Last Friday night, I took a peek at my Twitter feed and noticed that a marketing guy who I follow named Peter Shankman was pleading for some Internet sanity regarding a woman named Justine Sacco. Said Peter: “Yes [Sacco’s] tweet was awful. But she’s landing to death threats. Come on, Twitter, let’s be better than that.”Read More
Archives for December 2013
Long Live Print
Recently while waiting for a breakfast meeting to start at a café in Miami’s Coconut Grove, I overheard an exchange between a tourist and a local who was reading the daily paper. “Where can I get a newspaper around here?” asked the visitor. “Nowhere,” said the local.
Newsstands may still be squeaking out income in larger metro areas, but I honestly don’t know where to buy a daily newspaper in my market. A convenience store, maybe?Read More