Google, Now Coming to a TV Near You.

2008 has definitely started off with a bang and part of that is the latest announcement from Google regarding its entry into the TV space.

Arun on January 10, 2008 | Filed Under Media | Leave a Comment

The Failure of a la Carte Cable is a Boon for New Media

A la carte cable is an idea that’s been bandied about many times in the oast. It refers to cable providers offering a cable system based on choice, rather than expensive packages where we only find a handful of worthwhile channels. I’m sure I’m not the only one tired of paying around $50 a month for a service that I barely find any value in, but yet feel compelled to for the occasional standout cable channel like Comedy Central, USA, or Sci Fi. When faced with a surely broken system such as this, the notion of a cable service where you pay only for what you want seems like an utopian dream.

Devindra on December 5, 2007 | Filed Under Media | 1 Comment

The Dangers of the Blogging Rumor Mill

Darius Monsef posted a fascinating article over at YoungGoGetter this weekend that points to some of the current major weaknesses in blogging.

He writes about contacting Nissan to confirm a story regarding their new color changing paint technology, a story that he picked up on several blogs last week, only to find out that Nissan had no idea what he was talking about. In his search to uncover where exactly this bad information came from, he traced a history of posts that embellished the original story with minor lies, and yet others that referenced the information in those posts as fact. When all was said and done, he revealed what must be an embarrassing incident for some top-name blogs like Engadget, Gizmodo, and Wired.

Devindra on November 22, 2007 | Filed Under Media | 12 Comments

Will Mainstream Media Become Profitable Online?

A debate has been raging for the past several years over how to make online news media a profitable business venture. I am not talking about one-man blogs or faux news startups, which have minuscule overhead costs and therefore a much shorter road to profitability.

I am talking about the mainstream media corporations that realized they must find a way to utilize the power of the Internet, and that they must do so quickly. These companies have hundreds of reporters in the field, and incur enormous monthly expenses to maintain their coverage over a wide range of topics.

Ryan on November 12, 2007 | Filed Under Media | 1 Comment