The first day of my new job @ NBC

I started my new job today. I was greeted by most with a "We are glad you are here" and bunch of "Yay's"
...translation....
"There is a ton of work to be done"

Normally I'd be more excited but today I woke up feeling soooo crappy (I've been sick all week) and as the day has gone by, I'm feeling worse! ugh But enough of my bitching....I gotta lay down. More to come....

Thoughts for the day

Open Source
Common Based Peer Production

Communication Breakdown

This video is ridiculous, yet I feel the need to share it on my communication blog. You've seen the signs posted around town, now accent elimination is as easy as dogs in bath tubs, a Nazi themed hangover and flying blood....all these plus many can become to you too.... watch the video and learn!

"Nah nah nah nah, hey hey hey, goodbye"

Bush Leaves the White House

There is only one thing better than Barack Obama moving into the White House and that's George Bush moving out. This afternoon George Bush packed his bags and his 22% approval rating and boarded a helicopter bound for the plane that would take him back to Texas for good.

With an estimated 1.5 million people in attendance, the crowd cheered and sang "Nah nah nah nah, hey hey hey, goodbye"

Bush will live primarily in a new home in Dallas, near the future Bush presidential library (yes that right folks...a library)
I can only hope we will never see him back in Washington unless of course its on trial for being a war criminal. Goodbye Mr Bush, may we learn, grow and never forget your 8 years of shame.

indie 103.1 is going off the air?

I almost couldn't believe it- indie 103.1 was vanishing from the airwaves. Could this be? For any of you living in LA, indie 103.1 (like it or not) has become a staple of the LA scene for the last 5 years. This Thursday they announced they were going off the air and moving to exclusively online broadcasting.

The reason given so far is "because of changes in the radio industry and the way radio audiences are measured, stations in this market are being forced to play too much Britney, Puffy and alternative music that is neither new nor cutting edge. Due to these challenges, Indie 103.1 was recently faced with only one option --- to play the corporate radio game"

Is this an indication of the time? Is it yet another example of traditional media's struggle to adapt in a modern online era? When will advertisers see that popularity and success are not effectively measured by current standards set in place. Making a stand against these advertisers may not seem like much but as listeners spend their more of their time online, advertisers will be forced to pay attention.

Unfortunately attempts to save the station are proving to be of little help. In the end however it all comes down to dollars. Inside sources at the station tell me the station will be replaced be Spanish station El Gato. More information on El Gato can be found here

Like many who have turned to the Internet as their only home, indie 103.1 is currently striving to figure out ways to make the Internet work for them. The biggest issue I predict is that no one has internet radio in their cars- YET. Technology will have soon to adapt, cars sales may even depend on it.