Posted by Leonard Steinberg on April 8th, 2012 Is the media in its attempts to remain profitable in a digital world diminishing in accuracy? NBC highlighted this phenomenon this week with the Trayvon Martin shooting. With fewer staff and less time to report accurately and check facts, and with so much information out there, I… [Read More]
KARDASHIAN POPULARITY OR REAL SUBSTANCE?
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on January 22, 2012 With Newt Gingrich’s remarkable surge in the South Carolina caucuses, I have to ask the following question: did he win on substance, or on the soundbite mentality that has overtaken our society? Is Newt really more qualified to be president than Mitt Romney? What exactly in Thursday’s… [Read More]
CRAIGSLIST CUSTOMERS BECOME SMARTER
Broker abuse on Craigslist has been a common complaint by the consumer, but brokers beware: the consumer is getting smarter! INMAN NEWS reports that Craig Newmark recently commented on Real Estate broker abuse on his site: The site depends on self-policing to catch inappropriate content. As the customer service representative for Craigslist, Newmark handles consumer… [Read More]