Jose Antonio Vargas, 11.14.2009
Technology and Innovations editor, Huffington Post
There's more to Filipinos than a man who can throw punches in a ring, of course, but Manny Pacquaio's success, in ways big and small, has unified and validated a sizable minority group from a country that, with 92 million people, is the 12th most populous in the world, just one spot under Mexico.
Chris Curtin and Bob Greenberg, 11.10.2009
Marketers should create campaigns and branded platforms that explain how to get more value out of products, and "why" someone should have them in the first place.
Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn, 11.10.2009
Hedonism Evangelist
Marshall Efron, best known for the PBS show "The Great American Dream Machine" and children's books like "Bible Stories You Can't Forget: No Matter How Hard You Try" loves food.
Rachel Kramer Bussel, 11.10.2009
Author/editor/blogger/reading series host, www.rachelkramerbussel.com
Last month, in the name of book promotion, I hopped in the shower, made out in the street, drank from a water fountain in Central Park, gyrated behind...
Scott Campbell, 11.10.2009
Scott Campbell is a young freelance journalist.
A band composed of four teenage YouTubers has released an entirely-crowdsourced single.
Sarah Schmelling, 11.07.2009
Author, Ophelia Joined the Group Maidens Who Don't Float
I'd just had an event at a popular L.A. bookstore. I saw old friends, answered great questions, sold a good amount of books. But that next morning I realized: I hadn't tweeted it.
Andy Plesser, 11.06.2009
Executive Producer and Founder, Beet.TV
Despite the commanding position of YouTube, with 40 percent of video streams in the U.S., the quality of the environment for advertisers is not alway...
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.
Rabbi Abraham Cooper, 11.03.2009
Associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center and its Museum of Tolerance
Islamist terrorist arrests across this country since last January run the gamut. White and black, young and middle-aged, single and married, homegrown and foreign born, and legal and illegal immigrants.
Gary Shapiro, 11.04.2009
President & CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association
My fear is that my son's future won't include the rapid pace of innovation that we have enjoyed in recent years. What if decades roll by and innovation stands still?
Danny Groner, 10.29.2009
Video Editor/Online Assistant Editor at TheWeek.com
Where once politicians would escort the people into the future, social media sites are now propelling them forward. Left for debate is whether these new vehicles are actually shaping better leaders.
Nancy Moonves, 10.28.2009
CEO, Lighten Up Productions
The last thing I ever expected to wind up doing was becoming part of the creative and marketing team behind a tiny indie movie attempting to invent a business model for monetizing films
online.
Jose Antonio Vargas, 11.10.2009
Technology and Innovations editor, Huffington Post
Pre-Internet, before we could follow celebrities on Google, Twitter, MySpace and Wikipedia, Michael Jackson was an unparalleled global star on the world stage, touching fans across borders, time zones and languages.
Penny C. Sansevieri, 10.28.2009
CEO and founder of Author Marketing Experts, Inc.
When you put something online, it can almost live forever. That means that we have to be careful what we share, what we say, and the footprints we leave online.
Paul Dailing, 10.25.2009
I was crowdsourcing the Long Tail while upping my Whuffie Factor through a Trust Agent when it hit me: Why the hell haven't I come up with a crazy-ass new media term?
Liz Dubelman, 10.23.2009
Founder, VidLit
Books need to come out faster and in all forms -- audio, digital, and enhanced, which means skillfully embedding audio and visuals to enrich, not interrupt, the reading experience.
Robert J. Elisberg, 10.20.2009
Columnist and screenwriter
When we see the major news breaking in with non-stop reporting on a balloon spacecraft from a family on Wife Swap, the failures of the media become clear.
Shelly Palmer, 10.20.2009
President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY
Depending who you ask, Barnes & Noble's new eReader is due out today, or Thursday, which would be interesting since it's Windows 7 day. B&N le...
Ramya Raghavan, 10.16.2009
YouTube Nonprofits and Activism Manager
Last week, we announced that YouTube serves over one billion video views per day. That's also the number of people in the world who don't have enough food to eat: one in seven humans.
Piers Fawkes, 10.15.2009
Runs PSFK, a trends and innovation company
In a strategy shift, MySpace will try to become an online hangout for people who want to connect with their friends over entertainment content.
James Kotecki, 10.12.2009
Online Media Critic
Most political YouTube channels are conventional and boring. Not in New Jersey.