media | Kris Smith has read these articles about "media" | www.croncast.comThis is the keyword feed for "media" from my read items in Google Reader. If you would like to search or subscribe to category/keyword rss feeds for items that I have shared with Google Reader visit http://www.croncast.com/c4_reading.phpFirst Microsoft Surface shipped international, brute-force unboxed- August 20, 2008 Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Most unboxings don't require a forklift and crowbar. Then again, most of us aren't unboxing Microsoft's 125-kg (275-pound) Surface computer -- so big that one recipient quipped, "That's a big-ass box." How apropos. The recipient is Australian marketing agency Amnesia, making this the first international shipment of Surface we've heard about. That's good news as the platform seems to finally be taking off.Read Permalink Email this Comments Tags: surface first ...http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/369796181/ Senior Vice President & General Manager, NPR at Radiocrossing (District Of Columbia)- August 20, 2008 for online and on-demand platforms, including mobile and podcasting. The Vice President and Genera Manager for NPR Digital Media leads and manages the NPR Music business, a music discovery destination and service, and NPR Mobile. Required...Tags: npr mobile music manager presidenthttp://www.simplyhired.com/job-id/rkdg526nvj/senior-vice-jobs/ Why young people trust Jon Stewart- August 20, 2008 Behind in my reading, but didn't want to overlook this in the NY Times: Is Jon Stewart the Most Trusted Man in America The piece looks smartly at Stewart&39;s appeal to young news consumers in an age of irony and of mistrust of the traditional media. (NY Times photo)Tags: stewart ny young jon timeshttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/social_media/~3/369743416/why-young-peopl.html SIGGRAPH 2008: The quest for more pixels- August 20, 2008 Filed under: cons, newsLong before we started reporting on Dan Kaminsky's DNS chicanery, he contributed a guest post about one of our favorite sources of new technology: SIGGRAPH. The stars have aligned again and we're happy to bring you his analysis of this year's convention. photo: Phong Nguyen So, last week, I had the pleasure of being stabbed, scanned, physically simulated, and synthetically defocused. Clearly, I must have been at SIGGRAPH 2008, the world's biggest computer graphics...http://www.hackaday.com/2008/08/20/siggraph-2008-the-quest-for-more-pixels/ Ex-HBO Chief Quits Latest Job- August 13, 2008 Chris Albrecht, the former chief executive of HBO, said that he had stepped down from his role running IMG's media and entertainment business. Tags: hbo chief running role steppedhttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/13/business/media/13agency.html TV Networks Rewrite the Definition of a News Bureau- August 13, 2008 CNN announced that it would assign journalists to 10 cities across the United States. Tags: journalists assign cities across stateshttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/13/business/media/13bureaus.html In-car charger presents four USB ports alongside cigarette socket- August 13, 2008 Filed under: Misc. Gadgets In all honesty, USBfever almost nailed this one. The $22.99 in-car charger plugs right into your cigarette socket and gives motorists their cigarette outlet back along with 4 charging USB ports. The one tweak we wish it would've made Replace that cig adapter with a traditional AC outlet. Yeah, yeah -- that would make the whole thing a lot bigger with the necessary power inverter, but you can't deny that it would be way more useful. Version 2, anyoneVia Coolest...http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/363397662/ You May Hate Pre-Roll Ads, But Advertisers Love Them- August 13, 2008 If you're like me, you probably think that sitting through pre-roll ads - online video ads that you have to sit through before you can watch what you really want to see - is up there with getting your teeth drilled. Unfortunately, advertisers love pre-roll ads, so they won't be going away anytime soon. For example, TVWeek reports that online video ad network BrightRoll has signed a new $1 million month-long ad deal for pre-roll ads across 30 branded media publishers. According to BrightRoll,...http://www.podcastingnews.com/2008/08/12/you-may-hate-pre-roll-ads-but-advertisers-love-th... Blame it on Detroit- August 11, 2008 New technology usually provides a good scapegoat for falling ad revenue at the networks, but why should the Internet and DVR hog all the fun In addition to hordes of lost manufacturing jobs, escalating gas prices, and competition from cheap imports, the beleaguered auto industry is soon to be accountable for millions in lost ad revenue. The New York Times reports that downturns in the industry will account for huge losses in ad revenue, with a close to $3 million decline in advertising...http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/08/blame-it-on-det.html |