I’m not alone in my inability to consider hand modeling without thinking back to Seinfeld. But for a few people in the country, modeling palms and fingers isn’t a source of humor–it’s a source of income. Rather than go on…
What becomes of the printed word? What’s the fate of companies that produce periodicals and books? Here’s what 10 media and tech luminaries think: Link: 10 Sages read the future of print [Fortune]
Douglas Rushkoff is back with another Frontline. A man who’s made a name for himself as a “ponderer” of all things mass media, Rushkoff’s work is usually intriguing (Merchants of Cool), if not pedantic (Growing Up Online). The latest, Digital…
The LA Times has an article about an emerging trend in television programming for kids and teens: depicting teenagers who “get discovered” and become famous, usually as actors and/or singer. Nickelodeon’s “iCarly,” 2009’s most-watched TV show among kids 2-11, according…
Two posts in a row about television, but this one is much more timely and important. Frontline, my favorite show on television, ran an episode back in the early part of this year called Al Qaeda’s New Front–about the “threat…
Interestingly enough, Apple’s mark on the digital audio world may have less to do with songs and more to do with radio. A format that many thought was dying is getting a digital makeover by the iPod and Apple’s commitment…