media
Our company was just voted #9 on the 2009 Inc 500 list
Hard work does pay off…
We were just ranked #9! Link is here or read our blog post.
The Interwebs make us more productive…Big surprise!
In a March 16th article from eMarketer, they cite a survey conducted by the USC Annenberg School Center for the Digital Future. The study states that most US users of the Internet think that the Internet has made them more productive.
Given that ~30% of users access the internet from work, it looks [...]
Well designed animation of the credit crisis
The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo.
This is a well thought out and designed explanation of why we are going through this craziness.
Ad Humor: Herding Cats
This is an oldie but a goody. This often reminds me of work. Its a great concept that ties together the complexity of EDS services in an easy to understand metaphor.
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Well Produced “Future Piece” from Microsoft
<a href=”http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-GB&playlist=videoByUuids:uuids:a517b260-bb6b-48b9-87ac-8e2743a28ec5&showPlaylist=true&from=shared” mce_href=”http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-GB&playlist=videoByUuids:uuids:a517b260-bb6b-48b9-87ac-8e2743a28ec5&showPlaylist=true&from=shared” target=”_new” title=”Future Vision Montage”>Video: Future Vision Montage</a>
This is a really nicely produced piece MSFT did about what they believe the future will look like, conveniently including the use of future software and haptic technologies.
What’s funny about this video is that all the UIs in the video imply that in the future, Microsoft [...]
25 things you don’t care about
25 things is antithetical to productivity. Its a fun diversion, but eventually, things need to get done
25 things was a brilliantly designed activity for facebook to cover up the fact that their valuation just took a military-style haircut
If you are one of those filling out your own 25 things, chances are 1 in 25 that [...]
Death of networks. Life for one or two exchanges.
A recent post on Silicon Alley Insider relates what a lot of us in the industry already know: There are to many online ad networks.
Most people quietly agree that for Brand advertisers still focused on brand awareness and impressions, the networks are a fine place to buy “long tail” inventory. Its a cheaper place to [...]
The slow death of CPM on the web.
The CPM model is changing dramatically (duh). Long tail ad inventory will trend to $0 while premium inventory may actually increase.
Here’s why:
The impression pricing model (CPMs) depends on scarcity (of channels, pages, broadcast spectrum). The internet destroys the CPM model assumptions as new content comes online each day, thus destroying scarcity in the CPM model. [...]
What the Macro-economic contraction means for young online media firms
The best piece advice I have received from a friend working in media private equity was this:
“If you have the model and the means to get through an economic contraction with growth, don’t sell now… keep your head down, execute and grow. On the other side of the contraction, your business will be worth MUCH [...]
How to piss off Google…
Is it me or does this product android shot from Uncle Walt’s blog look suspiciously like a Microsoft IE browser? It looks like someone, (not Google) hacked something up and used a windows browser.
If T-Mobile did this screen shot, they are off to a rocky start with the Goog!
