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To: Bobby Yellin who wrote (10836)	4/28/1998 6:36:00 PM
From: PaulM	Respond to of 116764

Interesting. IMO the television was a better medium because advertisers have a captive (zombie) audience. On the other hand, I see electronic commerce exploding.

To: Bobby Yellin who wrote (10836)	4/28/1998 9:22:00 PM
From: goldsnow	Respond to of 116764

Bobby, De ja-vu all over again? Sounds familiar? Top Business/World News Tue, 28 Apr 1998, 9:18pm EDT IBM Sets $3.5 Billion Buyback, Boosts Dividend 10 Percent Armonk, New York (Bloomberg): International Business Machines Corp. said it will buy back $3.5 billion of its shares and raise its dividend 10 percent, as the computer maker uses repurchases to boost profit amid anemic revenue growth. The dividend will increase to 22 cents a share from 20 cents. IBM has repurchased about $20 billion of its stock in the past three years, and the new buyback totals 3.1 percent of its shares outstanding. IBM unveiled the plan before its annual shareholders meeting in Chicago. IBM is relying on buybacks to compensate for lagging sales and earnings growth as profit fell 13 percent in the first quarter. The previous buyback and dividend increase, set during last year's meeting, boosted its shares yet didn't address how IBM will spur sales to rise faster than last quarter's 1.8 percent pace. Armonk, New York-based IBM rose 3/8 to 115 11/16. Bloomberg