The Battle is On!

December 5, 2011

It seems that the battle for the direction and future of the USPS has now been fully engaged.  We’ve had words, and now we have action – or at least the threat of action. We’ve gone from hand wringing, to bluster, and now we have the scheduling of some real action to address the persistent financial [...]

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A Few Stamps Short of a Full Roll

November 28, 2011

The battle goes on, for the life and soul of the United States Postal Service.  Life and soul?  Yeah, that’s what I think.  We are at a cross roads to decide whether we will keep the USPS as we know it, or will cut it down to a botique service used for direct mailers and [...]

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The Groupon Bloom is Fading Quickly

November 24, 2011

I guess you could say that the bloom is off the rose for the Groupon IPO and the initial investors as the stock cratered this week.  Tech stocks also hit the skids, the European market is still a major drag on the market, as if it needs one. After jumping up during the first few [...]

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Last Chance for Newsprint and Local News

November 16, 2011

It was fun to work in the newspapers world…a long time ago.  Times have changed, and things aren’t just the same.  Circulation is down, ad revenues are down, and most of my friends who are still in the business aren’t having much fun.  It is with this in mind that I came across a recent [...]

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Support Your Local Mail Carriers…Please!

November 10, 2011

In my search for updates on the current postal service issues I came across a new source of information – PostalReporter.com.  This is a site maintained by the APWU, and I suppose other affiliated postal service unions and workers.  A concise site for all things related to postal issues,especially postal worker issues it was informative [...]

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Groupon’s Big Coming Out Party

November 4, 2011

Today is Groupon Day!  Perhaps this will become a national day of recognition, just like Groundhog Day when we all come out to see if “Phil” sees his shadow or not.  Today we’ll see if Groupon, has the “legs” to go the distance as an investment stock.  I’ve held my tongue until now, though my [...]

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Digital Media on the Move…Newspapers in Retrograde

November 1, 2011

This is a very tough environment for newspapers, and one that does not look to be brightening any time soon.  A lingering recession level of spending and generational and lifestyle changing trends point to a dismal future for any newspapers looking for a resurgence to past days of glory. Not only is the economy one [...]

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