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Twitter’s Wallflowers Get a Little Less Timid. But It’s Still a Service for Watchers, Not Talkers.

in Media on March 10, 2010 at 7:12 am PT

Twitter gets described as a conversation or a cocktail party, but it’s really more like a stage play. A few people do all the talking, and everyone else watches and listens. That’s changing, a bit, as the service grows. But it may always be a service dominated by a few loud voices.

Next Up for Media Layoffs: ABC?

in Media on December 5, 2008 at 5:11 am PT

Yesterday, two of the world’s biggest media companies fired 1,350 people. Which just means there are many more to go. Barclays Capital analyst Anthony DiClemente predicts that Disney will follow in the footsteps of Viacom and NBC and will focus the brunt of its cost-cutting/firing at its ABC network.