December 02, 2005
Getting Sirius
I was scanning up my new Sirius radio dial last night, past channels for oldies of every decade, fifteen rock channels all devoted to tastes younger than mine, five electronic and dance channels (I paused on the disco channel, called The Strobe), the seven hip-hop/R&B channels (Classic soul agreed... [MORE]
November 20, 2005
D’Amp’D
For past few days I have been trying to nail down the details of the comings and goings at the much hyped, Amp’d MVNO. My sources last week had informed me that one of their most senior executives, Don McGuire, senior vice president of marketing had quit the company... [MORE]
November 15, 2005
Mobile ESPN Could Launch With $2-Plus Million In Sponsorships
: Already in four test markets, Mobile ESPN is working on six charter sponsorship deals said to be worth $350,000, according to Sports Business Journal. At that rate, the total for the year-long deals: $2.1 million. The video game sponsor is reported to be Electronic Arts, already in an... [MORE]
Listen Large launch
Filed under: Online, Outdoor, TelevisionXM Satellite Radio has launched a new campaign titled "Listen Large." The first 30-second spot seems to take a page directly from ESPN's popular series of spots for SportsCenter. It features celebrities such as Ellen Degeneres, Snoop Dogg and David Bowie (that combination sounds like the setup for a joke, doesn't it?) walking... [MORE]
Vonage's legendary boo-boo
Filed under: Gripes, OnlineNow up front, I'll point out that I'm a very happy and loyal customer of Vonage, and thoroughly make the most of my VoIP service. That said, I think the latest marketing item I received in my email box this morning was a bit, well, out... [MORE]
November 10, 2005
Get sportured
Filed under: OnlineAre you ready for the Sporture Chamber? That's the new Web site from ESPN to promote their Mobile ESPN service. I'm assuming the implied torture comes from having to give all your personal information before they allow you to take place in the sports quiz hosted by... [MORE]
November 09, 2005
Introducing, Newsvine
Chris Anderson, editor of Wired Magazine, on his blog had some stark statistics about the declining fortunes of the old media, especially the newspapers. Will the old media will whither away or not, I can’t say. What I can add though, is theat the current state of flux has... [MORE]
November 06, 2005
Yahoo and Google Unwire
Christian Lindholm, the father of Lifeblog software and Navikey UI leaves Nokia . A few weeks later Lindholm joins Yahoo. A few months later WSJ publishes plans of Yahoo teaming up with SBC and Cingular of joining a co-branded phone made by Nokia. WSJ calls this move “launch of... [MORE]
