On Digital Media

What is it?

On Digital Media is a podcast about the technology, creation, distribution, consumption and monetization of digital media and its effects on traditional media and marketing. If it's part of the digital media ecosystem, you'll likely hear about it here. Your hosts are John Federico, Chia-Lin Simmons, Ken Gellman and Steve Hatch.

On Digital Media, Episode #28

The whole crew on one show! An ODM first! In this episode, John Federico, Chia-Lin Simmons, Ken Gellman and Steve Hatch are all in Studio 1A.

PLUG: Come see us at Podcamp NYC!

Ken’s iPod plays in the snow…and survives
Motorola rumored to buy Palm. John has moved on from his Palm to a Moto Q: eerie coincidence? Nokia may also be a suitor.
We all think that the Palm 700W series has the best Windows Mobile implentation out there. Steve likes his Cingular 8125.
Is a Palm acquisition in anticipation of the impending competition from Apple’s iPhone?
Grand Central offers a Web 2.0 version of one-number services. John’s not impressed: he’s had an account from Webley Systems since 1996. (Now owned by Parus Holdings.)
78% of consumers would accept offers on their mobile phones…if you paid them or provided some other incentive for doing so.
Music sales still on the decline, even with the huge boom in online music sales.
The radio promotion machine is all but dead. File sharing, Last.fm and Pandora are the new promotion machines.
BumRushTheCharts.com
Amazon thinks there’s a big opportunity in focusing on the price-insensitive classical music lover and is expanding their music catalog accordingly.
Steve and John own 30+ versions of the jazz standard “My Funny Valentine”.
At SXSW, David Byrne mentioned that he thinks the music industry needs to give up its addiction to recorded music revenues and get more involved in live performances and other forms of music-related media.
Google is getting into the Cost-Per-Action marketing business. Executives from ValueClick gasp and briefly, so do their investors. We think this could be a good way to combat click fraud.

Our wine selection was a 2004 Cabernet from Trinchero Family Vineyards and a 2004 Cabernet from Juan Gil.

Our closing music is Democracy from Alexander Blu.

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