No more late fees? The NJ attorney general has filed
a lawsuit against Blockbuster saying that its “No More Late Fees” claim
is misleading since, instead of a late fee, they make you pay for the
late movie or pay a let’s-not-call-it-a-late-fee-but-a-restocking-fee.
Since the Blockbusters in Nashville don’t have the “No More Late Fees”
policy anyway, they  apparently would not be considered
fraudulent. Merely, clueless.

(Thanks to Tom Brio who recalled my little beef with the local Blockbusters.)

Praise where praise is due: Pro-sports-team owner and billionaire blogger Mark Cuban “congratulates”
NHL Players Association President Bob Goodenow for losing $1 billion in
cash, not stockmarket value, but cash. He then has a suggestion for the
NHL players: “Here’s hoping that the NHL players realize just how badly
(Goodenow) abused (them) and make a quick change to save some of 
that money he lost for them.”  

Ditto: As a member of the Media Bloggers Association, I’m happy to be associated with this letter.

An exception: Since I know that this blog has at least one
reader who I have told for 14 years not to use such language, I rarely
use words like “dumb ass.” But that’s the most appropriate word I can
think of about someone who starts a weblog (sorry, like his, my
out-bound linking tool doesn’t seem to want to point in that direction)
and posts a half-dozen of the longest, most boring posts ever recorded,
has no out-bound links or blogroll, and then gets an op-ed piece published
with the lede, “Blogging, I’ve discovered, is about as stimulating as
singing to my refrigerator. The echo of my words dissolves quickly into
silence. It may be that these words simply bore anyone dropping by. But
I suspect the lack of traffic to my new blog has more to do with the
fact that there are now millions of bloggers out there, pouring their
hearts out … for the most part to themselves.” No, Mr. Larson. You
were right the first time: Your words simply bore anyone dropping by.As
for others who wish to learn how to make their weblogs interesting.
Check out Mr. Larson’s and then go look inside your refrigerator.
You’ll get better ideas by looking in your refrigerator.

(A long time ago, Jeff Jarvis said I “disagreed, agreeably.” Guess I’ve blown that.)

Are print media giants changing their minds about this whole Internet thing? CNET News.com editor Jeff Pelline apparently thinks so. If the transactions he pieces together to come up with a trend are any indication, I don’t. More later.