by Jeff Yablon | Apr 17, 2012 | Business Process, Media
The first time I commented here on electronic book publishing, I skewered David Pogue for not understanding it. I’ve known Dave for a long time and have used his name as fodder for quite a few business-meets-technology stories. Sometimes, he likes what I have to...
by Jeff Yablon | Apr 13, 2012 | Content, Media
Warren Buffett, Axl Rose, and a Thieving Rat are all on the front page of Answer Guy Central right now. That’s it. I was amused to see these three very different guys all hanging out in the same place, especially since only two of the three actually have...
by Jeff Yablon | Apr 13, 2012 | Business Process, Media
Last week, I talked about the reason I’m not an attorney. If you don’t feel like reading that piece I’ll sum it up really simply: most attorneys are weasels. And I don’t want to be a pantless weasel. A couple of days ago, a US Court of Appeals...
by Jeff Yablon | Apr 11, 2012 | Business Process, Content, Media, Search Engine Optimization SEO
Yesterday I came across this piece on do-it-yourself Search Engine Optimization at ReadWriteWeb—or more specifically at ReadWriteStart, an offshoot of ReadWriteWeb aimed at getting things done for the small business person. I’ve quoted ReadWriteWeb quite a few...
by Jeff Yablon | Apr 9, 2012 | Business Process, Media
Perception is Reality. So what’s your perception of AOL selling a big chunk of its patent portfolio to Microsoft? Reality: whichever side you hear things from, it doesn’t really matter whether AOL made a good deal here or a bad one. I wasn’t even...
by Jeff Yablon | Apr 4, 2012 | Business Process, Media
From a very young age, people told me I should be an attorney. When I was a kid I thought that was a compliment, but as I got older I realized it was merely commentary on my ability to come up with an argument for (or against, for that matter) almost anything....