Just as Facebook prepared for its anticipated record-breaking IPO, GM threw a little cold water on Facebook's party. GM announced that it was going to stop advertising on Facebook, saying that the ads were ineffective. The Wall Street Journal and the Detroit News <http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120515/AUTO0103/205150423>  have reported the change, while also pointing out that the $40 that GM spent on Facebook ads and developing its brand page are a tiny fraction of the auto giant's annual marketing budget.

The multiple-platform strategy employed by TV networks to cover the Olympics have a lot of benefits to the networks and their viewers/users. Additional coverage from the likes of NBC and the BBC should make everyone happy. They will still allow the networks to air the ...

NBC recently announced its plans for London Olympics coverage. This summer they will air the games on 3 of their channels - CNBC, MSNBC, and BRAVO. They have also announced that for the first time ever, all events will be streamed by NBC online via YouTube. The only ...

The Summer Olympics are a perfect test for any media outlet that wants to show its stuff across multiple platforms. The Olympics presents a 2 ½-week multi-event challenge to TV networks like NBC in the US and the BBC in the host territory, the UK. Both entities ...

On the eve of Facebook's IPO, CNBC and the AP commissioned a study on American's view of Facebook. Almost half of those surveyed think that Facebook is a passing fad. That may seem preposterous to many people, especially with Facebook quickly approaching 1 billion users. ...

Inside the radio and music industries, traditional radio continues to be recognized as the #1 source for music discovery. Even with an increasingly large bouquet of music options, radio is still the way that most people hear about new things. For sure, the numbers vary ...

British music charts have long been notorious for moving very quickly, much quicker than those in the US. The British airplay top 40 chart often sees song moving up to the top spots within a week or two of releases, then moving off within a month or two. This week a ...

Over the past couple of years Southern California is awash in new parking meters that accept credit cards. In many parts of the LA area, drivers no longer have to go digging for loose change; the new meters accept most major credit cards. Now, Santa Monica is jumping ...

Bashing BlackBerry and its parent company, Research In Motion, has been a trendy tech sport over the last couple of years. The trends for Blackberry sales have been more than just worrying, the stock has plummeted, and RIM has gone through serious corporate upheavals. ...

Interesting post from Bob Lefsetz this week regarding artists and social networking. He argues that if your music is truly good, you don't need to participate in all the hype of Facebook, Twitter, and pandering to the crowd. He concludes "Social network if you must... ...