Archive for Dorian Benkoil

  • Dorian Benkoil

    Dorian Benkoil, the host of the WebTV series Naked Media, is a principal at Teeming Media, a digital media events, research and editorial business consultancy.

  • Gawker Open Forums

    Nick Denton just revealed that he’s going to allow people to tag their comments on his Gawker websites, so related comments will be sifted and sorted together.

  • Jason Calacanis’ Rant Against Apple

    UPDATE: 1-on-1 video interview of Calacanis explaining his position and “cognitive dissonance” of touting Apple iPhone apps in the same presentation he slams Apple.
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    I’m hoping there’ll be video, but for now, here’s the notes I quickly took on a rant by Jason Calacanis against Apple at the DigiDay: Apps conference in [...]

  • Public Radio’s iPhone App and Demographics

    Rafat Ali, on PaidContent, points out that the new iPhone app to listen to public radio could be a game changer, transforming the model of local public radio listening to a more national, a la carte one.

  • Boxee as The (anti-TiVO) Solution

    It looks to me like Boxee aims to be THE media consumption solution on whatever box you use — computer, set-top box, Apple TV, etc. Steve Rosenbaum, CEO of video aggregator Magnify.net, on Monday wrote a provocative piece saying Boxee could “be the new operating system for the open content web.”
    But he also implores Boxee [...]

  • Others Rise, Economist Falls – Except in Revenue

    Today on Naked Media, guests Roger Black and Rich Antoniello found it surprising when I cited figures that showed the Economist’s Web traffic fell from 2007 to 2008 (even as the magazine, and the company’s revenues grew). The Economist’s Web traffic is down, but as a business it does better. The other news mags gain [...]

  • Media Consumer’s Bill of Rights

    After Rich Antoniello, CEO of Complex Media, and designer Roger Black appeared on Naked Media, today, I told them I’d half-jokingly drafted a “Media Consumer’s Bill of Rights.” They asked me to share it. I did. And here it is for you. Comments and additions appreciated.
    The one-demand version of the show — Rich and Roger [...]

  • Naked Media’s ‘Shallow Thoughts’ – Comcast’s “TV Everywhere”

    Register now to attend today’s live video webcast on Magazines That Work on the Web with renowned designer Roger Black and Complex Media CEO and Publisher Rich Antoniello to talk about the state of media and magazines.

  • Privacy Legislation in the Works, Would Restrict Cookies

    Members of congress are preparing legislation that could severely impact how advertisers and others gather information and present material on the Web and through other digital means. The legislation would restrict the ability to place third party cookies* on the computers of those visiting Web sites, according to industry veteran Dave Morgan, speaking at the [...]

  • Google Not Enemy, Not Friend

    Jeff Jarvis says Google is not the enemy but for many it’s also clearly not a friend. Panelists yesterday at Digital Hollywood’s Advertising 2.0 conference cited $Goog for creating an environment in which consumers expect that information and entertainment will be free, and for confusing the idea of capturing and engaging consumers, getting them [...]

  • Journalist, Editor, Ad (Wo)Man

    Yes, journalism and marketing are converging, sharing the same terms and concepts. Editorial icon Tina Brown, journalist-turned-entrepreneur John Harris of the Politico and Tina Sharkey of BabyCenter were very comfortable at Digital Hollywood’s Advertising 2.0 conference today talking up the value to advertisers of their sites, and their willingness to go well beyond the [...]