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CBS Finds Value In Niche Market Media

May 22, 2007

Wallstrip, the online financial news show where “stock culture meets pop culture”, has been purchased by CBS Interactive for a price tag reported to be far less than the rumored $5 million price tag. Wallstrip announced the news on their show in typically tongue in cheek fashion, asking CBS employees about the deal on the [...]

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The False Choice of New Media OR Old Media

May 7, 2007

How about just calling it MEDIA? Sure, labels are useful, but at the end of the day there will be media that people connect with, and the unwatched, unread remains. There seems to be a renewed slugfest between the “revolutionaries” storming the gates of traditional media, and the keepers of corporate status quo. As both [...]

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Social Media Rock Stars and the Emergence of the “Micro Media Mogul”

April 6, 2007

Earlier today I posted an entry about journalists and self promotion that spoke of the notion of promotion being part of journalists new duties. Old media companies, new media upstarts, journalists, in fact anyone looking to be successful in social media, promotion, conversation and engadgement, need to look at the accomplishments of Zadi Diaz and [...]

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Turner’s David Eckoff sees/seeks opportunity in low-cost video content.

March 29, 2007

For a big media executive, Turner’s Vice President of New Products, David Eckoff, who I met at last weeks VON07 conference, is a disarmingly approachable guy. In fact, beyond approachable, he seemed just as excited to meet independent content creators as they were to meet him. He describes his interest in this space in the [...]

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VON07 wrap-up VIDEO

March 26, 2007

This is by no means the whole sum of VON07. This is just what resonated with me and was able to distill into the “lingua franca” of video. I was deeply inspired by the incredible people working in this space. I know I’ve left out many of the big ideas that were discussed out there. [...]

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Jarvis calls for “TV revolution” summit

March 20, 2007

The person the builds the “easy button” that connects search, distribution, ad sales/networks, metrics, and content will be a gazillionaire. Professor Jarvis calls for a summit at his VON2007 presentation today. Here is the problem as he sees it: “And then there’s money…I’m not getting enough.. I’m not getting any… Since the web began I’ve [...]

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