Did You Talk Like a Pirate Today?

Interesting report from UPI today: White House adviser Karl Rove said in a recent conference call that Internet lobbying by young grassroots Republicans will make or break the Bush administration’s proposals to revamp the pension program, just as the technology helped get out the vote last fall during the presidential campaign.

The New York Times will begin a paid subscription section starting next Monday, 9/19, that will primarily include columns.  Jupiter analyst David Card wonders: shall we start the countdown for how long this lasts till the Timesmen (and women) demand to be set free so they can continue to participate in the online blogger-commentariat fray?

Today, I stuck the proverbial fork into Cork & Knife. In some ways, it was a difficult decision. In others, it was a no-brainer. Let me explain. When I started Cork & Knife over a year ago, I did so because I had a passion for fine food and drink and felt there was a…

IS BUZZ MARKETING ILLEGAL? “As marketers more frequently look to recruit consumers brand agents to spread goodwill for brands, industry attorneys view buzz marketing as a likely area of regulatory involvement, especially around the issue of compensating people to participate in buz (tags: BuzzMarketing WordOfMouth Marketing)

Today I interviewed Scott Cleland, a Washington-based analyst who has been following Google for years. He seems to relish being a bit of a contrarian and in the interview he talked about the increasing power of Google and why that’s bad for consumers. He also opposes net neutrality, something that many of you will no…

Jeff Jarvis fosters an interesting discussion about what Roger Ailes’ new role in charge of local fox stations means.  As the man who spawned Fox News Channel, he clearly has demonstrated success at innovating.  And Jeff thinks he might do the same for local news: What if, instead, a station tore into local issues and…