Daily Archives: April 8, 2009

The ‘Screw You Google’ Business Plan

This piece by columnist Jeff Jarvis has made the rounds, but is worth reading just for the told-you-so value.
The folks — including those at the Courant — who a few years ago opposed the idea of breaking news on the web, should probably read it twice.
And here’s a piece reporting on what Eric  Schmidt, the CEO of [...]

A Business Opportunity?

I honestly don’t know what to make of an email I got recently about a franchise online community newspaper operation looking for new franchisees.
Here’s the website.
The email, via former business writer Stacy Wong, was from Al Goldstein Director of Franchise Development for Hometowntimes.
We are the leader in the on line newspaper industry. We are a franchised [...]

The Metamorphasis Begins

Remember when the company updated the newsroom and added the area once known as “the sliver?”
I forget the year (not good on them), but the midsection of the third floor was a jungle of hanging plastic, aluminum studs, Sheetrock, plumbing, electrical wires and computer lines. The entire news origination operation (which at the time was [...]

Bleed For A Good Cause

You might not have much money these days, but you do have blood. Why not give a pint at the upcoming Red Cross blood drive at the Courant and see a few old friends, too?
The drive is Wednesday, April 22 in the Thomas Green room.
Mo Grothaus, one of the now-retired people who gave the place its [...]

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