by Bruce Turkel | Oct 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
I read an interesting article in October tenth’s New York Times titled, Victory Lap for Fox and Hannity. This paragraph stopped me: “… Fox is the envy of the media industry for its popularity, and perhaps too for its consistency — something that Mr. Hannity embodies,...
by Bruce Turkel | Sep 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
Phil Falcone, a twenty-first century hedge fund manager, is making a three billion dollar bet on LightSquared, his new wireless network. According to his website, LightSquared “will deploy an open wireless broadband network using a technology called Long Term...
by Bruce Turkel | Jun 27, 2011 | Branding
Jackass star Ryan Dunn was killed when he crashed his Porsche 911 GT3 early Monday morning. A few hours before the 3 a.m. accident, Dunn had posted a photo on Twitter in which he is seen drinking with friends. Hours later, movie critic Roger Ebert tweeted: “Friends...
by Bruce Turkel | Jun 13, 2011 | Uncategorized
I was a kid back in the dark ages of transistor radios. If a friend told me about a cool new song, I’d tune in to WQAM and wait until they played what I was waiting for. Usually it would take an hour or more if the song was hot. While I waited I’d get my cassette...
by Bruce Turkel | May 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
A few hundred years ago it was easy to know what someone did for a living. Mr. Shoemaker made shoes. Goldsmith hammered precious metals. Tailor sewed. Farmer farmed. Baker baked. Today, it’s not quite that simple. When was the last time you met someone named Dr....
