Commentary and analysis from Simon Dumenco

Armed and Dangerous Unicorn-Riding Cat To Help Reddit Gin Up Advertising

Armed and Dangerous Unicorn-Riding Cat To Help Reddit Gin Up Advertising

The social-news site is trying to lure advertisers with the lingua franca of its community: goofy images. How will that play for CMOs?

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#FitchTheHomeless: Watch the Harsh (!) Anti-Abercrombie Video That's Gone Viral

#FitchTheHomeless: Watch the Harsh (!) Anti-Abercrombie Video That's Gone Viral

Viral media can hurt brands as easily as it can help them. This video is closing in on 6 million views, almost entirely achieved in less than one week.

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What Happens Next in Media? 9 Predictions

What Happens Next in Media? 9 Predictions

Dumenco takes on Google Glass, 'Today,' Foursquare, 'Celebrity Apprentice,' Tribune Co., Groupon and more.

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The Truth About Reddit

Five things everyone should know about social-news site Reddit.

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See the (Still Astonishing) Just-Named Magazine Cover of the Year

See the (Still Astonishing) Just-Named Magazine Cover of the Year

An instantly iconic image from the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy helped New York magazine win top honors.

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Has Huffington Helped AOL Become Content Juggernaut -- Or Other Way Around?

Has Huffington Helped AOL Become Content Juggernaut -- Or Other Way Around?

Under Arianna Huffington, AOL was supposed to become a state-of-the-art media company. Has it?

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Oh Ship! Will the Carnival Ship-Storm Ever End?

Oh Ship! Will the Carnival Ship-Storm Ever End?

Carnival is so sprawling that its well-publicized mishaps may be, from its perspective, unavoidable background noise -- just a part of the cost of doing business.

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The Manhunt for Media Screw-Ups

The Manhunt for Media Screw-Ups

Let's examine the media-world suspects and their guilt. OK, alleged guilt.

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Three Signs the Steve Jobs Era at Apple Is Finally, Definitively Over

Three Signs the Steve Jobs Era at Apple Is Finally, Definitively Over

For a remarkably long time, Apple worked brilliantly as a one-size-fits-Steve company. But things have clearly changed.

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Q&A: The (Real) State of Social TV Right Now

Q&A: The (Real) State of Social TV Right Now

The guy who wrote the book on social TV explains what's changed since.

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It's a Crying Shame Tumblr Hasn't Quite Figured Out Its Revenue Problem Yet

It's a Crying Shame Tumblr Hasn't Quite Figured Out Its Revenue Problem Yet

Tumblr just laid off four people working on its Storyboard project. Too bad it can't cash in on this suddenly famous crying kid.

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Here's What Social TV Looked Like in 1982

Here's What Social TV Looked Like in 1982

Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel kind of invented social TV on "Saturday Night Live."

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Help! I'm Being Asphyxiated (Possibly Literally) By the TV Industry's Business Model!

Help! I'm Being Asphyxiated (Possibly Literally) By the TV Industry's Business Model!

I never have to go far to examine the TV industry's bloated, dated business model. Sometimes I can just look out the window and spot it.

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Watch the Trailer for 'iSteve,' the Steve Jobs Biopic Starring 'Mac Guy' Justin Long

Watch the Trailer for 'iSteve,' the Steve Jobs Biopic Starring 'Mac Guy' Justin Long

Heartbroken that the Steve Jobs biopic "Jobs" got pushed back? Try this preview for Funny or Die's own take, the hour-long "iSteve" coming later this month.

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Watch the Hilarious 'First Honest Cable Company' Ad Spoof That's Gone Viral

Watch the Hilarious 'First Honest Cable Company' Ad Spoof That's Gone Viral

A twee soundtrack, perky pitchman and jazzy typographic animations nail the aesthetic of cable-provider commercials.

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How the U.S. Government Is Screwing Up the War Against Cyberterrorism

How the U.S. Government Is Screwing Up the War Against Cyberterrorism

The media can't get its story straight on the seemingly always-imminent internet meltdown.

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Just FYI, an L.A. Ad-Tech Company Holds Kitten Races in Its Offices

Just FYI, an L.A. Ad-Tech Company Holds Kitten Races in Its Offices

Can the perks at your agency or startup compete with SocialVibe's kitten racing?

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'Stay Off of the Social Networks! Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Instagram and Blogs!'

'Stay Off of the Social Networks! Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Instagram and Blogs!'

That's verbatim advice by a New York union to its members -- whose horrifying tweets have been making the cover of the New York Post lately.

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Are You More Influential Than Mitt Romney and Kim Kardashian?

Are You More Influential Than Mitt Romney and Kim Kardashian?

According to Klout, the failed Republican candidate is still killing it on social media.

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20 Great, Not-So-Great and Sometimes Scary Moments in the History of Big Data

20 Great, Not-So-Great and Sometimes Scary Moments in the History of Big Data

From the invention of UPCs and RFIDs to the launch of the iPhone and Facebook.

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