Newspapers Lose Battle for Real Estate Ads

Real estate advertising will become less prevalent in newspapers as it shifts to the Web, where online home buyers are actively searching for properties, analysts say. Currently about 15 to 20 percent of real estate advertising is online, but Mike Simonton, media industry analyst for Fitch Ratings credit analysis service, says it is poised to [...]

Posted Under: Real Estate
This post was written by jd on June 30, 2007 Comments (0)

Malcom Gladwell on the SUV Phenomenon

Malcom Gladwell is one of the funnier and more interesting writers of our time. His book “The Tipping Point” is one of my favorites. His recent article from the New Yorker, “Big and Bad” is a fascinating look at the history and marketing of SUVs, why people like them, and what the auto manufacturers have [...]

Posted Under: Environment
This post was written by jd on June 13, 2007 Comments (0)