Inside Message Mapping and Fluency

Social bookmarking tools are a waste

Digg, Del.ici.ous (did I spell that right, who cares?), and other tagging tools are supposed to do what? I’m not sure because I refuse to take the time to learn exactly why I should care or how they’re supposed to help me. One day they appeared on everyone’s blog like someone flipped a switch. My sense [...]

Making Money in the Music Business – David Byrne’s Economics 101

There’s an interesting article with David Byrne in Wired where he untangles the money making maze in the music business. It’s a must read – take a look.

The Sheffield approach to developing powerful online video channels

Sheffield Message Mapping and Fluency – Brightcove

A strategic dilemma for PR: agency excellence requires digital prowess

The May 14th issue of PR Week exposes a glaring weakness with PR agencies.“Maybe the alarmists were right. One of the most interesting bits of information gleaned from the 2007 PR Week Agency Excellence Survey was how poorly PR firms fared when their clients were asked what type of agency they would hire to implement [...]

What Will Happen When Media Becomes “Do It Yourself”?

In a recent article from the WSJ, Sirius radio announced it will dedicate channel 148 to podcasting, the new phenomenon of creating your own MP3 files and sharing them with others’ iPods and MP3 players. Imagine a day when people have a venue. Their own radio channel, TV station, movie distribution, publishing house. Those days [...]

Big Media Companies See Shift

NBC Universal names digital chief.
NEW YORK, April 27 (Reuters) – NBC Universal on Wednesday named a president of its digital media unit as it focuses on expansion in high speed Internet and wireless services.
The company, controlled by General Electric (GE.N) named Deborah Reif, formerly NBC Universal’s executive vice president of financial structuring, as the president [...]