Interviews with Digital Media Thought Leaders
Engaging Webmaster Services in the Spot Market
Podcast Video | Posted by Phil Leigh on January 31, 2008
Summary: If you would like to learn how to quickly engage a qualified outsider for custom computer programming and webmaster services, this interview is for you.
Our guest today is Ian Ippolito who is the CEO of Exhedrea Solutions, (d/b/a Rent-a-Coder.com). His company provides an online marketplace where software programmers can sell their services like guild workers to buyers who need custom programming. Basically, it is an eBay for programming and webmaster services. Read more…
Categories: Podcast Video
Tags: Custom Programming, digital media, eLance, Guild, Ian Ippolito, Internet, Phil Leigh, Programming, Rent a Coder
Two Years Ahead of the Record Labels
Podcast Video | Posted by Phil Leigh on January 4, 2008
About two years ago we published a research report entitled Digital Music Goes Mainstream concluding that it was in the best interests of the record label industry to abandon digital rights management (DRMs). You can get a copy of the February 15, 2006 report by clicking on the preceding link.
Over a year later EMI decided to sell DRM-free tracks, followed by Universal in the autumn, and Warner Music just last month. Finally Business Week reports that Sony-BMG will be the last of the four major labels to throw in the towel sometime during the first quarter of this year.
In our analysis DRM abandonment will benefit the industry for two reasons. Read more…
Categories: Podcast Video
Tags: advertising, Business Week, digital media, digital music, DRM, EMI, Internet, Phil Leigh, radio, Record Label, Sony BMG, Universal Music, Warner Music, wireless internet
Rent-a-Coder
Podcast Audio | Posted by Phil Leigh on December 18, 2007
Summary: If you would like to learn how to find software programmers to take on a custom projects, this interview is for you.
Our guest today is Ian Ippolito who is the CEO of Exhedra Solutions, (d/b/a Rent-a-Coder.com). His company provides an online marketplace where software programmers can sell their services like guild workers to buyers who need custom programming. Read more…
Categories: Podcast Audio
Tags: Custom Programming, digital media, eLance, Guild, Ian Ippolito, Internet, Phil Leigh, Programming, Rent a Coder
The Media & Internet Experience on Campus
Podcast Audio | Posted by Phil Leigh on December 15, 2007
If you would like to get some insight into what media and Internet usage is like within the student body of a major university, this interview is for you.
Our guest today is Matt Ragas who is a PhD candidate in the College of Journalism and Communications at the University of Florida with a student body numbering 51,000. After his Bachelor’s, Matt spent eight years in the business world where he was a successful Internet entrepreneur having authored two books and participating as a co-founder in Raging Bull.com and Indie Research. He fascinates us with tales of how much the Internet and Digital Media has changed the campus experience since his undergraduate years. Read more…
Categories: Podcast Audio
Tags: College Internet Use, College Students, digital media, Facebook, Internet, Internet video, Matt Ragas, Phil Leigh, social networking, University of Florida, YouTube
Reference Books Are Becoming Obsolete
Podcast Video | Posted by Phil Leigh on December 8, 2007
The For Dummies books are becoming obsolete. Admittedly, titles like Classical Music for Idiots or Greek Mythology for Dummies won’t be affected. However, for titles relating to computers and the Internet a conventional book simply won’t do. Instead a multimedia publication, with embedded instructional videos, is likely to become the future standard. Read more…
Categories: Podcast Video
Tags: Books, digital media, Future of Books, Internet, Phil Leigh, WordPress
Web 2.0 Winners
Podcast Video | Posted by Phil Leigh on November 24, 2007
Summary: Today’s video is a narrative summary of our November 8th analytical report entitled, “Gravitational Attraction in the Internet Cloud”.
A defining characteristic of Web 2.0 is the adoption of the Internet cloud as a computing platform. It is the culmination of an evolutionary trend that started with mainframes, proceeded through the PC, and followed with the Local Area Network (LAN). Each platform transition provided an opportunity for new industry leaders to emerge, and the movement into Web 2.0 is no exception. Read more…
Categories: Podcast Video
Tags: Cisco, digital media, Facebook, Force.com, Internet, MySpace, Phil Leigh, Salesforce.com, Web 2.0, WebEx
How To Popularize Your Blog
Podcast Audio | Posted by Phil Leigh on November 15, 2007
If you would like to learn how to attract more traffic to your blog, this interview is for you.
Our guest today is Dan Zak who is a reporter with the Washington Post. He recently wrote an article about how bloggers can maximize traffic. Read more…
Categories: Podcast Audio
Tags: Blogging, Blogs, Dan Zak, digital media, Internet, Traffic Maximization, Washington Post, widgets
A Second Opinion on the Google Phone
Podcast Audio | Posted by Phil Leigh on November 13, 2007
Summary: If you would like to hear a second expert opinion about the implications of the Google Wireless Phone Open Platform, this interview is for you.
Our guest today is Chetan Sharma who is the Founder of Sharma Consulting. His firm specializes in strategy and intellectual property consulting in the wireless industry. Last week we heard from Alan Reiter who is the founder of the Wireless Internet and Mobile Computing consulting firm, and this interview provides a second opinion. Read more…
Categories: Podcast Audio
Tags: Apple, ATT, cell phones, Cellular Telephony, digital media, Google, Internet, Sprint, T Mobile, Verizon, wireless internet
