Upside Media has gone through a total reorg , having found the downside. Now I would like to think that the reason these magazines are troubled is because smart, frugal advertising executives are all lining up to buy sponsorships on ClickZ . But I haven't been that high for decades. I guess I'm just going to have to take up auto mechanics. It seems a garage mechanic in Michigan has been moonlighting as the Cyber Paperboy , pointing out great news stories and drawing a million visitors a month.
Competition can come from anywhere.
Maybe grease makes great businesspeople. Think of all the funding you can squeeze out of a few hundred oil changes. Actually, the reason for the frenetic nature of today's column can be explained. I just heard from one of my editors that ClickZ is going to be publishing as normal on both Christmas and New Year's Day. This means that, like Bob Cratchit, I'm expected to leave my little Tiny Tims at home, bundle up in my cloth coat and scarf, and book on over to my computer to give you some Christmas cheer.