"Quality journalism is expensive, and to the extent that it provides a public good, we will find ways to fund it. But top-heavy, poorly run, arrogant-to-the-bitter-end media companies? This is their crisis, not our crisis, and it certainly isn’t about journalism."

Xark!: The newspaper suicide pact (via fred-wilson)

1 year ago on June 7th, 2009 at 10:00 am | Permalink | Reblog from

rocketboom:

From Terrible To Terrifying: Newspaper Ad Sales Plummet $2.6 Billion In Q1 2009 (via)

1 year ago on June 3rd, 2009 at 1:34 am | Permalink | Reblog from

Tremor Media Touts New Web Video Ad Format

mikehudack:

fitzlist:

Kudos to Tremor for adventuring beyond the 30 second pre-roll. Risky business for a company that makes its bread and butter repurposing TV spots on the web.

I think Tremor knows the score. Repurposing ads to web video from TV makes us look like chumps. The red headed stepchild of TV advertising. We will be valued as such. And its a terrible user experience that destroys audiences.

Unlocking the interactivity and engagement potential in advertising to our audiences is a primary competitive advantage over TV. We need to demonstrate that value and earn our seat at the table.

1 year ago on June 2nd, 2009 at 11:17 am | Permalink | Reblog from

"Justice Souter is a proud luddite who has never owned a computer. Sotomayor, on the other hand, is a nerd."

Gizmodo - Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee Knows Stuff About Computers - Sonia sotomayor cyberlaw (via fred-wilson)

1 year ago on May 28th, 2009 at 11:17 am | Permalink | Reblog from

"I think its a real disappointment to see where Internet video has come,” Cuban said, noting that the industry still doesn’t have advertising standards, among other shortcomings."

Right. We don’t have any advertising standards at all. Idiot.

Cuban: Internet video progress ‘disappointing’ | Beyond Binary - CNET News

(via mikehudack)

1 year ago on May 28th, 2009 at 11:15 am | Permalink | Reblog from

According to Comscore, advertisers prefer to evaluate video ad networks in terms of capacity. That being said, the metric of success for video ad networks used in a recent Comscore report is referred to as “potential (network) reach.” This is dependent upon how many views advertisers could potientally access by working with networks such as Tremor Media and Brightroll, which both lead the pack.

1 year ago on May 24th, 2009 at 12:02 am | Permalink

The IAB Sets Some Standards For Social Ads

The best practices from the Interactive Advertising Bureau regarding social ads include definitions of social ad elements, examples of social ads, recommendations for consumer opt-in, and guidelines for privacy standards. The IAB defines a social ad as:

An online ad that incorporates user interactions that the consumer has agreed to display and be shared. The resulting ad displays these interactions along with the user’s persona (picture and/or name) within the ad content.

1 year ago on May 18th, 2009 at 4:42 pm | Permalink

Small Projects Generate Good Feelings

I tend to agree with this lifehack for motivation and happiness. Getting a small project done is not daunting at all, and gives you a sense of pride when completed.

1 year ago on May 9th, 2009 at 4:48 pm | Permalink

Twitter to Take Real-Time Search to the Next Level

laughingsquid:

Fast Company

1 year ago on May 7th, 2009 at 4:31 pm | Permalink | Reblog from

10 lessons from a failed startup

If you ever are in the business of content, do it for the love and expect to lose money. That being said, why does it seem the artists and writers are always the tokenly undervalued?

1 year ago on May 6th, 2009 at 8:26 pm | Permalink

Twitter to Take Real-Time Search to the Next Level

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