Monthly Archives: April 2006

End of an era?

End of an era? Steve McNair’s agent says he’ll be traded to the Ravens today but Jeff Fisher says, “not likely.” Quote from the Tennessean: “He is getting ready to go to Baltimore. I think there will be a trade … Continue reading

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Terry Heaton’s reflections

Terry Heaton: “The sense of loss that I felt that morning was overwhelmed by a fear so profound that I can’t even begin to describe it. My whole world was torn out from beneath me, and I was scared to … Continue reading

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‘I’m a Heather Green fan’ post

‘I’m a Heather Green fan’ post: I’m not blogging this weekend (unless the Titans draft pick is bizarre) so I’ve been holding back on this self-serving post until Friday afternoon as I wanted it to occupy the top spot here … Continue reading

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Blog advertising to surpass sheep advertising in 2009

Blog advertising to surpass sheep advertising in 2009: According to PQ Media (as reported by eMarketer), “blog, podcast and RSS advertising” grew by 200% in 2005. According to Merrill Lynch (see preceding post), it will surpass sheep advertising in three … Continue reading

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Jon Fine’s ‘user-generated’ statistics

Jon Fine’s ‘user-generated’ statistics: BusinessWeek’s Jon Fine has a very good piece on magazines and their online efforts in the current BusinessWeek, but, unfortunately he uses the fuzzy and false statistics from “Merrill Lynch” as in, not a specific analyst … Continue reading

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A new what?

A new what? Dorian at FishBowlNY points to a funny AP headline: “Katrina Report Rips the White House Anew”

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Searching for B2B search advertising solutions

Searching for B2B search advertising solutions: This morning, I blogged the rather obvious suggestion that business-to-business media companies could, if they worked together, offer B2B advertisers a keyword search solution that is superior to consumer-oriented search companies. Colin Crawford of … Continue reading

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Searching for B2B search advertising solutions

magazines <b>Searching for B2B search advertising solutions:</b> This morning, <a href=”http://www.rexblog.com/2006/04/27#a10091″>I blogged the rather obvious suggestion</a> that business-to-business media companies could offer B2B advertisers a superior keyword search solution than consumer-oriented search companies. <a href=”http://colincrawford.typepad.com/idg/2006/04/techwords.html”>Colin Crawford of IDG</a> pointed me … Continue reading

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First, sue the bloggers

First, sue the bloggers: Blogger Lance Dutson of the Maine Report is being sued by a state tourism department subcontractor. The subcontractor, an ad agency, doesn’t like the way Lance has been “covering” a mistake they made. According to Dutson, … Continue reading

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Custom media update

Custom media update: “Ford Motor Co., hoping to tap into a popular television programming trend, is planning to produce a reality show in which contestants work with Ford designers to produce a hot new concept car.” Trend? I’d rather watch … Continue reading

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Searching for magazine’s search solution

Searching for magazine’s search solution: Let me say this first: Walling off the content of a magazine’s online property is NOT a solution, despite any analysis from the Boston Consulting Group or whoever else wants to suggest it. Actually, I … Continue reading

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“On demand” jet service may land in Nashville?

“On demand” jet service may land in Nashville? Okay, that headline may be a little wishful thinking on my part. But my unintentional day-long air travel theme continues with news that DayJet, the “world’s first ‘per-seat, on-demand’ jet service,” is … Continue reading

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Southwest is blogging

Southwest is blogging: Southwest Airlines (the unofficial airlines of rexblog.com) is blogging. Josh Hallett has already taken a look at it. Here is my suggestion: Please, no podcasts that include flight attendants singing. Actually, that would be a popular feature, … Continue reading

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AirPirillo saftey message

AirPirillo saftey message: I really needed a laugh this morning. Chris Pirillo provided one with this video posted on YouTube that mashes up an airline safety instructional message with Chris’s Robin Williamsesque pantomime. (via: Steve Rubel and Dave Winer)

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My friend Mark Oldham is running for a purpose this Saturday

My friend Mark Oldham is running for a purpose this Saturday: Mark is running in this week’s Country Music Marathon (he’s running the half) and has an essay in today’s Tennessean explaining why: to raise money for a Parkinson’s Disease … Continue reading

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