Julian’s not really a lobster — it was Halloween. With a one-year-old, Halloween is all about selfish parental indulgence. That’s about it. On second thought, I think he enjoyed the trick-or-treating, and getting an opportunity to smile and lure attention with all the neighbors.… Read the rest
Category Archives: Fun & Random
The Long Tail Of Bad PR People
Chris — The Long Tail — Anderson is fed up with bad PR people and said:
… Read the restI’ve had it. I get more than 300 emails a day and my problem isn’t spam (Cloudmark Desktop solves that nicely), it’s PR people. Lazy flacks send press releases to the Editor in Chief of Wired because they can’t be bothered to find out who on my staff, if anyone, might actually be interested in what they’re pitching.
US Cinema Ad Spending Up 15%
MediaPost points to the Cinema Advertising Council’s (yup, there’s really a group by that name) news that its members cinema advertising revenues grew 15% to $455.7 million in 2006, from $394.8 million in 2005. CAC members account for more than 81% of US movie screens, according to the organization.… Read the rest
Fiber Optic Internet: Yes Or No?
Verizon’s fiber-optic data services (and aggressive marketing) arrived in my neighborhood of Pelham, NY, and they are compelling. Not surprisingly, I have absolutely no loyalty to my current cable company and its overpriced bundle of services, so I’m considering switching.… Read the rest
Verizon FiOS Wants Me…Real Bad
I’ll have to save and photograph one of the pizza boxes with the fiber-optic Internet service pitch as well.
