Month: October 2007

  • Care to comment?

    There’s been an on-and-off again debate about reader comments, how to manage them, whether real names should be required, should there be moderation and more. Comments have been generally supported as allowing reader interactivity or participation and (buzzwords of buzzwords) increasing engagement. The New York Times is even promoting them at times to the front…

  • And you’re getting a journalism degree?

    FORBES CALLS JOURNALISTS an endangered species. It doesn’t have to be that way, though journalists seem to be doing their best to undermine their own profession. — Glenn Reynolds, Instapundit Also on Forbes list of Worst Jobs For The 21st Century: computer programmers, radio announcers, economists, farmers, insurance agents, commercial fishers, jewelers, travel agents, federal…

  • Even in business, it’s a dog life

    This post could be called the Harvard Guide to Business Success (if your dog is named Harvard). There’s some treats in there that could well be applied to business — and life. And I’ll add one: Getting hung up on details is like having fleas.