Comments on: Why Stern Matters http://battellemedia.com/archives/2004/02/why_stern_matters.php?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why_stern_matters Thoughts on the intersection of search, media, technology, and more. Thu, 16 May 2013 04:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Julie Athos http://battellemedia.com/archives/2004/02/why_stern_matters.php#comment-24879 Julie Athos Wed, 17 Mar 2004 17:39:20 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/archives/2004/02/why_stern_matters.php#comment-24879 <p>What ever happened to free speech?? If you don't like what's on the radio change the station. I am sick of all of these ignorant people responding to the Howard Stern issue. They think we need to take the "trash" off the air to protect the kids. That's why kids have parents to monitor what they are listening to or watching. </p> What ever happened to free speech?? If you don’t like what’s on the radio change the station. I am sick of all of these ignorant people responding to the Howard Stern issue. They think we need to take the “trash” off the air to protect the kids. That’s why kids have parents to monitor what they are listening to or watching.

]]> By: Peter http://battellemedia.com/archives/2004/02/why_stern_matters.php#comment-24878 Peter Fri, 27 Feb 2004 18:28:46 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/archives/2004/02/why_stern_matters.php#comment-24878 <p>This is an excellent idea. Stern should develop an online presence anyways. If sites like gawker can create an online following for gossip hounds, with no pre-existing brand awareness, imagine what Stern could do! Using a combination of community and blogging features that are available at virtually no cost, Stern could create quite a presence. And he could obviously monetize it using his old media sponsorship and spokesperon advertising methods. I bet he could easily launched a premium subscription service as well. </p> <p>And then freedom of speech wouldn't be controlled by <a href="http://wormtownnightlife.com/wnlforum/index.php?board=6;action=display;threadid=383" rel="nofollow">a monopoly</a> and its <a href="http://www.fcc.gov/commissioners/powell/" rel="nofollow">powerful cronies.</a> </p> This is an excellent idea. Stern should develop an online presence anyways. If sites like gawker can create an online following for gossip hounds, with no pre-existing brand awareness, imagine what Stern could do! Using a combination of community and blogging features that are available at virtually no cost, Stern could create quite a presence. And he could obviously monetize it using his old media sponsorship and spokesperon advertising methods. I bet he could easily launched a premium subscription service as well.

And then freedom of speech wouldn’t be controlled by a monopoly and its powerful cronies.

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