Walmart+ Gets a Paramount New Benefit
Walmart, like other retailers, has tried to muscle in on Amazon's territory of being the king of online shopping. But one of the major reasons for Amazon's success has been its...
Shopping & Spreading a Little Kindness
The holiday shopping season is already in full swing, and it's a great time to get some deals for you or your loved ones! But as today is World Kindness Day,...
Black Friday’s Early Kickoffs
Over the past few years, stores have been pushing for holiday sales extending well before the traditional Black Friday weekend. With the pandemic and supply chain crises going on, some stores...
Matching Valentines
It's almost Valentine's Day! So to celebrate, it's time for my annual list of Valentine's Day gift ideas. This year's theme is "matching Valentines". In other words, items that you can...
AT&T Wants Warner to Discover a New Home
I have talked about AT&T several times in this column, even moreso if you add its media offerings Crunchyroll and WarnerMedia to the lists. While their bread-and-butter is telecommunications, the company...
GameStop’s Website Redesign
So GameStop did a massive overhaul of their website. Is "engaging, easier and faster to use, and tightly integrated with the stores" like they say? Let's take a look.
I had no...
Anime NYC 2023: Industry Panels Overview
It's kind of interesting how for the past couple years, if you follow the industry, you'll see a number of publishers hold their last round of announcements of the year at...
Crunchyroll Rolls Further Into Europe
Most of the
Great Streaming Wars is about what's happening in the U.S. But all the media
conglomerates are eyeing a worldwide market, and some changes are coming to
Europe and surrounding regions.
On September...
Toys R Us Plots Its Comeback…Yet Again
"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." But will a certain old toy store chain ever succeed again?
For several generations, families were well-acquainted with Geoffrey the giraffe and a...
Anime NYC 2024: The Good, the Mixed, and the Bad
Well, this is an unusual time to post my thoughts about Anime NYC. Isn't this convention held in November? Well not this year! (And next year too!). The much discussed move...