Tag Archives: Communication

Bob Garfield hangs up his headphones

Posted on June 17, 2022 by Steve

Damn! Just when I thought his podcast Bully Pulpit was picking up traction, Bob decided to throw in the towel because there weren’t enough paid subscribers and it’s hard to do something for free successfully in a universe with thousands of … Continue reading →

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Bob Garfield fired from WNYC and OTM

Posted on May 18, 2021 by Steve

The downside of Twitter is its immediacy yet at least it was announced by Bob instead of me finding out by other means. At this time, the NPR affiliate fired him because he violated their “anti-bullying” policy, whatever the hell … Continue reading →

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2001: On The Media begins

Posted on January 24, 2021 by Steve

This weekend, the one podcast I have religiously listen to since…I can’t remember. Let’s just say when iTunes (now divided into Music and Podcasts) first added the ability to subscribe to podcasts. Checking the Internet, iTunes 4.9 which was about … Continue reading →

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e-mail Etiquette is lacking with Generation Z?

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Steve

A rather interesting opinion piece about how Gen Z does/doesn’t know how to write an e-mail, especially to their university instructors. Having been and continuing to be an avid user of this medium, I saw some of the writer’s point … Continue reading →

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HEB restroom icon made better by reality

Posted on June 28, 2020 by Steve

Near Hutto, there’s an HEB Plus (Think Super Target) that had this rather funny restroom sign I couldn’t resist to photograph, share with friends and modify. First up is what my friend Jeremy said it was missing…ice skates. Forgive my … Continue reading →

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Farewell AIM (America Online Instant Messenger)

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Steve

Tomorrow we say goodbye to AIM. Twenty years of existence is a millennium given the turnover with technology these days. Until cell phones with SMS messaging became ubiquitous, AIM was the way to communicate with friends and family. Now it’s FaceBook…if … Continue reading →

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