Monthly Archives: December 2006
We're Talking Tech..and Nortel, Yahoo and Holiday Gifts
Another week, another Talking Tech podcast. This week, we've actually got a live guest – technology analyst Duncan Stewart, who has been part of Canada's tech landscape for the past decade as a fund manager and equity analyst. In a … Continue reading
Google Brings New Approach to Radio Advertising
It's still early days but I think Google's move into the radio advertising business could revolutionize (or perhaps evolve) the way the industry does business. In a test project, Google is providing 20 AdWords customers with access to more than … Continue reading
Apparently, I'm a Mover and a Shaker
According to Pierce Mattie Public Relations, I'm one of the blogosphere's movers and shakers – along with Jessica Coen, Steve Rubel, Corynne Steindler and Robert Scoble, which is awful flattering company. The criteria for making the list was using a … Continue reading
MetaCafe Snapped Up for $200M
According to YNet, Metacafe – one of the more popular video sharing services not called YouTube – has been acquired for $200-million. So who's next? Who's going to be left without a seat when the music stops playing?
Private Radio Thriving Amid Competition
The Financial Post's Sean Silcoff has an interesting column looking at how Canada's private radio industry is thriving at a time when other media – newspapers, television, magazines – are struggling with the Internet's growing popularity. Silcoff points out radio … Continue reading
Google Video vs. YouTube
I was watching a YouTube video (another funny take on Weird Al's Canadian Idiot) last night, which made me wonder how and/or if Google Video and YouTube are going to co-exist. Let's start with YouTube given it's more popularity (23 … Continue reading
