Quote from The Baron Son "Tis not one’s failings alone that produce
self-mastery, but studying the causes of such failure, coupled with
the persistent application of new methods."
The Winners and Losers of Super Bowl Commercials in 2012 Image via Wikipedia The New York Giants and Eli Manning were the big winners on Sunday night as Mr. Manning once again led his team to a fourth quarter comeback versus the New England Patriots, once again denying Coach Bill Belichek and quarterback Tom Brady from reaching immortal heights in the [...]
Why Madonna Isn't Getting Paid For Her Super Bowl Halftime Gig When Madonna performs her Super Bowl XVLI halftime set, she won’t be earning a penny. Why? Same reason the Black Eyed Peas didn’t get paid for theirs last year—halftime show acts perform for free.
You Will Never Kill Piracy, and Piracy Will Never Kill You Now that the SOPA and PIPA fights have died down, and Hollywood prepares their next salvo against internet freedom with ACTA and PCIP, it's worth pausing to consider how the war on piracy could actually be won. It can't, is the short answer, and one these companies do not want to [...]
While YouTube Rules The Webiverse, MyPod Prospers As Video's 'Gated Community' MyPod Studios There is no question that YouTube rules online video. Who wouldn't want 3 billion video views? Every day. But that didn't keep Jay Miletsky, founder and CEO of MyPod Studios from offering an alternative to the viewing habits of billions. In fact, it seems Miletsky created the opposite of what YouTube [...]
On M.I.A. Flipping the Bird and Super Bowl Rebellion Video Image via Wikipedia The Super Bowl isn't just about football. It's a cultural juggernaut, with every second providing ample opportunity for a new commercial, gadget or personality to take the world by storm. It's also an entirely new stage that allows musicians to bring their sound to an entirely new audience, [...]
The Murder Of Susan Powell's Two Young Boys At The Hands Of Their Father The last time anyone saw Susan Powell was at dinner on the evening of December 6, 2009, in her home in Salt Lake City, Utah. Soon after her disappearance, her husband, Josh, took their young children and moved to Graham, Washington, to the home of his father, Steven Powell. Josh was already [...]
Think Different: The Company Growing Faster Than Facebook How should investors value growth? With Facebook now in registration for an initial public offering, the question is top of mind for investors in technology stocks. Facebook generated $3.7 billion in revenue in 2011, and a cool $1 billion in net income. If the conventional wisdom is right, and Facebook goes [...]
Response to Madonna's half-time show was ageist The talk in the press today, the day after the Superbowl, is all about musician MIA giving the middle finger to America during the half-time performance. But the talk DURING the halftime performance was all about Madonna being old, a trend I find disturbing and lame given that on any [...]
