I've learned to embrace the mobile Web. It's far, far from perfect, but when dining alone, it certainly beats staring at the ceiling. It's also the perfect tool for settling bar bets, keeping tabs on my favorite teams and checking the weather on the fly.
Former OnMilwaukee.com political columnist Dennis Shook's fine piece in this week's Shepherd Express about the sorry state of local TV news got me thinking: it's high time someone called out your Milwaukee affiliates on their weak attempts to drive traffic to their underwhelming Web sites.
Knocking Google off its pedestal as the king of search engines is no small task. But Ask.com is trying, with unusual TV spots that alternate between creepy simians and testimonials recommending you give it a whirl.