In France, food marketers have eschewed trying to get certified as "Organic" (actually, they say "agriculture biologique"--as Steve Martin used to say, "Those French have a different word for everything"). Rather, grocers are simply selling stuff that is pretty healthy rather than try to jump through the gov'tal hoops (which are attentively controlled by the environmental Left, no doubt) to have the "Bio" label . . . and consumers are satisfied.
In the U.S., AOL's gig appears to be up as its value has dropped from a high of $200billion to now only $20billion, but here's the best paragraph from the article.
AOL’s original success, by design or providence, was based solidly on the naiveté of web users. If it figures to tie the future on the same assumptions, its obituary can probably be put into the rush-to-publish pile right now. The idea of AOL (or any portal) as a user’s only conduit to experience and find online content is dead. If AOL is to cheat death, it will need to embrace the idea that its users are far past the idea of needing an Internet nanny to help them through this crazy, newfangled computery thingy.
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