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Facebook IPO: we do radio and compete with radio stations for advertisers

As everyone paying attention to the news knows, Facebook’s first Initial Public Offering S-1 statement is out, and it’s a fascinating read. No need to get into an extensive analysis of the whole $5 billion shebang here, but it’s worth … finish reading Facebook IPO: we do radio and compete with radio stations for advertisers

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Talk radio lovers Facebook and Tweet pain over KGO host bloodbath

I was expecting a Facebook page to pop up following the dismissal of a small battalion of popular hosts over at San Francisco’s KGO Newstalk 810. But two Facebook pages? Now that’s impressive. The first (or at least the first … finish reading Talk radio lovers Facebook and Tweet pain over KGO host bloodbath

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What is your radio station’s Facebook strategy?

Jacobs Media has an interesting Xtranormal post on YouTube, which suggests that the rock radio consulting firm thinks that radio stations ought to use their Facebook pages in more interactive ways. Two little Xtranormal piggies stand next to a couch … finish reading What is your radio station’s Facebook strategy?

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Pandora’s new Facebook app – should privacy be an issue?

If you’ve ever wondered what kind of music your Facebook friends listen to on Pandora, the online streaming Internet service now has an app for that. Linking your Pandora account to your Facebook account enables you to survey the channel tastes … finish reading Pandora’s new Facebook app – should privacy be an issue?

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Did Brecht want radio or the Internet?

I am rereading portions of German composer Bertold Brecht’s famous 1932 essay “The radio as an apparatus of communications,” and I am confused. Is he really talking about radio? The medium, Brecht wrote, “is one-sided when it should be two- … finish reading Did Brecht want radio or the Internet?

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Michael Jackson Dies. Will Radio Respond?

Wow. A childhood musical hero has died. My Twitter, Facebook, and email accounts have been buzzing with the news of Michael Jackson’s death today and my Generation X agemates are understandably freaked out. As MTV said this afternoon, he was … finish reading Michael Jackson Dies. Will Radio Respond?

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Is Twitter the New College Radio?

When I was a kid in the 1970s my parents would try to pry me away from the television, warning me that it was going to “rot my brain.” Yet, my dad also admitted to me that his parents made … finish reading Is Twitter the New College Radio?

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