Monthly Archives: January 2010

Hard Lessons from eBay

Posted on January 27, 2010 by rick

This week eBay announced yet another round of substantial changes to its selling structure.  For the past few years, the mega online retailer has re-jiggered its platform and in the process made very few of its sellers happy. I am … Continue reading →

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We Really Are The Media Now

Posted on January 14, 2010 by rick

This past Tuesday (January 12) I was  on Facebook and noticed that one of my FB friends had joined the group WFBQ-JIMMY-MAD-DOG-MATIS SHOULD-NOT-HAVE-GOT-FIRED Huh, I said to myself, while also pondering the grammatical error in the group title.  Didn’t know … Continue reading →

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Jimmy “Mad Dog” Matis Fired by Q-95

Posted on January 12, 2010 by rick

News of this is just now breaking, apparently it happened at the end of last week. Jimmy “Mad Dog” Matis, mid-day voice of WFBQ Q-95, has been let go after a mere 25 years at the station. This follows sports … Continue reading →

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Cell Phone Only? Rising Fast.

Posted on January 11, 2010 by rick

According to a study conducted during the first half of 2009, more than 21% of all US adults lived in cell phone-only households.  That’s about 48 million and you can bet that number is rising.  Another 14.7% had a landline … Continue reading →

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