Lynne Johnson has a great post in the Fast Company Magazine FC Now Blog.
I agree with Lynne, I'm not so sure removing the fee to view Wall Street Journal Online content is a good thing. Rupert Murdoch thinks opening the site to everybody free of charge is a way to get more eyes onto his online ads.
I think no matter what he does with the Wall Street Journal, Murdoch is going to have to work very hard to mess it up.
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Monday, October 08, 2007
It's Good to be the King?
Wow, can this get any creepier? (Not Mel, the link below...I wonder if it is still good to be the king?)
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Packard Bell still exists? Really?
First I read this morning that computer maker Acer is buying Gateway . Yawn. Once upon a time I owned a Gateway computer. In 1998 Gateway didn't make a bad product. It took me six years to kill the computer, but that's beside the point.
Then I read that Acer or Lenovo may buy Packard Bell. Packard Bell? The most poorly made personal computers known to man? Packard Bell? Really? Wow, I thought the company had gone belly up long ago.
If you can believe Michael Scott's favorite online resource, Wikipedia: The Packard Bell name was withdrawn in the U.S. and has been used primarily in Europe.
So what's the moral of the story? I'm still trying to figure it out. I'm just shocked that someone would try to resurrect a brand name that to some folks, is synonomus for "bad product."
Then I read that Acer or Lenovo may buy Packard Bell. Packard Bell? The most poorly made personal computers known to man? Packard Bell? Really? Wow, I thought the company had gone belly up long ago.
If you can believe Michael Scott's favorite online resource, Wikipedia: The Packard Bell name was withdrawn in the U.S. and has been used primarily in Europe.
So what's the moral of the story? I'm still trying to figure it out. I'm just shocked that someone would try to resurrect a brand name that to some folks, is synonomus for "bad product."
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Memo to ESPN (and the rest of the world)
To: ESPN
From: Tim Rush
Date: 08/21/07
Re: Michael Vick
Can we please tone down the coverage of Michael Vick. You've been telling us for six weeks what he's done etc. He has done some very bad things. But I'm SICK of hearing about it. Do I have to hear about it every 20 minutes? Can you at least tell me if the Cubs won or how Jason Campbell's knee is doing? I'm just really sick of the journalism school of "we're going to tell you about it every 20 minutes and ram it down your throat." Can you maybe find some old USFL games to show or something? Thank you.
From: Tim Rush
Date: 08/21/07
Re: Michael Vick
Can we please tone down the coverage of Michael Vick. You've been telling us for six weeks what he's done etc. He has done some very bad things. But I'm SICK of hearing about it. Do I have to hear about it every 20 minutes? Can you at least tell me if the Cubs won or how Jason Campbell's knee is doing? I'm just really sick of the journalism school of "we're going to tell you about it every 20 minutes and ram it down your throat." Can you maybe find some old USFL games to show or something? Thank you.
Monday, July 02, 2007
Another coach with his heart in the right place
This is an article from ESPN.com about Tennessee Head Football Coach Phillip Fulmer and his involvement in the Jason Foundation. A couple weeks ago we lost Terry Hoeppner to cancer. Coach Hep was, by all accounts, a great guy with a passion for life and people. It sounds like Phillip Fulmer is another outstanding guy with a passion for people.
My wife and I are currently raising our own teenagers. I cannot image what would happen if anything happened to them. If you are a parent of teens or of pre-teens, I encourage you to read the article and visit the Jason Foundation's website at http://www.jasonfoundation.com/
My wife and I are currently raising our own teenagers. I cannot image what would happen if anything happened to them. If you are a parent of teens or of pre-teens, I encourage you to read the article and visit the Jason Foundation's website at http://www.jasonfoundation.com/
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
The Whole Grammy Awards and Dixie Chicks Hoo Ha
The Grammy Awards were Sunday Night. Big deal. Even when I was in the radio business I didn't watch the Grammy Awards. Why? Because the Grammys are not a reflection of the musical tastes of radio listeners. The Grammys are a reflection of what the Industry elite likes and listens to.
Who cares what a bunch of over pampered chauffeured music industry people think? Not me. Am I surprised the Dixie Chicks won a bunch of awards? No. Am I surprised that country music radio still isn't playing the Dixie Chicks? No. Why am I not surprised?
I don't think it's smart business to alienate your core audience, the people who buy your product. And that's exactly what Natalie Maines did when she said "We're ashamed the President of the United States is from Texas." Yes Natalie, the lead singer and lightning rod for the Chicks, did have the right to state her opinion. Again, doing it publicly and on foreign soil probably wasn't a good idea.
Did I like the Dixie Chicks before the whole controversy? They were okay, peppy, upbeat. My country music tastes are more George Strait, Garth Brooks, Allison Krauss and Union Station, Rascal Flatts. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to know that the majority of core country music radio listeners are hard core patriotic folks. And attacking the president wasn't the smartest thing to do if you're going to sell product to those folks.
Will the Dixie Chicks continue to sell music? Yes. Will their career go on? Sure, but it's probably not going to be remembered for the music, it's going to be remembered for the controversy. And who really wants to be remembered for that?
Who cares what a bunch of over pampered chauffeured music industry people think? Not me. Am I surprised the Dixie Chicks won a bunch of awards? No. Am I surprised that country music radio still isn't playing the Dixie Chicks? No. Why am I not surprised?
I don't think it's smart business to alienate your core audience, the people who buy your product. And that's exactly what Natalie Maines did when she said "We're ashamed the President of the United States is from Texas." Yes Natalie, the lead singer and lightning rod for the Chicks, did have the right to state her opinion. Again, doing it publicly and on foreign soil probably wasn't a good idea.
Did I like the Dixie Chicks before the whole controversy? They were okay, peppy, upbeat. My country music tastes are more George Strait, Garth Brooks, Allison Krauss and Union Station, Rascal Flatts. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to know that the majority of core country music radio listeners are hard core patriotic folks. And attacking the president wasn't the smartest thing to do if you're going to sell product to those folks.
Will the Dixie Chicks continue to sell music? Yes. Will their career go on? Sure, but it's probably not going to be remembered for the music, it's going to be remembered for the controversy. And who really wants to be remembered for that?
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