Tag Archives: media

MSFT eating YHOO is about display ads, not search.

Posted on February 4, 2008 by kfarr

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 →

Posted in internets, marketing, media, tech | Tagged acquire, acquisition, ad, advertisement, agencies, antitrust, banner, business, buy, display, equity, goog, google, government, media, merger, microsoft, msft, offer, policy, purchase, regulation, shares, stock, tech, yahoo, yhoo | 2 Comments

Satellite TV: How did it start?

Posted on January 26, 2008 by kfarr

And now for something from the archives. Here’s a paper I wrote in March 2004 for Herb Terry‘s excellent history of telecommunications course about the initial failed implementation of direct broadcast satellite — the precursor to the miniature dishes many … Continue reading →

Posted in media, tech | Tagged abc, allocation, broadcast, broadcaster, broadcasting, c-band, cbs, commission, communications, comsat, comsat/stc, consumer, dbs, delivery, direct, direct broadcast, dish, fcc, federal, frequency, home, ku-band, media, nab, nbc, network, rca, regulation, satellite, stc, tci, television, tv, usci | 3 Comments

Media roundup: tripped out childhood memories and some good music

Posted on January 17, 2008 by kfarr

And now, some media worthy of your attention. Video Take some happy childhood memories, then trip out. This is what you get. First, Garfield. “Lasagna Cat” does live animation renditions of Jim Davis’ classic strips and then does a remix … Continue reading →

Posted in media | Tagged cat, clips, garfield, hype, hype machine, indie, machine, media, movie, mp3, music, new, old, songs, video | 2 Comments

1 + 1 = 3 when online and traditional media outlets mix well. (Often they don’t.)

Posted on January 3, 2008 by kfarr

APM’s Marketplace reports the owners of The Weather Channel, Landmark Communications, are putting the channel up on the auction block. As Marketplace puts it, the forecast: lucrative. Porter Bibb, the head of an investment company that tried to purchase The … Continue reading →

Posted in marketing, media | Tagged ads, advertisements, agencies, agency, auction, cable, cable channel, channel, cross, cross channel, cross media, dual, for sale, media, medium, mediums, mix, online, revenue, sale, the weather channel, twc, weather | Leave a comment

A day in the life of… an ad agency minion?

Posted on December 15, 2007 by kfarr

On this blog, I often write a quick summary of what happens during my shift as a taxi driver in the City. Sometimes I’ll pick up friendly yuppies going to a baseball game. Sometimes I’ll pick up a transgender prostitute … Continue reading →

Posted in marketing, work | Tagged ad agency, ads, advertising, agency, boring, clients, coffee, corporate, creative, flash, inefficiency, labor, marketing, mcdonald's, media, media agency, minion, omnicom, online, waste | 3 Comments

Correlation does not indicate causation.

Posted on November 28, 2007 by kfarr

The AP syndicated this article today claiming that “working the graveyard shift will soon be listed as a ‘probable’ cause of cancer.” This is bullshit. This report, published by the World Health Organization, surely does NOT claim that working the … Continue reading →

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