Sarah Palin Wants to Drill Drill Drill
Well this is a rather remarkable turn of events..although the selection of Sarah Palin is not a surprise to everyone.
Sarah Palin is not related to natural gas trader Brian Hunter, although they might have been separated at birth. The similarities to the faux Hunter are striking…
Palin made an appearance on Larry Kudlow’s CNBC show in late June...you can size her up, although the video is grainy.
She might be President some day given McCain’s advanced age....I am not sure if this is a master stroke or disaster.
CNBC-First In Business Porn
CNBC's website has made great strides since bringing in Allen Wastler as Managing Editor. But the written word and video content was not exactly the only reason to visit..at least for lonely heart Wall Street Warriors whose charms have been dulled thanks to cash flow issues.
The channel has been running provocative advertising that the moral majority would certainly describe as porn, and CNBC has reluctantly put an end to the practice before Jeff Zucker could make an appearance taking credit for the uptick in site visits and advertising revenue.
Allen Wastler issued an insincere apology that is not funny given CNBC's past brushes with harassment charges:
Dear Readers,
Sorry about the racy dating ads we've had on our site lately.
You know ... the ones showing women unbuttoning sweaters and listing mileage to ladies looking for a date. And the others showing come-hither countenances and blaring "NO CREDIT CARD REQUIRED." ("What?" chimed one of our reporters, "you just leave it on the dresser?")
These ads aren't exactly porn, but they cross the business journalism decorum code, I believe.
WSJ Online Redesign To Debut in September
The Wall Street Journal’s website is long overdue for a makeover, and sometime in September we should have a new site to learn contend with:
The Wall Street Journal will launch a design of its Web site during the month of September, Talking Biz News has learned.
WSJ.comAccording to sources, the redesign will reflect where the paper comes down on the free vs. paid business model of news Web sites. It will be designed to better serve people who come into WSJ.com from the outside without subscriptions and will give them a sense of what the Journal is all about.
But it will continue to serve subscribers by keeping some content behind the pay wall. The redesign is apparently a culmination of two years of work at The Journal. Talking Biz News
Hopefully the redesign included the blogs at the WSJ. They have a web 1.0 look and feel. And while the content is generally pretty top notch and I am missing Greg Ip immensely.
Wall Street Journal prepping online redesign launch for September
Talking Biz News
Another Bald Headed Guy Hired at S.A.C Capital
Traders and investors love to make fun of the talking heads on CNBC, but not everything at the channel is a short.
Ron Insana was the star of the channel in my book. He left to start a fund of funds, but might have struggled to attract assets and is taking another role on the Street, skating over to Steve Cohen’s shop
CNBC’s Ron Insana, the veteran anchor who left the chair in February 2006 and became a senior analyst, is leaving Insana Capital Partners, the company he started upon leaving CNBC full-time.
“He plans to join S.A.C. Capital, the Stamford hedgefund company, as a managing director,” reported CNBC correspondent Melissa Lee today.
Welcome to the sharktank, Ron. This should get your wife Melinda off your back.....good move.
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Toupee or not toupee...that is the question.
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Ron as a kid....
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Ron Insana Leaves Insana Capital...and CNBC?
TV Newser
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