In this episode, John Federico (twitter: @gadgetboy), Craig Calder (twitter: @ccalder) and Steve Hatch (twitter:@shatch) opine about: John will attend the ICSC Summit on October 20th John will be leading a talk at Web2Open during Web 2.0 Expo NYC November 16-19 Craig will attend the PhocusWright Conference Craig will be featured in an article on DMNews TravelZoo/Fly.com is hiring! Amazon/Audible is hiring! Conan O'Brien and Newark Mayor Cory Booker are having a fun little sparring match. Conan is using the airwaves while Cory is using YouTube. Comcast is in talks to by NBC Universal in whole or in part. Thank goodness for CMRR (Committed Monthly Recurring Revenue)! Harper Collins is holding back the digital release of the upcoming book by Sarah Palin in order to drive hardcover sales. The ebook won't be released until after Christmas. Do people buy Kindle devices because the books are less expensive, knowing that they'll earn their investment back over time? We'd like some data on that... John bought his first Vook today. Apple has approached magazine publishers about creating "iTunes for Print" with the magazines to be read on the company's upcoming tablet. The magazine industry thinks it can do it themselves. Senator Benjamin Cardin has proposed a bailout for the newspaper industry. We cringe. Let them become extinct - just as long as journalism doesn't die with them. We need journalism but we don't need newspapers. CNN just released their iPhone app. Sirius XM is now adding an additional $2 fee to your monthly bill to cover the performance royalty fees paid to musicians and artists. Since Howard Stern's deal with Sirius was tied to the stock price which is now at an all-time low, how will he have fared at the end of his contract? Howard Stern will be the greatest, most successful podcaster ever once his contract with Sirius XM is up. It would also make a great iPhone app! Click rates on display ads have dropped 50% to only 16% of the online audience. "The ad networks are ruining online publishing." -- Whiny Publishers CPM ads on videos are doing pretty well, according to Viddler. Free All Media wants to deliver ad-supported song downloads. It's like Deja Vu all over again... Pandora went from near death to profitability in a year's time. Steve actually uses his free 40 hours per month. Wow. Metallica will be selling live tracks on LiveMetallica.com - mp3 or FLAC. Our music is Democracy from Alexander Blu. Send us email to comments AT odmcast DOT com or call our comment line and leave a message: 775-860-2263. You can also find us on FaceBook - visit us and "become a fan." Be sure to stop by http://www.odmcast.com to complete our listener survey - we'd really appreciate it. For partner or sponsor information, contact jaf AT newrules DOT com. [tags]John Federico, Craig Calder, Steve Hatch, Entertainment, Newspapers, Twitter, Sarah Palin, eReaders, Amazon Kindle, Amazon, Kindle, Social Media Hacks, Audible.com, Smartphones, Mobile, Wireless, Wine, Digital Media, On Digital Media, Downloads, Audio, Music, Podcast, Media, Google, Alexander Blu, Jobs, Careers, Career Development, Events[/tags]