In segment 1, we shift our focus away from the debacle at AOL and look at Yahoo!’s own soap opera by expanding on a couple of articles I published on TechCrunch, namely why and how Yahoo! could make a run to Hulu and Yahoo!’s options. We cover a lot, and in there I go over a lot of numbers explaining the financial engineering, so I included the numbers below. Watch the video below (and scroll down to get the financial engineering math) continue reading...
A few years ago, we published a list of companies who ruled the Internet each year, from 1994-2007. Then, we forgot to update it for 2008-2010. On this week’s HipMojo show, we run down the list and picked a company for 2008, 2009, and 2010… and then open it up for you to suggest companies for 2011. Vote for the company of the Year below in the Comments, feel free to vote for the company you work for, but explain WHY, what was the one thing or many things that made the company stand out from the noise? continue reading...
When NBC Universal and News Corp. hatched plans for a competitor to YouTube, the cynics were laughing already. continue reading...
This article I wrote was originally published on TechCrunch. continue reading...
This article was first published on TechCrunch. continue reading...
I like Jason Kilar a lot. He’s done an amazing job at Hulu. We are big fans of Hulu and as a content provider, a partner to boot… but when I read some of the things he says and try to reconcile it all with his overlords’ feelings on paid content vs. free, ad-supported content, I wonder, is he on borrowed time? continue reading...
Hulu and Demand Media both filed for an IPO. Demand files a week ago, Hulu today. Both companies are content plays. However, the similarities end there.
The real question is: which is the better investment? continue reading...
I was on Adam Carolla’s podcast (he’s the one in black, in the picture above, by the way) a couple of weeks ago to chat new media, traditional media, entrepreneurship and many other things, listen here or download the MP3 here. continue reading...
Our friends over at Revision3 make Conan O’Brien an offer he might refuse, but pull off the best PR stunt of the 2010s in the process. Definitely tip my hat to them… and hey, crazier things have happened. continue reading...
The NY Times has a piece on the NBC debacle and the declining fortunes of network television: continue reading...
