Archive for October, 2007
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October 15th, 2007 | Posted in Media, internet | No Comments
Experimentation being the key word. It’s a good thing, and may attract a new audience if done right. Here’s a good story (with a great leading photo) about the evening news, online — mainly ABC. ABC Reshapes the Evening News for the Web (nytimes.com) Executives at the broadcast networks know they have opportunities online that [...]
October 14th, 2007 | Posted in Media, internet | No Comments
I saw this on CyberJournalist.net and thought it was pretty interesting… Top news sites for September 2007 Here are the Top 20 Online Current Events & Global News Destinations from Nielsen//NetRatings from September. Brand or Channel, Unique Audience (000), Time Per Person (hh:mm:ss) Current Events & Global News 88,806 1:13:08 Yahoo! News 32,382 0:23:03 CNN [...]
October 14th, 2007 | Posted in Media, internet | No Comments
FT.com reports that WallStreet.com is coming up for sale and is likely to fetch ~$10,000,000, which would set a domain sale record. Gulp. Man, am I an idiot for not acting on my gut back in 1996 when I thought to myself “you know, these domains could be worth something someday.” At that time, $35 [...]
October 12th, 2007 | Posted in internet | 2 Comments
Internet brands like Google and Yahoo are gaining ground on the telcos. The The Kelsey Group and research partner ConStat conduct a “Mobile Market View” study, the latest of which basically says that potential mobile phone purchasers are increasingly more likely to purchase a mobile phone branded by an Internet company. That said, the telcos [...]
October 12th, 2007 | Posted in Mobile, internet | No Comments
Well this is cool… I mean, now Google Earth is EVEN cooler… per Google: Now you can find YouTube videos connected to specific locations right in Google Earth. …Let’s say you’re jetting off to Paris. Before you go, you can watch the sunset filmed from the top floor of the Eiffel Tower, among other clips [...]
October 12th, 2007 | Posted in internet | No Comments
Much of the conversation about online ad spend has been on its aggregate growth and, when broken down, on search (primarily Google). Well, as we all know, this little internet fade has grown well beyond that scope. It affects just about everything. Everything has an Interactive/online/digital component. And, of course, some things are (or start) [...]
October 12th, 2007 | Posted in advertising, internet | No Comments
A little follow up… I haven’t tried the video units yet, but will let you know what i think when I do. Google sent me an email today re: their video units, as they are calling them. I clicked on the link and came to the following overview/opt-in info: Video units Enhance your site with [...]
October 11th, 2007 | Posted in advertising, internet | 1 Comment
This just in… Here is a sneak peek of CurrentTV‘s new (invite only) Current.com website that Al Gore promoed during the Emmys last month. The site launches to the public on October 15th. Key points are: Explore, Connect, Contribute, Watch. They have a cool “Viewpoints” section that allows people to upload their opinions and for [...]
October 11th, 2007 | Posted in Media, internet | 2 Comments
Here is an interesting view into Yahoo. I thought the excerpt below was an interesting sign of the times. The party is not over … the evolution continues. Traditional media is responding (note my previous post re:CBS/Last.fm). If someone has the Back to the Future 2009 [media] Almanac… I would love to get a glimpse! [...]
October 9th, 2007 | Posted in Media, internet | No Comments