Coming in January, the remarkable story of Jeff Kagan. Long one of the nation’s premiere telecom analysts, quoted in print and interviewed on television, Jeff had it all. Then five years ago, he suffered a debilitating stroke and spent two years in “laa-laa land,” as he calls it. Meet a man who has now nearly [...]

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What’s Up Interactive is growing! We’re taking additional office space on January 1 and expanding our roster of talented interactive marketing professionals.
About to go live:

- a new worldwide media center for The Coca-Cola Company
- a cool new interactive concept for Chick-fil-A
- a new marketing video for Motorola
- new Web sites for ADI and Southface
- [...]

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As one of the millions of iPhone owners who is enduring AT&T’s awful cellular network, I begin looking at different ways smartphones are going to grow in influence. Roy Furchgott, the New York Times’ Gadgetwise blogger, has some interesting speculation. He believes smartphones will become very important in health care…but his big concern is over [...]

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Interesting post in Mediapost online today: that a new chapter will soon begin at local TV stations around the country. A perfect storm of recession and increased competition have cut local TV station revenues as much as 25% in less than a year. 
Prime time network shows like ER and CSI used to represent exclusive beachfront [...]

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Interesting meeting this morning with a client: points out rule #1 of developing an online marketing strategy.
The one common thread that all interactive marketing projects contain should be a focus on the end user.

- Have you studied what’s important to them?
- Are you designing the site so you are attracting users who are searching on [...]

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So, General Motors’ accounting firm has issued a “letter of going concern,” basically covering their backside in the event GM files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Such a move, which is needed, would allow a judge to toss out expensive agreements with workers and dealers, force a change in management and generally be the only way [...]

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America lost an original over the weekend with the passing of Paul Harvey.
Whether you agree with his conservative politics or not, he was a master at the art of communication. Five words won’t work if you can convey the thought in four. Paul Harvey’s style was about clarity, storytelling and the art of the pause-for-effect.
It [...]

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We’re working on a documentary about the beginnings of television in Georgia, and what a ride those pioneers had launching TV stations. They made up the rules as they went, since so much was local and live (and that goes way beyond local newscasts, encompassing daily kids shows and cooking programs). 
Each city had at least [...]

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As an Apple user and stockholder — and far more important, as someone who has great respect for what Steve Jobs has accomplished — I hope he is able to recover and return to the CEO role by June 30, as stated in his letter to Apple employees.
The unfortunate news about Jobs caused me to [...]

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One great thing about the Web is that, if you choose, you can learn the “other” point of view. And I urge you to do it. 
Are you a dedicated liberal? Check out Rush Limbaugh’s Web site for the other side of the fence. Are you a die-hard Red Stater? Check out Talking Points Memo for [...]

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