Category Archives: media

Indiana University students like Obama.

Posted on April 29, 2008 by kfarr

I try to keep up with news back home in Indiana but have done so especially of late as Hillary and Obama duke it out in the Hoosier State. I was happy to come across the below clips produced by … Continue reading →

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Radiolab: another great radio show

Posted on April 24, 2008 by kfarr

I recently stumbled upon another great radio show: Radiolab. Radiolab tries to explain things. Big things. Philosophy and science things. Radiolab features a simple theme for each episode such as Love, Pop Music, or Deception. My initial frustration while listening … Continue reading →

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Online ad networks: Good, bad, in-between?

Posted on April 18, 2008 by kfarr

PaidContent.org has a great rundown of differing views regarding online advertising networks. Any analysis I could make is already well reflected in the collected views, so without further ado here it is: Link

Posted in internets, marketing, media | Tagged ad, ads, advertising, banner, banner ad, campaign, click, cost, cpm, ctr, digital, direct, direct response, display, impression, imps, internet, marketing, online, response, return, roi, search | Leave a comment

“Energy independence” is silly. We must use less energy regardless of its source.

Posted on March 21, 2008 by kfarr

My unwavering allegiance to the American Public Media radio program Marketplace was made ever tighter by a clear and compelling opinion piece by Jerry Taylor of the Cato Institute. The piece is written so concisely I can do no better … Continue reading →

Posted in econ, media, politics | Tagged bush, clinton, cost, econ, economics, energy, energy independence, gas, gasoline, goods, hillary, independence, macro, market, micro, obama, oil, policy, prices, services | 6 Comments

Google makes a better online ad manager. (Oh, and it’s free.)

Posted on March 13, 2008 by kfarr

When I worked in ad agency land, one of the most excruciating parts of my job was working with poor, poor web interfaces to accomplish relatively simple tasks. This was severely magnified by our lack of bandwidth which slowed down … Continue reading →

Posted in internets, marketing, media, tech | Tagged ad, agencies, agency, ajax, app, as, asp, banner, click, client, cpm, display, double, doubleclick, end-user, experience, flow, google, html, interface, lamp, manager, mysql, online, php, process, process flow, server, service, software, software as a service, ui, user, web | 1 Comment

Teen killed Sunday in bright daylight. Chronicle doesn’t report it?

Posted on March 10, 2008 by kfarr

San Francisco is really a tale of two cities: the yuppie, high income, peaceful facade of the northern and western edge of town, and the rougher, minority majority, low income Bay View/Hunters Point district. But, you’d think that the San … Continue reading →

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Revver’s sale at a loss indicates online video monetization is difficult. (Not impossible.)

Posted on February 21, 2008 by kfarr

The WSJ among others reported on Revver’s sale to LiveUniverse for $5 million, a loss from the total of $12.7 MM invested in the project. What went wrong with Revver? Clear overspend: I’m confused as to why they needed $12.7 … Continue reading →

Posted in internets, media | Tagged ads, advertisements, advertising, cost, cost per impression, cpm, formats, impression, monetization, online, online video, per, platform, revver, sf, sharing, vid, video, vidsf | Leave a comment

Newspapers losing relevance in users’ everyday lives.

Posted on February 21, 2008 by kfarr

Editor and Publisher says newspapers no longer hold relevance in end-user’s daily lives. TRUE. Newspapers cling to their old function as news reporters, but end-users want more. They want to hear about events that affect their lives and their communities … Continue reading →

Posted in internets, media | Tagged ads, advertisers, banner, buying, conversion, cost, cpm, display, impression, media, news, newspapers, online, page, per, rate, relevance, revenue, search, views, web | 1 Comment

A day in the life of a chocolate taster

Posted on February 15, 2008 by kfarr

Do you like chocolate? Yes? So does Chloé Doutre-Roussel. Ms. Doutre-Roussel is a professional chocolate taster. Marketplace’s “Working” series did a surprisingly touching segment on her unique profession. Links MP3 Direct Link Segment Page

Posted in happiness, media, work | Tagged apm, choc, chocolate, cocoa, dark, jobs, marketplace, npr, pri, profession, professional, taste, taster, tasting, working | 1 Comment

Why is Congress wasting its time (aka our money) with baseball players?

Posted on February 14, 2008 by kfarr

I’ll admit right up front: I’m not sure what Congress actually does at their meetings in Washington. But, what I glean from an ear half-tuned to NPR is that it’s usually a discussion on legislation germane to American citizen’s lives … Continue reading →

Posted in econ, media, politics | Tagged baseball, congress, corporation, economics, elected, election, house, league, major, mlb, official, policy, politics, public, public policy, representatives, senate, senator | 1 Comment