Entries from April 2008

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

Behind the scenes in the online ad market

Now here’s a picture that paints a thousand words - so much so there is no accompanying article.  Published by The Guardian on 18th April, this graph ostensibly shows the growth of Google as a advertising revenue magnet.  But the story does not stop there.  This chart is like one of those 3D Magic Eye drawings […]

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

MIPTV: Please don’t show me your Powerpoint Children

Another day, another senior media executive starting his speech by showing his 4 year-old children as an example of how he ‘understands new media’. Please - no more. I have seen enough presentations opening with images of these kids and their ‘proud fathers’. Some even have images of their kids using mobile phones, Wiis, CBeebies […]