Tag Archives: Wall Street Journal

The Data Bubble II

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Doc Searls

In The Data Bubble, I told readers to mark the day: 31 July 2010. That’s when The Wall Street Journal published The Web’s Gold Mine: Your Secrets, subtitled A Journal investigation finds that one of the fastest-growing businesses on the Internet is the … Continue reading →

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Cookies for Kiddies

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Doc Searls

Back on July 31 I posted The Data Bubble in response to the first of The Wall Street Journal‘s landmark What They Know series of articles and Web postings on the topic of unwelcome (and, to their targets, mostly unknown) … Continue reading →

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What’s right with Wikipedia?

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Doc Searls

“I make my living off the Evening News Just give me something: something I can use People love it when you lose They love dirty laundry. — Don Henley, “Dirty Laundry” Look up “Wikipedia loses” (with the quotes) and you … Continue reading →

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Because advertising encourages Alzheimer’s

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Doc Searls

I dunno why the New York Times appeared on my doorstep this morning, along with our usual Boston Globe (Sox lost, plus other news) — while our Wall Street Journal did not. (Was it a promo? There was no response … Continue reading →

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WSJ vs. Subscribers

Posted on May 30, 2009 by Doc Searls

I’ve been a Wall Street Journal subscriber since the 1970s. I still am. The paper shows up at my doorstep every day. I’ve also been a subscriber to the Journal online. It costs extra. I’ve gladly paid it, even though … Continue reading →

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