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Backup Wed, Brought To You By Nielsen
by Dave Zornow This is probably a great day to buy stock in Carbonite, Mozy, IronMountain or anyone of dozens of online backup providers. Yesterday’s news from Nielsen has got to make even the best prepared IT managers twitch. And for those who...
Over the Air Pay TV is Back! Sort of.
by Dave Zornow Back when HBO was new and before ad supported cable hit its stride, a handful of UHF stations in major markets offered a subscription over-the-air TV service to compete with cable. Now a Silicon Valley start-up wants to dust off that b...
Soupy And Me
by Larry Elkin My little brother started kindergarten in the fall of 1965, which allowed my mother to go back to work full-time. Our family needed the money. I was 8 years old and in third grade, and it was my job after school to walk my brother back...
What’s the Matter With Kids Today? TV.
by Dave Zornow Paul Lynde’s musical complaint in Bye Bye Birdie — echoed by the parents of baby boomers in the 60’s — still resonates with today’s parents. Too much TV. Nielsen says Kids 2-11 are watching more television...
Full Disclosure About ‘Sticking With The Union’
The same financial disclosure journalists demand from sources should be applied to stories about labor, management and journalists....
News Blues & Snafus: Palin Debates Biden…Again?
by Dave Zornow Saturday’s October 3, 2009 headline “Palin Holds Own In VP Debate” in the BattleCreek Enquirer tells all you need to know about how Alaska’s Sarah Plain when she went mano a mano with Joe Biden on October 3. ...
