November 21, 2005
Breakthrough Budgets
Late last week in the Wall Street Journal, writer Kate Kelly considered Twentieth Century Fox's recipe for its recent successes with such projects as "Walk the Line" and "In Her Shoes." (Subscription required.) Apparently, leaders there pair two goals: low,...... [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
Is Podcasting a passing fad?
That's what CNBC is asking its viewers on today's "Closing Bell". Current voting is 68% in favor of "fad" and 32% in favor of "important new business tool" Perhaps I should create a new section on Jaffe Juice titled, "MSM's disparaging poll of the week." Nah, I'll just leave... [MORE]
November 14, 2005
Video: David Cross on Fox's mishandling of Arrested Development
from the Season 2 blooper reel, but very relevant ... [MORE]
November 06, 2005
It's Weird How Weird Makes Money
John Warner, a.k.a. The Swamp Fox, is a Greenville, SC-based venture capitalist. On his blog, he writes about the Greenville Chamber's recent visit to Austin, TX--a city that has emerged as an entrepreneurial haven with the third-most venture capital investment in the country. In other words, the money is... [MORE]
LA Musings: Google, Yahoo, AOL Etc
: I've been traveling heavily over the last month or so, and picked up some stories and half-stories about LA, and what is shaping up to be the digital media hub (yes, I know, we've been through this phase before, but I do think this time it might turn... [MORE]
Yahoo in Battle Mode
Yahoo put up a life-sized statue of an "Alpha Geek", awarding the Yahoo mail team for their "tremendous intellectual efforts put forth in order to defeat Gmail" and "kicking an enemy's ass." Kevin Fox (who used to be at Yahoo, and now works for Google) comments on the situation.... [MORE]
