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HP Has a QR Fail

|  by Tim Parry

Target has the HP DeskJet 1055 on sale this week, and my mother, who was looking for a new printer, asked if she should get it to replace her existing one. Sure, I told her. It scans and copies and it's only $30. So when I was in Target last ...

The Onion Makes Fun of Google+

|  by Tim Parry

No one's safe from The Onion. Not even Google and its Google+ social network. Or Tim Duncan (though The Onion could have used any pro athlete for this bit of fake news). Read on: Tim Duncan Sends Teammates Google+ Invitations For Fifth Consecutive ...

Jeter Filter Could Hurt Marketers Now and Later

|  by Tim Parry

Oh, man, the Jeter Filter has been invented! If you're a hater and you use Google Chrome, the app will remove Derek Jeter from the World Wide Web. This could be one of the funniest things I've seen in a long time. And at the same time, this could be ...

Borders was a Nice Place to Hang Out

|  by Tim Parry

Or if you were talking about the Borders in Fairfield, CT, it was a great place to cut through. Interviews I conducted yesterday about the liquidation of Borders only told part of the story, why marketers felt Borders failed. One of the reasons was ...

Has Google Made You Lazy?

|  by Tim Parry

Just curious, because Google has made me lazy. I'm driving to work today. My car starts to shudder a little when I hit 60 mph. I can look in my owner's manual to see if that's a warning that my tires are getting bald or my brakes need new pads. But I ...

QVC Says Later to “Hanoi Jane”

|  by Jim Tierney

The Vietnam War has long been over, but the image and message from "Hanoi Jane" Fonda resonates enough today in the thoughts and minds of executives at the QVC home shopping network. The two-time Academy Award-winning actress was scheduled to appear on ...