Music Industry Losing Control Over Album Sales
Why is the retail price of a new music CD $15.98? Where does this price come from and how is…
2008 Candidates Jump Online with Early Blog Ads
Blog ad for Obama campaign There has been a delicate dance between political operatives and the Internet. While activists have…
Your Guide to the Digital Divide
From time to time, I’ll give an overview of one broad MediaShift topic, annotated with online resources and plenty of…
Top 5 Week Fifty-One
Joost Skype founders want infinite TV on all platforms So-called citizen journalism NY Times agog over AmericanTowns hyper-local startup Backfence…
Marketers Get Weak Signal from Users on Cell-Phone Ads
There is an interesting disconnect between the way marketers view advertising on cell phones and what average folks who use…
Has the promise of converged devices been fulfilled, and do you want that?
For so many years, we’ve heard about the promise of convergence, the idea that various technological platforms and features will…
A Heated Conversation with the iPhone
Last night, I was visited in a dream by the new Apple iPhone, which strangely enough I was able to…
Top Five Week Fifty
iPhone Blockbuster Apple phone has gadget blogs drooling Ink-stained Open Network Gannett, McClatchy, Tribune team on online ad sales Live-blogging…
Google Search Snafu Can Have Huge Impact on Niche Blogs
Dear Google, What happened? Where’s the love? You used to bring me flowers, you used to sing me love songs.…
Saddam Cell Video Subverts News Packages
There’s a certain predictability and glossiness to news “packages,” special reports on breaking news that journalists knew were going to…