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Thanks to Jeff Jarvis for pointing out Michael Rosenblum’s blog, and particularly some great posts he’s done about why magazines and newspapers do web video better than TV stations do. The irony, at least from my own perspective, is the comparison between news organizations that have traditionally worked in print and those that have traditionally … Continue reading “The Aase Switch”
Time, Inc. is continuing the downsizing trend among the major mainstream media. In just the last few months: NBC has laid off 700 St. Paul Pioneer Press cut its newsroom staff by 10 percent, giving buy-outs to 21 Now Time, Inc. has laid off 289, from People, to Sports Illustrated to Time. Gawker media has … Continue reading “Time-Ly Trend Continues”
The New York Post reported yesterday the latest comScore Networks figures, which show that several of the traditional media companies also are ranking high on the web. According to U.S. audience data compiled by comScore Networks, four so-called “traditional” media companies – Fox Interactive Media, Time Warner Network, Viacom, and Comcast – ranked among the … Continue reading ““Old” Media Not Yet Ready for the Nursing Home”
I’ve been experimenting a bit with Blip.TV over the weekend. At first blush it seems to have some significant benefits as compared to YouTube. Unlike YouTube, Blip.TV doesn’t have its own graphic identity or “bug” inserted into your video when you link to it from your blog. For example, here’s how the video I produced … Continue reading “Blip.TV vs. YouTube”
If you came here for my family Thankgiving/Christmas letter, just click here to go straight to it. Otherwise, taking a few minutes to read this post and watch the video below will put a smile on your face…and at the end you can scroll or click to our holiday greetings. In keeping with the Thanksgiving … Continue reading “The Long Tail: Turkey Edition”