Archive for May, 2011

Watch It Wednesday

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

My daughter graduates college this weekend. I’m guessing most of her classes weren’t quite like this.

$8.5 Billion Boondoggle?

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

 

Time will tell, as the saying goes. Meanwhile, AdAge contends that Microsoft made a good move buying Skype and lists five ways it makes a lot of sense.

Buy! Sell! Buy! Sell!

Monday, May 9th, 2011

Late this past January, I bought the Doonesbury 40th anniversary retrospective from Amazon. It’s a hefty (just under 700 pages) collector’s volume, beautifully slipcased and great for collectors.

Which is why it seems so odd that Amazon is already needling me to sell it back. (See the screen shot above, linked from an email I received today.) Sheesh, I haven’t even read the entire thing, and already you want me to give it up?

Calm down, Amazon; there have to be better (and more appropriate) ways of pimping your buyback service.

Happy Mother’s Day

Sunday, May 8th, 2011

… to everyone whose mother is still with them to receive hugs, and to anyone who’s ever had a mother. Mimosas for everyone!

The Actor Behind the Ad, Part 6

Saturday, May 7th, 2011

The Atlantic reports on Paul Marcarelli, a.k.a. the “Can you hear me now?” guy.