PSoTD

I just discovered this blog, and I have to admit, I really enjoyed this post:

Corporate Blogging, Time of Death 7.17.06

At least that's what the coal industry is planning for...

of mobile home parks.

When the lease runs out, aren't you without any negotiating position at all?

Funny thing... I didn't realize this component of her recent Bahamas controversies/tragedy:

Wanting to weigh in on the swirling controversy that continues to surround actress Anna Nicole Smith, members of the Workers Party will protest in front of the Government House today to voice their "disgust" of how the celebrity's permanent residency status was handled by Minister of Immigration Shane Gibson.

"We are taking a petition to Government House to complain about Mr. Gibson," said leader of the Workers Party Rodney Moncur on Monday. "A delegation from the Worker's Party will march from the corner of Huyler Street and Blue Hill Road to the Government House. After leaving Government House, we will proceed to the Post Office where the Ministry of Immigration is located and picket there also."

Mr. Moncur said the Party is still concerned that Mr. Gibson granted permanent residency status to the US celebrity, reportedly without conducting due diligence. "She is purported to have spent $90,000 on the conveyance, but she has failed to pay the stamp tax, which is 10 percent on $90,000," Mr. Moncur claimed. "Had the Minister done due diligence and insisted that Callender's and Co. [the law firm that processed Ms. Smith's permanent residency application] first pay the stamp taxes, they would have had to disclose to him the reluctance on their part of Anna Nicole Smith's refusal to sign the mortgage."

"The whole purpose of an economic permanent residency is for the investor to invest a minimum of $500,000 and for the country to derive any taxes or other economic benefits deriving there from," Mr. Moncur said. "The Minister had a duty to ensure that all taxes due and owing to the public treasury were paid before the permanent residency was granted to Mrs. Smith."

Which, of course, now costs more to make than it is worth.

Not a theoretical.

We have a business client for which we did a graphic design job for about six months ago. The project for which the design job was done has been dormant since shortly after that time (for reasons not related to anything we were involved with) - I'm not sure of the project's status, but we have a signed contract for our work on the project and we've billed several times. We've been promised payment, but still... no check.

Should a small business use a blog to notify the public of such behavior as lack of payment? If so, how long should the businessperson wait, and should they use the threat of such posting to speed up payment? I realize there are legal options to pursue for payment, but their costs are higher than publicly announcing on the internet the damaging slowness in which an organization may pay their bills.

One that says they can't be called "Race Drivers"? Is that why Hostess goes with "Race Divas"?