communications industry structure, including mass media, advertising, and telephone companies
While making cars is a dying industry in the U.S., collecting car maintenance data seems to be a quite promising business. Jiffy Lube has 2,200 North American service centers servicing about 27.5 million customers per year. Jiffy Lube does “fast lube,” i.e. quick oil changes for drive-in customers. But Jiffy Lube is also in the … Continue reading making data businesses
“Is a company allowed to do this under the regulations?” “What does that regulation mean?” These may seem like simple questions, but in reality they may have only expensive, uncertain answers. Regulation is not necessarily like code that anyone with the appropriate capabilities can copy, interpret, and execute. In an case concerning the U.S. Environmental … Continue reading regulatory requirements
An insightful communication scholar wrote: in all communication, in so far as it is related to actual experience, there must be a movement of love. Those who have loved over many years may reach a point where almost all masks are gone. But never all. The lover’s plight is tied to the fact that every … Continue reading movement of love in communication
Social networks are having difficulty generating advertising revenue (more discussion). Search is valuable for advertising because ads can help users get what they are seeking in their search. On social networking sites, users primarily engage in presence-oriented communication. If ads in those circumstances are even noticed, they are mainly an undesired distraction. Social networks need … Continue reading action inventory for social networks
Thanks to Aaron Logan for the image of the red phone booth.