Houston Chronicle Trims 5% of Workforce: 70 Jobs lost

Story here. It would seem we’re in the second half of 2007.
Perhaps I was off by a year - but definitely not more than that…



Props to Hilary Potkewitz

Congrats to Hilary Potkewitz at Crain’s for her comments last night on ABC News about the Knicks sexual harassment lawsuit. Well done.



Lara Dalch: A Classic Type o’ Gal

Congratulations are due to my friend Lara Dalch for landing her new position as Classic Media’s senior director of brand development and promotions, North America. She will oversee brand partnerships and promotions for the New York-based company’s top properties such as Casper the Friendly Ghost, George of the Jungle, Where’s Waldo and Gumby. Dalch will […]



Caveman’s Crib… So easy… A plethora of people working together could do it!

So I was so fascinated by Caveman’s Crib, I did some homework, and got in touch with one Joe Talbott. It would seem Joe was part of the brilliant creative team that produced cavemanscrib.com.
Joe was quick to tell me it wasn’t just him. In fact, he praised the other people on his team so much, […]



Thoughts on the Caveman’s Crib?

May I please just remind everyone that this started out as A COMMERCIAL FOR A FREAKING INSURANCE COMPANY??

How many product placements can you find? I caught at least four.
It’s a brilliantly designed website, though. I’d love to know who did it.



Chris Matthews gets a little Pervy on Erin Burnett

Anyone else catch Chris Matthews getting a little too close for comfort with Erin Burnett on Hardball a few nights ago?
Of course, the NY Post is calling Erin a "CNBC Hottie," so perhaps it makes sense. Of course, it could have been staged for Burnett’s benefit, since she’s trying to muscle in on CNBC’s "Bucks […]



Props to Ann Shoket!

I know I’m Ann Shoket’s biggest cheerleader, but big props to her for a stellar article in this week’s Newsweek, complete with the video below. She’s turned her debut issue into Seventeen’s best selling issue ever, and newsstand sales are up 9% from last year this time.
MSNBC/Newsweek doesn’t let me embed the video, but I […]