Daily Archives: Friday, March 30, 2007

And the last word of the week is, the first word of the week

Posted on Friday, March 30, 2007 by Rex Hammock

My theme (unplanned) of the week was “Magazines launch, magazines die. It happens everyday.” I could link to magazine launch and death stories every day. If you saw my RSS feed, you’d believe me. Today, I’ve already linked to story … Continue reading →

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Post traumatic syndrome flashbacks of a by-gone era

Posted on Friday, March 30, 2007 by Rex Hammock

I feel like like my RSS newsreader is being fed by something out of the Twilight Zone: It’s March, 2007, and Valleywag is blogging about the closures of the Red Herring and the Industry Standard. Make it stop, somebody. Technorati … Continue reading →

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The Not Intelligent Tournament, or never underestimate the value of a good editor

Posted on Friday, March 30, 2007 by Rex Hammock

As I said the other day, the unfiltered spelling/grammar on this blog is no reflection of the spelling/grammar obsession you find among the editorial staff at Hammock Publishing. For example, this SI story about the spelling on the T-shirts that … Continue reading →

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Nashville-published magazine is “Launch of the Year”

Posted on Friday, March 30, 2007 by Rex Hammock

My friend, Ole Miss j-school dean, and magazine ubber-launchtracker, Mr. Magazine, Samir Husni (who now has a blog) has named his top magazine launches of 2006. And, well, another set of friends, the people who publish Relish Magazine, received Samir’s … Continue reading →

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It’s Kilt Day!

Posted on Friday, March 30, 2007 by Rex Hammock

Don’t know how I missed this: It’s Kilt Day! (I think, however, on that website, everyday is national kilt day.) Coming up on April 6. National Tartan Day in the U.S. I’m happy to keep you all posted on such … Continue reading →

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When everyone blogs, all sides of a story can be aired

Posted on Friday, March 30, 2007 by Rex Hammock

A couple of days ago, Patrick McGovern, the legendary media entrepreneur who founded IDG, was interviewed by Mark Glaser (MediaShift/PBS.org). (I have some disclosures, below.) In addition to exploring topics related to the role of print and online media and … Continue reading →

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Wii old folks

Posted on Friday, March 30, 2007 by Rex Hammock

Yesterday, I got a year older. (I get a day older everyday.) After reading this story in the NY Times today, I’m looking forward to one day being old enough to really enjoy a Wii. For the record, the resident … Continue reading →

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links for 2007-03-30

Posted on Friday, March 30, 2007 by Rex Hammock

Really Simple Definition | Nick Bradbury Nick says it’s Really Simple Syndication, so that’s what I say. (tags: RSS) Googling for ads offline | NY Times Quote: “The early results are mixed, suggesting that Google’s successful transition from online kingpin … Continue reading →

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