The magazine cover selection process, in custom publishing at least, can be a bit like “American Idol.”
It goes a little like this: Contestants try out. Judges praise their favorites—and even quibble amongst themselves in defense of their Chosen Ones. Finally, a small group of potential winners is put up to a vote.
Ever been a victim of credit card fraud? I had to cancel one of mine five days before Christmas.
The holiday shopping season started for me on Black Friday—fortunately, I got most of it done then. Some of that shopping was done online. And while I’m not certain that it was shopping online on this day that resulted in my card being compromised, I am confident I’ve identified the merchant—thanks not to a news report but to an online community I visit, powered by vBulletin’s forum technology.
Susan E. Stegemann
Susan is a print and Web editor.