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This past week, we collectively lived every parent’s worst nightmare.  As a father of three, I cannot think of anything more devastating than losing a child.  I’ve heard it said that no one ever truly dies until they are forgotten.  I believe that this is true.  If it is, those who died at Virginia Tech Continue Reading →

This is not an article about Don Imus’ words, his rights, politics or racial views — it is an article about the speed and power of information traveling around our planet and the technology that enables it. As most of you know, “Imus in the Morning,” Don Imus’ eponymously named radio show has been pulled Continue Reading →

The NEW YORK TIMES, GANNETT, and TRIBUNE CO. all announced first-quarter results. The Times profits fell 26%. Gannett profits were down 10.5%. Tribune showed no profit — losing $15.6 Million. GOOGLE acquired Marratech’s video conferencing software. The software provides document-sharing and communication via video, text, and VoIP. It will compete with Cisco’s WebEx. COMCAST urged Continue Reading →

The official CBS email: From: Administrator CBS Msg Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 3:53 PM Subject: A Message from Leslie Moonves To: All Employees From: Leslie Moonves Date: April 12, 2007 I want to inform you that we have decided to cease broadcasting the Imus in the Morning radio program, effective immediately, on a permanent Continue Reading →

MYSPACE will announce MySpace News. The site will aggregate news feeds from several sites using RSS technology. Users can rank headlines and stories, determining the placement of articles. AT&T has added 15,000 U-verse subscribers already this year. It had 3,000 subscribers at the close of 2006. The IPTV service is available in 200,000 homes, and Continue Reading →

NETRATINGS will drop “page views” as a ranking metric, and switch to “time spent” on a web page. COMSCORE will also decrease the impact of page views, and focus on repeat visitors. The tracking firms are trying to measure engagement more precisely. GOOGLE is preparing a Powerpoint competitor. It has acquired TONIC SYSTEMS for technology Continue Reading →

TIME WARNER may reduce its cable holdings. Under such a plan, the company would focus on being a content provider, with a growing focus on web businesses. The cable pullback will be discussed at an upcoming board meeting. GOOGLE plans a new copyright-filtering service, dubbed Claim Your Content. The service, which will allow automatic removal Continue Reading →

GOOGLE will be selling 5% of Clear Channel’s ad inventory, continuing its march into offline advertising. On Friday, Google purchased DoubleClick. Rivals are describing that deal as “anti-competitive.” ADOBE and MICROSOFT will become rivals on two new fronts. Microsoft’s is launching Silverlight, a Flash competitor. Adobe has announced Adobe Media Player, which offers functionality similar Continue Reading →

Ahh … it is a thing of beauty. Isn’t it? I cannot think of a device that has received more bad press for doing exactly what it was designed to do. Although based upon the amount of hacks available, I might be able to “Pimp my AppleTV” into a toaster oven or a cappuccino maker Continue Reading →

CBS is preparing to announce a huge web distribution initiative. The network will provide television programming to several web outlets, including MSN, AOL, Joost, and the forthcoming NBC Universal-News Corp. video service. VONAGE CEO Michael Snyder has left the beleaguered company. A patent infringement lawsuit from Verizon has the company in “crisis mode.” MGM will Continue Reading →