I hate people I’ve never even met. No, let me narrow this down.  I hate musicians whose music I’ve never even heard.  Because of the endless hype. There’s a fascinating story in today’s "New York Times", entitled "When Flood Of E-Mail Pitches Recedes". Turns out, the closer online retailers got to Christmas, the fewer promotional […]

1. FAME That’s what it’s based on.  Maybe only personal fame, your friends and family, but in a cacophonous world, we only want the tweets of those we know and care about. Let me be clear here.  I’m not speaking about Twitter power users.  Power users use Twitter as an overall information platform, searching for […]

http://twitter.com/mashable: Tweetdeck Infiltrates the News Room The key is not to debate Twitter, but to use it and see if it benefits you. Twitter is great for breaking stories, for canvassing users for information.  And now, a news organization is utilizing it because of these benefits. Installing Tweetdeck on newsroom computers is akin to installing […]

From: Scott HudsonSubject: Too Much Joy on Digital RoyaltiesDate: December 1, 2009 1:55:33 PM PSTTo: Bob Lefsetz Hello Mr. Lefsetz, I was forwarded this link earlier today, and I believe you may find it interesting how Warners handles digital royalties on bands no longer on their roster. http://www.toomuchjoy.com/?p=1397 _____________________________________ I didn’t read this e-mail until […]