tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193426595390801550.post5210287719270948855..comments2023-11-02T07:36:25.657-07:00Comments on Local So-and-So: Ignoring the CustomerRonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09347604316112150273noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193426595390801550.post-89070582919501570512009-03-23T13:50:00.000-07:002009-03-23T13:50:00.000-07:00If you are looking for investment newsletters, sto...If you are looking for investment newsletters, stockfocus.com is a good way to sample a few on the cheap to get a feel for their methods.The Anon Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270280318134838381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193426595390801550.post-52924803007139132722009-03-22T07:20:00.000-07:002009-03-22T07:20:00.000-07:00http://www.marketedge.com/I no longer subscribe. T...http://www.marketedge.com/<BR/><BR/>I no longer subscribe. They're very good on when to buy, but not so good on when to sell. Maybe you've heard the expression; bulls climb the stairs, bears jump out the window. In between they do a good job of technical analysis. I'll probably sign up again in the future, but I don't see a turnaround anytime soon.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09347604316112150273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193426595390801550.post-45917088150240791012009-03-21T22:02:00.000-07:002009-03-21T22:02:00.000-07:00A lot of them did burn a few bridges with their ba...A lot of them did burn a few bridges with their base audience. Parker was probably one of the more annoying of them. I wonder if it will affect her business long term?<BR/><BR/>Niche publications with real research I think will always find an audience. Not so sure about politics, though I think Jon Ralston is doing quite well with his $299 a year Flash.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, I remember once having toThe Anon Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270280318134838381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193426595390801550.post-63222508329456046882009-03-21T18:09:00.000-07:002009-03-21T18:09:00.000-07:00OK, fair enough. I wasn’t trying to rip the newspa...OK, fair enough. I wasn’t trying to rip the newspaper business, just one editorialist in particular. I think you’ll agree that, as far as conservative editorialists are concerned, a number of big name editorialists lost market share with their anti-Palin rants. That can’t be good for circulation. An anti-blogger stance does no better. The only way I would read Parker again is if someone else was Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09347604316112150273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193426595390801550.post-61568966853859346182009-03-21T14:06:00.000-07:002009-03-21T14:06:00.000-07:00Most reporters I have known loved the chance to di...Most reporters I have known loved the chance to dig into a story. It was the mundane assignments of board meetings and such that were tiresome, but a big part of their job. Even your average, small-town cub reporter will run rings around a blogger 99% of the time when it comes to nailing a story. <BR/><BR/>If the RGJ and Damon dropped, who in the blogosphere would fill that hole? Virtually allThe Anon Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270280318134838381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193426595390801550.post-82879136707922237722009-03-20T19:17:00.000-07:002009-03-20T19:17:00.000-07:00AG - I’m of the opinion that “reporters” don't wan...AG - I’m of the opinion that “reporters” don't want to do the hard work of actually investigating something, either. The stories I comment on are not generally found in newspapers. I would no sooner look to a newspaper to find economic news than I would an economist to tell me about highway accidents. Unlike newspapers, the blogoshere is filled with first person accounts and personal insights. Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09347604316112150273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193426595390801550.post-74103357351784195012009-03-20T13:25:00.000-07:002009-03-20T13:25:00.000-07:00I don't read Parker, but I will say if you look at...I don't read Parker, but I will say if you look at her 2005 article, where the "Lord of the Flies" quote was cherry-picked from, you'll find some truth there. The vast majority (and by vast, I mean about 99.9%) of political bloggers don't investigate or report. They simply riff off the work done by the newspapers and other media they so often like to make light of. Most are just blathering The Anon Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270280318134838381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193426595390801550.post-36735039692517594632009-03-20T07:56:00.000-07:002009-03-20T07:56:00.000-07:00There are two kinds of media elites: those who ar...There are two kinds of media elites: those who are willing to mix and mingle with the folks - whether on a website forum or in person - and who even see such mingling as a chance to "get in touch" with people outside their Circle...and those who wouldn't be caught dead in a room (or on a blog) with them: The Little People. <BR/><BR/>The critical spirit and general dismissiveness of the latter Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193426595390801550.post-33447998435937424632009-03-19T22:27:00.000-07:002009-03-19T22:27:00.000-07:00Well said!Well said!Marionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13698664372264429456noreply@blogger.com