Tag Archives: Advertising

Censorship is a Feature of Media and Advertising: Tools and Software for Decentralized Coordination

Posted on December 4, 2021 by flybrand1976

Any successful organization must control (1) its own ability to contact members and (2) maintain in person activities through events such as meet-ups. Any group, no matter how benign the messaging, that depends on social networks for coordination, will eventually be influenced by censorship. Continue reading →

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6 Ways to Get the Most out of Day 2 – #ISUM16

Posted on November 17, 2016 by flybrand1976

It’s Day 2 of the Internet Summit in Raleigh, NC.  Here are six ways to get the most out of it, based on what was shared on Day 1. Enjoy.  You’re out of the office.  Like Al Madrigal said – … Continue reading →

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5 Ways NBC Could Have Saved Olympic Coverage

Posted on August 23, 2016 by flybrand1976

Criticism of NBC’s coverage of the Rio Summer Olympics began early. Tear inducing back stories showing an Olympians inspiration and path to the games is a well known trope. The real tragedy that emerges from NBC’s blaming an entire generation … Continue reading →

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Improving PodCast Episode Discovery

Posted on March 8, 2014 by flybrand1976

Podcasting is a growing area of media which can provide real ad revenue to the producer and value to the listener.  Unfortunately, the ‘find a new podcast’ screen on the major podcast / podcatcher apps are disappointingly identical.  After hitting … Continue reading →

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Podcast Innovations RFP

Posted on March 3, 2014 by flybrand1976

I’m at a truce with my podcast listening experience.  I’m very grateful to the show hosts – if anything I feel like I have a connection and personal relationship with them far beyond what I experince with other media.  However, … Continue reading →

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Favorite Podcasts

Posted on March 1, 2014 by flybrand1976

My first digital music player was a Rio, and I first signed up for the iTunes store in 2005. But for a music phase in high school, Bob Dylan is the only artist for which I’ve regularly kept a music … Continue reading →

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Peak Privacy & Peak Televsion

Posted on November 25, 2013 by flybrand1976

On a recent episode of Tech News Today, host Tom Merritt spoke the words, “Privacy is going nowhere but down over the next few years.”  He is the first person I’ve heard to pull together all of these themes and … Continue reading →

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Selling Tacos in Prague

Posted on November 24, 2013 by flybrand1976

Like most Americans, I consider tamales, tacos and tortas the food of my people – I grew up with all varieties of Tex-mex, Mexican, South American and other foods.  Walking through Prague the other day this sign immediately jumped out … Continue reading →

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Peak Printer and Newspaper as a Historical Accident

Posted on July 28, 2013 by flybrand1976

Market research firm Photizo Group provided a recent CompuWorld article on the current state of consumer printers with the graph on the right which shows that 2010 is expected to be ‘Peak Printer’ with just over 16 million global units … Continue reading →

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X is a Historical Accident

Posted on June 22, 2013 by flybrand1976

This article from paidContent explores the question, “What if the ‘mass media’ era was just an accident of history?”  Matthew Ingram, the author, talks about how there is “pervasive nostalgia” within the media business for the good old days.  The … Continue reading →

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