Media in the New Millennium

Commentary on media and communications — and the occasional rant! — from Metzger’s New Media Practice Group

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Wisdom in 140 Characters

March 26th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Brian Morrissey, Adweek’s digital editor, gives PR folks some great insights through his tweets (posts on Twitter.com). I thought it would be interesting to post a few of his tweets — and comment — on them here. What might surprise many, including Brian, is that I agree with his comments (for the most part!).Recent tweets [...]

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Tags: Communication Strategies · Web/Tech

Lefsetz: Long Road Out of Music As We Knew It

March 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Bob Lefsetz writes a great blog about the music industry. His latest post, from today, is outstanding, discussing the Eagles’ latest album, “Long Road Out of Eden” and it’s place in today’s music landscape. My favorite line from the post really summarizes the changes in the music industry: “Don Henley has gone from being a [...]

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Tags: Digital Content

Lawyers Suing Lawyers? Imagine That!

March 26th, 2008 · No Comments

There’s a great story today by Anne Broache on News.com regarding potential lawsuits for companies stemming from employee blogs. The case covered stems from a blog called “Patent Troll Tracker” written by the director of Cisco’s intellectual propoerty department. Once the author identifiend himself as a Cisco employee, two patent attorneys filed suit.
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Tags: New Media