How Print Media Could Be Saved

The Internet is killing Print Media. The New York Times and others are relying more and more on advertising and giving away their articles free online. Local newspapers have become little more than AP wire distributors due to budget cuts. The people who actually buy and subscribe to newspapers are dying out.

Why not create a newspaper kiosk? Local newspapers could "syndicate" national opinion, news and sports content and provide local news as well. A customer could walk up to the kiosk, select the content they want, and have it print out at an a la cart cost. Additionally, they could create an online account and simply sign in to retrieve the content they're interested in. Celebrities could do "guest lists" of topics and authors of their choosing. It would be RSS feeds for the real world. Preferably, the paper would be printed on newsprint, to give an authentic feel that draws people to newspapers in the first place.

Environmentally it makes sense. You only use print the stories people want, there is nothing wasted. Staff time would be reduced. Advertising could still defray a large portion of the cost, maybe more with the addition of an online community. People who still want a physical copy of the paper would still be able to get one.

How Wii Fit Could Be More Chatty

When you get used to doing exercises in Wii Fit, you get really tired of hearing, "This exercise is popular because it tones your triceps," over and over again. And then they ask you to count with them, but they don't count.

Since the Wii is connected via wireless to the Internet at all times, don't you think they could pull some weather or current event chit-chat? You could select which areas you're interested in and the Wii could tell you things like, "Boy, it's really cold out there today, huh?" Or, "Can you believe how slow Obama's inaguaration parade was?" I think it could be the next stage in Wii Fitness.

How John Kerry Could Make a Resurgence

In the spirit of politics today, I've decided to give John Kerry advice on how to get his image out there more.

Here in Montana one of the things you see everywhere is grizzly bear chainsaw sculptures. I think having a John Kerry sculpture made with a chainsaw. It wouldn't be hard, and it would get him back in the public eye.

How DVDs Could Let You Pick Widescreen or Full Screen, the FIRST Time

I like to watch movies in Widescreen. Some people prefer Full Screen. But when you try to figure out which side is which you get a vague clue telling you that Side A is Widescreen. What does that mean? The side that is facing up, or the side facing down.

It would be easier to just say, Widescreen - This Side Up and mark the other side with a Full Screen message. That way there would be no confusion, and you wouldn't have to get up off the couch and let your snacks cool down or ice cream melt or however you enjoy a movie to flip the disc and sit through the FBI Warnings for a second time.

How to Better Market Avocados

Avocados are a delicious addition to almost everything. I've even heard that avocado ice cream is pretty good. What it's missing is a great slogan.

"Avocados: the bacon of fruit"