Archive for 2008
First you create content, then you build distribution, then you monetize it all. Media is pretty simple and straightforward when you break it down.
Founder Om Malik announced that IDG will sell ads for Om Malik’s GigaOm Media, which means that Malik’s empire becomes the latest property to leave Federated Media, John Battelle’s company. I suppose […]
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Caption reads: With this hand, I push my predecessor off the stage.
Subprime to Deflation: tag, you’re it. Subprime will go down as the “Word of 2008″ and trust me, “Deflation will be the word of 2009″. First some background:
From MSNBC:
Although the risk is still considered relatively small, concern about deflation is one reason stocks have […]
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Rupert Murdoch is attacking NYT not by a hostile takeover (not sure the Feds will allow it, though admittedly the Feds are busy with trying to save the dying vestiges of capitalism) or even by trying to win over subscribers, he’s poaching advertisers.
Microsoft, meanwhile, is “over” with trying to acquire Yahoo!, so it is now […]
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I’ve never bought this notion that viewers who consume video content online watch more TV. I am not saying that people who watch a lot of Web video don’t watch TV content… but I certainly think that the numbers of media one consumes is finite, so the more you get it from one media, the […]
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Some time ago, I published a post that linked to an article on ReadWriteWeb that talked about bootstrapping a firm, which made me think of legendary Sequoia VC Mike Moritz’ investment thesis, or Elements of Sustainable Companies, which calls for frugality, amongst other things, which include:
Clarity of Purpose
Summarize the company’s business on the back of […]
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First off, my condolences to the family and friends to the 19-year old who took his own life on Justin.tv.
Second, my little brother is that age, so this really could happen to anyone.
Third, in no way am I insinuating that the victim was crazy or unstable.
However, I do think it’s important to highlight a few […]
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And I feel fine.
Ready? Let’s go: IT spending is down:
But wait, it gets worst: we’re headed towards Great Depression II, apparently, here are 30 reasons why:
America’s credit rating may soon be downgraded below AAA
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Posted By: Ashkan Karbasfrooshan | Nov 20th
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What is wrong with this image? This is what I am greeted by on MSN.com:
1 - Well, for one, I am not sure that “stocks in turmoil” is breaking news, the last year has been nothing short of abysmal.
2 - Second, isn’t American Express having difficulty paying its own bills because of loose lending practices? […]
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Posted By: Ashkan Karbasfrooshan | Nov 20th
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This is something I’ve been pitching more and more ad networks to do: use their reach to promote branded content, be it product placement or integration. My idea was never an outright sale, but a partnership where the ad networks would pitch the ideas, we at WatchMojo.com would create the pieces and then the networks […]
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A 14-year-old girl survived 118 days with a machine in control of her circulation, and no heart in her body. After a failed heart transplant in July, the teen was kept alive with two electronic pumps. She was given a new heart on 29 October. Read more…
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