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Archive for January, 2009

Turning off the phone

By Jason Moriber • Jan 14th, 2009

It finally happened, I was waiting for this day. I called a contact at an Ad Agency and their voicemail expressed they prefer to receive an email with the reason for the call in the subject line of the email. Then they would decide whether to call the emailer back. Email as the filter for [...]



Like this idea for return to print, but…

By Jason Moriber • Jan 13th, 2009

Like this idea for return to print, but… “There are currently nine people on staff, mostly unpaid interns.” Does the new economy mean “without compensation?” I hope not…



Ziff-Davis: The Legendary Magazine Publisher Publishes Magazines No More

By Jason Moriber • Jan 8th, 2009

Ziff-Davis: The Legendary Magazine Publisher Publishes Magazines No More



“Yahoo’s search and search marketing business would be sold to Microsoft”

By Jason Moriber • Jan 8th, 2009

Yahoo’s search and search marketing business would be sold to Microsoft



A return to direct marketing vs. showcasing? “What if Sundance Isn’t About The Sales Anymore?”

By Jason Moriber • Jan 8th, 2009

A return to direct marketing vs. showcasing? “What if Sundance Isn’t About The Sales Anymore?”



“In this economy, I think we’ll provide a lot more value than other agencies. We are smaller, more nimble and without big overhead.”

By Jason Moriber • Jan 7th, 2009

“In this economy, I think we’ll provide a lot more value than other agencies. We are smaller, more nimble and without big overhead.”



Free WiFi gone in some NYC parks

By Jason Moriber • Jan 7th, 2009

Free WiFi has been cut in some of NYCs public spaces, but not all



The NYTimes is dead link

By Jason Moriber • Jan 7th, 2009

This link is getting passed around a bit, The Atlantic piece on the end of The New York Times: http://snurl.com/9l0ax



Amtrak photo contestant arrested by Amtrak police in NYC’s Penn Station http://snurl.com/9l00b

By Jason Moriber • Jan 7th, 2009

Amtrak photo contestant arrested by Amtrak police in NYC’s Penn Station (from carlosmiller.com)



Design Loves a Depression

By Jason Moriber • Jan 6th, 2009

design loves a depression