JR: Interesting design and function plans by the UK's The Times - The Times UK may be the best example of a newspaper/digital media org that is making a profit. These are articles are enlightening. But can the same principles work at a smaller daily paper? I would say that The Times UK's strategies are more appli... more>> 12 min read
- Jul 30, 2016 - #media #design #web #mobile #app #business

JR: Google deletes 14-year-old blog for unknown reasons - July 14, 2016 #blogging #art #history #business #moronism https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/jul/14/dennis-cooper-google-censorship-dc-blog?CMP=twt_books_b-gdnbooks https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12099757 July 24, 2016 https:/... more>>
- Jul 25, 2016 - #blogging #art #history #business #moronism

JR: Content Sections for Local Media - July 2016 The New European - a cosmopolitan, optimistic, intelligent and expansive collection of news, analysis, voices, sport, culture, business, travel and the arts - celebrates the best of Europe. July 22, 2016 Time Inc. reorganizes ma... more>>
- Jul 22, 2016 - #local #media #business

JR: July 2016 photos of the Jeep Wrangler Pickup concept test vehicle - (my July 21, 2016 post at TT) tt thread: September 2015 image posted above by ahmahler. July 21, 2016 - Toledo Blade - Pics show test of Wrangler pickup - "Vehicles bed longer than expected" An automotive spy photographer recently captured ... more>>
- Jul 21, 2016 - #toledo #auto #business

JR: Journalism and Social Media - July 2016 - #media #socialmedia #business #humor #moronism Guardian story: How journalism has adapted to the era of social media, where creating an emotional connection trumps getting the facts straight This sounds like more whining by the media indust... more>> 6 min read
- Jul 12, 2016 - #media #socialmedia #business #humor #moronism #advertising #quote #indieweb

JR: Thu, June 30, 2016 links to read - Reuters report: consumers prefer text over video for hard news but big breaking stories increase video interest Nearly 80 media organizations unite to focus on homelessness in San Francisco, spearheaded by Audrey Cooper, editor in chief of The S... more>> 1 min read
- Jun 30, 2016 - #media #socialmedia #advertising #business #design

JR: Renaissance Toledo Downtown Hotel Proposed Project - i made this post on june 30, 2016. NEW HOTEL OPENING IN NOVEMBER 2016 Combining luxury style, Renaissance Toledo Downtown Hotel. The Renaissance Toledo Downtown Hotel will be opening as a chic hotel in the heart of downtown Toledo with sweeping ... more>>
- Jun 30, 2016 - #toledo #business

JR: Forbes.com with javascript disabled - as of june 8, 2016, but the site has functioned this way for a long while. #web #design #business #javascript #humor #moronism
- Jun 08, 2016

JR: Tt post jun 6, 2016 - b - June 6, 2016 blog post by Simply Jess titled Holey Toledough! What a Doughnut! Excerpts. View the blog post for photos. Chris is working hard to give Holey Toledough a permanent storefront location making these ever changing, delicious treats more... more>> 1 min read
- Jun 06, 2016 - #food #startup #business #toledo

JR: Creating a local media org - May 2016 - I would focus on: news and politics arts and entertainment food outdoors technology #local #media #business
- May 26, 2016

JR: Local honey - We buy most of our honey from the Phoenix Earth Food Co-op, which sells at least two options, produced by local farmers who have their beehives in and around Toledo. The product sold in the glass jar is relatively new at the co-op. I mainly buy... more>> 1 min read
- May 19, 2016 - #food #business #health #local #nature #insect #toledo #blog_jr

JR: Notes - Sat, Oct 18, 2014 - I walked Barney in the morning. We shopped at Steinmart in Westgate. We shopped at the Toledo Farmers Market. We ate lunch at the Glass City Cafe. We bought two small items at Adams Street Antiques, Art, Collectibles. We visited the newly-opened sma... more>> 2 min read
- May 17, 2016 - #farming #restaurant #antiques #shopping #home #pets #business #blog_jr

JR: Tt post may 11 2016 - b - Regarding Amazon in Ohio, the following info is based upon 2015-2016 news stories. The info may have changed since initial reporting, or I may have comprehended the stories incorrectly. Verify on your own time. Amazon plans to build three data cent... more>>
- May 11, 2016 - #ohio #energy #wind #business #web #hosting

JR: Facebook as a so-called media org - it's their site. they, facebook, can do whatever it wants with their site. don't like it, move on and maybe start your own service. may 9, 2016 - weird. i thought this story made the rounds two weeks ago. this story was posted last week or so, and ... more>> 15 min read
- May 10, 2016 - #socialmedia #humor #moronism #business #design

JR: Humorous overused buzzwords - Hit the ground running Visionary Think outside the box Innovate Influencers Pivot Paradigm shift Engagement Value add Pre-revenue Growth hacking Game changer And add Thinkfluencer. Of course, "onboard" as in "to onboard new customers." #writin... more>>
- May 10, 2016 - #writing #humor #moronism #business