Yes, the title of this post ran a few days ago. Yes, I’ve handed you more regurgitated, mutated thoughts — from myself. By the way, they also comprise my latest MediaPost column. Have a nice Friday.
The Etiquette Of Seeking Advice

I love helping college students and recent graduates, including from my alma mater, Syracuse University. I [...]

Laura and I are working with our lawyer on our wills. This is especially serious because we have one toddler and another baby due in July. I need to fill in the following blanks should our kids lose both of us.

Guardian For Kids: primary_______ and backup_______
Executor Of Will: primary_______ and backup_______
Trustee Of Assets Until Transferred [...]

Sprint CEO Dan Hesse recently told Forbes that “his number one priority is improving customer service.” I’m not sure that’s true. Miraculously, I’ve been a Sprint wireless customer since March 2000. My wife and I upgraded our phones this past Saturday amidst a promise on Sprint’s Web site for overnight product delivery. Sprint wasted no [...]

I love helping college students, including from my alma mater, Syracuse University, where I receive a lot of requests. However, I’m perpetually aggravated by email from students requesting “general tips” to succeed. I’m not talking about tips for any specific question or objective, but thoughtless requests for tips to make it in their careers. This [...]

The following also is my latest MediaPost column…
As a media consumer, there’s one thing that has changed dramatically for me in the past two years: the eroding significance of big media brands to the programming I like. Sure, publishers and networks play a major role in the funding, development, distribution and promotion of programming. They’re [...]