User:Cullen328/Sandbox/Pulitzer

J. Jovan Philyaw hosted Net Talk Live.

The CueCat was invented by telemarketer and talk show host Jeffry Jovan Philyaw, who later changed his name to J. Hutton Pulitzer. Belo Corporation, parent company of the Dallas Morning News at that time, and owner of many TV stations, invested nearly $40 million in Digital Convergence, and their media outlets promoted the CueCat heavily.

In the wake of the bankruptcy of Digital Convergence, inventor J. Jovan Philyaw (later known as J. Hutton Pulitzer), was accused of "conartistry". His attempt to re-invent himself in the wake of the company's collapse has been called "entertainingly psycho".

CueCat
Colin J. Bennett

"Digital Convergence got $37.5 million from Belo Corp. (the media company that owns the Dallas Morning News), $30 million from Radio Shack, $28 million from Young & Rubicam and even $10 million from Coca-Cola."

"turned out to be a massive flop, and — except for a few hackers who figured out how to bend the device to their own ends — lots of CueCats are now fattening landfills everywhere."

"$185 million in venture capital funds; investors included big names like Coca-Cola Co. and General Electric Co."

"failed to catch on with consumers. Unenthusiastic reviewers"

"In order to scan in codes from magazines and newspapers, you have to be reading them in front of your PC. That's unnatural and ridiculous."

"fails miserably. Using it is just unnatural."

"isn't worth installing and using, even though it's available free of charge"