Monthly Archives: September 2016

@Staples, you can Un faster than that.

I just unsubscribed from Staples mailings, and got this: WTF? Is the request traveling by boat somewhere? Does it need to be aged before it works? We have computers now. We’re on the Internet. There is no reason why unsubscribing … Continue reading

Posted in advertising, Business, marketing, problems, VRM | 3 Comments

Seeing is believing

I didn’t watch Monday’s debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. I listened to it, while I live blogged what I heard in a window on top of it. This was after getting up in the middle of the night … Continue reading

Posted in Journalism, News | 4 Comments

Turing wins again

Chevrolet asks, at FindNewRoads.com. It continues, “Choose your account and IBM Watson will analyze your latest posts to find out and give you a glimpse into your social personality.” I chose Twitter. After looking at my tweets, which now number … Continue reading

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Apple is a clothing company

The headline above came to me this morning after reading Walt Mossberg’s latest, titled The post-Jobs Apple has soared financially, but lacks a breakthrough product. Because the main things Apple makes are extensions of ourselves. That’s what our phones and … Continue reading

Posted in Apple, Events, Technology | 4 Comments