Category Archives: The New Media Cynic

Jack of Every Trade Imaginable, or, What a Job Ad!

Is the “Jack of all Trades” thing getting out of hand? It would seem so. At one time, it was alright, encouraged even, to become an expert at one thing. To focus on something and strive to be the best … Continue reading

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A New Paradigm For Print. Does it Have To Be Dead?

Print is Dead by topgold I love magazines. I love the look and the feel. I know that in most cases I can find the same information online, but the experience is not the same. With that said, let me … Continue reading

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A Quick Twitter Gripe

Bang Head Here by programwitch Alright, you know that I hate marketing spam on Twitter.You know I think the people that think Twitter is the greatest thing since sliced bread are a bit loopy. You know I think the people … Continue reading

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Using Auto-Anything on Twitter Makes You Look Stupid

Seriously. I was frustrated the other day with Colin Cowherd on ESPN radio. I was wondering if anyone else knew of a good sports talk radio station that streamed on the net, so I turned to Twitter with this: Anyone … Continue reading

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Real Winner Alert, or, How To Hire People To Commit Crimes

I just found this in my feed stream. It is from the Raleigh Craigslist. This goes to show you, you really can see anything on the net. I wonder how proud his, or her, mom is. Another question pops into … Continue reading

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Marketing fail: Is Compete.com Competing with Compete?

I am not a marketer. Not one bit. I guess you can call me a narketer, or not, as that has no meaning whatsoever. I am also not a guru, expert, talking head, evangelist, none of those things. I usually … Continue reading

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Let’s File this One Under Obvious

Mashable has the results of a poll. What are the results? Social Media is for Narcissists. Hmmmmmmmm, ya think? Here is the link. Mashable, Social Media is for Narcissiststs Cheers,Eban

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I Believe

I do believe, in the old adage that if you have nothing good to say, then say nothing at all. . . What the hell are you waiting for? Really. Cheers, or whatever, Eban

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Pet Peeve Time

Their are a couple of news sites I like, but I am seriously thinking of avoiding from now on. Now before you think this is about ideologies, it’s not. For that reason, I am not naming the news services. This … Continue reading

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