Blogs, Texas Style

MarketingVOX: “Consumer still don’t like paying for online content, but resistance has somewhat weakened, according to a new JupiterResearch, writes DM News. Adoption of paid content is up from last year, though 64 percent of adults still say they wouldn’t pay for content to avoid online advertising. However, 31 percent of online adults paid for…

I have decided to coin a new phrase today.  "Blackberry brevity."  I have realized that when I type emails on my Blackberry-esque device (it is actually a Palm Treo 700w), I often abbreviate — not only words, but I curb the length of my message to avoid having to do more thumb typing than absolutely…

Thanks to Matt Cronin of WebLiquid for passing along an article (free registration) from Online MediaDaily. WHILE SEARCH MARKETING IS RESPONSIBLE for much of the resurgence of online advertising, politicians have been relatively slow to purchase sponsored search links. But activity on Google this week indicates that search engines might play a more significant role…

PaidContent reports that news parody site The Onion has dropped its premium pay service.

My favorite restaurant in Washington, DC suffered a serious fire early yesterday morning while the place was empty. Check out the pictures from Tim Carman at the Washington City Paper to get a feel for the damage at Todd Gray’s Equinox. It certainly wasn’t as bad as it could have been, but there is clearly…