Daily Archives: Tuesday, October 23, 2007

American Heritage ‘rights’ purchased by Bell descendent

Posted on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 by Rex Hammock

As I’ve often declared on this blog my fondness of the magazine American Heritage, I’m glad to learn that it is living to see another day. Edwin S. Grosvenor, great-grandson of Alexander Graham Bell, is the new majority owner of … Continue reading →

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JetBlue says bye-bye Music City

Posted on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 by Rex Hammock

I guess my regular use of JetBlue to fly from Nashville to JFK is not enough to keep the route profitable. The service ends on January 6. I think I’ve written here that Delta has done what it can to … Continue reading →

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Don’t write passively even if some expert tells you to

Posted on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 by Rex Hammock

This Jakob Nielsen recommendation about writing passive headlines implies that people who read content on websites are so brainless, they always click on hyperlinks that are the closest to the top-left-hand of the page. But that’s okay, says Nielsen, because … Continue reading →

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links for 2007-10-23

Posted on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 by Rex Hammock

Print Will Not Fade Away | MediaPost.com The notion that books, newspapers and magazines will be replaced by electronic media is as foolish as the belief that the visual arts will one day consist entirely of computer graphics. (tags: magazines)

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