The Highs And Lows Of Pursuing Passion

The Highs And Lows Of Pursuing Passion

Unless you travel in very specific circles, you probably wouldn’t recognize the name Bruce Perlowin.  And unless you were as blessed as I was to encounter some very special people, you definitely wouldn’t know the name Todd Denkin.  And that’s a shame, because you should. I’ve been evangelizing those thoughts to anyone who would care … Read more

These Penske Files Can’t Be Accessed Remotely

These Penske Files Can’t Be Accessed Remotely

Jay Penske, publisher extraordinaire and NASCAR nepobaby, has recently made headlines of his own again, at least via the few objective media journalism sites he doesn’t already own.  MEDIAPOST’s Ray Schultz published as succinct a recap as possible on the site’s PUBLISHERS’ FORUM yesterday: Penske Media Corp. reportedly has warned offsite workers that they must … Read more

If It Makes You App-E, So Be It

If It Makes You App-E, So Be It

NOTE: This musing also appears today on our sister site TheDoubleOvertime.  Please visit it regularly for coverage of sports of all sorts plus occasional essays on business and technology. For someone who’s as addicted to sports and technology as moi, today’s the first day of the rest of our lives.  And if you’re somewhat more … Read more

Yes, You Tubers, You CAN Put Lipstick On A Pig

Yes, You Tubers, You CAN Put Lipstick On A Pig

I’m always a little jazzed when someone (or, more accurately, some machines) plow through exorbitant amounts of data to conclusively show that it corroborates what has otherwise been asserted as gospel truth that heretofore had been given the same sort of attitude that Bill Maher often references in his monologues.  I don’t know it for … Read more

Pick Your Platform.  Pick Your Team.

Pick Your Platform. Pick Your Team.

NOTE:  This also appears today on our sister site DoubleOvertime.  Please visit it daily for coverage of sports of all sorts plus occasional commentary on business and technology. When it comes to TV, the NFL season has already started.  And I don’t just mean the slew of exhibition games that are available almost non-stop on … Read more

A Franchise Extension That’s Out Of This World

A Franchise Extension That’s Out Of This World

It would be easy to be dismissive of FX’S ALIEN: EARTH as yet another lazy example of a platform (yes. given its omnipresence and proportion of total viewership of Hulu it’s much more appropriate to not call it merely a network these days) taking pre-existing IP that’s a known quantity to enhance the chance that … Read more