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Category Archives: media
“Energy independence” is silly. We must use less energy regardless of its source.
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
Google makes a better online ad manager. (Oh, and it’s free.)
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
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Teen killed Sunday in bright daylight. Chronicle doesn’t report it?
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
Revver’s sale at a loss indicates online video monetization is difficult. (Not impossible.)
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
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A day in the life of a chocolate taster
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
Why is Congress wasting its time (aka our money) with baseball players?
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
Harry Shearer’s “Le Show” is yet another great radio program.
Who says the golden age of radio is dead? I’m amazed at the depth and breadth of radio these days and I’m blessed to have cabbing force me to explore these depths during long shifts. My latest find is a … Continue reading
Posted in happiness, media
Tagged age, angeles, colbert report, comedy, daily show, funny, golden, golden age, kalw, kcrw, le show, los, los angeles, npr, pri, radio, san francisco, sf, show, talk, talk radio
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New music Monday — on a Friday
I like Steve. I like music. I like Nintendo. But, in my wildest dreams I never imagined the combination of all three. Now my non-existent wildest dreams have come true! Steve posted his first musical creation last week. It may … Continue reading
MSFT eating YHOO is about display ads, not search.
Okay, we all know the big news: Microsoft wants Yahoo. In fact, it has been the only topic visible ‘above the fold’ of The New York Times’ tech page for the past few days. Michael Krasny whipped out a KQED … Continue reading
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