Comcast said today that it has launched its wideband Internet service in four more markets including Chicago, Atlanta, Baltimore and Ft. Wayne, Indiana.Lynsey Silvesti, Senior Manager, Corporate Communications, Comcast, told Murdok that the roll out brings the company to its goal of reaching 10 major markets this year.
An Internet Virus Can Start Anywhere
Social media marketing and viral marketing isn’t limited to hitting or missing (and missing and missing) on much-touted sites like Digg.com or BoingBoing. Though exposure at these sites is good for bursts of (just-looking) traffic, the panel presenting at the Igniting Viral Campaigns track at SES Chicago recommend diversifying. (Coverage of SES Chicago continues at […]
WSJ Editor Doesn’t Get Internet Advertising
Wall Street Journal Managing Editor Robert Thomson spoke about a print advertising resurgence in a speech at the Reuters Media Summit in New York. He thinks advertisers are moving back to print because of his belief that print has a more attentive readership than Internet news readers. From Reuters …
Police Take Unsolved Murders To Internet
The Internet is certainly maligned enough as a place of general depravity and poor etiquette, but all shadows have a lighter side. The Toronto Police, for example, have launched a website where visitors can check out cold homicide cases and provide new clues.
Yahoo To Let CBS Run Internet Radio Business
Yahoo’s plate is more than full at the moment; between battling Google, losing its CEO, and facing takeover rumors, figurative food is piled to the ceiling. It makes some sense, then, that responsibility for Yahoo Music’s Launchcast Radio is getting largely handed to CBS.
Making Your Internet Business Eco-Friendly
The growth of the Internet world as a means for producing revenue and gainful employment has provided those in it a unique opportunity. Rare is it to find an industry where one can produce little in the way of non-recycleable garbage and can easily and painlessly offset the negative impact they have on the world. Can those involved with the oil industry claim to be eco-friendly?
The Internet’s Role in Gay Rights Activism
Not unlike President-Elect Barack Obama’s campaign for the Presidency, protestors fighting for gay rights are using the Internet as one of their biggest weapons in the battle for equality. More specifically, countless websites (and social network groups) have sprung up in support of gay rights. Sites like JoinTheImpact.com and MarriageEquality.org to name a couple.
U.S. Regulators Issue Internet Gambling Rule
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve have issued the final rule to implement the controversial Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA).The Act prohibits gambling businesses from accepting payments from unlawful Internet gambling sites, including payments made with credit cards, electronic funds transfers, and checks.
Eight Reasons the Internet has Changed Politics Forever
The Internet forever has changed national politics, and this election year has made the point crystal clear. Below are eight game changers that have made the Internet more important since the last election.Game Changer #1:
The Internet is No Place For Comedy
The Internet has been accused of ruining a lot of things. Newspapers, the music industry, the film industry, the television industry, etc. So why not the stand-up comedy industry too? It depends on who you’re talking to whether or not the Internet ruined these things or made them way better. I think most users tend to lean toward the latter. It is usually the providers of these things that have a beef with the ‘net. So naturally, this time it’s the providers of stand-up comedy who are complaining. At least the old ones.