Monthly Archives: December 2010
Email vs. Text: It’s Really Business vs. Child’s Play
Lots of stories now about how email is obsolete and dumb because it’s only used by people 55 and older. Email providers are consequently wildly jerking their knees to change their products so as not to look “out of touch.” … Continue reading
Net Neutrality Decision is Pro-Big Business; Why Is the Pro-Big Business Party So Angry?
Congressional Republicans are “angry” the FCC voted to allow big communications companies to charge for Internet use because it creates “new regulations” and other stuff they think is bad for various, nebulous reasons. But if the FCC voted the opposite, … Continue reading
Gasoline Usage Decline Signals End of Fossil Fuel Dominance, Major Changes in How Americans Live and Work
We often pass by stories like this because they don’t have pictures or screaming headlines. But the amount of gasoline Americans use is declining- not just temporarily- but permanently. There was a time not long ago this was looked at … Continue reading
Yahoo Layoffs, Video Elimination Signal Surrender in User-Generated Content War
I got an email today from Yahoo saying they are ending their video service. I only have a few videos there because, from monitoring the hits, it wasn’t doing anything for my business (I’ve been on it for four years … Continue reading
Web Video’s Dilemma: Where to Put Ads Inside the Ads
The Internet is like Earth millions of years ago: a cooling mass of magma still acquiring a shape and function. With generations of users (read: customers) in the offing, advertisers and content producers like me are still looking for ways … Continue reading
Benchmade Knife, Delcam Video, Social Media Strategies are Cutting Edge
Pardon the pun but this article gives a terrific explanation of how videos combined with social media interactivity spearhead Benchmade Knife Company‘s marketing and advertising. Not only is it informative, it’s effective, inexpensive, easy to maintain, and entertaining all at … Continue reading
WikiLeaks, Assange; Journalism vs. Espionage: Whose Side Are You On?
… could become as important a journalistic tool as the Freedom of Information Act. -Time Magazine We are of assistance to peoples of all countries who wish to reveal unethical behavior in their governments and institutions. We aim for maximum political … Continue reading
Aretha Franklin has Pancreatic Cancer: Would the Story Be Bigger if She Was Barbra Streisand?
Why don’t the corporate news media seem to care much about Aretha Franklin’s deadly cancer? Is it because she’s black? Not Carrie Underwood? Is it because most of the people running these companies have never even heard her? If you … Continue reading
Oil Shale, Coal-to-Liquids Report: Significant Financial and Environmental Risks for Utah, West
Utah is at the top of the list of states affected by this new report on oil shale and coal-to-liquids (CTL) development. But the report is not saying anything those of us who care about Utah, the west, and the … Continue reading
Urban Meyer Resigns, Albert Haynesworth Doesn’t; Knowing When It’s Time to Go
I quit the TV news business twice: once in 1992 and for good in 2003. Both times, I knew it was time. Two prominent figures in sports have been at that same point in their careers and lives for a … Continue reading
