I was speaking with a potential client yesterday and she asked me to describe myself. I did, and it made me think that there’s another way to describe who I am and what I’ve done and can do. So, here for our viewing pleasure is the Official Mark Edwards Word Cloud. Get to know me… Read More »
I ran across a post on the PBS Mediashift Idea Lab blog that told me something that I did not know. UNESCO, part of he United Nations, has declared February 13th to be World Radio Day. On their website, here’s what they say about radio: The World Radio Day seeks raise awareness about the importance of… Read More »
I had another one of those “slap myself in the forehead” moments this morning, and it reminded me how important customer service is in the age of the always running, worldwide, time zone agnostic Internet. All weekend long, I tried to upload songs to my (now I guess I call it) Google play music library… Read More »
I’ve written before about how radio is on the fast track to irrelevance, and that the smart owners and execs in the radio industry have the power to stop that and save the business. Media guru Mark Ramsey wrote about Pandora and how radio is freaking out about it but shouldn’t on his blog yesterday.… Read More »
The web site Mediaite ran a story Sunday morning about online backup company Carbonite and their pulling ads from Rush Limbaugh‘s show after Limbaugh’s remarks about Sandra Fluke. This post isn’t about the Limbaugh/Fluke issue, it’s about the massive inaccuracies in the Mediaite story. Here is what was posted on Mediaite Sunday morning: Even After Apology, Web… Read More »
First of all, let’s get the legal mumbo jumbo out of the way. I did not receive any compensation for appearing in this video, writing this post, or endorsing the company involved in the project. So take THAT, Federal Trade Commission. One of the most important things in establishing a presence on the Internet is… Read More »
This is kind of a follow up to the post I put up Sunday about how badly radio handled the death of Whitney Houston. Since then, there’s been a lot of chatter among those who regularly drink the Social Media Kool-Aid that Social Media actually broke the story of Whitney Houston’s death and therefore it… Read More »
A fallen tower, no more effective than aradio station that doesn’t let its listenersknow what’s going on in their world February 11, 2012 will always live in my mind for two reasons. First, the tragic loss of Whitney Houston, one of the greatest singers I’ve ever heard and in the same league as Frank Sinatra,… Read More »
The prestigious radio industry website and publication Taylor On Radio-Info wrote about “The Music Meeting”, the latest in the portfolio of online assets maintained by Mark Edwards Worldwide. “The Music Meeting” is a new Mark Edwards site focusing on “music for adults.” Mark’s programmed adult-leaning stations in Kansas City, St. Louis, Denver, Philadelphia and Chicago. He says that… Read More »
(ST. LOUIS, MO) “The Music Meeting”, a new website focusing on music for adults, has been launched at http://www.musicmeeting.co by veteran broadcast and online content innovator Mark Edwards. The website joins the many online portals maintained by the multi-faceted new media firm Mark Edwards Worldwide. “It’s becoming harder and harder for grown-ups who really love… Read More »