Category Archives: Media

Free Content? Nope. The Internet Revolution Is Free Distribution.

By pdo | Published: August 23, 2010
Arianna Huffington was profiled in Newsweek recently. A lot was said about free content – the Huffington Post supposedly has 6,000 unpaid bloggers (I would bet that they are overwhelmingly inactive). Unfortunately, the free content revolution is one of the biggest myths of the internet. Content Has Been Free Forever Content has been free since [...]
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Trix Are For Kids; iPads Are For Old Men

By pdo | Published: May 9, 2010
For a few months now, the old men of the media world have been telling us that the iPad is going to save newspapers and revolutionize media.  Turns out, unsurprisingly, that these old men are the same people that have bought the thing (via Mashable). The public pitch was that the iPad was going to [...]
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Six Reasons Why The Next iPhone Was Intentionally Leaked By Apple

By pdo | Published: April 24, 2010
An iPhone walks into a bar. Bartender says, “Sorry, we don’t serve iPhones.” iPhone says, “iPhone? I’m an i-leaked-a-phone-for-publicity-because-Google-is-getting-all-the-press-and-the-ipad-kinda-sucks phone.” photo credit: magic_quote The story is just too far fetched.  A drunk drops his phone, won’t return any calls, then the phone finds its way to Gizmodo.  Bullshit.  Here’s why: Apple’s iPad buzz is dead [...]
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Mediaite.com – Who Are They And What Are They Doing?

By pdo | Published: March 30, 2010
Introduction Mediaite.com is the new kid on the block. If you read their marketing literature, it sounds like they’re going after Gawker’s demographic – the media-savvy world, with maybe a little less snark. I took a closer look. Here’s what I found. Traffic First off, they’re doing something right. Maybe it’s the Dan Abrams connection, [...]
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It’s TRUE?! My iPhone 4G Joke Posts Gets An Update.

By pdo | Published: March 21, 2010
Two months after my iPhone 4Gs joke post, Mashable posts this: Sprint Makes your iPhone 4G. This can only mean one thing.  Apple will release the iJobs CEO robot shortly too.  Watch out, world!
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Looking at the Tonight Show’s Conan / Jay Battle from a Political Perspective

By pdo | Published: March 21, 2010
As happy as I am to see Conan O’Brien on Twitter and the rise of Team CoCo, I’m saddened by the way he was ushered off NBC.  When everything went down, there were two stories that came forward as explanations: NBC’s — Conan’s ratings are poor, therefore we cannot afford to continue. Conan’s — Network [...]
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The Future Of Reading | What Beer Can Teach Us That Fortune Magazine Can’t

By pdo | Published: February 23, 2010
Fortune has an interesting article in this month’s issue about the future of reading.  A few industry experts lend their opinions on where things are going in the media world and what will become of companies like The New York Times and Tribune Co.  Many idealize the tablet, and much like a god-image, fantasize about [...]
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