From the Yorktown farm pumpkin patch a few weeks ago…we didn’t bring home any of these nasty pumpkins, of course. The ones I picked out were nice and will turn into pumpkin soup this weekend.
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A Moment Of Silence, Please…
My good friend and colleague Pete Blackshaw‘s father passed away yesterday after a tough battle with cancer. Pete created a memorial blog in remembrance of William Blackshaw, and I just left the following comment:
… Read the restI never met your dad in person, but I’ve met him through the great qualities he’s passed along to you.
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