When you run into people who have gone to events like Bonnaroo or Lollapalooza, I always ask “What was the most memorable moment for you of the entire festival?” I have a feeling that if you bump into those who just experienced Coachella, they might tell you that the best live performance was a dead one, an optical illusion, a trick. And it didn’t matter because they just can’t stop talking about it. In case you missed it, Dr. Dre arranged a reunion of sorts with Tupac Shakur who...
As regular readers of this blog know, the car/radio relationship has been an ongoing theme of many posts. We all know how important the automotive industry has been to radio – from national and local advertising to the fact that many people do the lion’s share of their listening behind the wheel. Last week, we ran a post about how Facebook is moving into this space, offering “free consulting” to automotive companies. Today, it’s Twitter. They’ve announced the opening of a downtown Detroit office. The mission? To tap into auto marketing...
My email box is always full with all sorts of exciting stories about new gadgets and technologies. Here’s yet another mock-up of the alleged iPhone5: Is it real? Who knows? Who cares? I want one. Same with the iPad 3. What features will it contain? Will original buyers of iPad decide that now’s the time to upgrade? All of this new, now, gotta have it buzz says a lot about who we are and how fast we’re moving. Maybe it’s our shortened attention spans. Maybe it’s because we realize the...
It’s a weird thing about HD Radio. Like the topic of abortion on Talk/Radio, it is guaranteed to bring out extreme reactions. So while I’m expecting the usual negative comments from the usual naysayers, I hope the rest of you take a few minutes to read and consider today’s post. It’s about HD Radio from a different perspective: the view from car makers, automotive engineers, and marketers. Regular readers of this blog know that Paul and I made the trek to Las Vegas this month with a different plan for attacking CES. ...
You may have read some of our observations from this year’s Consumer Electronics Show. We saw some amazing technology, met some bright people, and learned a lot about where the media world is headed. In the middle of this tech version of Disney World are thousands of smart, tuned-in professionals, start-up pros, and simply dreamers. So while we were navigating our way along with 153,000 other convention-goers in Las Vegas, we had an amazing encounter with an old friend. We bumped into Jerry Lee. As you probably know, Jerry is...
It’s hard not to get caught up in the metrics at CES – the sheer magnitude of the event is staggering and it’s fun to try to quantify the size and scope of this show. A number of you have asked me what it’s like at CES. Some of you also tell me that it is a goal of yours to get to CES one day. To that end, I wouldn’t hesitate to advise you to go sooner rather than later to this show. In a week or so,...
You may have seen the spot during one of many football games during this past holiday season – a clever ad for Google+ Hangouts featuring the Muppets. This is the feature where you can do a video call with up to 9 other people. Now Google understands that it’s not especially easy to describe Hangouts in writing or even verbally. That’s where video comes in. And the Muppets are the perfect group for a fun demo – from Kermit to Oscar to the Swedish Chef to, of course, Miss Piggy. >EMAIL...
We’re wrapping up our “Best of” series today before we get started with fresh content for the new year. As we enter a a brave new year, here is a post about a possible radio tomorrow that generated a great deal of traffic, comments, and buzz . It’s about the future – or maybe it’s a statement about the past. But no matter how you look at it, this post addresses the question of whether tomorrow’s radio will remain live, local, and connected OR whether personality radio will become something altogether different. ...
This year, it’s been all about Steve Jobs. The explosion of iPad, his untimely death, and the Walter Isaacson biography. Apple, more Apple, and this holiday season at the mall, yes, Apple. But a more understated CEO/technology genius, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, often flies under the radar. His company has only saved and revolutionized the book publishing industry (if only the record labels would have attacked their problem this way). And when the dust clears on this Christmas season, his Kindle Fire tablet/eReader will come in second only to iPad. ...
A major topic in our hallways is what’s happening with in-vehicle entertainment and information systems. You’re probably tired of me going on and on about my Ford SYNC in my Edge, but the fact is that my vehicle comes with a desktop that provides me with lots of options – not just AM/FM radio and a CD player. If your car doesn’t have one of these systems yet, it will. We will continue to research the impact of these moving interfaces in Techsurvey 8, the largest study of radio listeners...
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This is such great news! @candymandallas aka John Candelaria To Program KOAS And KVGS http://t.co/2F4ap3qv via @allaccess The challenges for the Country radio format kicks off Jacobs Media’s All-Format Techsurvey8 Format Webinars: http://t.co/1kijbaP0 Interested in our Techsurvey8 findings? Dive into the digital dirt on radio listeners with our Conclave webinar http://t.co/CDrzuLmi Zuckerberg holds an all night hackathon on the eve of the initial public offering for Facebook. http://t.co/rBLQmZgl #HackerWayLives What does the @GM decision to pull its #Facebook ads mean to the IPO & to marketers everywhere? http://t.co/RCRyVAcH "But they said it really loud, they said it on the air, on the radio..." http://t.co/YdJgYYgK Sincere thanks. RT @mikelellcessor: Of course. U helped 2 make it so RT @fnjacobs: I knew that. MT @mikelellcessor: It's called pubradio I knew that. MT @mikelellcessor: It's called pubradio MT @fnjacobs: @Figradio: WBCN, WFNX gone! Need a new fin model for narrow formats. GM: "Facebook Doesn't Work." Ford: "Yes It Does." Two different views. http://t.co/IxztAkhE via @fnjacobs Does @Ford have a better idea when it comes to Facebook? The @GM decision to pull its ad dollars. http://t.co/RCRyVAcH Tell me they didn't explain the lyrics to "Animals" “@LochlinCross: I took my daughters to #nickelback, the band was very nice to them.” The inside story about Country radio & the digital challenge. #Techsurvey8 webinar 5/24 | 2pm ET https://t.co/Iq6Nyzyh RT @PaulJacobsMedia: #GM says Facebook is a bad ad platform. #Ford says not so fast. Who's right? http://t.co/k3gUMNzw @lorilewis @jacobsmedia @adage
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