Back to High School with Facebook…eeks!
July 20, 2008 by Bill Sobel
Filed under Rants & Raves
Facebook phobia Thought high school was bad? Social-networking sites jack up Web-era insecurities By SHARON STEEL | July 16, 2008 I am in Boston this weekend with friends and picked up a copy of a local paper called The Boston Phoenix while waiting for the “T” on our way into town. I came across the [...]
Lloyd Trufelman: Filling the Online News Hole
July 20, 2008 by Bill Sobel
Filed under Rants & Raves
Lloyd Trufelman is not only a good friend but as the President of TrylonSMR is the strategic media relations agency of record for SobelMedia & NY:MIEG. I thought you’d find this article intersting -Bill The Online Rush to Fill an Ever-Widening News Hole By Lloyd P. Trufelman, President & CEO, TrylonSMR From a new media perspective, [...]
The 9th Jewish Film Festival
July 19, 2008 by Bill Sobel
Filed under Rants & Raves
My friend Laura Siegel sent this the other day…and I just had to pass it along. -Bill
Job Opportunity at Channel M
July 19, 2008 by Bill Sobel
Filed under Companies
I recently met with my friend, one of the newest members of the FOBS family, Kylie Sachs, a partner in the investment firm Ascend Ventures Group here in NYC, with a strong understanding of the media industry. As you will read below Ascend recently invested in Channel M, one of the biggest players in the [...]
The World’s Most Innovative Companies
July 19, 2008 by Bill Sobel
Filed under Companies
The Worlds Most Innovative Companies according to BusinessWeek Do you agree? -Bill Rank Company 1 Apple 2 Google 3 Toyota Motors 4 General Electric 5 Microsoft
Starbucks NYC Store Closings Announced
July 18, 2008 by Bill Sobel
Filed under Rants & Raves
When Starbucks released the full list of stores tagged for elimination, it included six in Manhattan, two in Queens and one in Brooklyn. Those of us who consider ourselves mobile warriors no doubt have taken advantage of the WiFi service offered by Starbucks…originally T-Mobile and now AT&T. Now with Starbucks announcing 600 store [...]
Our Next Event: Brian Reich Author of “Media Rules!”
July 18, 2008 by Bill Sobel
Filed under Events & Shows
Our Next Event! Thursday, August 21st Our Annual Summer “Author in Residence” Program Featuring Brian Reich co-author of “MEDIA RULES: Mastering Today’s Technology To Connect With And Keep Your Audience” Thursday, August 21st Authors Brian Reich and Dan Solomon have seen how changes in both technology and society can affect the communications and operations of [...]
Sean Cheyney on Boosting your Industry Reputation
July 16, 2008 by Bill Sobel
Filed under People
5 ways to boost your industry reputation. A few weeks ago I ran a story by author Sean Cheyney, from iMedia entitled “5 WAYS TO RUIN YOUR INDUSTRY REPUTATION” and I received some great feedback, including the author himself. Sean and I have
Quick Question: How old is the average TV viewer?
July 15, 2008 by Bill Sobel
Filed under Rants & Raves
Believe it or not, according to CSM (thanks to Piers Fawkes of PSFK) the average television viewer last year is 50 years old…interesting huh? -bill Average TV Viewer Age Hits 50 by Piers Fawkes CSM reports that the median age for (live) TV viewers in the US hit 50 last season. The median age [...]
Great News From BlogTalkRadio
July 15, 2008 by Bill Sobel
Filed under Companies
As many of you know, one of the turning points of our NY:MIEG breakfasts was our event in January 2007 when John Havens produced and moderated an event entitled ” Understanding the New Media: How podcasting and online/mobile media and new distribution platforms can transform your business” It was a breakthrough event for us as [...]
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