Bubblegeneration Strategy Lab

Sunday, July 16, 2006

BGSL vs Murdoch in Wired

Wired has a killer cover story this month by Spencer Reiss profiling Rupert Murdoch, chock full of Ross Levinsohn, and going deep into Myspace.

And I don't just mention that because we're quoted (and even called "trendy"...awww).

It's a great piece rich with insight, highly recommended.

And, yes, it's a (huge) testament to the intellectual and analytical poverty of the state of new media investment that Murdoch is still the guy that gets it the most - and so merits cover stories in Wired (just contrast for a sec with yesterdays digerati). Murdoch qwns j00 VCs (competitors, everybody) - and that is kind of sad.

-- umair // 9:43 PM // 4 comments

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phil jones // 1:40 AM

Not just quoted, but quoted in the story lead in. Pretty nice.

The rates you're giving me are guaranteed for five years, right? ;-)

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Bryan Menell // 8:50 PM

and he gets an acknowledgement at the start of The Long Tail book for services to house music... too cool for school

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paulpod // 11:00 AM

Allegedly (http://wealthyfrenchman.blogspot.com/2006/07/march-of-folly.html)

ï¿½The greatest thing to come out of [invading Iraq] for the world economy ... would be $20 a barrel for oil.ï¿½ Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corporation (which owns Fox News), February 2003" (quoted by Paul Krugman)

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! !!!!!!

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phil jones // 3:25 AM