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Words You Have Never Heard From The White House

February 24, 2009

There’s a new WhiteHouse.gov in DC and they take their tech seriously.

Five Things To Know: 2/18/09

February 18, 2009

Five Things You Should Know About the media business for the week of 2/16/09 including the newest reality series “Three’s Not Company With Mel, John and Charlie”

Jody Foster Claims Victory in Israeli Election

February 11, 2009

Why should Ronald Reagan have all of the fun?

God (or no-god) to The Rescue of London Bus Advt

February 9, 2009

An atheist advertising campaign, in response to a religious group’s previous pro-God bus ads, has spawned several several anti-godless advertising efforts. The MediaBuyerPlanner website reports “Atheist Bus Ads Spawn Multiple ‘God Does So Exist’ Campaigns.” This may not prove anything except that competition is good for the media business. The story notes The no-god advertising [...]

Tale of Two Media: Cable and Broadcast

February 6, 2009

Broadcast used to own bragging rights as stations routinely trashed cable’s smallish ratings. But things are different in the downturn. At least on the balance sheet.

The End of An Era: Lunch at Woolworth’s

February 4, 2009

Woolworth’s, a symbol of simpler times in the US, has closed its UK stores, too.