Browsing archives for December, 2009

Play to win: Steelers played to lose to win

blog 20 December 2009 | 0 Comments

What an ending. The Steelers weren’t supposed to win against the Packers. A botched onside kick at the wrong time during a game. Bad decisions usually result in losing. But the Steelers didn’t give up. They played to win even when they were supposed to lose.
Wow. It proves that you can never, ever give [...]

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What can you learn from Russell on “Survivor: Samoa”

blog 20 December 2009 | 0 Comments

So is Russell the hardest working player ever on Survivor or the worst character ever on Survivor? The first few weeks, my guess is, most viewers probably hated Russell. However, it didn’t take long to see how hard he played the game and become a fan of Russell. In some odd way we can relate [...]

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Freebies can be huge revenue sources

blog 14 December 2009 | 0 Comments

After looking around for books on analytics, I stumbled upon a book entitled “Behavioral Analytics for Dummies.” It’s an e-book by a company named Quantivo. I’m not endorsing the book, however I am endorsing the freebie idea of the book. The idea being, giving away some knowledge for free and make money in the end. [...]

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When a company pays its customers back

blog 8 December 2009 | 0 Comments

Amazon Web Services announced today they were reducing prices because they have become so successful. Doesn’t a company usually raise prices when a product becomes extremely successful? Not Amazon. What an amazing lesson that so many companies could learn.
Here is the email they sent out to AWS customers:
“As Amazon S3 has grown, so has [...]

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When a website is missing a key ingrediant

blog 6 December 2009 | 0 Comments

It’s often very easy to fix a simple problem on a website, but sometimes the fix is beyond the site’s team because they don’t use the site. Here is an example. I use Basecamp for project management. It’s a great tool. But it drives me crazy that there is no seeming sign-in entry point on [...]

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Where can I buy Oxyfresh?

blog 5 December 2009 | 0 Comments

That’s the exact question I tried to sort out. But when I went to their website that information was no where to be found. My only assumption is that they aren’t sold in stores. Even if you don’t sell a product in stores it would be nice to know. It’s in a companies best interest [...]

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Sell a cure, not a bandaid

blog 2 December 2009 | 0 Comments

I’ve had problems with my wrists for years. It’s not carpal tunnel, its an old kickboxing injury. If you don’t hit the heavy bag squarely you start to really injure your wrists by causing swelling in the tendons. Or worse, fracturing a bone.
For years doctors just gave me meds to either cope or get [...]

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