I was somewhat relieved to find out that I wasn’t the only one who would describe the Palm Pre commercials as odd, but neither did I think others would describe feelings of “happiness” and “inspiration” when viewing them. Surprise, surprise: A nationwide study of 305 viewers looked at response to the new Palm Pre ads. [...]
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Creepy Palm Pre ads are… A raging success?
Published by August 11th, 2009 in Advertising, Gadgets and Television. 2 CommentsBlast from the past: Online newspapers in 1981
Published by January 29th, 2009 in Journalism, Television and Web/Internet. 2 CommentsThere’s a lot to love in this news report about online newspapers from 28 years ago. Dialing the rotary phone to connect to the modem, citing a whopping 2,000 – 3,000 computer owners in the Bay Area, waiting two hours to download the content of a newspaper (and paying $5 an hour for the privilege)… [...]
Hollywood pros to launch own video channel, syndicate via YouTube
Published by August 1st, 2007 in Social Media and Television. 0 CommentsIt has never made much sense to me that the entertainment industry has always tried to set up alternatives to the most popular channels for online audio and video distribution rather than partnering with sites that are already well-known and well-used. Several networks have set up their own video sharing sites while vigorously patrolling YouTube [...]
When media interviews go horribly, horribly wrong
Published by July 27th, 2007 in PR Disasters and Television. 0 CommentsI haven’t felt this awkward watching a newscaster since I witnessed the debacle that was “Boom goes the dynamite.” I feel for both of them, in a way, since the interviewer looks like she’s just been thrown to the wolves, and Holly Hunter remains such a good sport about it. Nonetheless, if you can get [...]
Fans protest and bring back “Jericho”
Published by June 6th, 2007 in Marketing Events, Television and Web/Internet. 0 CommentsTo quote Nina Tassler, “wow.” This hardly ever happens, but kudos to these fans, who were able to bring back Jericho, their favorite show, from cancellation: In a letter to “Jericho” fans that opened simply with “Wow!,” the president of CBS Entertainment, Nina Tassler, praised the “impressive and probably unprecedented display of passion” evident in [...]
