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It slices, it dices in bankruptcy court
Ronco, of Veg-O-Matic and the Pocket Fisherman fame, has filed for bankruptcy. Company founder Ron Popell, who sold the company two years ago, also brought modern civilization devices that scrambled eggs inside the shell, a food dehydrator, a pasta-maker and a spray to cover bald spots on people’s heads. Life won’t be the same. Tags:…
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If the founders returned …
Missed this yesterday. It was company namesake Edward Wyllis Scripps’ birth date (June 18, 1854 – March 12, 1926). I often wonder what creativity and daring the entrepreneurial newspaper barons of the early 20th century would have brought to the industry’s current situation. Had they lived in this era, they could very well have built…
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The newscast belongs on the telly
Angela Grant has it right. I think a “newscast” on the Internet is the inappropriate repurposing of TV to the Web. If I want to view a string of videos, I want them to be of my choosing. Produce enough video, organize them, make them searchable and shareable and the “channel” of programming will develop.…