The Truman Syndrome
I’m voting you off the planet…. In 1969 the first man walked on the moon. In 1972, the last man walked on the moon, and we have not been back since. That’s 36 years. For 36 years the moon...
Read moreThe Man Who Came to Breakfast
Notice the marmite…… Jeff Jarvis dropped over for breakfast yesterday. Somewhere between Dubai and Davos, he carved out an hour for a few slices of Sullivan Street Bakery sesame bread and white fish salad. He came over to talk...
Read moreGresham’s Law
World’s first media critic….. Sir Thomas Gresham was an English merchant who worked for both King Edward VI and Queen Elizabeth I (1519-1579) Gresham was also the world’s first media critic, although he didn’t know it at the time....
Read moreThe Word From Down Under
hopping mad… Pat Younge, President and GM for The Travel Channel sent me a very interesting article from The Australian. JOURNALISTS have been warned they cannot be spectators if they are to survive the new world of media fragmentation...
Read moreOnly Yesterday
Quiet kids, I’m trying to watch Dancing with the Stars…. In the 1920s, a new technology burst upon the scene. Radio. It was unlike anything that had ever existed before. Suddenly, you could hear events and people in your...
Read moreFlipped Out
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDBsEWoZntA&hl=en&fs=1[/youtube] Two weeks ago, I was interviewed by Jemima Kiss from The Guardian. She did the interview using a Mino Flip Cam. She propped it up on a pile of plates and let loose. Then she plugged it into...
Read moreOut of Detroit
Motown news When it comes to cutting edge trends, we generally say that California leads and the nation follows. When it comes to contracting industries, maybe that accolade should go to Detroit. This week, as automakers made their case...
Read moreA Silver Lining
cotton….. Sometimes, in the destruction of one industry lies the seeds of another one. But it is not easy to see. In 1852, the discovery of domestic sources of oil spelled the death knell of the whaling business. In...
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