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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Entries from April 2008

Gadget Gripe

April 21st, 2008 · No Comments

I have to have some work done on my Subaru this week (note: do NOT pull in to the garage with the bike on the roof rack — it does not work out). Switching cars for a few days is always a pain, and this switch is even more so — the rental car does [...]

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Tags: Digital Content · Web/Tech

Classic SNL!

April 20th, 2008 · No Comments

Just when I’m about to give up on SNL, they make me laugh out loud. I have to admit that I like Hulu.com a lot since it allows you to pick and choose through sketches.
Since this is a new media blog, I couldn’t resist posting this one. Best line: “If you want to meet someone [...]

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Tags: Mainstream Media · New Media

If You’re Still Thinking Online Media Doesn’t Matter…

April 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Here are some interesting stats from BlogWorld Expo:

12 million+ Americans currently maintain a blog
More than 147 million Americans use the Internet
More than 57 million Americans read blogs
1.7 Americans list “making money” as one of the reasons they blog
89 percent of the companies responding to a recent survey say they think blogs will be even more [...]

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Tags: New Media