More Fraud in SBA Managed Small Business Programs

Lloyd Chapman, 11.23.2009

Small business advocate

In a recent U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) investigation into fraud in the Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) program...

Whack-A-Mole Security: Bad Policy, Bad Legislation

Robert D. Atkinson, Ph.D., 11.21.2009

Peer-to-peer software, by itself, did not cause the confidential Congressional document to be leaked to the press. Certainly people are not perfect and some data breaches will still occur even with better policies and technology.

Get Busy Committee on Changing the Face of Hip Hop Forever

Jon Chattman, 11.19.2009

Founder of thecheappop.com, pop culture/music writer, and author of "Sweet Stache"

Lately, rap has been getting a bad rap because there's no true voice for the hip hop community. That changed last week when the Get Busy Committee dropped their new album Uzi Does It.

The Conflict Minerals Trade Act

David Sullivan, 11.20.2009

Enough Project

The introduction of the Conflict Minerals Trade Act means Congo activists have bipartisan legislation percolating in the Capitol, which could cut armed groups and rights abusers out of the supply chain for our cell phones and laptops.

Vevo Music Venture to Launch December 8: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer November 19, 2009

Shelly Palmer, 11.19.2009

President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY

The music industry video portal Vevo will launch December 8th. The site, associated with both Sony and Universal, uses YouTube's platform t...

Ken Auletta Has Done It Again

Charles Warner, 11.18.2009

Charles Warner is an active blogger at Media Curmudgeon.com and teaches at The New School.

Ken Auletta has written another enlightening book that explains what's going on in the media: Googled: The End of the World as We Know It. If you want to understand the new world, buy it and read it.

Trying To Strangle American Innovation

Pat Choate, 11.18.2009

Author of Saving Capitalism

If Big Tech succeeds in Washington, a greatly weakened patent system is likely to destroy American innovation and invention-led job creation in the next decade.

President Obama's Entrepreneurial Mindset

Don McNay, 11.17.2009

Award-winning financial columnist, author, commentator and personal finance guru.

I have not seen much evidence of Obama being in touch with small-town Kentucky, but after reading David Plouffe's new book, The Audacity to Win, I have become convinced that he knows what it takes to run a business.

The Challenge of Arab Unemployment -- An Issue We Must Not Ignore!

Yvonne R. Davis, 11.16.2009

President and CEO of DAVISCommunications

While the problem of unemployment in the Arab world seems insurmountable, there are a number of initiatives being implemented and proffered in the region to begin to put a dent in the problem.

YouTube's New HD Format Gets Good Reception on Madison Avenue (video)

Andy Plesser, 11.16.2009

Executive Producer and Founder, Beet.TV

SAN FRANCISCO -- The much blogged about introduction of a higher quality playback experience at  YouTube, using a 1080p shoebox sized player, w...

YouTube's HD Gets Better : MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer November 16, 2009

Shelly Palmer, 11.16.2009

President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY

YouTube is updating its site to make way for 1080p HD. The online video destination will make the update live this week, with YouTube working on re-...

Malcolm Gladwell and the Case For Endless Self-Googling

David Quigg, 11.16.2009

Ex-Reporter, Avid Photographer and Blogger at davidquigg.com

I piled cringe upon cringe Friday -- first because I read Steven Pinker's vivisection of Malcolm Gladwell's new collection, second because of what I found when I Googled a flub Pinker wielded against Gladwell.

Can Strong Brand Management Practices Hinder Career Opportunities?

Jenny Darroch, 11.14.2009

Marketing strategy expert at Claremont Graduate University

While strong brands need to stay relevant, strong brands do not constantly change what they stand for.

The Rise of the Audience Marketplace

Jarvis Coffin, 11.13.2009

CEO & President, Burst Media

The high-level disconnect in our conversation about online media and advertising - now in its 14th or 15th year - remains the notion that positioning ...

Comcast Weeks Away from Launching On-Demand Online : MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer November 13, 2009

Shelly Palmer, 11.13.2009

President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY

Comcast is getting ready to launch its On-demand Online service. D...

A Million XBox Live Users Could Be Banned From the Service : MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer November 12, 2009

Shelly Palmer, 11.12.2009

President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY

Microsoft may ban as many as one million XBox Live users for modifying their consoles or playing illegal games. The company believes that between 6...

Google Brings Location History to Latitude App, Wi-Fi to Airports: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer November 11, 2009

Shelly Palmer, 11.11.2009

President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY

Google is stepping up its mobile tracking services. The company added a Location History feature to its Google Latitude application, which specifies...

Rupert Murdoch's Serious Internet Strategy

Jarvis Coffin, 11.10.2009

CEO & President, Burst Media

There are two ways to chase after serious money as a publisher, and one of them is to be small. Having tried big, Murdoch may be coming to terms with the alternative.

Happy Droid Day: Please Stop Saying "iPhone Killer"

Michael Boland, 11.10.2009

Digital Media Analyst

Though the Droid looks to be the first formidable challenger to the iPhone, "killer" kind of misses the point; Android based phones have a fundamentally different market reach than the iPhone.

Rupert Murdoch: The Internet Does Not Exist

Michael Wolff, 11.10.2009

Author of Newser.com's Off the Grid column

Rupert continues his war with the Internet. Over the weekend, he told an interviewer (the interviewer, on Sky News Australia, works for him) that as p...

NFL Star Larry Johnson Released After Twitter Outrage: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer November 10, 2009

Shelly Palmer, 11.10.2009

President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY

The Kansas City Chiefs released star running back Larry Johnson after the athlete repeatedly slammed coaches and fans on Twitter. Due to the inciden...