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If that’s the case, then most online advertising isn’t good advertising. The inability for the online advertising market to develop standardized metrics that prove real ROI to brands has been a major hurdle in the evolution of a sustainable digital content economy. But the financial crisis that has so many companies pulling back on spending and laying off warm bodies has a silver lining - it has set the stage for brands to help define the future of online advertising products that most effectively transmit their message. (more…) CoruptovichWednesday, December 10th, 2008Your Media is DyingTuesday, December 9th, 2008
I’ve noticed the print version of the Wall Street Journal getting thinner each day. Not just in the substance and integrity of the reporting (which I’ve mentioned on occasion - here’s an analysis of another questionable feature article), but in the actual volume of the paper. Big media dies not with a bang, but with a frail whimper. (more…) Value Destruction and The Blog KillerMonday, December 8th, 2008
Choose your poison: market-driven contraction, the digital revolution claiming its victims, fear mongering, paranoia, shock doctrine or just opportune cost-cutting under the auspices of financial burden, the strains of the financial crisis have culminated in an orgy of blood bathing for media and entertainment companies. Scanning the trades today is an exercise in gloom. Layoffs across the big studios. Venerable newspaper companies filing for bankruptcy. Production deals not getting renewed. SAG rattling its sabers for an insane strike. The sky is falling fast for traditional media leaving lots of questions and very few answers. (more…) 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…) Youtube Takes A Bite Out Of the Windowing DilemmaTuesday, October 28th, 2008
One of the big questions in the discussion of online entertainment video economics has been how to effectively and efficiently protect premium content. The prevailing theory held that by definition, digital content couldn’t be protected. You can’t stop the proliferation of pirated versions of your copyrighted material. You can only hope to contain it by playing nonstop whack-a-mole armed with take down notices. (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: