Category Archives: media

How to handle a political scandal [Updated]

Posted on Sunday, November 11, 2012 by Rex Hammock

[Updated on 11.13.2012 - While I would like to delete this post and pretend it never happened, I'll confess: Everything you read from here on is wrong. I showed extremely poor judgment and  wishful thinking on my part to think that … Continue reading →

Posted in diversion, journalism, media, observation | 1 Comment

HTML5 May be a Mistake for Facebook, But Not for Your Company

Posted on Wednesday, September 12, 2012 by Rex Hammock

A comment by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg yesterday is being given a lot of coverage by the tech media. However, outside a specific context, for non-tech business decision makers, especially, the quote could be confusing — especially when interpreted to … Continue reading →

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About the NYT selling About.com (Flashback)

Posted on Wednesday, August 8, 2012 by Rex Hammock

When you’ve blogged as long as I have and you see that a company like the New York Times is about to sell a property like About.com at an underwater price, you can point back to what you were thinking … Continue reading →

Posted in blogging & bloggers, media | 3 Comments

The future of media business models is a bike ride away

Posted on Sunday, July 22, 2012 by Rex Hammock

[Slideshow: Photos on Flickr tagged #RAGBRAI] This post, while excessively rambling, ties together two of the topics I’m thinking about a lot these days. 1. The future of local and niche media. 2. Bicycles. I promise, if you’ll stick with … Continue reading →

Posted in bicycling, cycling, journalism, media | 2 Comments

Regurgitation as curation at BuzzFeed

Posted on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 by Rex Hammock

If you read  my post last week about the practice by, well, new and old media companies alike, in which “lists” and slide shows that appear somewhere (say, on a blog) are re-written (or just used word-for-word) and posted on … Continue reading →

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