http://www.randallcbennett.com The random musings of one Randall Bennett. Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:51:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Still stuck in the airport for more than 8 hours at this point. Here's the complaint I sent JetBlue: While I don't feel courteous, I'll be courteous so you can understand my concern. Right now, my flight is delayed at a minimum of eight hours. That, however, is only part of ... http://www.randallcbennett.com/2008/06/15/jetblues-new-tagline-awesome-but-only-in-the-best-case-scenario/ I have a total crush on slow motion videography, and typically I'd leave a post like this to my tumblr (where I post my twitter feed and other random videos / photos) but this is too awesome not to share with everyone I know. [Via Aaron] http://www.randallcbennett.com/2008/06/10/slow-motion-awesomeness/ I'm no web designer, but feel like one of the most key concepts to any website, print ad or medium, is the amount of messages thrown at a viewer / user with each eye-load. Not sure if anyone's done any research about this, but I really feel like there's something ... http://www.randallcbennett.com/2008/06/09/messaging/ While watching Good Will Hunting yesterday, I started to cry. Not because Matt Damon and Robin Williams are great actors (they are) but because there's one scene in there that is so true to life, I can't handle it. It reflected my emotions from two years ago perfectly, and that's ... http://www.randallcbennett.com/2008/06/01/two-years-ago/ For years, pundits and readers alike have been saying, "the magazine industry is doomed." I've heartily agreed with them, seeing as how I've spent my time blogging and the like. Instead of turning over and simply dying, could magazines turn it around by making the magazine supplement a website, instead ... http://www.randallcbennett.com/2008/05/30/blog-turned-magazine/ Just had the fifth visit from the illustrious Time Warner Cable. The difference between the prior four visits and this visit? A TWC foreman. This guy was on point. He wasn't leaving till the problem was definitively solved. His solution? Swapped the "new model" Scientific atlanta Explorer 8300HDC with the ... http://www.randallcbennett.com/2008/05/24/escalate/ I've been out of TV news for about a year, and I'm glad I'm no longer involved in that animal. I still relish a well produced newscast, and watch ESPN News more for the producing than the actual sports news (i've got a problem, I know) so it's of little ... http://www.randallcbennett.com/2008/05/20/tv-newser-for-small-markets/ You know, I doubt it's a coincidence that CBS announces they're planning to buy CNET the day after I announce I'm leaving The 404. Without my smiling, charming and awesome persona, CNET can't survive on its own. Full email from CEO Neil Ashe follows. Hello Everyone, This is an exciting day for us. ... http://www.randallcbennett.com/2008/05/15/cbs-buys-cnet/ Just in case we needed more things to bombard our lives, Traci and I decided to embark on the Netflix journey. 3 DVDs at a time, the whole nine. Simultaneously, I decided we probably should get cable. With our newfound unbroke-ness, I even decided to throw in the "extra" package, ... http://www.randallcbennett.com/2008/04/20/overload-of-entertainment/ So, ever since quit my job blogging for a living, I haven't been the best blogger exactly. Regular readers (if I have any) will remember that I moved back to NYC, got married and now work at CNET producing a few shows. (Loaded and The404) In case, like my nephew, ... http://www.randallcbennett.com/2008/04/13/the-last-year-and-a-half-in-a-blog-post/