by Freddy J. Nager, Founder & Fusion Director, Atomic Tango LLC
It’s tough watching an old friend slowly die. Even tougher knowing that you’re helping to knock him off.
Before you go calling 911, the old friend I’m referring to is my daily newspaper. For decades, I’ve started every day with my morning paper. I score my [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Media News'
Black and White and Dead All Over: Can Journalism Survive Free Riders?
August 2nd, 2009 · 3 Comments · Manifestos, Media News
Tags:bloggers·blogging·Fox News·journalism·L.A. Times·Los Angeles Times·media·Michael Arrington·newspapers·NPR·Paul Carr·TechCrunch
Game Over: MySpace Seeks Salvation in… Gaming?
July 24th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Media News
by Freddy J. Nager, Founder & Fusion Director, Atomic Tango LLC
MySpace is losing it. And I’m not talking about its members defecting to Facebook.
Last year, the once mighty, world dominating social network that had crushed its predecessor Friendster suddenly found itself splattered on Facebook’s windshield. At first, MySpace responded by copying Facebook features, but copying [...]
Tags:Facebook·Fox News·Friendster·gaming·IGN·Imeem·Jonathan Miller·MySpace·News Corp·Pandora·Rupert Murdoch·segmentation·social networks·video games·Wall Street Journal·WSJ Connect
1984 2.0: Amazon "Kindles" an Orwellian Fury
July 17th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Media News
by Freddy J. Nager, Founder & Fusion Director, Atomic Tango LLC
Orwell is not only spinning in his grave, he must be doing triple salchows.
Amazon kindled a web-wide furor this morning when it yanked digital copies of two books from users’ Kindles: George Orwell’s 1984 and Animal Farm…
Tags:Amazon·books·David Pogue·e-books·ebooks·George Orwell·Kindle·MG Siegler·Paul Carr·TechCrunch
“Free” Market Freefall: The End of Free?
February 27th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Manifestos, Media News
by Freddy J. Nager, Founder & Fusion Director, Atomic Tango LLC
Just over a year ago, Wired magazine proudly proclaimed that the future would be free, an argument based partially on ad-supported free sites like NYTimes.com. Of course, it was hard to take this manifesto seriously since Wired still charges for their magazine (cover price $4.99).
It [...]
Tags:advertising·business·free·Google·Imeem·LinkedIn·marketing·micropayments·New York Times·revenue models·SpiralFrog·Splashcast·subscriptions·TechCrunch·Web 2.0·Wired·YouTube
Radio Killed The Radio Star: How Clear Channel Lost The Signal
February 11th, 2009 · 10 Comments · Media News
Here’s expensive proof that I should stick to marketing and steer clear of the stock market: I invested in two radio companies.
The first, Westwood One (WWON.OB), seemed like a stable cash flow deal. Westwood One produces radio programs for syndication, including broadcasts of NFL games. The way I saw it, demand for pro football is [...]
Tags:advertising·Aerosmith·Apple·Bud Light·Clear Channel·focus groups·Google·Goom·investments·iPod·iTunes·KCRW·music industry·NFL·radio·Sirius·stock market·Westwood One·YouTube
Who Says No One Watches Commercials Anymore? Ads Move iPhone Apps
February 7th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Media News
I hear it all the time:
“Advertising is a waste of money.”
“If you have a great product, you don’t need to advertise.”
“Word of mouth is more effective than traditional media.”
“It’s impossible to cut through the clutter.”
“Most consumers tune out or TiVo past commercials.”
While these declarations might be true in some cases, many bullheaded companies still invest [...]
Tags:advertising·Advertising Age·Apple·Apps·iPhone·MacRumors·television
Move Aside, Kids: Will YouTube Become TheirTube?
January 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Media News
Just like in the interactive zombie film The Outbreak, you keep running from the creatures, and just when you think you’ve found a new sanctuary, they sniff you out and keep coming and coming and coming…
The creatures I’m talking about here are Hollywood stars and studios, and the “you” is the independent movie producer or [...]
Tags:advertising·Brooklyn's Finest·Hollywood·Hulu·Lazy Sunday·Pop Rocks·Push: Based on the Novel by Sapphire·Steelers·Sundance·UGC·user generated content·William Morris Agency·YouTube
Super Manipulation: Single Girl Seduces the Media
October 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Media News
Here’s how to exploit the Super Bowl without spending the $3,000,000 for a 30-second commercial…
Tags:Amy Borkowsky·buzz marketing·marketing·media·press·publicity stunt·single women·Super Bowl·Super Bowl Single Girl·viral marketing
Fox News: Worse Than The National Enquirer?
October 24th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Media News, Media Review
I don’t usually go to FoxNews.com, but today — October 24 — I wanted to see what they had to say about the mugging hoax by a McCain volunteer. Instead, I found the following top national headlines:
Hmmm, isn’t there like an economic crash, two wars, and — what do you call it? — oh, yeah, [...]
Tags:Fox News·journalism·mainstream media·National Enquirer·the press
The World Has Lost A Voice: Don LaFontaine 1940-2008
September 3rd, 2008 · No Comments · Media News
You might not recognize his face, but you certainly know his voice…


