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BBC Breaks News By Breaking Twitter
The BBC broke news this week when they said reporters are not allowed to break news via Twitter. More than 2 years after the CBC declared an ‘online first’ mandate …
TV’s Strength Is The Second Screen
TV numbers aren’t shrinking. It counteracts conventional wisdom, that tv should have it’s revenue grow in an era of time shifting, PVRs, piracy and streaming. But it’s true. To be …
25 Project Management Apps
Project management software is used for scheduling projects, cost control, resource allocation, communication, quality management, and documentation. Here are 25 contenders from Get App to help you GTD with the …
The Growth of Digital Billboards
Billboards are changing. When you’re stuck in traffic, you’re more likely to be faced with a digital billboard now than a staid image. Digital billboards can quickly rotate messages, they’re …
Film At Eleven
[twitter]You know the stereotypical tag line when breaking news happened back in the day. The authoritative news anchor would come on and give some background and then end with “Film …
Preaching To The Choir
Is niche blogging just a big echo chamber? Do bloggers really have influence or are they just constantly preaching to each other? Lately I’ve been thinking about the business of …
How To Make Your Blog Advertiser Friendly
Many blogs consider themselves to be PR Friendly. They will often take PR pitches and republish them, why not become Advertiser Friendly?
Old Media Makes Us Feel Better
I’ve said it before, print is dead. The way media is created and consumed is changing, but there’s one thing that new media can’t bring – bragging rights. New media …
PR Friendly Blogs Are The New Infomercial
PR Friendly blogs are nothing more than infomercials. Bloggers who flip their opinions for swag are taking payola to spread a brand’s awareness.
Books Are The New Vinyl
There’s a great quote I came across this week from 1995 where Clifford Stoll, a Newsweek columnists, dismisses the internet as a fad. Visionaries see a future of telecommuting workers, …