by David | Oct 16, 2008 | new media
It’s still kind of a guessing game as to the motivations behind it, but Twitter’s CEO Jack Dorsey is out, and Evan Williams, the co-founder of the addictive microblogging service, has moved back to CEO from chairman. Suspects in the shakeup include: The...
by David | Oct 7, 2008 | advertising, Digital Migration, new media
I know how you feel, Barry. This quote from an excellent Wall St. Journal interview with one of the smarter (and more ruthless) guys in the media biz. He’s coming forward to explain why he busted up IAC. “You really want to get a headache? Try to understand...
by David | Oct 6, 2008 | advertising, Blogs, Design, Digital Migration, journalism, new media, Newspaper Deathwatch, Newspapers, Online Video
I hate like hell to keep doing quick, off-the-cuff bites at such big topics, but maybe I should just resign myself to accepting the web ethos of not trying to do all things at once. Yeah, yeah, I know – “Eat the elephant one bite at a time.”So...
by David | Sep 27, 2008 | Digital Migration, Mobile commerce, new media
Another quick hit, as I prepare content for the soon-to-be launched blog on Artesian Media. This one has to do with a “killer app” that already is a big hit in the rest of the world, but that has yet to take off here in the U.S. Last week, one of the...
by David | Sep 11, 2008 | advertising, Design, Digital Migration, google, new media, Newspaper Deathwatch, Newspapers, Online Video
Packing up for the trip back down to LA, but couldn’t let these little tidbits from the CTIA pass without at least acknowledging them. 1. Yahoo is trying to drum up some support for its Blueprint mobile platform. They claim that it’s going to allow...
by David | Sep 10, 2008 | Blogging, Digital Migration, google, journalism, Lemmings, new media, Newspaper Deathwatch, Newspapers
Still up in lovely Point Reyes, decompessing and re-imagining our web presence, so the output here has been seriously cramped. However, these three little items just beg for notice. 1. We’ve all seen the “MSM sucks, don’t believe what it...
