Archive for December, 2007

Why do media companies often fumble handling their own bad press?

You would think that a media company would be, well, media-savvy.  Especially if it’s a Web media company like CNET, surely they must understand how the 24-hour news cycle works in this new Internet age.  You don’t let the rumour mill and blog posts just churn away for days, you have to respond immediately and […]

I can’t believe Thriller was released 25 years ago

I was listening to NPR today and they had a lengthy story about how yesterday was the 25th anniversary of the release of Michael Jackson’s Thriller album.  Like I need another reminder of how damned old I’m getting.
Man I remember that album.  And yes, a vinyl album is how I first heard it.  My Dad […]