Mike Ragogna, 11.23.2009
music biz vet, entertainment writer
Beyoncé's I Am...Yours is a satisfying decade-and-then-some retrospective that reveals the artist's interesting back story with a personal warmth not always emphasized by our current cast of pop stars.
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...
Shelly Palmer, 11.17.2009
President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY
Time Warner's long awaited spinoff of AOL will happen December 9th. The spin off estimates that AOL is worth approximately $3.4 billion, 1/11th of T...
Penny C. Sansevieri, 11.17.2009
CEO and founder of Author Marketing Experts, Inc.
It's true: social media is here--and there goes your life! Well, maybe not entirely but it sure seems that way sometimes, doesn't it?
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...
Penny C. Sansevieri, 11.16.2009
CEO and founder of Author Marketing Experts, Inc.
These days it seems like everyone's book marketing budget is a little tighter. If you're feeling the pinch, here are some tips that could help keep you on track.
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-...
Jose Antonio Vargas, 11.20.2009
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.