Glenn Beck, Nazis, and why the right is so wrong on “death panels”

Crooks and Liars has an interesting video of Glenn Beck jumping on the right-wing "dems are Nazis" bandwagons. Beck does a good job of talking out of both sides of his mouth for the duration of the video- ... Read >

Memo to newspapers: Please, please follow Murdoch example.

Would it be safe to say that we could be looking at either the revival of fee charging online newspapers that will nickel and dime us for the piecemeal delivery of news, or could ... Read >

All News Corp news sites to start charging

Well it looks like Rupert Murdoch didn’t get Chris Anderson’s memo about everything on the Internet being free. Word is that the News Corp chairman told analysts in a earnings conference call that ... Read >

AP’s DRM – just another boatload of crap

In light of the recent news about how the Associated Press was going to wrap all its news in some fandangle new kind of DRM which they weren’t going to talk about it anymore ... Read >

Justin.tv proves to win live video wars, break the law

YouTube got to the top of the online video clip industry by systematically flaunting copyright laws until it could get big enough to be bought by Google and let their lawyers handle it. It seems that in ... Read >

Banhammer! ESPN blacklists NY Post over Erin Andrews debacle

Oh, snap! Earlier this week, the venerable NYC-area paper of record the New York Post posted some stills of the internet sensation Erin Andrews peephole video and published them in print. Despite the sensitive handling of the story- ... Read >

It is definitely one way to get attention

So … you are walking down the street and all of a sudden your attention gets caught by what looks to be fish swimming around is the sign for a restaurant. Guess what – ... Read >

An Open Letter to the Publishing Industry

Dear Publishing Industry, You’re screwed, and everyone knows it - especially since you whine and moan about it on what seems like a daily basis via the very pulpits you are trying to protect.  Crying over spilled milk ... Read >

Seen on Fox News: Taliban should do us a favor and kill captured soldier

Professional jerk-off "military analyst" and retired Army colonel Ralph Peters, appearing on a Fox News show, tripped a collective WTF wire when he suggested the Taliban should just off captured US Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl and "save us a ... Read >

Perez Hilton to expand gossip empire with new mainstream site

There have been a lot of hints over the past month about heavyweight gossip blogger, Perez Hilton, setting up a new friendlier site. The 'Queen of all media' has teamed up with Henry Copeland, founder and CEO ... Read >

At what point will news exec’s get a clue?

I like newspapers, really I do. I like stopping at the newsstand and having a look at the headlines and then carrying on my merry way. Now if I’m not the type ... Read >

Google to Newspapers: learn how to use Robots.txt

After being pounded by media owners in three continents for providing links to their content, Google has finally returned fire by suggesting the papers learn how to use Robots.txt. Media owners and high ranking officials in Australia, the ... Read >