We were watching 60 Minutes Sunday evening and they re-ran a report on the dumping of computers under the guise of recycling. This piece first ran last November and I’m surprised it hasn’t had more repercussions. As the piece went on, getting more disturbing by the minute, I had one of those little epiphanies I have from time to time and which I like to share with you. I realized that this piece is why professional content matters. Continue reading
Tag Archives: media
The Blue Grotto
There was a report last week that The Blue Grotto, one of Italy‘s most-visited tourist locations had been fouled by raw sewage. The suspicion was that some local mafiosi had dumped the waste they’d been paid to haul away in the water rather than pay the dumping fees to increase their profits. Fortunately, in the few intervening days, the smell has gone away and the early reports may have been wrong. But the entire incident got me thinking anyway about how many business people do the same sort of dumb things. Continue reading
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Swings And Misses
Obviously, I write a blog. When asked, I usually say it’s a blog about business, media and sometimes food. Now, those are fairly broad categories and I appreciate the fact that there is a lot of room under those categories to fit everything from content monetization (a favorite topic) to the 10 ways you can add twitter followers (oh, please). However, I’m not sure that handbags fit. Continue reading
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