Archive for the 'Online' Category


One Day

So I’m sitting at the kitchen table, my feet atop it, searching for enough light to read my Kindle, thinking that this book has become generic, that it’s disappointing me and then… Did you get that e-mail today?  The page everybody’s passing from Boing! Boing!, about the making of 10cc’s "I’m Not In Love"? The […]

Prince’s Nonsense

If only they were talking about his music. I haven’t seen an artist this out of touch since Metallica sued Napster.  And even though the heavy metal foursome has been doing mea culpas for years, giving away music, innovating online, they’ve never been able to erase the taint that came from being out of touch. […]

Online Video Monetization

How can Vevo not be profitable? That’s what Rio Caraeff said in the "Financial Times".  That "We hope to be profitable in a fairly short number of years." Let me see…  You aggregate already produced videos, which in any event are on a different balance sheet, you make a deal with YouTube wherein 80-90% of […]

Adam Carolla Online

Here’s the money quote: "Carolla cites his experiences as a frequent guest with Jay Leno in both late night and prime time. ‘I’d get a plug: "Adam’s going to be at the Irvine Improv," ‘ he says. ‘Jay Leno probably has 4- to-5 million viewers a night. You check back with the ticket guys. "Yeah, […]