Posts from March 18, 2008

Michael Gartenberg | March 18, 2008, 06:48 PM
Arthur C. Clarke - RIP
Another great one has passed. Arthur C. Clarke has passed away... "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." You will be missed....( more )

Doug Williams | March 18, 2008, 05:28 PM
Service Integration JupTel - March 19th
Please join me on Wednesday, March 19th at 11:30am EST for a JupTel on my latest Vision Report, entitled "Service Integration: Enhance the Bundle to Promote Retention." Clients can register here, and you can access the report here. Broadband service providers (BSPs) are in the early stages of integrating services...( more )

Diane Clarkson | March 18, 2008, 04:59 PM
Southwest's corporate blog is missing the point
Southwest Airlines is facing its a significant scandal with the claims it violated Federal Aviation Administration regulations regarding airline inspections. The airline faces a $10.2-million fine for keeping 46 of its planes in the air last year after they had missed a required inspection for cracks on part of the...( more )

Nate Elliott | March 18, 2008, 11:25 AM
Video-Related Notes from OMMA Hollywood
No, I'm not there. But Corey Kronengold, of Tremor Media and the Online Video Watch blog, is there. Check out some of his good session reports on Buying Video and Looking Smart Doing It, on Pitch your Niche, and on Pat Keane's keynote....( more )

Zia Daniell Wigder | March 18, 2008, 11:01 AM
Growth in global ad spending
Carat issued a release yesterday with their projections for total advertising growth around the globe. Though many growth rates have been revised down slightly from previous forecasts, they remain bullish on online advertising growth, particularly in several developing markets. They project that the online advertising markets in China and Russia,...( more )

Thomas Husson | March 18, 2008, 07:47 AM
Hard Candy
7 tracks of Madonna’s new album will be distributed and promoted exclusively to Vodafone customers around the world*, 7 days prior to the April 28th global release of Madonna’s 11th studio album for Warner Bros. Records. Those kind of partnerships between labels and operators are now more and more frequent....( more )