I really like the idea of these diet/fitness journal websites that let you track your weight, exercises, and food/calorie intake. Lots of other people must too, because if you do a quick search, you’ll see hundreds of software tools that promise to help you accomplish these tasks. If you’re a data nerd like me, the […]
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The Future Will be Decentralized
More and more, I’m beginning to think that our success as a nation – and as a species on this planet – depends on us looking back to our ancestors for wisdom and insight for survival. And, I think that will lead us to one overarching theme: Decentralization. As the human race became more modern […]
I recently came to the realization that NBC’s The Office is the only television experience that I share with almost all of my friends and family. It’s the one and only show that everyone at our office watches, and that we can chat about the following morning. It’s also a reminder that the so-called “water […]
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Thief by Default
Seth Godin put up an insightful new post today titled Punishing the Outliers which relates to something I’ve been thinking about for awhile. In business, you run across a very small majority of people who do their best to cheat the system and/or do everything they can to get your product or service for free. […]
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The Waiting Game
I don’t know about you, but sometimes when I have a customer service issue with a business I’m working with, I don’t care if they get it resolved immediately. I realize that I’m not the center of their universe, as nice as that would be. I’m just one of many customers, especially when I’m dealing […]
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Let me save searches as RSS!
Here’s something I’ve been wondering about recently. When I go to an auto site or a realty site to search for a vehicle or a place to live, I usually know what I’m looking for within a range of options. For example, we’re going to be in the market for a mini van in the […]
There’s a particular cultural trend I’ve been thinking about for a while now that is probably so blindingly obvious that you’ll be questioning my sanity. Regardless, I think if offers a definite business opportunity, so it’ll be worth a review. There are two kinds of people in the world: Those who have more time than […]