• Publishers Are Committing Fraud
    It has come time for someone to finally call B.S. There have been countless articles and endless claims by publishers trumpeting self-regulation as the best means for dealing with consumer privacy. Publishers claim they're in the best position to protect their users. And they are completely full of crap.<
  • Woe The Digital Sale: Reflections On Gift-Giving
    From the mailbox: Our agency mail room was a bit more busy this year than last year delivering vendors' gifts -- but ouch, my stomach still hurts from eating too many Harry & David gift towers. If I see another foil-embossed holiday card, I may lose it. Why is it that publishers have to send such lame gifts? Give me something I can use like an iTunes Giftcard. Or why can't they just make a contribution to charity? Give it to someone else who can really use something special for the holiday season. I know I seem ungrateful here, but …
  • Subject: The Portals Will Perish (Eventually)
    So many predictions find their way into the public airwaves at this time. It's obviously a natural time for forecasting, but I also think it's because prognosticators are as insecure as anyone else, and feel a need to prove their own value, especially at the beginning of a calendar year. So pardon my need to be human as I share this intuitive sense about the long-term future of a business sector that currently dominates our space and headlines: the Web portals.
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