In December 2007 I said “give Kiva a try.” In July 2008 I described a defaulted Kiva loan that was partially funded by a fellow Minneapolis resident. In December 2008 I described the successful completion of a Kiva loan I partially funded. Now I’d like you to watch this video put together by Kieran Ball [...]
In case you missed it, Matt from Yellow Pages – Do Not Distribute left a comment about Albany, New York’s decision to mandate opt-out and delivery standards for yellow pages companies in their community: And in case you haven’t heard, last night in Albany, NY, in what is sure to set presidence for all of [...]
I blogged about previous about San Mei Rejuvenation Center in Uptown when the owner was running for US congress in the 3rd district. Steev RamsDell Sadly, San Mei will soon be closing its doors. According to the San Mei website, in what appears to be some kind of a press release, the blame falls on [...]
Paula Ruddy has an impressive pied on The Progressive Catholic Voice breaking down the tortured logic used by the Vatican to justify discriminating against women and homosexuals for consideration for positions in upper management. The Progressive Catholic Voice: “Spiritual Paternity”: Why Homosexual Men Cannot be Ordained Catholic Priests Is the choice of a sexual analogy [...]
Yellow Pages Association President, Neg Northon, penned a letter to the editor of the Albany (NY) Times Union explaining that’s it’s a bad idea to provide reasonable regulation of the yellow pages industry: Albany should reject proposal The Albany Common Council is expected to vote today on a draft ordinance that adds phone books to [...]
How successful are Village Voice Media’s online properties at capturing their local audiences? It seems safe to assume that print is down a bit across the board. So, which VVM properties are showing the most success at becoming the must-visit sites in their communities. The data below comes from Compete.com. Stats such as page views [...]
Google’s getting out of the newspaper advertising business. Many of you probably didn’t know Google was ever in this business, which is probably because they weren’t seeing much success with it so never ramped it up. My theory on why this didn’t work is this: Google tried to bring rational pricing to newspapers. Historically, newspapers [...]
That’s the only conclusion I can come to after reading a summary of community efforts to legislate opt-out policies for yellow pages companies. The Minnesota bill calls for telephone directory publishers to prominently publish a statement on their directories directing consumers who do not wish to receive a phone book, and offer a toll free [...]
Maggie Mason discovered an incredible TP fold in Mexico. Check that out! That is clearly a place that cares about their guest’s experiences. via Jodi
All the Ambivalent Muse wants to do is donate a few bucks to CenterPoint Energy’s HeatShare program to help out some people who are having a hard time with their bills. Sounds like a great idea and shouldn’t be too hard since CenterPoint include a donation form with her bill. Well . . .: A [...]
