Author: Howard
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R.I.P. EJ’s Luncheonette
0117060858 Originally uploaded by HowardGr. The long-standing EJ’s, always good for breakfast or a quick lunch, has closed. I haven’t been there for a while, which, if multiplied by a lot of people who knew it was there and didn’t go probably contributed to it’s demise. I had scheduled breakfast there this am, but we…
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What is Web 2.0?
That’s what I’m aiming to find out. I’ve been asked to moderate a panel for NYSIA (blurb below) on Web 2.0 in NY on 1/23/06. Please come and see what we all can learn together. I’ll be blogging some thoughts in preparation for the panel in the next few weeks. Web 2.0 – Wave of…
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Transit Strike A Nuisance for Me
Well, NY City Transit is on strike. Lucky for me I take NJ Transit and PATH, and was basically just inconvenienced by late running trains and crowds. Colleagues have walked to work from Brooklyn, or have gotten into cars with friends of neighbor’s brother-in-law’s cousin’s once removed to get here. Quite difficult for them, and…
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Insert Snow Joke Here
IMG_4460.JPG Originally uploaded by HowardGr. 8 inches on the back table. That’s why I’m home today.
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Brand Sluts, Consumers and Attention
As “consumers” or CUSTOMERS (thanks Jerry), we’ve been targets to be advertised at, our eyeballs have been made ‘sticky’ to keep us viewing pages, and we’ve been positioned, demographically skewed, psychographically sliced and surveyed until it hurts. Now, my fellow Clue-train riders, we’re being accused of being “Brand Sluts.” No more august publication than the…