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SNL King of the Parodies Begets more Parodies [A Lesson for Startups]
Andy Samberg basically saved SNL. They were floundering until they discovered the underground sensation, The Lonely Island. The first big hit of course was Lazy Sunday Want to know how big it was. It was huge. It changed people’s perceptions about the Internet and TV and how they could play together. A short search on [...]
Happy Birthday Emma
Today is my daughters 11th birthday. Happy birthday Emma. I love you. I marvel at the generational technology changes that are happening. When I was 11 my media consumption consisted of comic books and Saturday morning cartoons. I rarely ever used the phone. Today Emma has a Palm Centro, her own Gmail account that she [...]
Conan O’Brien Tells Us About a New Technology Called: Television
Most of my fellow insomniac friends out there are probably aware that The Tonight Show gets a new host tonight as Conan O’Brien takes the reigns from Jay. I admit I thought this commercial was funny. Of course I’ve always been a fan of Conan O’Brien. However I do find it ridiculous that you have [...]
What’s your social media distribution plan?
Image by Mr. Wright via Flickr I’ve been thinking a lot about the challenges the companies face with social media and using it for marketing. There are lot to be sure but there’s one in particular that I haven’t heard anyone talk about yet; distributing your content. In the early days (a few years ago) [...]
Will this be the year we finally get some decent original online video?
Image via Wikipedia The long tail is a great thing. I love niche content. I also really love watching video online. I just wish there was more of it and not more re-purposed, canceled, once run TV shows from the Sci-Fi network. I want some really good, made for the Internet content. I was certain [...]
The Myth of the Corporation.
There was a time, supposedly, when large companies resided in one building. When you worked your way *up* the company ladder, you literally moved up in the building. The higher you went the higher the paycheck, until you reached the top. Information traveled in the company the same way. Information came into the company at [...]
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. [...]
How does Journalism Stay Relevant?
From Eddie at the IBR: “A few weeks ago, Tac Anderson posed this question for us on his blog: My question for the Idaho Business Review is “what’s next�?? John Foster has made some great changes in the right direction, but I think that they need to strike while the iron’s hot. One blog is [...]
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