Post by PlainBillOn Wed, 17 Sep 2003 20:36:49 -0400, "Theodoric of York, Medieval
Post by Theodoric of York, Medieval BarberPost by PlainBillOn Tue, 16 Sep 2003 20:25:55 -0400, "Theodoric of York, Medieval
Post by PlainBillOn Mon, 15 Sep 2003 21:04:56 -0400, "Theodoric of York, Medieval
Not so fast, Bill...
Post by PlainBillA business can be in existance without any customers. Ask your local
friendly CPA. He'll probably tell you he has several business
(corporations) he created solely so they would be available when
needed. These are legitimate business, but (currently) without any
customers - or any product.
I can't speak for Jenni, but I doubt she'd be thrilled with being
compared with dormant business entities created mostly for tax
purposes. The business entities you mention above are better
described as "comatose" than as "living".
Jenni was supposedly an economics major. JKR, Inc. was, by any
measure, a lousy business model with an even worse public relations
model. Still care to call Jennicam a lively business?
Post by PlainBillAlso, you seem to have miscounted. Obviously you've been keeping
track of the blue chair.
Just as a bit of disclosure: I've never been a member of Jennicam.
Never gave her a dime. So scratch me from any membership list, past
or present.
Post by PlainBillI also challange your claim that Dex is a
member, but will take your assurance that Josh is watching.
D'ex is probably a member. As for Josh, everybody's favorite stand-in
for Kathy Bates in "Misery" is probably still watching. As for
renewals, doubtful many people have ponied up for another round of
"Tales of the Blue Chair".
And as for press coverage? A quick search for Jennicam on Google
shows only one site with an interview with a copyright date of 2003,
at a site called cybergrrl.com. The interview was done pre-D'ex, as
there is mention of Geofry in the present tense. There are no recent
interviews by major media (NPR, ABC, the Washington Post, or the BBC)
referenced on Google.
ToY,
Again, you insist on applying your own definition to justify your
prejudices. Ask the state if they consider those dormant businesses
real.
Again, do you really think anyone would be flattered to have their
business model compared with dormant businesses? I doubt it.
Yes, the cam is still broadcasting, even if it's to a *much* smaller
audience. So what? I've suspected for a while that Jenni has, over
time and for various reasons, grown tired of the cam and/or how it has
changed her life. For the past couple of years, she's seemed to be
letting Jennicam die a slow, natural death. If it isn't totally dead,
it's in a deep coma aniticipating the final curtain. Jennicam, meet
Karen Ann Quinlan.
I currently have no beef with Jenni -- she hasn't behaved like a bull
in a china shop lately, she's cooled off the fame seeking and held
down a job, and the Cult of the Jennicam has gone the way of the Pet
Rock.
Post by PlainBillAgain, you seem to insist that Jennicam must be dead because it isn't
at the center of media coverage, nor are there a great number of
subscribers. To put it mildly, I consider that a rather bizarre set
of requirements. Jennicam HAS changed - greatly. Somehow you feel
that since it isn't the Jennicam you hated, it must be dead.
I think you miss the point, Bill. History has passed Jennicam by.
Even the "webcam revolution" Jenni's onetime fans used to justify her
Newsmaker of the Year award has been largely supplanted by blogging,
which, by its very nature, is a superior medium to the webcam. Sure,
there are amateurish and crude blogs out there (Ana, for example).
But check out Salaam Pax ("The Baghdad Blogger"), Andrew Sullivan, or
Eric Alterman as examples of what blogging is capable of. Simply put,
someone with decent writing skills offering their perspectives on the
world around them is far more compelling than your average schmoe just
pointing a camera at themselves all day. Years from now, people will
still be reading Salaam Pax. You probably won't see much trade in the
output from Jennicam.
Jennicam was a failure largely because its subject was seduced by fame
and her public search for fame. If she could've minimized the cam as
participant rather than observer, there might have been something to
Jennicam. Instead, it quickly became a vanity project.
Post by PlainBillBy your standards, a 70 year old retiree who only goes out once a week
would be dead. He doesn't have a job, entertain, nor engage in
athletic activities.
It's not that simple. Look up Morrie Schwartz, who was over 70,
retired, and *never* went out. Even though he was dying, that man was
truly alive.
On a less serious note, imagine a business that has few customers.
That business is almost certainly losing money, and it has a past
customer base that is either indifferent to it or angry at it. It is
a business that has no real prospects for the future. Yep, I'd call
that business dead for all intents and purposes.