Carl Icahn, who currently seeks to oust Yahoo’s board of directors, debuted his own blog, The Icahn Report, last week. The controversial investor first stated his intention to launch a blog in February, reports Reuters.
Icahn said he would use the blog to comment on “the desultory state of corporate governance in America.” The first post, “Corporate Democracy is a Myth,” discusses at...
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The Orlando Sentinel will be the first Tribune Co. newspaper to unveil its new design, in a move described as “going cartoon” by Alan Mutter in his Reflections of a Newsosaur blog. The Baltimore Sun and the Los Angeles Times will be the next to see major changes in look.
TellZell.com features a preview of how the Orlando Sentinel will look when the new design is launched on June 22. Mutter
Bloggers are younger and better educated but earn less than the general U.S. adult (18+) population - and they are more likely to be single, male, and actively engaged in new media, according to a study by BIGresearch, MarketingCharts reports.
Of those who blog occasionally or regularly (26 percent of those polled), the study found:
53.7 percent are male. Nearly half (44.7 percent) are...
African-Americans say the values of middle class and poor blacks are diverging, and many also say blacks can no longer be thought of as a single race because of greater diversity among their community, according to a new Pew Research Center survey, writes MarketingCharts.
(See chart of opinions on whether African-Americans are a single race.)
Blacks are also more pessimistic about black...
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We polled marketers with real experience conducting green marketing on what works, where, and with what media and messages. Some results were pretty surprising. Click here to get our executive summary and see some of the key charts.
A new business journalism start-up could soon be joining the ranks of other newbies such as the Fox Business Network and Conde Nast’s Portfolio: Slate is considering launching a separate site next year devoted to news and opinion.
Slate deputy editor David Plotz believes there’s a niche for the irreverent online magazine’s distinctive editorial voice, writes the New York Observer. Business...
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In the ongoing discussion about Second Life, opinions differ. Many think it’s a frivolous fad; others, including its investors, believe it’s what the web will become - a full-fledge virtual world where thousands of businesses can sprout up, much like eBay did with the first incarnation of the web.
According to Fortune (via MarketingVox), the believers include some of the world’s smartest,...
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The overall number of new magazines launching in 2006 is expected to plummet 17 percent from last year, marking the first decrease since 2001, predicts Samir Husni, a University of Mississippi journalism professor who tracks the industry, according to New York Business.
He also predicts that the percentage of magazines launched by major publishers, as opposed to entrepreneurs, will also drop,...
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As the world of consumer media widens, the radio industry must develop new methods of reaching listeners and new forms of media to populate with content if it hopes to prosper, believes Mark Mays, Clear Channel CEO.
Greater Media CEO Peter Smyth believes that, as the industry expands, people need to take chances and “not be afraid to fail. We are on the way to great renaissance in American...
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ABC will lead the other networks in adults 18-49 in the fourth quarter, though it will be a tough competition, Carat USA predicts. The network will benefit from its promising drama, The Nine, paired with Lost on Wednesdays. Thursdays - the most competitive night in television, some have been calling it - ABC airs the popular Grey’s Anatomy and the hit Dancing with the Stars. And of course the...
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In a movement that would likely settle the argument that has stalled this year’s broadcast TV upfront negotiations, networks have been expected to yield to buyers’ demands that deals be based on “live” ratings rather than Nielsen Media Research’s Live Plus 7 day ratings, meaning advertisers might not have to pay for extra ratings from time-shifted viewing on DVRs, according to several media...
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