Daily Archives: Monday, March 15, 2004

As I was saying: Talk about timing. This morning, I declared that the only advertisement I am ready to display on the rexblog is a free one for a great book written by a close friend. Not to be outdone … Continue reading →

Center of the magazine universe update: It has been a while since I’ve posted an item about one of the many magazines published in Nashville. So here’s a story from the Nashville Business Journal about the redesign of Country Weekly, … Continue reading →

Bush-Kerry side-by-side: On Saturday, I posted a geeky item about RSS. To understand the unique power of RSS, check out this page that uses an RSS parser to create a side-by-side display of the five most recent posts on the … Continue reading →

Marthette vultures update: Forbes.com’s Dan Ackman does his version of the Marthette vulture article: “With Martha Stewart herself preparing to leave the stage, corporate America is said to be looking for the next Martha. While many are said to be … Continue reading →

Surprised? Martha Stewart resigns. From the press release (one sure to inspire many parodies): The Board of Directors of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. (NYSE: MSO) announced today that Martha Stewart has resigned effective immediately as a Director and Chief … Continue reading →

Blogs growing up? The WSJ has an article about advertising on weblogs (paid subscriiption required) suggesting that if advertisers want to sponsor them, then weblogs must be growing up. (via PaidContent.org) Despite a tsunami of requests from potential rexblog advertisers, … Continue reading →

What she said: Advertising Age also has a great interview with Hearst Magazine President Cathleen Black. Quote: We (those in the magazine industry) need to do a stronger and better job of continually showing why the combination of television and … Continue reading →

The current circulation mess: Advertising Age has a special report on magazine circulation that is available as a .pdf download. Quote: The current circulation model “is broken, for publishers and advertisers,” says Karen Jacobs, executive vice president of print at … Continue reading →

You go, Girlz: Wow Girlz sounds like a wonderful idea.

Hurry: I was all for supporting stem cell research for promising developments in treating spinal chord injuries and diseases, but with this news, I want the federal government to launch a Manhattan-project sized research program to speed things up.