Notions of service to customers, to family, to community.
Nepotism (or, How to Get a Job in a Post-Modernist Recessionary Economy)
Want work? Who do you know?
Dear AdSense: I think we’re breaking up.
Dear AdSense, Yes, we met online. Yes, you were my first. Oh, that’s a special relationship – the first. It’s a tiny bit overwhelming. It’s memorable. Playful. And of course, there can be misunderstandings. I had a lot to learn. It was one of those older man-younger woman things, you know? I plunged in with […]
Get Rich Quick!
Link love from Louisville. Product placement in Poughkeepsie. Rentals in Rio. And haven’t we all seen our local version of Mother Makes $88 Dollars an Hour on the Internet? There has to be a way to make bucks fast, right? Must all the ideas we hear and read be schemes and scams? Two years ago […]
Is “reputation” old hat?
Are you about getting it done, or how well you get it done? Do you dash off memos, emails, or work product of other sorts, with only a quick look – if that? Do you insist on being proud of whatever you produce and put your name to? Quality, quality, quality The other day I […]
How to Tell a Friend the Truth (When it Hurts)
Did you attend the Fletcher School of Diplomacy? No? How about the Parental School of Hard Knocks? The Dating School of Hard Knocks? Any of these might serve as some assistance. You know – in those sticky situations when a friend needs to hear the truth. A hard truth. One that will hurt, and there’s […]
More on the Mystery of Huguette Clark
The plot thickens, in a mystery of monumental proportions.
Social Media Dumbs Down and Powers Up
News, the “new” journalism, and the power of social media.
Scare Tactics
Scare tactics in recessionary advertising? You bet!
Doomsday for bloggers?
Have you been following the news on the “alleged” Google-Verizon agreement, and the possibility of delivering speedier Internet service to those able to pay for it? Many sources are weighing in, interpreting this as the demise of the little guy when it comes to web content. You know – people like you and me, and […]