It’s about dang time that Deadlines.net got a makeover, refresh, reboot, whatever you call it. And, after nearly 25 years on the Interwebs (!) things change.

This site launched in 1997, back when your parents (or grandparents) were talking about the dot-com stock bubble and I was a business journalist in Philadelphia. There are still a few articles here, mainly to prove that, once upon a time, there existed a viable business model for ink-on-paper journalism. But those days are as gone as stone tablets or papyrus-based information sharing. You can find articles from The NY Times, Philadelphia Inquirer or Boston Globe on those sites – unless contract rights weren’t secured – if you’re dubious or fact-checking my outlandish claims.

These days, I teach the skills of news literacy and fact-checking in a workshop called “Decoding the News” and work with executives to sharpen marketing messages at GamechangeLLC.com. Because this site’s ‘refresh rate’ is measured in years, you might prefer the faster-twitch streams of Twitter – while it lasts – @deedubya or the marketing industry advice that comes from @gamechange and there’s a LinkedIN button. Maybe a new social platform or community will have sprouted on Post or Mastodon in the few moments while you’re reading this page.

However you prefer, just send a message and say hello.

– David Wallace