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Redoing Media – Episode 41: Motivational Speaking, Part Two. (Plus Zite, Flipboard, Media Cranks & More!)

March 11, 2011

Old media? New media? Consumers? Producers? No one’s got it figured out, and the playing field is level, people – or so say Betsy & Robert in this week’s episode. Playing the game is key, even though you might fail – and you should get out there already. Who’s failing? Succeeding? Well, we talked about Microsoft’s latest digital music venture, Clearwire’s revolving executive leadership, the dearth of Netflix streaming options, digital ebooks, Zite, Flipboard, Foursquare and more. Listen & let us know what you think at the redoingmedia.com website, won’t you?

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Episode 40: We All Suck – Or Do We?

March 4, 2011

Betsy & Robert debate the level of suckitude of the average American audience. Do we deserve 24/7 Charlie Sheen and/or Oscar coverage? Or does Hillary Clinton have a point? Lsten for yourself to this latest Redoing Media episodeand decide for yourself…

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Episode 39: TBDdone, Video Late Fees, O-wha???

February 25, 2011

Betsy flies solo this week on Redoing Media, recapping the TBD flameout, chuckling about Blockbuster’s late fee woes, comparing streaming media platforms & laughing at MTV’s Big O.

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Episode 38: ‘Comfort’ media, all hail Anti-Social Media, & an App for *THAT*?

February 19, 2011

Feed a cold…with cable TV? Betsy & Robert talk about how they used media while sick. This plus HuffPo/AOL in 140c & why Anti-Social Media is the way to go. Plus – do you *really* need an app for *that*?

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Episode 37: We didn’t love The Daily…

February 4, 2011

Betsy didn’t love Rupert Murdoch’s The Daily, although others are raving. Plus Super Bowl advertising frenzy, evolutions in online dating & whiny testers annoyed after cutting the cable cord.

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Redoing Media – Episode 36: Superhero Journos, iPad apps revisited, Netflix vs. Everyone Else & More.

January 28, 2011

Topics this week on Redoing Media include Hulu & Netflix vs. Broadcast/Cable providers, The New York Times at Sundance, improbable superhero David Carr, under-inflated Gallup numbers, iPad app-like plugins, and the long, slow death of OpenID.

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Redoing Media – Episode 35: iPad News Apps – Next Big Thing or Old Man’s Digital Dream?

January 20, 2011

Betsy & Robert agree: building an iPad news app is nothing more than a rich old man’s latest digital pipedream. Yes, we’re talking about Rupert Murdoch’s The Daily & other failures: iGuide, MySpace and that 30K conference table.

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Redoing Media – Episode 34

January 14, 2011

Robert goes it alone and talks about social media and the porn industry.

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Redoing Media – Episode 33: Blogging, Microblogging, Bloggers & Uberbloggers

January 8, 2011

This week, Betsy & Robert discuss what happens when PDX’s Mayor inadvertently blocks a Prominent Local Blogger’s Twitter account. The world may end….! Or not.

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Redoing Media – Episode 32: Gaming Platforms as Newest Social Network?

December 31, 2010

Betsy & Robert were joined by fledgling XBox owner & perma-geek Bobby Roberts to debate gaming platforms as newest social networks – sugary breakfast cereal included! Grab a bowl yourself & tune in…

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