Posts from March 03, 2008

David Card | March 03, 2008, 10:40 PM
You Just Can't Trust Those Rich WASP Gang-Banger Authors
Honestly, it doesn't really bother me when "memoirs" are faked, as long as they're good literature reading. But this is too funny. Yeah, it's probably a good idea to cancel the author's book tour. In “Love and Consequences,” a critically acclaimed memoir published last week, Margaret B. Jones wrote about...( more )

Barry Parr | March 03, 2008, 10:12 PM
Getting TV all of out of proportion
Television is in some kind of weird middle-aged adolescence. Everywhere you look, it's awkwardly proportioned. I've become used to widescreen TV's electronics stores and public places showing regular old TV broadcasts stretched horizontally to fill the space. We wouldn't want to waste all those pixels we paid for -- or...( more )

Nate Elliott | March 03, 2008, 08:35 PM
The Social Networking World
[Via Greg Verdino] Le Monde printed a cool map a few weeks back covering the social networking world. The map isn't quite perfect. While there's some data to support the idea that Bebo are the largest network in the UK, there's almost no chance they're bigger than MySpace across all...( more )

Michael Gartenberg | March 03, 2008, 04:23 PM
Plug.In Music Webinar - March 11th
Please join David Card and myself for our Plug.In Webinar on March 11th. David and I will be discussing topics such as: Will digital music ever save the industry? Are downloaded singles replacing CD sales? Who are today's customers, and how is that likely to change over time? What is...( more )

David Card | March 03, 2008, 03:42 PM
Aren't, Like, "Brian's Song" and "Hoosiers" the Best Sports Movies Ever?
I've said several times in this forum, that ESPN is the very model of a modern media company (since the Times is using that headline elsewhere today, I'll steal it back). However, I dunno about this one. Aren't sports movies by definition corny? How does that fit with the ESPN...( more )

David Card | March 03, 2008, 03:34 PM
Digital Music Futures Webinar
Come hear colleague Michael Gartenberg and me debate the future of digital music. We're hosting a Plug.IN webinar next week. JupiterResearch's Plug.IN Webinar Digital Music Trends & Outlook March 11th, 2008 1pm ET/10am PT Digital music was a $1.3 billion business in 2007, but it still only comprised 10 percent...( more )

David Card | March 03, 2008, 03:27 PM
No Sign of Game-Changing Yet
It's never too late to gloat. Told ya. Macworld says Apple had, at the end of February, 351 movies for rent at the iTunes store, rather short of the 1,000 it promised at launch....( more )

Nate Elliott | March 03, 2008, 03:20 PM
Integrating Images and Video Into Search Results
I've just finished up a report on how Yahoo, MSN, and Ask are competing with Google in Europe. The short answer, of course, is that they're not competing very well: Google is incredibly dominant in all the key European markets. But there are some ways that the other engines can...( more )

Nate Elliott | March 03, 2008, 03:12 PM
"Inside Facebook" Lists Every Single Way to Market on Facebook
Unfortunately there's not a lot of detail or analysis -- and nothing along the lines of best practices -- but the blog Inside Facebook has posted a useful list of every possible way companies can use Facebook for marketing. It'd make a good read for executives who want to understand...( more )

Zia Daniell Wigder | March 03, 2008, 12:13 PM
Facebook now offers German
In addition to offering a Spanish-language version of its site, Facebook just launched in German. A French-language version is said to be in the works. That a German version arrived in advance of a French one is somewhat surprising: the company has more users in France than in Germany, and...( more )

Michael Gartenberg | March 03, 2008, 01:15 AM
Dave Winer Meets "Meet the Press"
Dave Winer does a Sunday talk show on politics. Those who know me know that in addition to being a tech addict, I'm also a political junkie (my Sunday morning friends are Matthews, Russert, Stephanopoulos and McLaughlin. Nicely done. I'll be following Tuesady closely (although from afar) Hey Dave, got...( more )

Michael Gartenberg | March 03, 2008, 01:12 AM
Arrived in Tel Aviv
Arrived in Tel Aviv, where the sun is shining. WiFi is not free at the hotel but rather a relatively steep $20 a day. Off to present to a few VCs and then do an interview with Forbes. Posting will be light this week but follow my adventures here on...( more )