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Big Data with No Thinking 20 Aug 2013 | 12:12 am
Cleaning our my screen captures I found this grab that was good for a rant. Nearly 2 years ago I converred my Business Week subscription from print to digital for my iPad. Appearntly the non-digital s...
Loyalty and Mileage Awards Have a Higher Cost than Expected 30 Mar 2013 | 08:14 pm
First I have to admit, and most people who know me I am a mileage whore. Everyone who has traveled with me is always amazed at the ways I can find to accumulate miles. At my peak I was flying 300k plu...
Capitalism, Good Business or Greed? 30 Mar 2013 | 08:03 pm
Here is another case where I have to question is this pure capitalism, good business practices or greed praying on those who are struggling? Progressive Insurance My son in Boston has progressive auto...
Stupid Systems or Greedy Airlines? 22 Mar 2013 | 02:17 am
A few months ago I was looking to book a flight for my wife and I go to from Sydney to Auckland New Zealand while we are in the area for a conference. Being a “very” loyal United customer I went ther...
To many damn surveys 6 Mar 2012 | 05:23 am
I recently traded in my tree hugger Prius for a Mini Cooper Clubman which I love. I really liked my Prius but got tired or not being able to quickly pull out from a cold stop and wanted something a l...
Is the bad economy creating Cowardly Marketers? 29 Nov 2011 | 09:18 am
I do think the bad economy (yes, its bad and not some scare tactic by Obama) and the fear of loosing their jobs that are causing some marketers to hide their heads in the sand and allow grossly under ...
89% Uplift from Paid Search Clicks 15 Nov 2011 | 02:26 pm
Popular article republished from my Back Azimuth company blog. The above is the headline of a nice shinny object that Google is dangling in front of marketers. One that is being used out of context an...
New Venture Announcement – Voice of Consumer Data Management System 4 Oct 2011 | 02:57 am
Hi again, it has been way to long since I updated this blog and has been for good reason. As a few of you know I have been heads down developing a system to data mine keyword and social media data. Ye...
Ineffeciency or Effeciency of US Postal Service 3 May 2011 | 11:27 am
I mailed my taxes recently and sent them with delivery confirmation. I went online to get the confirmation and found that the one I sent to Hartford which is 2 towns or about 8 miles from my house too...
Flight to Africa Rant #2 – Virgin Atlantic Missed Opportunity 16 Mar 2011 | 01:20 pm
In my previous post I mentioned I was researching flights. I had a buddy tell me he had flown Virgin Atlantic to the continent previously and suggested I check them out. So I went to “The Google” and ...
