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Archive for November, 2008
Top Posts• EXCLUSIVE: James Gunn's IFTA Speech on The Opportunity For Independent Filmmakers in New Media• Have You Ever Watched Italian Primetime TV? • How to Stream Porn on Your iPhone 3G and Why That Matters to the Business • Social Network Wars • MySpace Talks Nerdy - The Super Sexy Secret behind today's Data Portability Launch CategoriesBlogs I ReadAll Things DigitalArs Technica Blogmaverick Deadline Hollywood Daily Drama 2.0 Show Eastsider Freddy Nager LAist Newteevee paidContent Silicon Alley Insider TechCrunch Valley Wag Venture Beat Upcoming EventsTagsAdvertising advertising 2.0 andrew douglas aria giovanni chris anderson david slade economics facebook family guy FCC free funny gift economy google hulu james gunn james wan levis mark cuban MegaPhone money myspace news corp obama pg porn SDG techcrunch wired wsj youtubeMonthly ArchivesApril 2009March 2009 February 2009 January 2009 December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 Contact2000 Avenue of The Stars • 600-N Czar Lessig Has A Nice Ring To ItSunday, November 23rd, 2008Two of my favorite ingredients were mixed together nicely last week as Stanford law professor Lawrence Lessig, champion of the movement to develop sensible digital copyright practices, sat down at Charlie Rose’s table to discuss his new book, Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy. (more…) Hey WSJ. 2005 Called. They Want Their Vapor Web Start-up Article BackFriday, November 14th, 2008
I love the Wall Street Journal for they know not what they do, but how can they go publish this vapor with a straight face? How, in this day and age of death spirals for non-business-model-having-start ups, a fishwrap that’s built its reputation on sound business analysis can go to print with a fluff story like this is beyond me. Judge for yourself (I’ve gone ahead and bolded for emphasis the phrases that make me cringe the most): (more…) Never Was Much of a Dunker, More of an Assists GuyThursday, November 6th, 2008
NBC’s 30 Rock Hulu Stunt Pays DividendsWednesday, November 5th, 2008Please welcome Liz Lemon!!! NBC debuted 30 Rock last Thursday to series-high ratings as 8.7 million viewers tuned in to watch Tina Fey and her cadre of witty quippers poke fun at their craft. What’s notable is that the show hit those record numbers after the same episode had been available online exclusively on Hulu and NBC.com for over a week. (more…) |
Fun day at the office. I got plenty of congratulatory grief from friends and colleagues about the cover shot of today’s Hollywood Reporter. To summarize some of the brightest: