Here’s a Wired article about the news gathering habits of that choice 18-35-years-old demo. Not surprisingly, they aren’t reading newspapers (and I’ll bet something similar is going in with TV), but they are on the Net surfin’ for news. They’re information grazers.
Read More »Agree to disagree
Gosh, the other night I heard some business executives’ organization predicting that in 2005 there would be more jobs, lower oil prices, and business growth. Contrast that with this article I just stumbled across reporting that a well-placed financial analyst is forecasting a high probability of "economic Armageddon." Hmm, maybe he’s trying to create conditions to sell a book on ...
Read More »The Fox and me
Okay, I’ve adopted a brand identity. I’ve become such a fan of the Firefox browser that I’m wearing the insignia on my body. Here I am in my Firefox T-shirt. The software’s free so I bought the shirt. Anyway, I think it’s so superior to IE that I’ve got it at home and on my work laptop. You too can ...
Read More »Do-it-yourself treatment?
Dr. R. Bohmer of Harvard Business Business School says the roles of doctors and patients are changing as patients move toward more self-testing and self-treatment. The role of patients has been transformed as well. Not long ago, they were still relatively passive, ignorant of their condition, and dependent on the doctor’s advice. But now they can choose self-testing for at ...
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