I want to give Yahoo the benefit of the doubt because it is breaking new ground, which means it faces tough new challenges and ethical dilemmas that armchair critics don’t, including the ethics of doing business in China. However, I’m deeply concerned over a moral lapse being exhibited by Yahoo’s CEO, Terry Semel, in reference to doing business in China and his answers about former Nazi Germany.… Read the rest
Tag Archives: Media
Lookout Fox News! The British Are Coming!
Reuters reports that the British Broadcasting Corp. is bringing its BBC World news channel to the U.S. in a bid to capture American audiences hungry for international news. Reuters says:
… Read the restAmerican cable news and broadcast networks have pulled back in their international news coverage, creating an opportunity for the BBC, said Jeremy Hillman, the new editor of BBC World and the outgoing New York bureau chief.
Readers: Your Comments Are Worth Far More Than This Column
…and that’s the title of my latest OnlineSpin column in MediaPost…
Social media may be riding a wave of hype right now, but nobody can deny that it is forcing traditional media companies and marketers to rethink what the media business is all about.… Read the rest
American Idol Ad-Free
I studied a trend of blog mentions to predict the winner of American Idol, and I picked Taylor Hicks. Behold, Taylor Hicks is the winner. OK…so it was 50/50 probability.
I didn’t view the program yet, but it’s waiting for me on my TiVo should I desire (which I do).… Read the rest
American Idol Showdown: Taylor Hicks v. Katharine McPhee
Bill Tancer from Hitwise uses search query trend data to predict who will remain standing at the end of this week’s season finale of American Idol. He picks Taylor Hicks.
Based on trend data of blog mentions and my own highly anectodal content analysis, I also predict that Taylor Hicks will win.… Read the rest