Eat This / Bis

(she probably is just a Telenet customer .. but even then: well done)

1207: Eat This!

Some mails supporting good causes are really worth sending on ... but even then one still feels ... imposing on others. At least I do. Till last week, when i got one saying you should surf to 1207.be and indicate you don't want to receive either White nor Yellow Pages in paper anymore.

Sounds logical? Remember your street last time your joint telecom operators dropped tons of paper on all doorsteps, most of it being dropped in the waste basket immediately .. because we all surf, don't we?

Well, this mail, sent to me by an old friend, says exactly that: if we all cancel our print editions, we could save 5000 tons of paper on a yearly basis. That's a lot of trees. I support the cause fully. Surf to 1207.be and take action! The funt thing is: the mail was sent out by a .... Telenet employee. Combining good causes and interfering with your competition: well done girl!

Oh: if you don't want to go searching for it: just opt out here!

Confusing

Is this a good or a bad thing for mother nature? It certainly looks nice! And it probably weighs a lot ...

Dzjeezes .... ZD to close down PRINT?

Things haven't been looking too bright these last months for wellknown publisher Ziff Davies but apparantly the Chapter 11 filings mention "Projections for 2009 and 2010 do not include print revenue or costs. The Company and its advisors are currently exploring all options and alternatives regarding the print operations" according to PaidContent.org's Rafat Ali newsletter. Who would have suggested such a scenario a couple of years ago, when ZD was thé leading PCMag publisher? Getting rid of print? Not as much due to the internet but to the recession over there ... European publishers, beware when this blows across the atlantic.

No coloured rabbits in foam city ...