Who’s using apps and how important are they to our lives?  Those and pretty much every other question are answered in this infographic...

What’s the point in this, you might ask? The point is that value accrues to that which can be customized to my own interests and tastes....

I have argued long and hard for online radio as an important piece of radio’s digital portfolio, yet I have been faced with all the usual...

Once upon a time media was something you consumed and somebody else owned, often because a license was granted to them. We talk a lot...

I was searching for a station online the other day and I encountered a website so appallingly bad I braced myself in case this URL...

One third of radio listeners would listen less to local radio if they had easy access to Internet Radio built into their cars. That’s one...

Right now, some sticky AFTRA rules preclude this for the most part. If we’re lucky, the thinking goes, the stream will add to the...

Don’t take my word for it.  Take the word of Gary Vaynerchuk, a guy who would not exist in the public spotlight were it not for all...

Do you remember the movie Wedding Crashers when that viral video made the rounds where you paste your own face over the face of one of...

I didn’t even know it had a headache. But so says WIRED magazine in its September cover story. Here’s the heart of their argument: Over...

What happens to your world if FM radio chips are installed on mobile phones? Not much, probably.  But here are two unintended...

As the old saying goes, be careful what you wish for. Question:  With FM on mobile phones I will no longer need to stream my content,...

This is a common question, and it reflects a common and unfortunate search for tactics before strategy. Which is why it’s followed by...

“You’ve joined the conversation, now what?” So begins a piece from Morgan Stewart in MediaPost illustrating that social media is about...

A reader sent me this note recently: Dear Mark: As a radio copywriter, one of the largest frustrations I’ve had is never knowing how our...

This type of service is, in other words, a very big deal. I’ve been talking about social media a lot lately not only because radio as an...

According to a new Nielsen study… Americans spend nearly a quarter of their time online on social networking sites and blogs, up from...

If content is so terribly important in the digital world, then what types of content should broadcasters feature on their web platforms?...

In Hollywood they call it “Cannes for Blockbusters.” Will Ferrell, Sly Stallone, Angelina Jolie, and dozens of other A-list stars were...

Folks pay attention to – and spread – what’s new and unique – what’s novel to them. Want to know what people will share? What’s new and...