by David | Mar 26, 2009 | Digital Migration, Online Video, Twitter advertising
“The obligatory Twitter section of every keynote address in 2009.” Calacanis describes how web companies could really leverage their audience attention by using innovative new ad models. He “works the numbers” to show how a (proposed) $250,000...
by David | Mar 26, 2009 | Digital Migration, New Marketing, new media, Online Video
Calacanis referred to this as “The Bridge.” He starts off with a little more digital triumphalism, and then talks about the real numbers behind the economic downturn, and the 20% chance of civil unrest, riots in the streets, cats&dogs living together,...
by David | Mar 10, 2009 | advertising, Design, Digital Migration, New Marketing, Online Video
To quote Michael Corleone: “Everytime I think I’m out – they draaaaag me back in!” I just got done with a Big Scary Article for the NAA about charging for online content. I’ve marinated myself in all sorts of arcane data about how...
by David | Feb 13, 2009 | Amusing Nonsense, Online Video, Video
I was serenaded by this group last night on a riverboat restaurant here in Kiev. My friends here took us out for a big traditional Ukrainian dinner, and started plying me with this deadly local concoction made of vodka, honey and hot peppers. It’s designed...
by David | Feb 9, 2009 | journalism, new media, Online Video, Politics & New Media
Hire this director and have him start whipping Christian Bale into shape. This video had my class rolling with laughter – it’s slightly NSFW (mainly with the cussing in the subtitles, although if your office has Russian speakers, they might object). This...
by David | Jan 28, 2009 | Blogging, Blogs, new media, Online Video
I can’t decide if this is one of those “sign of the deteriorating times” type stories, wherein I get to pontificate about how the free-for-all, no insult too depraved, “culture” of the internet has led to yet another sad incident …...
