Last week I wrote about how two dial-up Internet providers have increased their marketing during the economic downturn, and I asked readers if they would consider downgrading from broadband to save money. Some of the comments:
Terry Mulcahy wrote:
I will give up my car before I give up broadband. I remember downloading a service pack for [...]
Sun, March 1 2009 » Wall Street Journal » No Comments
Why is it so hard for me to keep this site updated, when I blog and Twitter at work all day long? A brief sampling, more of which can be found on my clips page: ViddyHo, Yelp, Facebook, Pirate Bay, Apple, Twittering advertisers during the Super Bowl, Caribou’s jab at Starbucks, Yahoo and Google earnings, [...]
Wed, February 25 2009 » Wall Street Journal » No Comments
Please excuse all the downward looks — I figured glancing at my notes was better than whispering “Line?” I also got lots of comments on my blog post about the ad campaign.
Whopper Virgins Ads (and Controversy) Break
Video: Burger King’s ‘Whopper Virgins’ Ads Prompt Controversy
Fri, December 12 2008 » Wall Street Journal » No Comments
Internet shopping peaks in mid-December, and Susquehanna analyst Marianne Wolk said in a research note that the biggest day will likely be Dec. 15, or Green Monday.
Why that day? It’s about as late as you can go and still get free shipping, she says. She estimates that Green Monday will grab 3.2% of holiday sales, [...]
Fri, November 28 2008 » Wall Street Journal » No Comments
Crazy widget. iPhone factoids. Obama’s tech-czar search. Ad agency spats.
Thu, November 13 2008 » Wall Street Journal » No Comments
They’ve been busy ones, with the economic downturn’s impact on telecoms and advertising, Internet-service lawsuits, why your phone rates may go up, the growing prepaid market and the Google phone.
And I started blogging a bit more — who knew this would get way more comments than this?
Wed, October 29 2008 » Wall Street Journal » No Comments
While the Warren, N.J., company said it limited submissions to strippers 18 and older and was screening the clips to police their content before posting them, the campaign quickly drew criticism from people worried that it would attract teenagers eager to shed their clothes. Further, some nonprofits that work with homeless teens said they weren’t [...]
Mon, July 21 2008 » Wall Street Journal » No Comments
Other stuff I recently wrote or chipped in on:
iPhone pricing details
Verizon acquiring Alltel
Virgin Mobile acquiring Helio
Philadelphia’s last-minute Wi-Fi rescue
News on RIM, CenturyTel and “in-call media“
Fri, July 4 2008 » Wall Street Journal » No Comments
