"The Evolving Publishing Ecosystem" *
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I cannot believe BlogHer is this week. Just like most everything else in life, it seemed really far away at first, but now it is almost upon me. I figured now was as good a time as any to check out …
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No one wants to deal with a cranky Ellen
It’s been a while since I had a good old fashioned rant in these pages… Recently, my office switched to Microsoft Outlook from another not to be named office email/groupware application. Overall, I thought then and I still believe this …
Insurance Drama
Sure, it’s pretty much a given that someone is going to gripe about their insurance company. But in this case, my griping has a message for you. Not so long ago, we got a letter from our insurance company that …
Double take
In the category of “did I seriously just see this on TV”, I bring you one of 3 TV commercials currently running that promote high fructose corn syrup: I really thought the engergizer bunny would come marching out announcing it …
Enough with the cold calls, already
I’m not sure if it’s the state of the economy, or what’s happening in new media and publishing, but the number of cold calls I have been getting from B2B telesales people is on the rise. There are so many …
Le Freak by Chic
Yesterday, I had my first, but probably not last freak out of this “week before sales meeting.” I was trying to do something with a piece of clip art. Seriously, it was something I’ve done before, but in my panicked …
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The BIG BAG and a call to marketers
Wiley author Daniel Terdiman, who I met for the first time at SXSW, published a great piece revealing exactly what attendees at the conference received when they picked up their badges. A bag. A BIG BAG. A BIG BAG full …
Dear Ellen
Yeah….they wanted to hear from me… Dear Valued Guest, Thank you for contacting Marriott Customer Care. We will review your message and contact you within three to five business days. Your loyalty and continuing good will are very important to …
Dear Austin Residence Inn,
Hi, it’s Ellen. Remember me? I just finished a stay with you. For the most part, I tend towards Starwood properties because I have their Amex, but you were very close to the convention center, so I thought you would be a …
Oscillate Wildly*
I’ve got that dizzy feeling these days, and it’s not a good thing. I think it’s something called benign postional vertigo. I had it after Little IT was born, and two weeks ago on a business trip in Indy it …
It's really enough to make my head spin
This is a rant, so be warned. The village I live in is part of a town. This town, called Greenburgh, is comprised of 5 other villages. There are parts of Greenburgh that are not part of any village, and …
Dear Cablevision,
You suck. How in the world can you have an outage exactly one minute into the Pats-Chargers pre-game show, leaving Mr. IT a twitchy mess? Sure, sure, things like that happen, but when he called, all sweaty and bothered, it …
When I was a kid, Pluto was a planet
Two things happened recently that sent me on a wave of nostagia. Yesterday, Mr. IT was kind enough to watch the kids so I could go to a movie with a friend. The choice was an all-out popcorn pick – …
Netiquette or just plain common sense?
Here’s a hint – if you’ve recently set up an email group list, it MIGHT be a good idea to email the people on your list and ask them to verify that they are getting your messages. You MIGHT have …
A Rush & A Push & The Land Is Ours
In a virtual land grab in the e-content arena, Amazon’s finally launched their long-awaited eBook reader today. It’s called Kindle and it retails for $399. The page on Amazon is richly detailed and should give you a lot of information …
