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Theme weeks have become a commonplace deal in New York over the past decade. This past week, the television industry launched one to call its own, and if it’s nurtured well, it could stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Advertising Week, Internet Week, Social Media Week and the rest as a festival both industry leaders and the public Continue Reading →

The annual Media Tech Summit is the best coliseum to study titans in battle. Shelly Palmer and Landmark, along with a dozen important organizations in the media space as sponsors, delivered wisdom, insights and updates during Media Week in New York. Other notable events included the Digital Place-based Advertising Association (DPAA) “Video Everywhere” Summit, the Digital Continue Reading →

I go to see a lot of movies in theaters. I’ve seen 28 different movies in theaters since the start of August. That’s a lot of movies to see in theaters in a short amount of time, but I chose the August 1 cutoff for a specific reason: It was the first day I was Continue Reading →

In the middle of the 19th century, the telegraph was the first technology in history to speed up communications between two people or two locations. Prior to the telegraph, the speed of human communications was measured in horse days: how far a horse could travel in a day. It always amazes me to think that Continue Reading →

We hear people often talk about “taking initiative.” Sure, it’s an important quality for Millennials to possess, but what does it mean to “have initiative”? What does it look like in practice? Today’s News To Live By runs on 100% Initiative. It’s like supreme-grade fuel that costs nothing and never runs out. Below, I have bolded Continue Reading →

Pre-schoolers who learn a second language tend to increase their understanding and study habits in relation to other academic pursuits. If your kiddo shows a knack for Spanish, it’s best to get them started with vocabulary acquisition. These apps in particular are tailored to meet them at their undeveloped skill level. Little Pim Spanish ($2.99) Little Continue Reading →

Imagine shared Web hosting as multiple families living together in a small house that’s made for two people. According to Web Hosting Watch, Virtual Private Servers (VPS) are like having a “separate apartment” for yourself. Without sharing limited facilities with other people, you can live however you’d like. This analogy shares how VPS compares to Continue Reading →

I love physical media. I love being able to display the spines of the movies, video games and books I own. There’s something comforting about having a shelf full of movies or games or books to look at. It might be the sense of endless possibilities. I could go over, pluck any one thing off Continue Reading →

I took advantage of a recent lunch with fellow MENG member Jan Wallen (you can check out her website here), an expert on selling online who literally wrote the book on using LinkedIn, to ask her LinkedIn job search questions relating to how executives should use this social networking site. Following are Jan’s answers to the LinkedIn Continue Reading →

Jeh Johnson must hand out his resume like a stack of business cards. Jeh (pronounced ‘Jay’) is poised to succeed Janet Napolitano and become our next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. Johnson didn’t wake up and become head of DHS. As Politico explains, he’s held several high-profile positions in and around our government. When a Continue Reading →