So… Facebook has announced it has passed ONE BILLION USERS. Sounds like a reason for a huge celebration. What an amazingly awesome global community! We should all rejoice together because we built it… together! But unlike the supermarket that rewards its one millionth customer with…
Hawk Koch was named President of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences today. Like his aggressive name suggests, this is a bold choice from an extremely bold organization. To have the balls to choose the old media film producer son of an old…
Today is a big day for FB:NASDAQ. The first earnings release after a pretty crappy IPO. Needless to say, earnings and guidance must destroy expectations. This is important for everyone who has a stake in the company – from those who had blind faith in…
SCREAMING BUY! YHOO is headed for $50/share. Marissa Mayer is a perfect choice. Great for Yahoo! Great for Silicon Valley. It’s a stunning move – completely shocking and unexpected. If you’re worried about her pregnancy – then shame on you. Her pregnancy makes me even…
That’s a frightening headline for the Hollywood studios. It wasn’t supposed to work. It was an ill-planned experiment that was supposed to fail. Seriously, who would watch that crap? Well… give one point to Silicon Valley in the Great Content Wars of 2012. (This…
Once upon a time, in the tiny hamlet of Menlo Park, California, there was a company called Facebook. This company was unlike any other (sorry, make that ‘like MANY others’) in that it connected people from around world through a magical and glorious technical achievement…
I actually watched last night’s “American Idol” Season 11 premiere. Yes, I’m the one. Just kidding. There were actually quite a few people who watched last night. But 23% fewer than watched last year. This show is dead. It may limp along and have…
OK, just admit it guys, you love movie stars and only nominate hot people you would like to ‘go to disco’ with. I mean, I sort of know where you’re coming from – “The Ides Of March” sucked but, of course, I would rather sit…
OK – this is not much of a post. For a little more meat, check out “Facebook Must Be Stopped” or “The X Factor Is Terrible”. I was flipping through my Variety today and this full page ad stopped me in my tracks. The image…
First of all, I am not a television critic. I am a critic of the television industry – but not really on the content itself. That said, last week, while at a Manka Bros. corporate retreat, I actually sat and watched a full episode of…