Amazon.com let slip the details of the latest Canon, which thanks to this thread over at Fred Miranda, we can now peruse:Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III 21.1MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)Price: $7,999.99Product Features and Technical DetailsProduct Features* 21.1-megapixel full-frame CMOS sensor* Large 3.0-inch LCD display with Live View and seven brightness settings* 5 fps … Read more
Dear OnRequest – Recently I spoke with a second person who reported that you have said to them that you have tried to get in touch with me about my reporting about your failed business model(s), and my otherwise critical position about how you’re trying to generate enough revenue to be: a) profitable; b) a … Read more
As I was pondering my post for today, the Colbert Show was on, and I was doing some paperwork review. One of the guests on the show was Andrew Keen, author of The Cult of the Amateur: How today’s Internet is killing our culture, and I paused and watched. In fact, I was so intrigued, … Read more
Debates debates debates. Everyone’s having one. CNN, Youtube, and to the right is the debate I had to interrupt my vacation to cover in Chicago for a day – the union’s democratic debate on Soldier Field. The first debates that will really matter in the presidential field won’t really come until the spring. Yet, a … Read more
PDN’s Pulse blog is reporting on the latest evolution of websites – the mobile website. While Caesar Lima is among the first, I am in production to adapt my own site to the mobile platform, and that should be up soon. Caesar is using a link from his main site to a “/iphone” sub-folder. I’d … Read more
I was passing through a drive-through during my trek through the Northwest these past few days, and there I found an interesting insight. “Jack”, of Jack-In-The-Box fame, was cited as the source for the phrase:“Whoever said ‘a penny for your thoughts’ was a cheapskate.”Who knew this wisdom was a tangential byproduct of fast food? (For … Read more
I see, to a degree, that you’re multiplying “one” employee, and thus, it makes sense that it’s a photoshop job on this one, composting multiple images of the same subject. But I have to ask – who styles these ads!Everyone that I asked about this came away with the quizical “what were they thinking?” question … Read more
I’m off to cover the Presidential debate in Chicago today, so here are today’s Speedlinks.PopPhoto’s Blog – Has an update on the NYC “true crime of photography” issue, and, in general, they’re a good resource for you to bookmark.American Journalism Review – There’s an interesting take on the use of Photoshop in the news/editorial business, … Read more
Recently, I posted an article about shorting Getty’s stock as the only good short-sighted idea I could find. I was quickly criticized by Dan Heller both on my comments, and in a lengthy blog post. Interestingly enough, it was his Getty commentaries (in general) that got him hired as a stock analyst. Previously, Heller said … Read more
My raison d’etre in doing blog entries on the subject of business practices is to be helpful to those who may need just a nudge in the right direction of information, need a little push, or need a full-contact shove. The degree of effort made is tempered by the degree of need, and some people … Read more
