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TWC COO Robert Marcus- This is my Time Warner Customer Service Nightmare for you!

Hopefully Robert Marcus COO of Time Warner Cable will find out about this post.

 

What a nightmare with a TimeWarner Cable representative tonite. All I wanted was information on Wideband service in my area.  When I truly couldn't understand the representative through her thick accent. I asked to speak with someone else. I was told there was no one else available- and that I could understand her. Then I requested a supervisor- and was told that one was not available.  All the time I was calm and collected- despite the continuation of the CSR saying I could understand her- but couldn't. To know avail- I was put on hold twice- and didn't get the wideband information I had wanted.  I don't know if Time Warner is outsourcing their CS division- but for a CSR to argue with a customer is wrong.  I think a call into COO Robert Marcus on Monday would be appropriate.  As an aside, I also was attempting to chat online at the same time- but after an hour- I started at number 4 in the queue, and was still second in line.  Haven't had this much fun on a Saturday night since......well it motivated me to write a blog post!

Disclaimer- I am a Time Warner (TWX) and  Time Warner Cable (TWC) Stockholder

NY Post's Mandy Stadtmiller Goes Uncover With Markus - Male Prostidude!

Interesting undercover article for the NY Post from Mandy Stadtmiller as she spent $500 to spend 2 hours with Markus- the first legal male prostitute for a Nevada brothel. No she didn't sleep with him... and I didn't see in the article where she revealed she was a reporter..........but wait there's more- check out the pics at Mandy's Web Site.

NYPost

Mandy's Web Site  - Pics

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Ellie Light Sends Multiple Letters To Editors Supporting Obama From Different Emails

Cleveland Plain Dealer reporter Sabrina Eaton did some investigative reporting after noting a Letter to the Editor from Ellie Light supporting President Obama. Their research found that a person name Ellie Light also sent Letters to the Editor at the following papers ( with different email addresses): Philadelphia Daily News, San Francisco Examiner; Mansfield News Journal, Ruidoso News, Sun News, Daily News Leader, and papers in Ohio, WV, Maine, Michigan, Iowa, Pennsylvania and California.  Interesting email exchange between Plain Dealer reporter and "Light".

Plain Dealer
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RIP Transexual LA Times Sports Writer Mike Penner/Christine Daniels

In 2007 LA Times Sports writer Mike Penner detailed online his sex change to Christine Daniels, only to switch back to a male a couple years later.  Penner was found dead at his LA home of an apparent suicide. A sad story.

SBB

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Former Madam Michelle Braun Tell-All-Playboy Playmates Book! Some Bunnies Were Call Girls!

Michelle Braun is set to tell-all about Playboy and the infamous Playboy Bunnies. Call Girls? Who would have thought that?

NYPOST

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Conde-Nast to Close Gourmet, Cookie, Modern Bride and Elegant Bride Magazines!

It was announced today that Conde-Nast was shutting down four high-end magazines- Gourmet, Cookie, Modern Bride and Elegant Bride. The closures are due readership getting their information from web sites, and CN has been behind the curve ( like many print publishers with problems) on creating and attracting web users.

MSNBC

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Syndicated Astrologer Linda Black 65, has Died!

Astrology columnist Linda Black 65, has died of Ovarian cancer in California. Black wrote a daily forecasts for  Tribune Media and had been an astrologer for over 40 years. Our condolences to her family, friends, colleagues and readers.

Chicago Tribune

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Orange County Register Sports Columnist Mark Whicker's Column for Jaycee Dugard Backfires!

Did Mark Whicker have good intentions when he decided to write a column for kidnap victim Jaycee Dugard, noting what she missed in sports history during her 18 years of being held captive?  Perhaps, but its not coming off that way. Brooks from SBB takes issue with the column, as do others- and wonder- What the hell was this guy thinking?  And how did an editor let this type of story run?

SBB

Mark Whicker - OCC Column


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RIP- Writer Dominic Dunne! Acclaimed Writer, Talking Head for OJ Trial, Menendez Brothers Trial, Clinton Impeachment!

Dominick Dunne, the acclaimed Vanity Fair writer and best-selling author, died at his Manhattan home Wednesday, CBS 2 has confirmed. He was 83. He died of bladder cancer according to his son.

Dunne was known for his insightful reporting during the OJ Simpson, Menendez Brothers, and Clinton Impeachment Trial. Tragedy struck his life, when is daughter Dominque Dunne was brutally murdered.

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Beth Fithen's Playboy Pics Prompt Husband, Police Officer Ronald Fithen to File Harassment Suit against Gahanna Police Dept

Police Officer Ronald Fithen filed suit against the Gahanna (OH) Police Dept for "defamation and harassment, after his wife Beth appeared in Playboy's Sexy Wives for issue of Playboy Magazine in 2008.  The Chief and Assistant Chief repeatedly asked for autographed copies from the defendants, and the couple feared retaliation if they didn't comply.

What did the Fithen's expect?  Everyone to ignore the article and pics? This suit will just bring added publicity!

Fox8

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