by Craig Rentmeester | Mar 17, 2009 | Current Affairs, Miscellaneous
Today is the last day that the Seattle Post-Intelligencer is publishing its print edition. It will reduce its staff of 140 down to 20-25 employees as it moves to an online only newspaper. Three years ago I received the letter below from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer....
by Craig Rentmeester | Apr 1, 2008 | Advertising, Current Affairs
The newspaper industry has experienced the worst drop in advertising revenue in more than 50 years, according to the Newspaper Association of America. Read the full article on Editor and Publisher. Some Stats from the Article:Print Advertising Total print advertising...
by Craig Rentmeester | Feb 5, 2008 | Current Affairs
Could this be the week of the underdog? The Giants rallied past the Patriots. Now, could Barack rally past Hilary?Could McCain get the bid that was unforeseen only months ago? Time, maybe even hours, will tell. I think undecided Americans like rooting for the...
by Craig Rentmeester | Jan 7, 2008 | Current Affairs, Web/Tech
At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Comcast announced its plans to release a device called "AnyPlay", a portable DVD/CD Player that will allow users to record and playback up to 60 hours of footage from cable TV using DVR technology via a docking station...
by Craig Rentmeester | Jun 5, 2007 | Current Affairs, Marketing & PR, Technology, Web/Tech
Ten republican hopefuls take the stage tonight for their first debate in New Hampshire. With the upcoming presidential election in mind, I decided to do a little social network research on Facebook. Here are a few things that I found. 1). Barack Obama has over 87,600...