5 · 08

Google's Wave Goes Out to Sea

Wave has taught us a lot, and we are proud of the team for the ways in which they have pushed the boundaries of computer science. We are excited about what they will develop next as we continue to create innovations with the potential to advance technology and the wider web.

3 · 08

Social Media Takes On Email

26 · 07

What Don Draper's Wall Street Journal Hedcut Would Look Like - Via @WSJSpeakeasy

26 · 07

Via @jayrosen_nyu "Wikileaks War Logs Illustrate New, Stateless Media"

In media history up to now, the press is free to report on what the powerful wish to keep secret because the laws of a given nation protect it. But Wikileaks is able to report on what the powerful wish to keep secret because the logic of the Internet permits it. This is new.

22 · 07

NFL Targets the Premier League By Stealing a Lord

I think big sports can learn from each other," Mawhinney said, acknowledging there is competition between the NFL and EPL, but in his estimation, "not in a head-to-head" fashion. "I spent quite a bit of time at The Football League trying to establish some kind of salary cap ... so you've got something right there that soccer could learn from the NFL, and I certainly suspect there are things soccer does that the NFL can learn from. And part of my job here is to help

20 · 07

Advertising is Up at Fashion & Consumer Mags - via @wsj

20 · 07

Times loses almost 90% of online readership with Paywall

14 · 07

Steinbrenner Replaces LeBron on Sports Illustrated iPad Cover

14 · 07

Want a Shout-Out From the #OldSpice Guy? Speakeasy - WSJ

12 · 07

MLS wants to capitalize on America’s interest in the World Cup - KansasCity.com

n fact, MLS has seen at least a little bump.

According to Mediaweek, the July 4 Los Angeles Galaxy-Seattle Sounders match drew 391,000 viewers, up 87 percent from last year’s Independence Day meeting between D.C. United and the Columbus Crew (209,000 viewers).

That’s a far cry from the World Cup numbers, but ESPN never expected to maintain that viewership.

Kyle Austin

Kyle Austin is a senior communications consultant, soccer coach and an avid fan of the beautiful game.

He currently serves as an Account Supervisor at Racepoint Group, where he has provided communications, marketing and strategic counsel for clients, including: One Laptop per Child, Sony, eHarmony and the Consumer Electronics Association.

He holds a BS from Endicott College in Communications, where he was a four-year letterman and captain of the Men's Soccer team.

Kyle focuses his blogging on the rapid evolution of business, media and marketing in the digital age, while closely examining how businesses are turning into media companies. He has sat down for interviews with numerous thought leaders in the space, including:

- John Markoff of the New York Times

- Robert Scoble of Rackspace

- David Kirkpatrick, author of "The Facebook Effect"

- Shawn McPike of AT&T

- Steve Hamm of IBM

- MC Hammer

- Brian Bergstein of the AP

You can follow him on Twitter @kyledaustin.

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