Tag Archives: Blogs

So WordPress Was Down Yesterday…

Not that I noticed.  And yet, the outage apparently affected 10.2 million blogs, depriving them of an estimated 5.5 million pageviews, give or take. WordPress notified me about it later, linking through to this very concise and forthright explanation on their … Continue reading

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So Apparently There’s This CGI Film In Theaters. And It’s Rather Popular.

Fact: Avatar’s first weekend worldwide box office was $242.5 million. Fact: Avatar grossed $1.3 billion worldwide in less than a month. Prevalent Speculation: Including marketing, the project represented a nearly $450 million bet. Tactic: In this week’s Advertising Age, a … Continue reading

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Collected-Thinking: Now In Handy E-Form

Back in 1983, Peter Gabriel released his “Plays Live” double album and as an avid fan, I bought it and spent hours poring over the liner notes.   Actually, what I mostly remember about those notes was how he cheekily … Continue reading

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The Modern Cost of a Really Bad Day

Yesterday, the rigging for Madonna’s new concert tour collapsed during construction in Marseilles, killing two workers.  By any measure, that’s a tragedy.  However, given Madonna’s lightning rod persona, that horrific accident has become an excuse to deem her solely responsible … Continue reading

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