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PME Day 2: Keynote with Jim Louderback
Jim Louderback, formerly of ZDNet, recently joined Revision3 that is essentially TechTV version 3.0. I had a drink with him last night and we discussed their recent $8 million in new funding and how they would be using it. He talked about the new studio and the vision to be the Discovery/TLC of the Internet…
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The 7 Secrets of Media Monetization
Sitting in the PME afternoon sessions I had the opportunity to watch Paul Colligan of PodcastSecrets talk about the “7 Secrets of Monetization that Big Media Hopes You Don’t Figure Out”. As a summary, here we go: – You are the media – Big Media is Big Business – Always Improve/Never Invent – It Changes…
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Podcasting is really New Media
Michael Geoghegan started his presentation with “podcasting is dead”. He said that if you are doing this you really are in the digital media business if you are engaging and producing podcasts and new media. Couldn’t agree with him more. Now, off to find lunch and people to network with….
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How Much Do People Talk About You?
In today’s day and age of “dog eat dog” and marketing and getting ahead and SEO and linkbaiting… how much do people talk about you? Better yet, how often do you talk about other people. Picture the situation. You’re standing around in a crowded bar at a social event after a conference. There are 150…
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Blogging from PME – Keynote with Howard Lindzon
This morning the keynote with Howard Lindzon he talked about his sale to CBS for a reported $5 million dollars. Here are some of his opinions about the show: – motivation to build the show – everything out there sucked. – what his end goal was – to sell the show – about interviewing over…
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Blogging the Podcast and New Media Expo
Since we cover startups and I am looking to start podcasting soon, I made a trip out the Podcast and New Media Expo. This is the mecca for podcasters and new media people First, up there is Howard Lindzon of Wallstrip who sold his video podcast to CBS for a reported $5 million dollars. That…
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Blogging the Podcast and New Media Expo
Since we cover startups and I am looking to start podcasting soon, I made a trip out the Podcast and New Media Expo. This is the mecca for podcasters and new media people First, up there is Howard Lindzon of Wallstrip who sold his video podcast to CBS for a reported $5 million dollars. That…
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Halo 3 Cherry Popped
My first match tonight (that I was able to record, that is). I was pwned. ;)
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10 Things You Need to Know About WordPress 2.3
We have a tradition around these parts of publishing information for the WordPress community surrounding a new major release of WordPress. With WordPress 2.3 to be released on September 24, 2007, I think it’s appropriate to follow the tradition and let you know about the ten things I think you should know about WordPress 2.3.…
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The Apple Store: Where Intelligent People Go to Die
What is it about Apple that causes otherwise intelligent people to throw away all trace of common sense? We all know that Apple has done very well for itself, turning around from a mere 4% market share in its computer division in the 90s to having a very viable and sustainable (and diverse!) product line.…