Tag Archives: radio

Follow the falling brick road

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Doc Searls

New England is full of ruins. Woods everywhere are veined with stone walls, relics of an agrarian age that ended when the industrial one began. Shipping canals, which were thick with horse-drawn cargo when the Thoreau brothers rowed past them … Continue reading →

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Listening wider

Posted on April 14, 2009 by Doc Searls

Looking forward to Media Logging across many devices and media types. Thinking about this while digging KKFI out of Kansas City. Currently I’m listening over my laptop, but I just added it to my favorites on the WunderRadio tuner (found … Continue reading →

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After the advertising bubble bursts

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Doc Searls

Thesis #74 of The Cluetrain Manifesto says, “We are immune to advertising. Just forget it.” We wrote that in 1999, when everybody thought that advertising was going to be THE model for businesses on the Internet. The crash came less … Continue reading →

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A capella wonderful

Posted on March 21, 2009 by Doc Searls

Whatever else you’re doing, tune right now to WERS. If you’re not in Boston, here’s the online stream. The show is All Acapella, and it’s freaking amazing. There is so much outstanding a capella music being made right now, by … Continue reading →

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Digging KGSR

Posted on March 14, 2009 by Doc Searls

Until I hit SCAN on the little radio I carry with me on trips, I had forgotten how much I enjoyed KGSR/107.1 the last time I was here at SXSW. They’ve added some power since then (up from 39kw to … Continue reading →

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PBS should become the NPR of TV

Posted on February 21, 2009 by Doc Searls

I’m sitting at #ima09, at one of the last panels: “Future of Public Media News: A Vision and A Plan.” Leonard Witt is speaking right now, and has a killer proposal: turn PBS into a “news powerhouse.” His case is … Continue reading →

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Blowing up radio. In a good way.

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Doc Searls

If you’re interested in music, or in radio — especially if you’re interested in both — listen (or watch) in on Tim Westergren’s talk, going on right now. Tim founded Pandora, and is its Chief Strategist. My notes… “We want … Continue reading →

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