Kevin Delaney wrote a Wall Street Journal article today that rips on Yahoo! for the way it is handling the conversion to customers. This flies in the face of all the articles and public opinion I’ve witnessed in person and online. I’m starting to think the Wall Street Journal is a bit guilty of bashing [...]
Archive | January, 2007 
Walmart, Listening
Walmart Niles, IL location #2816 was frequently running out of my favorite sweet treats – Haribo Gold Bears – Gummi Candy(which is actually a hard to find imported item). Last year I let someone I know at Walmart know about the stock out issue of this popular item and they listened, there is now an extra [...]
Google Makes Tighter Rules on Usage of Other Contextual Ads on Sites
Jennifer Slegg offers a post with excellent insight into the issues. Has anyone done the A/B testing that Jennifer suggested? I’d be interested in the results and to see if that was a driver of this move.
Dell, Starting to Truly Listen
When Dell launched their blog, I left a comment that was deleted (apparently by the PR firm that originally launched it) and I disagreed with those that said Dell was doing a good job with the blog. Fast forward several months. My Dell Dimension 9150, bought last June, was recently having a problem with the keyboard [...]
Major Ice Storm Predicted from Dallas Northeast to Saint Louis
If you know anyone in a line from roughly Dallas to Saint Louis – please IMMEDIATELY contact them to rush their preparations to completion. If this occurs as predicted, this will be a major event that will paralyze the region for several days, if not weeks. Worse, people will be in an almost complete news [...]
Cisco’s iPhone Trademark Post
If what they are saying is true, that this was not about money but an attempt to parter, Apple’s actions are surprising. Why would you launch a product publicly without having an issue like this resolved? It will be interesting to see how this plays out. Props to Cisco for posting about this in non-lawyer [...]
“CTA riders are in for a rail mess” per Chicago Tribune
The CTA is creating a real mess with it’s rebuilding of the north side L tracks. They are planning a severe reduction in service during peak hours. It can barely operate now in a satisfactory fashion, how can the CTA honestly say your travel time may double and not offer alternatives? Where are the increases [...]
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