Jersey Boys will be on the Today Show on Friday January 6, 2006. There is an MSNBC article that says it is on Thursday, January 5, 2006 but that is an error.
UPDATE: Via BroadwayWorld.com!
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Some miscellaneous links:
- PowerPoint blog by Brendan Busch via Scoble
- A very complete collection of Newton stuff is forsale on eBay via Boing Boing
- There appears to be away to get around Proxy-Firewalls using Google’s Language tools via BoingBoing
- A USB HDTV tunner looks kinda interesting
- Gizmodo – "OQO 01+ Reviewed (Verdict: Awfully Small)"
- Apple has some updated "podcasting" how-to’s: user & server
- RSS Labs has released a new version of OPMLWorkstation [I need to try it out!]
Some computer security related links:
- "Insider Threat" data and analysis
- RAR Archive password crcaker via GeekNewsCentral
- There appears to be away to get around Web-Proxy-Firewalls using Google’s Language tools via BoingBoing
- Microsoft "IT Attack and Penetration Testing Team" and "Securing the IT Environment "
Predictions (wit some self-reflection):
- Scoble
- Jeremy Wright
- I did some predictions for In The Trenches podcast (you’ll have to listen to get them right now)
Some "other" Microsoft stuff to look into early next year:
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I thought the two weeks between Christmas and New Year were going to be slow news weeks for Jersey Boys and Frankie Vali and The 4 Seasons. Boy was I wrong …
Jersey Boys has been highlighted in several best of lists or reviews for 2005 (must see in 2006): Playbill#1, HearldNet, UPI, NY1, Playbill#2, Broadway.com, Yahoo.com, NY Daily News, NewsDay, NY Times (registration required), USA Today, and Epoch Times.
Several cast and staff members have had articles focused on them: Sergio Trujillo, J. Robert Spencer, John Lloyd Young (audio), Michael Longoria, Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice, There were also Jersey Boys segments that recent aired with Cathie Lee Gifford on the "The Insider" via Entertainment Tonight and Theater Talk.
In addition,, Frankie Vallie and the Four Seasons will be playing Atlantic City Caesars on Feb. 24 & 25, 2006. [bergen.com] Frankie was also recently on XM Broadway Channel 28 for an interview, and with Phlash Phelps on XM Channel 6 or DirecTV Channel 803.
Whew …. Happy 2006!
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It seems to me that when it rains it pours with some ideas … my Thursday new media thoughts caused a couple of other things to jump out at me as I was doing some reading …
Here they are:
- Roku’s new Sound Bridge Radio Wi-Fi Music System allows you to "wake to podcasts"
- Zoom Systems is selling iPods in special vending machines in stores and airports all over the U.S. [How about getting them "pre-loaded" with podcasts?]
- "Buying & Selling Content" An Executive Conference" will be in Scottsdale, AZ from April 9-11, 2006 with Ester Dyson as the Keynote Speaker.
Also, if anyone is interested in a research idea – maybe for a Senior Project, MBA or a Master’s Thesis – Forbes for Jan. 9, 2006 lists the following companies as the 10 best managed "media companies" in America via their 5-year annualized total return percentages (listed highest to lowest): Banta, McGraw-Hill, RR Donnelley & Sons, Harte-Hanks, Meredith, EW Scripts, Omnicon Group, News Corp, WPP Group, and Univision Commun.
How are these organizations posed and moving forward in the new media space? Is there anything similar or is each just excelling very well in their own lanes?
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From Homeland Defense Journal, Nov. 2006, page 8:
The Frontline Communicator is a completely wireless end-to-end solution. The system consists of a headset camera and a miniaturized transmitter.
The video images captured by the camera, and the voice of its wearer,
are transmitted in real-time to another party’s computer. This
user-friendly software interface ensures a dynamic
and interactive communication. Its highly effective algorithms make
audio and video communication possible even when bandwidth is limited.The Frontline Communicator is compatible with numerous modes of wireless communication including Wi-fi (802.11b), high-speed cellular (30 kbps) and Bluetooth.
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Plasan Sasa has a new armored patrol vehicle built using a Ford commercial chasis cab. They are calling SUV-style vehicle the "Caracal".
It was designed for protection against high-end small arms fire, mines, and IED threats. The Caracal can also be customized for "protected evacuation" scenerios.
[SOURCE: Homeland Defense Journal, Nov05, page 8]
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Tech Rag Tear Outs for Friday, Dec. 9th, 2005. Our 40th show has been found and released. 😉 Sorry for the delay. [OPML]
(00:00-04:04) Introduction
Feed back or show content ideas can be sent to: technewsradio@gmail.com.
Official Beer of the Show: Coors Winterfest Ale – Brewed Once A Year in Celebration of the Season
(04:04-16:47) Part 1
eWeek (www.eweek.com):
NetApp has a new operating system in the works called Data OnTap GX
that is optimized for fabric-attached storage and should be on them
market in early 2006.Xantrex Technology’s XPower Pocket PowerPack 100 offers an external additional NiMH battery solution for a for mobile users.
Wired (www.wired.com): Neruros Audio (www.neurosaduio.com)
MPEG-4 Recorder can create MPEG-4 files from TV feeds, DVD players, or
any other video source from a composite output. It can record to
CompactFlash or SD cards; and can transfer files via USB 2.0 port. The
unit costs $130.Network Computing (www.nwc.com):
Bruce Boradman has a great article you should check down if you do an
configuration management. The article outlines how to create a
configuration-management database or CMDB that can support audit,
control, and automation. The core background for creating the CMDB is
done by utilizing resources fro IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL). Links
mentioned in article: ITIL People (www.itilpeople.com)
ITIL Survival (www.itilsurvival.com)
Microsoft (www.microsoft.com)
Managed Objects (www.managedobjects.com)
OpsWare (www.opsware.com)
Pink Elephant (www.pinkelephant.com)
Computer World (www.computerworld.com):
Russell Kay has a great intro article to Ruby on Rails. [AmigoFish.com an example?]
HP has announced Storage Essentials 5.0.
Information Week (www.informationweek.com):
TabletPCs are strong in niche markets: health-care, pharmaceutical, and
education. What will get them more mainstream? Units mentioned: Lenovo ThinkPad X41
Fujitsu Lifebook P1510D
Hewlett-Packard TC4200
Motion Computing LS800
(16:48-29:52) Part 2
Network World (www.networkworld.com):
Sun Lucent, and Echoworx have announced a new encryption service.
NetIQ has a new tool called Changed Guardian for Active Directory that can audit and monitor changes in real time.
Forbes (www.forbes.com): Ready Fready (www.readyfreddy.com)
has a $150 emergency knapsack that is color coded and labeled:
Light-Power-Communications; Tools-Supplies-Food-Water; Protection;
Personal; and First Aid.Government Computer News (www.gcn.com): Red Hat & Sun aim for Level 4 Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance
CIO Magazine (www.cio.com): Had an ad for the new Motion Computing LS800 Tablet PC: 2.2 pounds; 8.4" SVGA, and Intel Centrino Mobile savvy
Software Developer Times (www.sdtimes.com): Sleepycat Software’s Berkeley DB XML 2.2 has performance boosts up to 500%
(29:53-36:00) Conclusion
Music at the end from Bill Watson (www.billywatson.com). The song is a short sample from the "Disinterested
Wedding Song" from his new album Absolutely Live at the Rhythm Cafe –
Billy Watson and the International Silver String Submarine Band."Call in your comments to: 206-337-1533 or go over to FriendsInTech.com
and post a comment to shared FIT Forums (forums.friendsintech.com).The next GotoMeeting
& TechPocasts.com event is being planned for January 2006.
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Jersey Boys Podcast #8 for Thursday, December 29th, 2005 is broken down into three parts: listener feedback; news segment from my wife Christy where she covers an article from Seattle-Times; and a Q&A using content from JerseyBoysBroadway.com with Des McAnuff, John Lloyd Young, and J. Robert Spencer. Our signed Jersey Boys Cast CD give-a-way ends 01Jan06. Call 206-337-0948 or send in email.
You can help the podcast by writing a review for the podcast on:iTunes, Yahoo,
PodcastPickle, and/or
Links mentioned in this podcast:
- Flashback Records
- A&E "Breakfast with the Arts"
- Genuine Imitation Life Gazette
- Four Seasons’ Christmas Album
- The Rays "Silhouettes"
- Jersey Boys Blog
- BIAS Software’s SoundSoap
- Jersey Boys Podcast Frappr Map
Song segments played thanks to Rhino Records:
- Sherry" [Cast CD]
- "Breaking Up Was Hard To Do" [Other CD]
- "Silhouettes" [Cast CD]
- "I Make A Fool Of Myself" [Anthology CD]
Techology podcasts recommended:
- TechPodcasts.com
- FriendsInTech.com
- Career Opportunities
- Typical PC User
- In The Trenches
- Mike Tech Show
- Technorama
- Digital Experience
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Forbes for Jan. 9, 2006 had an article entitled "Consumer Spy: Do you have quirky tastes in mail-order shopping? Chances are Abacus knows all about you" by Helen Coster. While it shouldn’t be too much of new news that companies like Abacus are out there collecting, meshing, and correlating consumer data, what was interesting at least to me was the "hook" for doing it.
In summary (from the first two paragraphs):
- Patagonia has a new surf-catalog they want to send out.
- They want to send out 400,000 catalogs @ a cost of $1 per recipient.
- They want it the catalogs to go to "water lovers."
- They go to Abacus to get the mailing list.
- Abacus sells them the 400, 000 names & addresses for $70 per 1,000 names.
So … focused "messages" to a known demographic is at least in this case worth $70 per 1000 which I think is very similar to the podcasting marketplace that have very focused podcasting topics.
I’m pretty sure the demographics of TechNewsRadio.com = Information Technology (IT) professional. The demographics of JerseyBoysPodcast = Playbill.com?
Of course CPM models might not be at all appropriate to podcasts, but this is better ($70) then tradition radio CPM models (under $10) that are being proposed by current "legacy" marketing firms.
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