Brad Hill
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Brad Hill has worked online since 1992, and is the author of nearly 20 books. Recent titles include “Google For Dummies” and “The Digital Songstream.” Upcoming books include “Building Your Business with Google For Dummies” and an encyclopedia of American classical music. Often consulted in the media’s coverage of the Internet, Brad has been interviewed by virtually all major press outlets, has been heard on innumerable radio programs, and has appeared as a guest on CNN, Good Day L.A., the Business News Network, and many other TV outlets. He has been a recurring guest on David Lawrence’s “Online Tonight,” and Phil Leigh’s “Inside Digital Media.”
Brad Hill
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Brad Hill has worked online since 1992, and is the author of nearly 20 books. Recent titles include “Google For Dummies” and “The Digital Songstream.” Upcoming books include “Building Your Business with Google For Dummies” and an encyclopedia of American classical music. Often consulted in the media’s coverage of the Internet, Brad has been interviewed by virtually all major press outlets, has been heard on innumerable radio programs, and has appeared as a guest on CNN, Good Day L.A., the Business News Network, and many other TV outlets. He has been a recurring guest on David Lawrence’s “Online Tonight,” and Phil Leigh’s “Inside Digital Media.”
Posted Sep 17th 2007 1:52AM by Brad Hill
Filed under: Awards, Emmys
Tonight I could have written the great American novel, learned to play Chopin's
Etudes, brought peace to the Middle East, or painted my house. Oh, the ennui of such pedestrian avocations. Let somebody else do all that (especially the house painting). I spent my time camped in front of the Emmys, snapping screen shots of the rollicking festivities. Nine galleries (click the headers below); over 500 pics.
The Acceptance Speeches. That's Thomas Haden Church to the right, praising God for his good fortune or taking a much-needed leak, I can't tell which.
Tony Bennett and Christina Aguilera. It was Tony's night (Bennett and Soprano, actually), and it was Aguilera's good fortune to be his co-crooner.
In Memoriam. Dead people, sadly. Some well known; others who actually do the hard work.
Jon Stewart and Steve Colbert. They solve global warming, then steal Ricky Gervais' Emmy.
Presentations. Possibly more glamorous than winning.
Ryan Seacrest. America's host, for better or worse.
The Audience. The camera loves Julia ... and dozens of others.
Lewis Black. And his many pissed-off faces.
The Sopranos. They mobbed the stage for no reason, then later they won the big award.
Posted Jan 23rd 2006 3:47PM by Brad Hill
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, ABC, OpEd, Lost, Watercooler Talk
Lost is losing me. The kickoff to the second half of the season, "23rd Psalm," has accelerated my
disaffection. Yet I used to love this thing, devouring it every Wednesday and thinking about it during the week. The
shows I think about between episodes are
Battlestar Galactica and
24. Both have been in production
longer than
Lost, and both still have me in their grip. Since all three tell long-arc story lines with
"Previously..." clips at the top of each episode, and since all three embody strains of mystery, it's worth
comparing them to determine why (in my opinion)
Lost is failing.
Continue reading "Lost" and the pacing of mystery
Posted Dec 28th 2005 12:10PM by Brad Hill
Filed under: ABC, OpEd, Commercials, Web
After having its 2005 ad yanked in mid-Bowl by FCC-fearing Fox executives, internet domain registrar GoDaddy
is
gleefully promoting (though not releasing) its 2006
ad. GoDaddy chief Bob Parsons is warning anyone who's interested that the commercial might not be approved by ABC
censors. Considering how delighted he was with the results of the 2005 controversy, I think we can count on the 2006
version being scandalicious. Previous GoDaddy TV and extended Web ads, including the 2005 cuts, can be viewed
here.
Posted Dec 2nd 2005 1:57PM by Brad Hill
Filed under: CBS, Late Night
I harbored deep misgivings about Oprah's blockbuster appearance on Letterman, her first ever on
Late Show and her first sit-down with Dave in over 16 years. I'm not an Oprah-hater; I'm too far out of her demographic to have much opinion about her. When the Letterman booking was announced, I went into anticipatory mourning for the upcoming loss of Dave's legendary, ongoing mocking of the woman. I have never watched Oprah's show, but she is a satisfying target to be punctured in Dave's hands. The "Oprah Log," a weeks-long recurring bit in which Dave kept a public diary of Oprah's failure to return his phone calls ("Tuesday, March 11: No response.") was priceless. "Pat and Kenny Read Oprah Transcripts"? I wish they did it every night.
So, my gripe was that Dave was spending years of comedy capital on a single-night ratings spike. The true fanatics in
alt.fan.letterman were mostly in a sour mood leading up to the big night, predicting a fluffy show in which Dave would be forced into a pose of obsequious flattery. And what's the mood on the day after? Nearly everyone is smiling. I know I am.
Continue reading Oprah-Dave Reunion: Forgiveness and Glamour
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