6 posts and columns on CBS News

How to Boost Web Video Traffic: Lose a CBS News Deal

in Media on December 6, 2011 at 6:20 am PT

Three months after those boneheaded Steve Jobs tweets, Shira Lazar and her “What’s Trending” show are doing OK — and have more eyeballs than they did when they were getting help from CBS.
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Viral Video: Chilean Miners Rescued as Real-Time Web Watches

in News on October 13, 2010 at 12:10 am PT

While some television networks and cable channels are doing a lot of coverage, the Chilean miner rescue is unfolding minute by agonizing minute on the Web. And also on social networking sites, which you can see after the jump, along with live Web video from CBS News on Ustream. CBS has been doing the feed since early yesterday and presumably will continue until all the miners are out.

YouTube Yawns at Letterman’s Extortion Story

in Media on October 3, 2009 at 8:16 am PT

In certain circles, David Letterman’s extortion/adultery story is huge news. On YouTube? It’s overshadowed by an “Ultimate Fighter” match.
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Walter Cronkite: That's the Way It Was (And Always Should Be)

in News on July 18, 2009 at 1:40 am PT

Of all the many journalists I admire, Walter Cronkite is perhaps right at the very top of the list. With an unerring sense of fairness, consistent equilibrium that is sorely missed, rigorous adherence to ethics and standards and a crackerjack reporter, the legendary television newsman and iconic anchor–who died yesterday at 92 years old–was also never afraid to show his humanity. In today’s very noisy media universe, he should serve as an example of how to be booming without being shrill, and commanding without being a blowhard.
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Web Video’s One-Day Obama Stimulus: How to Watch the Inauguration Live Online

in Media on January 19, 2009 at 11:20 am PT

The Obama presidency-to-be has already provided a boost for media companies. So it will be nearly impossible to boot up your browser and not end up watching a live stream of the pomp and circumstance–we’ll even have coverage at All Things Digital! But here’s a guide, just in case your online venue of choice gets the hiccups.