• Here’s what I wrote in the comment thread of a cross posting of my Future of Free to the MCDM’s Flip The Media blog: [W]e should not expect everything to be free. We’ve gotten used to companies “experimenting” with the internet, trying to use the old advertising model to attract eyeballs to free content. But…

  • I wasn’t too concerned about missing the Opening Ceremonies from the Vancouver Winter Olympics, as I figured I could catch it online afterward.  NBC was keen to showcase its cool new Silverlight plug-in by streaming a considerable amount of the Beijing games in 2008. But when I tried to watch Part 1 of the Opening…

  • An interesting New York Times analysis on how Obama is losing his way (and the faith of Americans) because of his muddled narrative.  Maybe he needs that one logline that’ll simplify everything for us?  (I think “Yes We Can” has been crossed off the list). “You’ve got to have a clear, easy to understand story,”…