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Radio: Why Connected Cars Don’t Matter
From Radio Ink: While the radio industry grapples with what it should be doing about the connected car, there may be some comfort in...
mramsey1
Aug 25, 2016
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The Digital Trends that Will Most Impact Audio, Online Radio, Radio, and Podcasting
How do radio, online radio, and podcasting fit into the larger pattern of tech trends washing over today’s audiences? What’s the power of...
mramsey1
Jul 5, 2016
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Radio’s Future in a Self-Driving Car
Estimates vary, but the consensus seems to be that we’ll see a meaningful number of self-driving cars replacing the human-powered ones by...
mramsey1
Jun 16, 2016
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Too Much Fuss about Voltair
You’ve heard of Voltair, that’s the audio technology that presumably allows PPM devices to more effectively pick up that all-important...
mramsey1
Apr 23, 2015
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Bob Iger’s Lessons for Radio
Disney chief Bob Iger is on the cover of the new issue of Fortune, pictured in front of Star Wars’ legendary Millennium Falcon. I can’t...
mramsey1
Dec 30, 2014
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What Radio Looks Like on Ford’s New Sync 3 for 2016
Never let it be said that the automakers don’t listen to feedback, because when it comes to Ford’s clunky Sync platform, they got an...
mramsey1
Dec 12, 2014
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Why Content Matters More than Technology
Worried about technology crowding out your radio brand? Freaked out about the car dashboard and the latest mobile gadget? Maybe you...
mramsey1
Sep 24, 2014
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How Important is Radio in an Emergency?
It’s virtually taken on faith in the radio industry: This idea that when all other technologies fail, there’s still radio in an...
mramsey1
Sep 1, 2014
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Why Chasing “Cool” for Radio is a Fool’s Errand
There’s nothing less “cool” than a room full of 50-year-olds preaching the importance of making something “cool.” And that happens all...
mramsey1
Aug 21, 2014
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A New Tool to Make Audio Advertising Interactive – XAPPmedia
You know the radio spots that give you an 800-number – and repeat it four times? Don’t you just love that? Or the ones that ask you to...
mramsey1
Jun 18, 2014
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The Two Critical Opposing Forces Shaping Radio’s Future
“All for one” and “one for all.” The traditional radio model is neither “all for one” nor “one for all.” It’s really “all for all,” the...
mramsey1
Sep 7, 2013
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Radio is Bad at Technology, but…
All right, let’s just say it. Radio is really bad at technology. Sure, we can mess with Twitter and Facebook and YouTube, but your...
mramsey1
Mar 25, 2013
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What Happens to Radio when Technology Kills Mobile Phones?
There remains a drumbeat among some broadcasters to install FM radio into mobile phones, but what happens when some new technology kills...
mramsey1
Jan 2, 2013
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Digital Media: What’s in Store for 2013
Here are some stats from a brand new eMarketer report on U.S. digital media usage changes from now to 2013. I’ll focus on some highlights...
mramsey1
Nov 16, 2012
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Is Social Media for Conversation – or for Broadcasting?
“Social media is for conversations, not broadcasting.” That’s a common bromide among social media gurus. But is it true? This matters to...
mramsey1
Nov 7, 2012
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An FM Chip in a Mobile Phone isn’t “Me”
Will FM radio ever end up pre-installed in mobile phones in the US? I doubt it, because consumers aren’t asking for radio to be built...
mramsey1
Nov 16, 2011
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Technology (and Media) After Steve
One of the lasting gifts of technology in general and Steve Jobs and Apple in particular is not the technology itself but what that...
mramsey1
Oct 12, 2011
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Radio’s Power on the Dashboard
There’s no doubt that technology is bringing new choices to an auto dashboard near you. Nor is there any doubt that consumers will...
mramsey1
Sep 21, 2011
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