2009
Google Profiles Competes in Social Listing Space
According to John Battelle, it's a really big deal. Others are comparing it to a LinkedIn or Facebook killer. Whatever you call it, Google Profiles are here to stay and they can give you a lot more splash for your personal brand. They've been toying with this for a while but it finally launched officially yesterday. The net result is that a customized listing of your info comes up on the bottom of the search page when you type in your name.
Posted Wed Apr 22, 2009
Twitter Pitch Engine Debuts
I've written before in this space about the power of Twitter for those in the news industry and those wanting to get the news first. Now there is a "pitch engine" called MediaOnTwitter which makes contact with the press even easier, using Twitter as the connective tissue. This is yet another great application of technology and media or should I say technology for the media?
Posted Tue Mar 31, 2009
The Consumer Media Connection
There are a number of interesting two way communications situations happening in media today. It represents the integration of the social media such as Facebook and Twitter into the "mainstream" web edit sites. This is facilitated by these and other social networks having open APIs combined with critical mass from a consumer standpoint. Facebook is now the largest social network and Twitter, while much smaller, has a reported 11% penetration of internet users in the U.S. and is growing at 700% a year.
Posted Wed Feb 25, 2009
Tech Blunders in Super Bowl Advertising The Super Bowl was great football. And some of the spots were really good. But pretty much across the board, the chance for tech to shine or cross promotion to really work failed.
Some examples from this Monday morning quarterback:
Posted Mon Feb 2, 2009
I Want My Prime Time TV When I Want It Last night, as is usual on Monday night, I could not wait to see 24. I've followed this series through thick and thin since the start. It's actually gotten a good story line reboot and is quite entertaining this year.
Posted Tue Jan 27, 2009
Watching and Interacting at the Inauguration Viewing (written but somehow not posted the day after the election)
Posted Wed Jan 21, 2009
Yahoo Uses Twitter to Filter News In a perfect convergence of media and technology, Yahoo! is now using Twitter to filter news according to Technology Review. I've written before in this blog about the impact of Twitter in reporting news first. And as reported in FastCompany.com, twitterers (tweeters) were among the first to report on the "Miracle on the Hudson" plane crash. But Yahoo!
Posted Sat Jan 17, 2009
My 2009 Digital marketing Resolutions My day job is running a digital advertisng media agency. Like every business today, we recognize that it cannot be "business as usual" in 2009. Thus, some of my resolutions for the year which I thought worth posting in this blog:
Figure out how to monetize Twitter:
Posted Thu Jan 15, 2009
Web Video Growth Galloping Ahead comScore just released November data on online video growth. November saw a +34% vs. year ago growth with 12.7 Billion online video views for the month. While Google and YouTube still have clear leadership, it has dropped to 40%, down significantly from 2/3 of all video viewing just a short time ago. While most of the other players have been around a while, upstart Hulu.com is now at #6 in the rankings and growing rapidly.
Posted Mon Jan 5, 2009
Twitter, the new news bureau roll-up?
Last post, I talked about the Social Media Heyday and how the two way communication from consumers is impacting everything from brands to politics.
Posted Tue Dec 23, 2008
Social Media Heyday Been tough to post the last few weeks due to illness (bad cold, hopefully nothing more). Amazing things are going on in the social space which merits discussion. The "mommy blogger" incident which caused Motrin to pull a campaign. This signals to advertisers and all companies that they must monitor what is being said about their company 24x7. Fortunately, there are a lot of tools for doing this. More in another blog soon.
Posted Wed Dec 17, 2008
Mobile Millennium Traffic Pilot From UC Berkeley and Nokia Interesting “study” being conducted for GPS enabled phones by UC Berkeley, Nokia, and NAVTEQ. Called the Mobile Millennium Traffic Pilot, it gathers real time information from GPS enabled telephones for traffic congestion updates.
Posted Mon Nov 17, 2008
Google to open "iBook" store
As a part of the long talked about project to scan all books and make them available on the web, Google has agreed to open an online store as a part of its $125MM Book Search settlement according to Silicon Alley Insider.
Anticipated to be an iTunes for books type of offering, the initial collection of books will consist of copyrighted, out-of-print books. The format for the books is currently unclear as is the timing of the service.
Posted Wed Nov 5, 2008
Web Display Ads Alive and Well
At a time when advertisers are wondering if the bloom is off the rose for web display advertising, some data points have come in that establish the contrary:
1) Web penetration continues to grow. While double digit growth is no longer possible with the large base, penetration is expected to go from the low to the high 60% range over the next six years according to eMarketer.
Posted Wed Oct 29, 2008
A Paperless Future?
In writing a blog about the convergence of media and technology, there are so many places to start. I’ve chosen to start with one of the oldest media known to man, paper.
Posted Mon Oct 20, 2008
