High-tech and low-tech signs of the times

Two of this week’s most widely reported business stories really sum up the current polarization of the media landscape and economy at large. At one end of the spectrum, we have Google’s introduction of Ad Planner, a program some in the business believe could put lots of agency folks out of work because of its potential for simplifying the media buying process. At the opposite end of the food chain, Joshua Persky walks the streets of Manhattan, an unemployed investment banker and father of five with no need (or funds) for high-tech tools to get his message across.