If you been following the hot blog topics the past few days no doubt you've read about Dr. Pepper's hot new marketing gimic: A Blog. And it's tied to what's destined to be a hot...
Wired reports today that cell phone industry underdogs Verizon and T-Mobile support a plan that would allow cell phone customers to switch carriers without giving up their phone numbers. Bravo...
I found Peter Burrows op-ed piece on Apple Computer in Business Week a bit tainted, if not unfair. While reading it I had flashbacks to the mid-90's when Apple was everybody's favorite...
The DEA has seized mansions, sports cars, speed boats. The IRS has seized documents, computers and office equipment and now the U.S. Justice Department has seized its first domain name and website...
My dad just finished building a house in Southern Florida. He's been very forward of late in his invitation to visit. To my brother, too. So when Jon & I finally coordinated schedules...
Joi has gone RSS feed crazy. But he has a very formidable request: Now will someone create a way for people to post comments from the RSS clients?
A week late, but today New York Times business section report on the Pyra acquisition by Google. First reported by Dan Gillmor and reported here Live From the Blogosphere. There's already been...
Ernie's friend uncovers the three stages of Blog-Awareness, while Joi throws caution to the wind and asks Are you addicted to blogging? […] You are addicted to blogging if you answer...
Wired today reports on tools that will make posting to weblogs easier when on the road. […] Joe Laszlo, a Jupiter Research analyst, believes that of the estimated 500,000 people who maintain a...
Clear Channel seems to be media consolidation's whipping boy. Hard to find anyone who doesn't love to hate Clear Channel. And like the bully in the schoolyard who went a bit too far, Clear...
Advertising dollars. It's the lifeblood of the media industry. Money talks. Large advertisers have more power than you'd think. In some cases these advertisers can influence programming...
This makes me sad. And mad. Some of the greatest writing and innovative ideas in the online publishing world. I almost want to fly to SFO and try to be superman and save this organization. But...
I just posted a photo essay and photo album of the Live From The Blogosphere event I attended this past Saturday. You'll find more links at the end of this post, too.
Long day. Longer evening. Just got back from an evening in LA. Started off with Slippery Shrimp and more tasty Chinese treats and Yang Chow in Chinatown with Doc. Turns out Tony Pierce ate there too...
Today I woke up. Was a good start. Day like any other day. Well. In Southern California the last few days we’ve been hit by badly needed rain. The wind whips up his force, tossing tree...
There's nothing like a few blog posts on music and radio to elicit some interesting responses from those who've stopped by The Digital Tavern. For those of you tuning in, here is my first...
Over the past week I’ve passed on a number of exciting deals offered to me over the phone. I wasn’t interested in reviewing “a copy of my credit report for accuracy” free for...
During the hey day of the dot com boom and the IPO frenzy of the late 90's, Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison became the most sought after and profitable law firm in California. At one time...
Right on the heels of my post last week on the sad state of radio, which was echoed by William Safire, yesterday U.S. Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) Senate Commerce Committee introduced the...
Should public officials sell their story to Rolling Stone? Or any other publisher, broadcaster or studio? The tight-lipped yet outspoken Montgomery County police chief has co-written a book with...
Better late than never. Senators vote to block funding for the Pentagon's Total Informatio Access plan. I blogged about this in November.