“Dear Lord be with me as I try to explain to my mother how to switch from the DVR to the DVD on her new TV – ON THE PHONE.” That Twitter moment from my friend PR friend in Detroit, Lisa Dilg said it all: It’s out with the old toys – and it’s amazing what has become obsolete, but it’s more amazing where the new toys are going!

Read all the details about which of our “toys” are old, and what they will become in my column on MediaBullseye.com. Please comment there on what you thing will be obsolete next!

Thank you!

photo credit: MRBECK

Charles Dickens reportedly got paid by the word for such works as A Christmas Carol.

With apologies to Mr. Dickens, citizen journalists, representatives from YouTube, Google, newspapers, Mr. Magoo, The Muppets and the Users of the Internet, I present to you, a Digital Christmas Carol.

Please read the article in my MediaBullseye column.

photo credit: kevindooley

Before heading to Paris for this week’s LeWeb conference, Google made a number of huge announcements. At the conference, TechCrunch editor Mike Arrington asked for more details from Marissa Mayer, Vice President, Search Products and User Experience of Google. Her answers will help shape your future, scare you a bit, and potentially open countless business opportunities.

More important, what are YOU going to do about it?

Please read the full story in my MediaBullseye.com column.

YouTube has turned our attention from America’s Funniest Videos by providing us with a full array of painful crotch and overly cute kitten videos. Now they have opened the door for citizen journalism which could make this Google-owned site your new television network.

Please read the full story in my MediaBullseye.com column.

I spent nine years in radio and still do an occasional voice over. With this in mind, and for everyone who spent some time (or wish they had spent time) in anybody’s Studio A, the greatest radio promotion ever. Thank you WKRP, and have a happy, healthy and safe Thanksgiving, and holiday season!

Remember hanging at the mall with your friends for four days, only to end up with six items for the holidays? Well, the music isn’t the only thing that has changed. And you should see what is changing in the world of online shopping.

Please read my column at MediaBullseye.com, and check out the videos below for examples of the future of shopping!

Cisco is also poised for a role in the new shopping model.

SocialMedia.biz carried a great piece on how Ford does social media. With video posted by JD Lasica, they explained that “Scott Monty & team take integrated approach rather than focus on short-term campaigns,” Ford launched a successful social media campaign that drives success to a car with no traditional ad dollars.

Ford’s social media efforts from JD Lasica on Vimeo.