Archive for the ‘ Media news ’ Category
For some reason, I can’t seem to embed the video, but this certainly deserves a look. Enjoy! [ READ MORE ]
Todd Andrlik, creator of the Advertising Age Power 150, recently wrote up a quick blurb about me on his page. If only he knew what’s in store… [ READ MORE ]
Hello, all. I recently took a gig as a social media strategist (my title is still in the works) for the Chicago Tribune. In the role, I’ll help manage and oversee new social media initiatives for the Trib. I start next Monday. While I’m there, I’ll be working with Bill Adee, the paper’s innovation editor, and [ READ MORE ]
Sam Zell’s Talk at the Chicago Tribune from margaret on Vimeo. [ READ MORE ]
Think back to the last time you got fired. (Hopefully you haven’t gotten fired more than once. Or better yet, never.) Remember how bad it felt? Well, it probably doesn’t compare to the nice folks at the Chicago Sun-Times, who are being laid off over the phone. Phil Rosenthal over at the Chicago Tribune reported last night [ READ MORE ]
What’s wrong with this picture: When’s the last time you paid attention to and were prompted to visit a Web site by an ad you saw on public transportation? I was on the bus last night coming back from the Chicago IxDA when I had a revelation. Many of these ads, like this one here, are chock-full [ READ MORE ]
(Disclaimer: I’m a huge Radiohead fan. Sue me.) I was watching a bit of television on New Year’s Eve shortly before the fireworks display here in Chicago when I stumbled across Radiohead’s Scotch Mist concert on Current TV. (It’s a great show, by the way. Check it out.) It was clear to me then that Radiohead, [ READ MORE ]
I was doing a search earlier for my name on Google (did I ever mention I’m quite vain?) when I saw it. The first link, as always, was my Web site, DanielHonigman.com. The next, a page with some old articles I wrote when I interned at The Forward in New York. The third result, however, I’d never [ READ MORE ]
Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov has been lucky. The founder of the United Civil Front, he’s an outspoken pro-democracy, anti-Vladimir Putin activist. Basically speaking, he’s lucky he’s not dead. Alexander Litvinenko, Paul Klebnikov, Anna Politkovskaya and countless others died fighting for their beliefs. His column in today’s Wall Street Journal (the full article is available [ READ MORE ]
Apple has reportedly been in talks with major movie studios about starting an online film rental service that may start as early as this fall. According to Mashable.com’s Kristen Nicole, a 30-day rental would run about $2.99, the film expiring with some sort of DRM. Read about it here. [ READ MORE ]