Great, my assistant is quitting on Dec. 8. You'd think in a recession she'd be grateful for the work. I guess I wasn't paying her enough. The truth is, I never paid her a dime, but then again, she never asked. Well, it was fun, and useful, while it lasted. Maybe someone can revive the service as iwantjoanholloway.com?

Pownce is closing shop, too, and this before I ever posted a single thing to my account. Aping Twitter's service and adding some just midly useful accoutrements didn't do it for them, no surprise.

Yes, in times of recession, some sort of revenue model matters.