Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Hulu: Turns Out We Didn’t Miss Sarah Palin So Much, After All
The video site saw a huge surge in interest during the fall. But its post-election audience may not have eroded as much as we thought.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
How to Use Facebook for Something Besides Hooking Up and Throwing Sheep
Some of us cynical types used to wonder if Facebook would ever amount to anything beyond a place to throw sheep at your friends. Silly us! While we were really talking about Facebook’s ability to generate revenue, and eventually a profit, Facebook’s users have had more ambitious goals: Changing the world. That, at least, is the theme of the grandly named “Alliance of Youth Movements Summit,” which kicks off today at Columbia Law School.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Another Obama Winner: YouTube, Of Course
At this point, it’s going to be difficult to find a media company that hasn’t gotten a bump from Tuesday’s election and the run-up before it: Local TV got ad dollars; national TV got ratings; the New York Times’ Wednesday edition became a collector’s item; it was a record day on Digg and Twitter; etc. And one more: Google’s YouTube, where users are furiously uploading versions of Obama’s victory speech.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
The Obama Aftermarket: $20 for a Copy of Today’s New York Times?
Who says newspapers are dead? New York has three dailies, and it’s impossible to buy any of them at newsstands today, according to an informal channel check conducted by … me. Capitalism/speculation to the rescue: An eBay seller is asking a mere $19.99 plus $3.99 shipping costs for a copy of today’s edition of The New York Times. Any takers?
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Peter Kafka has been covering media and technology since 1997, when he joined the staff of Forbes magazine. Most recently, he has been the managing editor of the tech and media Web site, Silicon Alley Insider.
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