I work in marketing for an online research and information company, and I don’t consider myself a news gatekeeper. But between AttentionMax and my weekly MediaPost op-ed column, I’ve started to receive a steady flow of pitches from PR people, particularly for products and services related to Web 2.0 and online media and advertising.… Read the rest
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Connect With Those You Hate
Hot on the heels of my Socialnetworkitis manifesto comes Hatebook, a Facebook parody site. According to the site’s homepage, “Hatebook is an anti-social utility that connects you with the people YOU HATE.” I’m suffering from Socialnetworkits and therefore will not sign up for the service.… Read the rest
I Made Two Major Mistakes On This Blog
I made two major mistakes on this blog in the past month or so. First, I wrote about my new car-buying experience — which I’ll follow up on later because horrible dealer service just about ruined the new-car experience, just three months after the purchase.… Read the rest
Our Bias Toward That Which Is False
For my latest MediaPost column, I unpacked an earlier post on our inability to think rationally and tendency to believe what’s false. There’s some good, angry feedback coming in at the MediaPost discussion forum. Here’s a snippet:
… Read the restDid you know that Saddam Hussein was directly involved in planning the Sept 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and that most of the hijackers were Iraqi?
Knight Rider Returns: A Historic Revival
Yesterday was the best day I had all week. I learned that NBC is bringing back Knight Rider, the television series based on the the super-cool 1982 Trans Am, named KITT (Knight Industries Two Thousand), originally driven by crime-fighter Michael Knight (David Hasselhoff).… Read the rest