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...

Rupert Murdoch Plans To Block More Than Just Google

Matthew Filipowicz, 11.10.2009

Comedian, Cartoonist, Satirist

In an exclusive interview, Rupert Murdoch explains that Google is only the beginning of News Corp.'s plans to further isolate themselves. Take a look.

The Campaign: The Audacity of Hope Did Not Die in Maine

Georgianne Nienaber, 11.07.2009

Investigative journalist, searcher, and author

Was it bigotry that defeated gay marriage in Maine and California, or was it ignorance? Films like The Campaign, about the fight for gay rights, require our attention and our support.

Oprah to Move Her Show to Her OWN Channel?: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer November 6, 2009

Shelly Palmer, 11.06.2009

President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY

Oprah announced that she will exclusively air her flagship program on the Oprah Winfrey Network beginning 2011. The move finds Oprah walking...

Windows 7 Not so Great as Advertised and Has Compatibility Issues: Is Microsoft in Collusion With Manufacturers Like HP?

Michael Russnow, 11.08.2009

Screenwriter, former Member Writers Guild West Board of Directors

There ought to be a law preventing the computer hardware and software industry from shortchanging consumers, so that we get the full use of our equipment.

The Case for the Internet: A Human Right

David D. Burstein, 11.05.2009

Director and producer of the documentary film, 18 in '08.

Finland and France have declared internet access a legal right for all citizens. Here's why I hope the United States and all other countries will follow their and grant internet access as a human right.

Google Sued: Sex, Religious Discrimination

Lisa Derrick, 11.05.2009

Pop culture journalist Lisa Derrick writes and edits La Figa at Firedoglake.com

Former Google employee James Bara has filed suit against the search giant, citing sexual and religious discrimination in violation of the US Civil Rights Act.

Google Books and the High Bar for Approval: Why Opt-In May Sink the Deal

Peter Brantley, 11.03.2009

Co-Founder, Open Book Alliance

The only way this book digitization effort makes business sense for Google is if it can amass control over a sizeable swath of rights and can monetize those rights at will in future business models.

One Man's Tireless Effort to Provide ICT Education to Nepalese Students

Subhash Ghimire, 11.02.2009

With few exceptions, Nepalese business and political leaders often dismiss young people when they come up with ambitious ideas. Unless they change their attitude, Nepal's future remains gloomy.

Netflix Bringing Watch Instantly to Nintendo Wii: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer October 30, 2009

Shelly Palmer, 10.30.2009

President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY

Netflix wll begin offering its Watch Instantly service through Nintendo's Wii. While rumors have been circulating, especially after Netflix reached ...

Google Brings Turn-By-Burn GPS Navigation Exclusively to Android: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer October 29, 2009

Shelly Palmer, 10.29.2009

President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY

Google will allow Android phone users the ability to get turn-by-turn directions when using Google Maps on their phone. The feature update t...

(Video) The Internet Turns 40 Today, but it Has a Long Way to Go, Vint Cerf

Andy Plesser, 10.29.2009

Executive Producer and Founder, Beet.TV

By most accounts, the Internet was born back on October 29, 1969 by two researchers, Vint Cerf and Robert Kahn. Cerf is now Google's Chief Internet Evangelist.

Google Versus Google -- Will Social Search Tear the Company Apart?

Noah Mallin, 11.04.2009

Director of Social Media at Reprise Media

Google announced with great fanfare that they were incorporating results from social media sites like Twitter into their search pages last week. So did their search rival, Bing.