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View ArticleLearning from a pop music experiment: My time with The KLF
I posted over on my personal blog a recollection of my first media job 30 years ago, working for Lillie Yard Studio in London (See “An education with The KLF“). This later turned into a job with KLF...
View ArticleKirkus Indie reviews worth it? Read this first
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View ArticleA proposal for a Lean Media Framework: Input and iteration required
(Updated) I’m a media guy. I’ve been involved as a producer and manager in various sectors of the media industry my entire adult life, including the music industry, broadcasting (radio and TV),...
View ArticleInnovation Hub complaint: Innovation is more than an academic pursuit
In early January, I wrote the following email to WGBH, a well-known public broadcaster here in the Boston area. The station produces some excellent programming, but I have been mildly disappointed in a...
View ArticleHarvard headlines: Clickbait and the Extension School
Last week there was a flurry of Harvard headlines, after a male student attacked a senior citizen at Logan airport. I won’t get into the details of the story itself, but wanted to talk about the...
View ArticleWhatever happened to the Lean Media framework?
(Updated) I received a message from a European media executive about my Lean Media framework proposal from a few years back. Here’s what I wrote at the time: A few years ago, before the mobile startup,...
View ArticleLean Startup vs. Lean Media
Yesterday, I participated in a live video discussion about my Lean Media book. One of the topics that came up was the relationship of the Lean Media framework to Lean Startup, a business and product...
View ArticleHow I responded to The Harvard Crimson’s request for comment on its Extension...
The Harvard Crimson just published an article about the Harvard Extension School degree designations. I’ve been writing about Harvard Extension School ALM and ALB degree designations for more than 10...
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View ArticleA new Social Security guide gets an unexpected boost from YouTube
Last month, my company i30 Media released a two-volume guide to Social Security retirement and disability benefits: Social Security In 30 Minutes. This was a big project, but I was fortunate to work...
View ArticleLearning from a pop music experiment: My time with The KLF
I posted over on my personal blog a recollection of my first media job 30 years ago, working for Lillie Yard Studio in London (See “An education with The KLF“). This later turned into a job with KLF...
View ArticleKirkus Indie reviews worth it? Read this first
Is Kirkus Indie worth it for book publishers? Over a period of roughly 5 years, my publishing company used Kirkus Indies reviews for a half-dozen books. But we will use the service no longer, after a...
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