As we sit here this Friday awaiting the arrival over the weekend of Irene, of course my thoughts turn to food. If we think of Irene as a weekend guest (although she’s rather unwelcome), I’d be thinking about how to feed her. Of course, in general we want to spend time with our guests and not in the kitchen, so simpler is better and there is much that’s simpler to cook than fish. And because it’s so simple, it shows us a quick business lesson too. Continue reading
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This morning’s “stupid things companies do” report comes to us from Tech Crunch and has to do with some lunacy at GameStop. For those of you who haven’t had the pleasure, GameStop (which also runs EB Games) is kind of Barnes & Noble for games. In fact, it’s actually a B&N spin-off. Unlike their former parent, they don’t seem to have a customer-centric focus and this incident is pretty clear proof of that. But let’s see what you think and maybe figure out a few pointers for all of us along the way. Continue reading
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I have seen the future and it’s disconnected! From what? From the wall, from the wire, and maybe from you if you’re a content creator who’s not thinking ahead. I used to write this on my desktop PC; today I’m writing it on my laptop; tomorrow, I could be writing it on a tablet or my phone (which I do sometimes now in a pinch). Fortunately for me, the CMS I use (WordPress) has versions optimized for each device. It’s not quite so easy, however, if you’re producing content rather than software, especially video content, and that’s going to be a critical fix on your “to do” list if it’s not already. Continue reading
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