7 posts and columns on publicity

Omniture’s Former CEO: $10,000 Says You Can’t Guess My New Company’s Name

in News on June 13, 2011 at 5:03 pm PT

After raising lots of money, former Omniture CEO and Adobe VP Josh James has a new company to talk about. He’s just not ready to announce its name. He wants you to guess.
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"Final Jeopardy" Question: Would You Buy an E-Book Without an Ending?

in Media on January 27, 2011 at 4:24 am PT

Stephen Baker has a great tale to tell you. But if you buy his new e-book–about an IBM computer facing off against “Jeopardy”’s smartest players–you won’t get the whole story. Yet.

SAP: Please Gag Oracle

in News on October 26, 2010 at 3:00 am PT

With hearings in its intellectual property battle with Oracle set to begin on Nov. 1, SAP is steeling itself for what promises to be some raucous gladiatorial litigating. Last Friday, the company asked a California court to slap a gag order on Oracle’s legal counsel ahead of the trial, which will determine the damages SAP will pay for its TomorrowNow division’s admitted theft of Oracle intellectual property.

Cablevision Complains (Very Quietly) About News Corp.'s Web Blackout

in Media on October 18, 2010 at 10:49 am PT

The move to shut down Fox.com and close off part of Hulu to the cable system’s customers was “unprecedented and anti-consumer.” So why not holler loudly?

First Ben Silverman Online Program–"Ready, Set, Dance!"–Debuts on Yahoo

in News on September 28, 2010 at 7:31 pm PT

Yahoo and Electus, the multiplatform content studio headed by former NBC entertainment head Ben Silverman, debuted its first original, branded entertainment programming tonight with “Ready, Set, Dance!” The site, which is now live on Yahoo Music and sponsored by State Farm, merges the candid-camera phenomenon with reality television and “aims to tap into the pop culture interest in television dance shows and dance videos on the Web….” The site is relatively spare right now, with only one episode, titled “Magic Sparkle Chunk and Frisky Ris.”

So What Do I Know Now?–Part 2

in News on August 22, 2008 at 1:17 pm PT

Last year, here on the Voices blog, I asked you all for your thoughts on how to finance and put out my next record. I got some swell advice, as well as some good wishes. Many agreed that the patronage system–asking fans to donate money–was a promising idea.