tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post3079077057879277264..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Jan. 9-15 | Your News & Comments: Part 3Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-33251694753653394812012-01-13T13:08:00.073-05:002012-01-13T13:08:00.073-05:009:20 - It's hard to get excited when it always...9:20 - It's hard to get excited when it always comes back down again a few days later. Here we are on January 13th at 1:06 p.m. and it's down .19. When it gets up to $75.00, I'll start getting excited about the stock price again and become a firm believer in this company's success.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4430170812774949312012-01-12T21:54:00.644-05:002012-01-12T21:54:00.644-05:009:20 - Up, compared to what?
Oh? You weren't ...9:20 - Up, compared to what?<br /><br />Oh? You weren't around when it was at $90?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-77640375148892127312012-01-12T21:20:09.779-05:002012-01-12T21:20:09.779-05:00Jim why no post that GCI stock has been up every d...Jim why no post that GCI stock has been up every day this week? Aren't you happy for us?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-32342213975032536922012-01-12T19:16:49.176-05:002012-01-12T19:16:49.176-05:00I could come up with a much better slogan for a lo...I could come up with a much better slogan for a lot less than $1M.<br /><br />Examples:<br /><br />GANNETT: More with less, more or less<br />GANNETT: Investing your money in our executive's retirement funds<br />GANNETT: An overworked employee is a happy employee (because he still has a job)<br />GANNETT: Your discretionary income - it's all within our reach<br /><br />Hey corporate, youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-73325037783229184742012-01-11T23:48:48.411-05:002012-01-11T23:48:48.411-05:00You have to wonder what the alternatives to this f...You have to wonder what the alternatives to this fucking lame slogan was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4568243819419099432012-01-11T22:36:38.339-05:002012-01-11T22:36:38.339-05:003:55 --
The sad part is, Maryam and Sandra didn&#...3:55 --<br /><br />The sad part is, Maryam and Sandra didn't make that up. USAT paid consultants about $1 million to do that. Maryam and Sandra either have very bad ears for taglines, or they don't read the newspaper enough to have any idea of what it's about. I suspect both are true, with the latter being the most important part.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-43241119107098431432012-01-11T19:47:29.111-05:002012-01-11T19:47:29.111-05:00News that's Real...as opposed to News that'...News that's Real...as opposed to News that's fake?<br /><br />How lame.<br /><br />These people have not a clue about journalism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-53545654707154913662012-01-11T19:04:14.755-05:002012-01-11T19:04:14.755-05:00Ack! I just called up the comments on this blog an...Ack! I just called up the comments on this blog and they're in tiny green type with zero leading (that means scrunched together for you non-newspaper types)! Terrible! Is this a new design or did Gannett hired hackers to sabotage the board?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-73129753176984863992012-01-11T18:55:56.516-05:002012-01-11T18:55:56.516-05:00Looks like Sandra and Maryam have launched the new...Looks like Sandra and Maryam have launched the new marketing campaign for USAT. The tagline is "News that's real.". Check it out on www.facebook.com/usatoday. What do you all think?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-59087051011080494712012-01-11T17:56:36.969-05:002012-01-11T17:56:36.969-05:002:31 - Let me know when they close at $74.00, then...2:31 - Let me know when they close at $74.00, then I'll be excited. I have lost over $100,000 on the falling stock price and don't see any recouping of that money in my lifetime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45009728087712087832012-01-11T17:31:55.070-05:002012-01-11T17:31:55.070-05:00GCI closed at $14.73!!!!GCI closed at $14.73!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-80840874454726958412012-01-11T16:44:21.277-05:002012-01-11T16:44:21.277-05:00All that really matters is that we all keep gettin...All that really matters is that we all keep getting our every other week stipend/paycheck. <br /><br />Management can ___________ the pooch as much as they want with this company. Just keep the money coming.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-11961814720774763492012-01-11T16:43:56.083-05:002012-01-11T16:43:56.083-05:00I have just been told that there are no raises thi...I have just been told that there are no raises this year. Normally I would find this posted all over the place, a memo from corporate, etc...I can't find anything anywhere. Just wondering if this is just local to Wilmington, or for that matter, my department. Anyone else not getting a raise this year?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-48107597348436127842012-01-11T15:36:27.156-05:002012-01-11T15:36:27.156-05:00We are a more confused and disorganized company th...We are a more confused and disorganized company than we ever were before Hunks "transformation."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-55226014060992494722012-01-11T14:31:12.783-05:002012-01-11T14:31:12.783-05:0012:37 ought to keep up with what's happening r...12:37 ought to keep up with what's happening regarding tablets & news. <br /><br />It's possible to achieve 90 percent of the usability of a dedicated tablet app simply by creating a website customized for tablets, using HTML5. It works with any manufacturer's tablet, iOS or Android. Once a template has been created, it can relatively easily be modified for other markets.<br /><brAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-13446848898957994142012-01-11T13:54:05.320-05:002012-01-11T13:54:05.320-05:00To: 11:31:
As you note, Enquirer readers are being...To: 11:31:<br />As you note, Enquirer readers are being shortchanged by their editorial page. Hopefully, after all these problems have been pointed out we'll never see another ghost-written column under Margaret Buchanan's name touting improvements. What did someone say, the paper was 20 pages today? The sad thing is that she just doesn't care. Wasbhurn is equally to blame for guttingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41192734113422300482012-01-11T13:16:15.572-05:002012-01-11T13:16:15.572-05:00Pierro, Cristiano, Patha, Laurence -- all talented...Pierro, Cristiano, Patha, Laurence -- all talented employees grabbed by other divisions/companies. Sandra Micek should be senior vice president of Driving Away Talent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-54395482490571388692012-01-11T12:41:11.248-05:002012-01-11T12:41:11.248-05:00FAQs on the paywall:
http://jimromenesko.com/2012...FAQs on the paywall:<br /><br />http://jimromenesko.com/2012/01/11/gannett-paywall-faq/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-27756471713612564152012-01-11T12:37:30.518-05:002012-01-11T12:37:30.518-05:0011:46,
I think their maybe a significant upfront ...11:46, <br />I think their maybe a significant upfront investment for the development of an iPad app. For a "national" product, they can easily substantiate a return on investment. However, for regional newspapers, the investment in a regional- iPad app would not be wise... Only iPad and iPhone users would be able to use it... Meaning do you have enough iPad/iPhone users in a region toAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-48132507420060073002012-01-11T11:57:27.942-05:002012-01-11T11:57:27.942-05:001:01 why are you bring up a story now which appea...1:01 why are you bring up a story now which appeared last year? By the way, you might want to read my words at the end of the story.rmichemnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-78451782425848626002012-01-11T11:46:00.827-05:002012-01-11T11:46:00.827-05:00USA Today iPad app looks great and works well. It ...USA Today iPad app looks great and works well. It is unconscionable that we don't have a similar app for every local paper. That said, the lead headline on the app right now is straight "Romney wins NH primary".. Old news. Got to offer more by this point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-5887322083498883802012-01-11T11:31:29.721-05:002012-01-11T11:31:29.721-05:00The holidays are over, but the Cincinnati Enquirer...The holidays are over, but the Cincinnati Enquirer's only editorial writer seems to be on a two-day workweek. That's how many days a week we see a staff-written editorial in the paper. Nothing since Sunday. Only outsourced "guest" columns, syndicated columns and letters to the editor. Does it require an overpriced editor to sort through mail, choose letters and find people Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45920296552693527042012-01-11T08:53:43.865-05:002012-01-11T08:53:43.865-05:00I'm really concerned about the people going da...I'm really concerned about the people going day by day with the attitude well today was ok so it's all fine when the majority of the time they are miserable. They are vulnerable targets to layoffs especially since they are highly paid. WAKE UP!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-19554562265945079252012-01-11T08:46:36.754-05:002012-01-11T08:46:36.754-05:00There are still few posts concerning the 2011 Fina...There are still few posts concerning the 2011 Financial Reports.<br />Everything must be great in Gannettland! Revenues up across the board,budgets being met at every site!Life is good,your careers are all restored and once again safe for life.<br />Be happy ,Life is great here in Gannettland!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-19729142203384174912012-01-11T07:41:29.786-05:002012-01-11T07:41:29.786-05:00Anonymous @ 1/10/2012 5:12 PM said:
"Yes, re...<i>Anonymous @ 1/10/2012 5:12 PM said:<br /><br />"Yes, regarding Ms. Ellwood's announcement that you reference, Davis came up with a proposal to the hotels for a digital/iPad USA Today product that also provided hotel services including check in and room service orders."</i><br /><br />So, all Rudd could come up with in 12 months was buffing a proposal that Davidson, Webber et al. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com