With the AOL/TechCrunch soap opera finally coming to an end, we thought we would see the forest through the trees and focus on Mergers and Acquisitions, or M&A, in general. continue reading...
Before venturing into the HipMojo show, I hesitated to do a weekly (or even daily) show because I still believe that pumping out articles (or nowadays, tweets) is much more logical for the breakneck, fast-paced world of news. But, a lot of people said “hey, you write all of these business articles and run a video site, why not do a weekly show on business?” 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...
Interesting read on BusinessWeek.com about TBI and Henry Blodget. Lots of interesting tidbits, one thing that I found fascinating was this: continue reading...
What are the 10 consumer web companies that are best positioned for the 2010s? continue reading...
From NY Post via Business Insider:
Ny Times CEO Arthur Sulzberger thinks that physical newspapers will stick around as well. “The best analogy I can think of is — have you ever heard of the Titanic Fallacy?” he asked. We hadn’t. “What was the critical flaw to the Titanic?” We tried to answer: Poor construction? Not enough life boats? Crashing into stuff? “A captain trying to set a world speed record through an iceberg field?” he said, shaking his head. “Even if the Titanic came in safely to New York Harbor, it was still doomed,” he said. “Twelve years earlier, two brothers invented the airplane.” continue reading...
I had a chance to sit down with Barbara Corcoran. She’s currently on Shark Tank alongside Robert Herjavec, Kevin O’Leary, Kevin Harrington and Daymond John. continue reading...
Rupert Murdoch points out the obvious:
“If you look at the Tribune Company, their big papers—the LA Times, Chicago Tribune—I bet you they’re still making money individually. But they can’t pay their interest bills. Bankruptcy doesn’t mean the end of a newspaper. It just means that someone’s goi continue reading...
Some time ago, online media professional Dave Haber (and reader of this blog) emailed me an article from MediaPost, titled “How Can Independent Video Producers Compete In The Super-Premium Era?”
The article was written by Lewis Rothkopf, who is vice president of network development at BrightRoll, one of the pre-roll networks out there. As a side note, I really admire Brightroll’s CEO Tod Sacerdoti. Unlike most of the pre-roll intermediaries who seem to be either in denial or out of touch about that the pre-roll format, Sacerdoti is realistic about the pros and cons of the format, not insulting people’s intelligence about why his firm focuses on the unit. continue reading...
The Tribune company’s Chicago Tribune is laying off 20% of its newsroom. That’s got to hurt. continue reading...
