Another Internet Pure Play Going After Local, Small Businesses

It's just not Yahoo, MSN and Google that local media have to consider as competitors for local business advertising budgets. Below is one of the newest players.


FT.com / Companies / US & Canada - MySpace trials new ads system

Biden v. Palin

Make your own call regarding the winner-loser of the VP debate. But here's my question: Am I the only person that thought Gwen Ifel was an absolutely dreadful moderator? She lacked control, allowed Governor Palin to dictate terms of the debate and her questions were weak and lacked any insight. To be honest, I've never found her to be a strong contributor on the Newshour. Last night illustrated my point.

What's Risk

Finally, someone with an real idea on how to put risk management back into corporate America.


Stock Market Meltdowns - Why they will happen again and again and again - Blog Maverick

Hard Questions

Scobleizer — Tech geek blogger » Blog Archive Don’t cry for journalists… «

Read the above link and then take an honest look at our industry disruption.

Dex/RHD Shares Online Advertiser Numbers « Screenwerk

Dex/RHD Shares Online Advertiser Numbers « Screenwerk

Link above has some interesting figures from a Yellow Page directory sales manager. In the Phoenix market they claim to have 13,000 businesses advertising. That's probably aggressive. But what if you take that number down by 25%? Say they have 9,000+ advertisers. Do you think the local newspaper or television stations in the Phoenix market have 9,000 advertisers? What does that say about your market?

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Here's a good idea - in my opinion. Why not?

Noise or Evolution?

I agree with the post below. Everyone as a publisher is not a good thing, unless you look at it as evolution.

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