‘On the Media’ Archives
The Netroots Go Deep
We were at the Netroots Nation New Media Summit this afternoon in San Francisco, welcomed by Nancy Pelosi — looking and sounding very much as if she’s getting used to being on top of the world — and followed by a panel of media revolutionaries, who also seem to be getting used to being on the inside after years of being the bleeding edge. [...]
Yahoo! Shareholders and Stakeholders
In today's NY Times Joe Nocera's column attempts to eviscerate Jerry Yang for his efforts to maintain Yahoo! as Yahoo! instead of letting his creation become watered down so that it ultimately is nothing more than a deadened brand inside Microsoft or Google. Nocera claims throughout his column that the only responsiblity Yang has is toward [...]
Profits & Pricing at HarperCollins new Miller “Studio”
Any announcement of a new publishing venture is always welcome, especially the one made by Robert Miller who is leaving Hyperion to form a new venture under the wing of HarperCollins, with its promise to shake up some of the dusty traditions of traditional "trade" publishing. But a couple of assertions in the business plan just don't make any [...]



