And The Lesson Is. . .?
Is it really any surprise that Katie Couric can’t grow the audience for the CBS Evening News? The…
PSFK Conference: Recapping, not Kneecapping!
Spent yesterday with a bunch of smart people who attended PSFK’s trends and ideas conference. Certainly, there were…
The Arrogance of a Bottom Feeder
I’ll start out by immediately admitting that this is off topic. But sometimes, when confronted with blindingly ignorant…
New Black Rock Blog Launches
It’s been a bit quiet over here for the last week, but for good reason. As many of…
How Not To Do New Media
Funny how the “old media” industries rush to absorb new upstarts. Case in point is an article in…
PODCAST: Marketing Black Books–part 1
Should fiction written by black authors be shelved in African-American departments, a move that often helps nurture writers?…
NY Times notes the “Blipster’s” rise
Apparently, black rock is gaining momentum as one of the many things moving across the cultural landscape that…
Behavior and Expections
It’s become a truism that one of the big trend drivers is technology, specifically the fact that technology…
Hard[er] out here for a CMO
As reported in Adweek, CMO tenure is down: the global nature of today’s economy and the speed at…
PODCAST: Grant McCracken on Managing Discontinuous Change
I was searching for a thoughtful intro to this post, but nothing’s came my way. Except to say…
Eyes on the Prize
I love listening to Dr. Cornel West because he’s brilliant. A few nights ago, I saw him on…
iPhone: Snakes on a Plane redux?
Wait, Wait, What’s On The Plane?, originally uploaded by DYFL. "Apple lust." "Apple sex." Everyone (including me)…