What did you do this past weekend? Certainly not the same as daredevil Jeb Corliss gliding in his wing-suit through an open gap in the rock face on Tianmen Mountain, China. He was clocked at 120 kilometers per hour and had no chance to pull his parachute until was well clear of the mountain. This quick video is as [...]
After tons of radio hype, I was dying to get my hands on the customizable iHeartRadio app / website and see if it is worth all the attention. As a semi-infrequent visitor to Pandora, I keep asking myself, “Do we need another Pandora?” Doesn’t Pandora do what we want for customization? Now that the beta test for [...]
Maybe there is some irony in that a big Earthquake shook the east coast on August 23, and then a bigger one shook my world on the 24th with Steve Jobs stepping down as the CEO of apple. Alright, maybe that is a bit dramatic and corny, but I will certainly remember the 24th more than the [...]
June 28, 2011 Google launches ‘Google+’ (Google-plus) as an invite-only pre-release field test for their new social media site to compete with Facebook. Google+ has the same features as Facebook with one notable difference of using circles to group friends and family or whatever circle you want to create. Imagine the power of targeting messages and pictures [...]
Thus the 'X Factor' Hype begins in the US. Last night during the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Fox showed a funny preview ad featuring a sweet Simon Cowell praising each artist, only to have Simon wake up and realize he was dreaming. In case you missed it, here it is: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlY15RjXRMY]
You undoubtedly heard about Clear Channel’s much-anticipated press conference, held yesterday morning, in which Ryan Seacrest and Jennifer Lopez announced a major upgrade to the iHeartRadio experience and a major multi-artist event to promote the site. Even radio broadcasters who compete with Clear Channel need to stand up and applaud the company for taking a leadership position [...]
