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Privacy, Weblining and a Government That Knows Best

I was amused by Scott Canon’s article in yesterday’s edition of The Kansas City Star on his ever-growing dependency on all things Google and concerns about privacy issues. One notable quote: “I’ve long understood that I have been engaged in … Continue reading

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Ad Campaign May Make Me Smarter and More Distinguished

The good people at Boston University hit the jackpot yesterday with an article in The New York Times profiling their new ad campaign. As a proud alum (B.S., College of Communication, 1990), I’m hoping the ads resonate with the folks … Continue reading

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Good #PR Will Kill a Bad Product

Interesting story from yesterday’s New York Times on the circus known as Comic-Con International. The annual convention, which is expected to draw 130,000 participants to San Diego this July 21-24, is the place where you’ll see folks dressed up as … Continue reading

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Is CEO Always Synonymous with SOB?

Outstanding piece by Jay Goltz in yesterday’s New York Times. The author, who owns five small businesses in the Chicago area, relates a story from a friend, whose young son was ridiculed by classmates after he told them his father … Continue reading

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How Much Would You Pay for Journalism?

Thanks to Stuart Elliott at The New York Times for passing along this little ditty. It seems the Worcester (Mass.) Telegram & Gazette has started charging online readers for access to local news. According to the story, readers will get … Continue reading

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Flag Waving and Hypocrisy

Spotted something in Stuart Elliott’s advertising blast from The New York Times. Scroll down to the second question, in which a reader takes Levi Strauss to task for its recent commercial spotlighting the hard-working folks in Braddock, Penn. You can … Continue reading

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