Archive for June, 2008

The Long Tail, HBR-Style

Posted: 30 June 2008 by Kathy E. Gill in Economics
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Chris Anderson posts a rebuttal, of sorts, to this July-August HBR article entitled Should You Invest In The Long Tail? Both the book, and the seemingly flawed HBR analysis (using percentages, not raw data), are on my summer quarter class reading list. More at the class blog.

UGA To Buy Local TV Station

Posted: 27 June 2008 by Kathy E. Gill in Media
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My alma mater is buying a local CBS affiliate, WNEG-TV (Toccoa, GA), which will become part of The Center for Advanced Media operated by The Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. The University of Georgia Research Foundation is buying the local station, channel 32, from its current owner, Media General, Inc., pending [...]

RNC Lifts Flickr Photo?

Posted: 26 June 2008 by Kathy E. Gill in Blogs, Legal, Media
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Political Newsline has spotted a probable copyright violation on the Republican National Committee blog, in a post made by online communications manager James Richardson. (tip) The photo in question has a watermark (which is how PN was able to track it down) and is clearly marked “All rights reserved” on its Flickr home. Who’s going [...]