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hy·per·bo·le
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, from Greek hyperbolē excess, hyperbole, hyperbola, from hyperballein to exceed
extravagant exaggeration (as “mile-high ice-cream cones”)
The "Curbstoners" Are Back! Yeah just what our profession needed...everyone should move into and set up shop in Starbucks, Barnes and Noble or your local Hotel Lobby. VERY VERY PROFESSIONAL! One hundred years ago, they called this type of real estate dealer a "curbstoner." Back then these individuals set up shop on the sidewalk and were peddling homes. Now, present day curbstoners often squat inside the property of businesses. Its easy...head over to Barners and Noble and plug in the lap top, spend 2 bucks for a cup of coffee, and make your calls....Hours and hours of free electric, free heat, free desk, and free toilet paper. 100 years ago Curbstoners were often viewed by consumers as "less than truthful" in their dealings. Let's see what happens this time.
woops typo... click www.archive.org
Jay... Jay obviously you have a very loyal following and preaching to the choir is always more pleasant then preaching to the "non-believers". My challenge with "Print is Dead" was that as Mark Twain said "The reports of print's death are greatly exaggerated." Saying Print is Dead was a bit over the top. And you reinforce my point in the above post...."But to dismiss potentially valid business methods seems a little short-sighted." Oh well..have a terrific weekend. -Mark PS For the fun of it..go to www.archive.com Type in the web address: www. ADDRESSCLICKS.com It is there that you will see that in October of 2001 the firm that I founded was producing "single property" web sites. That was over 8 years ago when most people did not even know what a "single property" website was. Now there are many many firms on that bandwagon including a firm curently using that domain name. You see Jay, I am far from being closed minded to tech...I am actually an innovator and early adaptor, I just refuse to kick a very effective medium like print under the bus.
