Big In Print
Commentary and analysis from Simon Dumenco
Facebook Investors Are 'ZUCKERS!' (Says Murdoch Tabloid)
It's a schadenfreude moment for Rupert Murdoch, who snatched up MySpace for what then looked like a bargain, $580 million, and sold it for $35 million.
It's Curtains for Google! And Facebook! And Tumblr! And ...
When you're done tweeting or updating or pinning things or checking in, run for your lives, because the tech sky is falling!
Six Totally Necessary Regulations That Go Into Effect Immediately
In keeping with the spirit of this, the Regulation Issue of Advertising Age, your Media Guy proposes -- nay, mandates -- a whole slew of new laws, bylaws, bi-laws, in-laws and bi in-laws.
Believe The Hype? Four Things Social TV Can Actually Do
Two recent conversations I had with high-level media executives reminded me that not everyone understands the term "social TV."
Thanks for Proving My Point, Gawker!
You may have read about my plans to form a Council on Ethical Blogging and Aggregation. Whether what you read got the details right is another thing.
Introducing the Council on Ethical Blogging and Aggregation
A code of ethics for content aggregators? In today's New York Times, media columnist David Carr writes about a new group devoted to establishing and maintaining such guidelines.
Your Guide to SXSW From Sched Founder Taylor McKnight, Who Actually Lives in Austin
After attending the conference four times, serial tech entrepreneur Taylor McKnight actually decided to move to Austin.
USA Network's Redniss: Our Showrunners Are Leading Us Forward in Social TV
USA isn't just supporting digital initiatives. "We're working hand-in-hand with writers and producers to create content," says digital chief Jesse Redniss.
Watch The Guardian's Brilliant TV Spot Dissecting the Social-Media-Powered News Cycle
One of the world's great newspapers covers controversy around The Big Bad Wolf -- no, not Rupert Murdoch, at least this time.
Watch the Hilarious, Demented Trailer for Jimmy Kimmel's 'Movie: The Movie'
If you missed Jimmy Kimmel's post-Oscar special on ABC, you missed why "Black Hitler" was an instant trending topic on Twitter.
Viral-Video Genius Damian Kulash, Lead Singer of OK Go, Tells All
OK Go's latest video doesn't shove Chevy logos in your face. "But look at what it's doing for their marketing," says the rocker in this Q&A.
Maybe Rupert Murdoch Should Just Shut Down The Sun, Too
Last year's shuttering of the News of the World -- and the implicit message that Rupert Murdoch felt he could surgically excise an isolated cancer and be done with it -- now seems folly.
Is OK Go's Chevy-Sponsored Music Video One of the Best Product Placements Ever?
Yesterday OK Go expanded its incomparable viral-video oeuvre with "Needing/Getting," excerpts of which appeared in a Super Bowl ad for Chevy Sonic.
Watch a Ridiculously Charming Fan Video for Sonic Drive-In
A video titled "I Love Sonic" was posted on YouTube yesterday, but it's exploding today after landing on Reddit's home page.
A Few Grim Truths About Media Right Now (and One Happy One)
As Ad Age's "Media Guy," it's technically my job to try to make sense of the media world. Here's a quick download of what I've figured out lately.
Ad Age Reports That HuffPo Reports That Hollywood Life Reports That Us Weekly Reports ...
When one site picks up the information of another site that got it from yet another source, web reporting becomes little more than a game of telephone.
Fab.com Sold 20,000 Magazine Subscriptions Last Month
We know Apple's newsstand helps sales of magazines' app editions. Here's an example of a promising new channel for print-subscription sales: daily-deals sites.
Kardashian Magazine and American Media Inc.: The Most Promising Marriage Since ... Kim and Kris!
Remember American Media's oddball deal with Arnold Schwarzenegger? It seems like the Kardashians do.
AddThis: Facebook Makes Up 52% of Sharing on the Web
Facebook is the means for more than half of all sharing across the web, data from sharing platform AddThis suggest. Twitter is much smaller but grew 577%.
The Year's Most Epic Media Feuds
From Bill Keller vs. Arianna Huffington to a sassy teen tweeter, the best battles of 2011.
