The Bezos Media Lab
While the media world – jaws agape – has been trying to understand why Jeff Bezos would buy the Washington Post, much of the focus has been on the Amazon founder’s desire to buy influence
August 6, 2013
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Zeros and Ones
How’s this for irony? The machine we invented to help us better manage the complexities of human life has somehow turned things around and is remaking our human world in its own image. More and
July 19, 2013
Old Media in a New World
It didn’t have to be like this – we knew what was coming: the music industry showed the way. Still, when readers turned their attention from paper to the Internet, most traditional media companies (mine
June 18, 2013
Dr. Dre, Meet DJ. Eric
As iPods and smartphones put music in every pocket, somewhere along the way headphones became a fashion statement. When I reviewed the original Beats by Dr. Dre for Ubergizmo.com back in 2008, it was mostly
June 8, 2013
Why Radio Is Losing Me
Two of my favorite radio stations recently shut down, more or less out of the blue: NME Radio and Q Radio in London, both spin-offs of popular music magazines. I liked them for their mix
May 19, 2013
Life is Tweet!
At least when you’re a bird… This one is tweeting its heart out at San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf.
April 4, 2013
Rob Holsen, Coin Washer
Here’s a perfectly legal kind of money laundering. Back in the 1930s, when high-society women were typically wearing white gloves, the director of San Francisco’s St. Francis Hotel decided to have every coin washed squeaky
August 11, 2012