Local Television Faces Tough Choices
Revenue is fading for traditional television. Included in the industry are the "local stations". Advertisers are starting to get a feel for A) the decreased viewership and B) the quality of the...
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The downfall of Plasma?
The skinny:
- Pioneer, maker of some of the best Plasma products, announced its exit from the market
- Vizio now exclusively deals in LCD
- LCD-based...
15 Companies That Might Not Survive 2009
With Krispy Kreme being headquartered in Winston-Salem, I was right smack in the middle of its marketing and IPO hubbub in 1999, along with Blue Rhino and a number of others. It's remarkable that they...
The Future of the Desktop
If there's one distinct feature of computing and communication that is compared, debated, even argued over, it is the user interface of operating systems. Of course, we know the major players...
iPhone Apps: The Next Marketing Frontier
Apple has revolutionized the industry with its iPhone. Its power is camaflauged with its name. While the iPhone certainly answers and makes phone calls, what really makes it revolutionary is that it...