Quite a bit of conversation over at www.schoolinfosystem.org Johnny Winston, Jr. adds some interesting notes on Eugene Parks.
SBC Pushes Municipal WiFi Ban in Texas
A Texas legislator has filed a massive telecommunications bill in Austin this session that, in part, bans Texas cities from participating in wireless information networks. SBC Communications said cities should be allowed to offer wireless Internet access in public places, such as parks and libraries. But a company spokesman said they should not directly compete with private enterprises by providing services to residents and businesses.
SBC is our local monopoly telco provider.
How Marketing Drives Pharmaceutical Sales
I’ve always wondered about the utility of drug advertising. Every now and then, I’ll drive by a billboard that says “Ask your doctor about Bextra”. Having no idea what Bextra (insert name of drug here) is, I’m amazed that these efforts pay off at all.
Bernadette Tansey digs into the drug industry’s marketing practices.
Jim
Huge Selection of New & Used CEO’s
Computer generated advertising is…. funny. Here’s a screen shot of a Google Adsense series of advertisements, including an Ebay offer: Chief Executive Officers: Huge Selection of New & Used on one of my blog entries. Maybe this is the right approach to the problem of severely overpaid CEO’s, auction them off on ebay….
Customer Service 101 – Midwest Airlines
I hope Milwaukee based Midwest Airlines continues to survive the industry’s turmoil. They do provide great service (and actually respond to email, what a concept….).
Ward Churchill’s UW Whitewater Visit
Links to coverage of Churchill’s talk last night
- Tom Held & Nahal ToosiThe Conversation (Technorati)
- Ryan Masse
- Michael Worringer
March Madness: WIAA Boys Basketball Tournament
Pearl and Nick (www.wishoops.net) have started their WIAA Boys Basketball tournament coverage with some predictions. Check it out.
Charter Cable: Loses 83,000 Subscribers & 340M
Paul Allen’s Charter Communications released their most recent quarterly results today.
Choicepoint’s Chief Information Security Officer on Their “Hack”
Bruce Schneier on the recent choicepoint fiasco (and the company’s spin).
Madison WiFi – SkyCable TV/AOL
Andrew Wallmeyer and Dinesh Ramde report that the City has begun negotiating with SkyCable TV of Madison for local WiFi coverage. I’ve emailed Mayor Dave and County Exec Kathleen Falk urging them to make sure that the connectivity is fully asymmetrical (full speed, BOTH directions). This is essential for knowledge workers (video conferencing, vpn, telnet, ftp and multimedia).
I hope they don’t blow it and view internet access like TV, as SBC is doing (spending big bucks from their installed base trying to shove video down everyone’s throats).