Archive for the "Media" category

bit.ly takes you along the river of content

I think it’s well established that I geek out about weird things when it comes to content/communication on the Web. So I hope you’ll bear with me while I yet again show my geeky side.
For those of you not familiar with URL shorteners; A URL shortener is a servive that takes really long URL’s and […]

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What companies could learn about new media from the LDS Church

I don’t usually talk about my religious view here on this blog. But in this situation I find it particularly relevant to the usual discussion here.
I’m a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saint also referred to as lDS or the Mormons.
In this months Church publication, The Ensign, one of our […]

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Content Explosion and Re-Aggregation

There have been two huge enablers in my online publishing habits. FriendFeed and my BlackJack 2.

I’ve always had a variety of desktop *publishing tools* but my BlackJack has enabled me to create content on the go, and FriendFeed pulls all that content together. While Louis Gray is the real maven on FriendFeed and all […]

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The rise of crappy pics and vids

Now that I have a 3G camera phone I feel this overwhelming urge to do more with pictures and video. As I’ve stated before I personally still prefer text over video for business applications. But there is no denying that video can really enhance certain types of content.
Pictures are an obvious fit in […]

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How do you stay grounded?

I learned a long time ago that I am NEVER the target audience. As early adopters (if you’re a regular reader of this blog you’re probably an early adopter) it becomes easy to lose touch with reality. If you’re a fellow blogger then you live in a world filled with other bloggers and […]

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Sorry Video, Text Still Rules the Web

I recently sat in on a research forum where we asked small business owners several questions about how they find solutions to business problems on the Web. The following is pieces of relevant transcript. There are multiple people commenting all at once but I think you’ll get the idea.
when is video better? when […]

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like father like son

Every now and then I marvel at how different our children’s lives will be compared to ours.
The above photo is of me doing my MBA homework while my youngest son, Seth, plays games on PBSkids.org. When I was his age my father was getting his Masters and I was watching Sesame Street on PBS. […]

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Blogs, Ad Networks and the future of the Associated Press

I first mentioned a rumor reported on TechCrunch about Federated Media receiving $50 Million in funding. TechCrunch reports that the rumor is indeed true. It will be fascinating to see what they do with the money. While they aren’t saying just yet, I’m certain that they do have a plan. […]

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Why can software make it work but the media can’t?

Can competing business models co-exist? Some people have argued that open source will only flourish at the expense of traditional software models. 
From Seeking Alpha: I came across this article praising IBM for their Open Source initiatives which seem to be working for them. Microsoft Be Warned: IBM Boards the Open Source Software Express.  Then this article points […]

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The Real Problem with the Media Business

I saw the other day that Radiohead is now selling their album on iTunes, after ’selling’ it from their own site for what ever price the fan wanted to pay, even $0.00. I don’t know if we’ll ever know how much they will have made on this new album, but I have to believe […]

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