Darren Herman

I created an uber prediction list back in 2007 and it was a hit.  Here are some of the predictions already posted across the net re: technology, media, and marketing – three things I’m very interested in.  If I missed your post and you’d like to be listed, just leave a comment and I’ll add [...]

I received a very timely email from my friend David Siegel pointing me (and a very small group of recipients) to Google’s Patent search database.  On October 22, 2009, Steven Jobs (et al) received patent US2009/0265214A1, Advertisement in Operating System which was originally filed of April 2008.
The abstract of the patent reads:
Among other disclosures, an [...]

Dear Ms. Internet,
As someone who has spent 8+ hours a day with you over the past 10 years, both for professional and personal needs, I have to say that having a long term relationship with you is challenging at best and you are starting to get a reputation for your celebrity-length relationships.
You are young and [...]

For those of you who do not know me too well, I’m a huge fan of the Dave Matthews Band.  I’ve been to more shows than I can reasonably count, have gigabytes of their live shows, my living room has a framed DMB art collection, and my son is aptly named David Matthew Herman.
For those [...]

When I was first asked to blog, I turned it down.
When I was first told about Twitter, I smiled and said no thanks.
When I just read about Life Recorders over on TechCrunch, I said no way.   There was a poll at the bottom on the TC article that asked users to vote whether or not [...]

Even if you are not a tennis fan, you should check out the official website for the US Open.  The guys behind the scenes at the USTA and their partners at IBM have put together a cross channel experience that beats any other league-developed initiative that I’ve seen (MLB, NBA, NHL, NFL).
The US Open is [...]

My Sundays during the NFL Football season go something like this:  wake up and read the football injury reports as well, as, perform keyword searches on the hometown newspaper websites of my key players to make sure that I’m fairly certain that they are going to start.  Sunday mid-day – lock in rosters for the [...]

It’s that time of year again.  Approximately 360 days ago, I posted the 2008 prediction list that was picked up all over the web.  We all know that any prediction in itself holds little weight but when you aggregate many predictions together, you can start to see trends and use this for guidance to where [...]

As I write this, I’m sitting in a Starbucks on 24th and 6th Ave and have been trying to collect my digital media thoughts over the past few weeks.  Apologies up front as they are eclectic.
•    Techmeme needs to launch an iPhone app as this would be my news source, displacing NY Times and WSJ.  [...]

In good times, advertising dollars could be the primary revenue stream of many companies, especially in the digital media world.
In the tough times, advertising dollars are a revenue stream of many companies, but companies must diversify their revenues beyond ad dollars.

In these tough times, I’m excited about companies who can create new revenue streams or [...]