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The coming media crisis and parallels with the financial crisis

Colin Henderson

A general thread that has been building for me for some years now is highlighted in a few things I have seen recently. The thread is my hatred of advertising and in particular online advertising. For me it lies in the same category as junk (paper) mail except worse. I can simply throw paper junk mail out as one package, so it is not intrusive. Online advertising is horribly intrusive because it is pervasive. I use lots of things to ensure my online experience is minimally interrupted by ads In 2004 people were asking about blog business models. Now it … Continue reading The coming media crisis and parallels with the financial crisis

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Ken Lewis – where are you getting your political advice?

Colin Henderson

Building on a post the other day about BofA, you might think its time to single out Ken Lewis here and his apparent inability to read the obvious.  [hat tip Paul]. It has been two weeks since those incredibly painful hearings with the House Finance Committee where no-one could doubt that corporate jets are the political hot potato of the day, right behind bonuses being paid by government bailout money. Well this piece adds visuals with the rented bling-mobile after a ride on one of the most expensive corporate jets in existence.  Add the almost $4bn in bonuses referred to … Continue reading Ken Lewis – where are you getting your political advice?