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norman pearlstine owns the media business
Norman Pearlstine’s return to Time inc. is marked by a major shift: his title is now Chief Content Editor and Vice President, which according to this AdWeek article, really means: editors will now...
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Hulu's Pay-TV Play: Networks Realize They Should Try to Work with Their...
Reblogged from Variety: Hulu has been something of an irritant to cable and satellite TV operators, which have viewed the Internet streaming joint venture as a potential rival -- offering a bouquet of...
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With 'Direct,' Instagram digs in on a key metric: Attention
Reblogged from Fortune Tech: Technology blogs, news and analysis from Fortune Magazine: Social media habits are shifting. Instagram's Kevin Systrom wants his service to be where the people are going,...
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Hulu’s Having the Last Laugh
All the way to the bank! In the past year, Hulu’s profits have reached the 1 billion mark in 2013. According to today’s press release, Hulu will reach $1 billion in revenue in 2013. That’s up from $695...
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2013 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 670 times in 2013. If it...
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RIP the Webpage?
Hold the phone – not so fast. Jack Marshall, writing for Digiday titled his article, The Webpage is Dying - perhaps he means dying in the Fight Club philosophy, In the Tibetan philosophy, Sylvia Plath...
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Oh Captain, Our Captain
Here in Los Angeles, it’s Awards season. Which makes today’s post especially relevant, at least I think so. There are certain generation defining movies Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Dazed and Confused-...
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Let's face it: social TV is dead
Reblogged from Gigaom: Okay, video startups, it’s time to get real: That social TV thing you’ve been trying for the last couple years? It’s not working. The evidence is all around us: A few days ago,...
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Advertising Sunday or the Day of that Big Game
As a junior or senior in high school, many years ago, I remember going to an all girls’ Super Bowl party, where we watched the advertisements, and tried to remember key plays so we could sound...
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Pinterest launches 'Interests' page where it guesses what you love
Reblogged from VentureBeat: Pinterest released its Interests page today, which shows that the company is interested in building tools to get to know you better. Pinterest currently helps you find new...
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the microsoftization of foursquare
Foursquare is a great idea – it’s young, it’s fun, and it’s reflective of a super social demographic that’s constantly on the move. Once in a while, your check-in responses are even encouraging, for...
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How Dropbox Knows When You’re Sharing Copyrighted Stuff (Without Actually...
Vijaya Prasad:#don’t_violate_copyrightlaws Originally posted on TechCrunch: Late last night, a tweet was spread far and wide showing that a DMCA notice had blocked a file from being shared on a Dropbox...
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With ‘Direct,’ Instagram digs in on a key metric: attention
Originally posted on Fortune Tech: Technology blogs, news and analysis from Fortune Magazine: Social media habits are shifting. Instagram’s Kevin Systrom wants his service to be where the people are...
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UNofficially fall
Happy Labor day weekend, the unofficial end of summer since 1993 (when I had to go back to school in the fall. While truly an American experience – perhaps even a “growing up in Northern Virginia”...
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Sunday dreams of freelancing
On a Sunday evening, it’s easy to day dream about freelancing. You set your own hours, have an easier commute, and perhaps best of all – are clued into what might be the source of a fire that needs to...
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Hollywood, resist the Nostalgic impulses
As a high school student, back in the late 90’s, my friends and I discovered Cameron Crowe movies around the same time. Almost Famous is always going to have sentimental value – but it was John Cusack...
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Tuesday Ted Talks
Ted Talks have been hugely influential in bringing big ideas to the public space. Most people can’t or won’t spend thousands of dollars for a Ted Conference, but with a good internet connection, the...
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Only Time will Tell
Last fall, a former co-worker started wearing an admittedly cool Android smart watch – one that synced to his phone, his texts, his calendars etc. And it was sleek – black with a round face, it didn’t...
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Buzzfeed vs. Nymag
Two sites, both alike in dignity, in fair New York city – okay you get the idea. BuzzFeed and Nymag.com are similar for the type of content they produce – they are both popular alternatives to...
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