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My email inbox started popping like popcorn from customers reacting to today’s news (other than the election) that Brightcove is shutting down it’s free Youtube / Blip.tv style service and focusing only on its B2B pay platform.
When Brightcove first launched I was impressed by their dual strategy – create a consumer video network that had [...]

My nephews, age 4 and 3, have their very own federal credit card bill of $35,668 each. Since they always want to be treated like big boys, what more appropriate way to feel like grown up American sthan to have their very own debt that is beyond their means.

I was just introduced to a prospective customer’s VP of Strategic Marketing and wondered out loud, to myself at least since it’s 5am and I’m awake in bed, what kind of titles the other marketing VPs in their company have.

I’m consistently shocked that democratic candidates can’t debate, especially since most of them went to schools where the debate team gets letter jackets, and regularly get their shirts handed to them.

One of the things we talked about was launch strategy, the question of whether to hit one market first, or to pursue a simultaneous launch strategy in key markets so that you don’t wake up six months after you launch in the US and find out that someone in China has re-engineered your solution and beat you to the Chinese market.

I’m moderating a panel at Streaming Media West next week in San Jose. The title of the session is Mobile Video Research Findings: Analyzing the Opportunity.

Video: Eric Schmidt spoke at the Corporate Eco Forum in San Francisco recently. He talked about the intersection of creating energy efficient offices and buildings and common business sense.

We’re producing an event next week at the Tribeca Rooftop called The Social Advertising Summit, which is all about how brands can engage consumers through social media.
It’s a day long event of panel discussions followed by drinks on a beautiful rooftop. About 300 people will attend.
Topics include current advertising models and the challenges facing social [...]

every other advertisement on TV is one of these fossil fuel companies tooting their own horn about how green they are, how much they care about the earth, the environment, the local communities where they drill / mine.

Liberty Mutual is getting into the content creation game, sponsoring original content creators.