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Finding Mentors Through Social Media Stalking

May 23, 2012

by Mollie Vandor

Hi. My name is Mollie Vandor, and I’m a stalker.

No, I haven’t boiled any bunny rabbits lately. My particular brand of stalking has nothing to do with my romantic life, although it is all about passion — my passion for my career, and for the industry that I work in.

Wikipedia, et al vs SOPA: A Refreshing Internet Smackdown

January 20, 2012

by Larry Elkin

There was something refreshing in the political scene Wednesday when congressional sponsors ran away, as fast as they could, from two ill-considered bills that sought to stamp out Internet piracy by more or less stamping out the Internet.

It was fun to watch politicians on both sides of the aisle scurry together in search of cover.

A 21st Century Techno Rip Van Winkle

November 3, 2011

by Bill Batson

I recently pulled a Rip Van Winkle. I did not touch a computer keyboard or cell phone from 2007 until 2011. As a resident of a village in the region of the world depicted in Washington Irving’s immortal short story, I embrace my kindred spirit Van Winkle. Skipping five years of technology in the 21st century isn’t so different than Rip Van Winkle’s 18 year hiatus during the 1700’s.

Fighting Wikipedia Spam

May 26, 2011

by Larry Elkin

When a hotel investment firm decided a 10-block stretch of Miami Beach needed a name, the easy part was coming up with SoBe 10, to catch a little of the cachet of South Beach. The hard part was getting the name to catch on.

The Nielsen’s On Nielsen: NYT Gives A Thumbs Up

June 7, 2010

The ratings are in on the ratings company’s planned IPO. The NYT likes Nielsen’s prospects, the WSJ not so much.

Here’s an up to date scorecard — and what Van Morrison might have to say about it all.

Pass the Shrimp

June 2, 2010

Is online video the “shrimp fried rice” of television?

Could Google TV Be The Picturephone of The Future?

May 24, 2010

Google TV combines two commonly used consumer technologies into a can’t miss new product.

Just the same way AT&T’s Picturephone combined TV and the telephone almost 50 years ago. As Sarah Palin might say, “how’s that working out for you?”

News Blues & Snafus: Palin Debates Biden…Again?

October 3, 2009

Maybe someone should tell Gannett’s BattleCreekEnquirer.com that McCain lost, Sarah quit as Alaska Governor and what a difference a year can make. Literally.

PR: Please Write Right Online

August 23, 2009

Twitter, RSS feeds and Facebook make life easier for public relations people to get the word out about their clients. Now, if they would only use it the *write* way…

2009, Meet 1984

August 3, 2009

In George Orwell’s 1984, Big Brother sought to control what you read and what you thought. Who wouldathunk Amazon’s Kindle would have the power to do the same?