Despite all the hype about Facebook ads and YouTube videos, there’s still no better way to connect with your customers and grow your business than through email marketing. Yet the vast majority of businesses aren’t using it effectively. Own your audience On any other platform, whether it’s Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, or even Google search results,… [Read more]
Thoughts
How much does a website cost?
A lot of designers flinch at that question, but it’s a fair thing to ask. It’s also unfair to dismiss it with a counter question like “How much does a car cost?” Most clients have a good idea of what a car costs, but they may have never purchased serious design work before, so they… [Read more]
A Parking Ticket
Last week Facebook was fined for poor privacy practices by the Federal Trade Commission. Probably around $5 billion — A chunk of change to be sure. But when your net profit is $7 billion a quarter, the fine seems kinda skimpy. Put Another Zero on Facebook’s Fine. Then We Can Talk. By Kara Swisher for… [Read more]
Computational Inference
Thanks to “data inference” technology, companies know more about you than you disclose. Think You’re Discreet Online? Think Again. By Zeynep Tufekci for The New York Times on April 21, 2019 People concerned about privacy often try to be “careful” online. They stay off social media, or if they’re on it, they post cautiously. They… [Read more]
The Web at 30
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the man who created the world wide web in 1989, has some regrets. He has seen his creation debased by everything from fake news to mass surveillance. Can it be fixed? He seems to think so. The world wide web turns 30. Where does it go from here? Opinion By Tim Berners-Lee… [Read more]
Goodbye Mr. Kelleher
Herb Kelleher, the co-founder, former CEO, and chairman emeritus of Southwest Airlines died on Thursday, January 3 at age 87. I don’t have many heroes in the business world, but Mr. Kelleher was one of them. Thank you Herb. Rest well. We have a strategic plan. It’s called doing things. — Herb Kelleher / Southwest… [Read more]
Worst logo of the year?
For those who don’t know, Be Best is a public awareness campaign promoted by United States First Lady Melania Trump. The program focuses on well-being for youth, and advocates against cyberbullying and drug use. In their own words: The mission of BE BEST is to focus on some of the major issues facing children today,… [Read more]
Is the Apple era over?
Apple’s warning on Wednesday about weak iPhone demand in the holiday quarter is a serious deal for Wall Street, and the tech industry in general. Kara Swisher explains … Is This the End of the Age of Apple? By Kara Swisher for The New York Times / January 3, 2019 … some other terrible news… [Read more]
Carole Penny Marshall
Penny Marshall died on Monday, December 17, 2018. I enjoyed the world a little bit more just knowing she was in it. I haven’t thought of her in ages, but I miss her already. This is the way it’s going to be, I think. Penny Marshall, ‘Laverne & Shirley’ Star and Movie Director, Dies at… [Read more]
How could it be so?
Every Who down in Who-ville, the tall and the small, Was singing! Without any presents at all! He hadn’t stopped Christmas from coming! It came! Some how or other, it came just the same! And the Grinch … … with his grinch-feet ice-cold in the snow, Stood puzzling and puzzling: “How could it be so?”… [Read more]
