We’re Only in it for the Money

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  • by Frank Paynter on June 2, 2024

    Apologies to the Mothers for the title of this post, and thanks to Dave Winer for the pointer to Rex Hammock this morning where Podcast Products are discussed, all of which reminded me of Eddie Dickey’s comment on my Audio Kiosk post the other day.

    Rex also points to a real dumb article on why smart companies don’t use corporate weblogs.  The article has a poorly conceived beginning and an ending that is lighter than air.  Rather than muddle around in the narrative tangle that might tie the misrepresentations at each end of the narrative arc together, the author makes the better choice of leaving out the middle.  Now, if his editor can get him to work on leaving off those beginnings and endings…

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    RB 06.02.05 at 8:58

    I just about choked just now on your penultimate sentence. Hey, you should write those things yourself!

    Flackster 06.05.05 at 2:09

    It gets worse

    I’m indebted to the estimable Constantin Basturea for doing the little bit of Googling and extra research I should have done myself, and helping to reveal the full perfidy of a pitch I’ve already taken one swipe at elsewhere. The…

    Flackster 06.05.05 at 2:23

    It gets worse

    I’m indebted to the estimable Constantin Basturea for doing the little bit of Googling and extra research I should have done myself, and helping to reveal the full perfidy of a pitch I’ve already taken one swipe at elsewhere. The…

    Flackster 06.05.05 at 2:26

    It gets worse

    I’m indebted to the estimable Constantin Basturea for doing the little bit of Googling and extra research I should have done myself, and helping to reveal the full perfidy of a pitch I’ve already taken one swipe at elsewhere. The…

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