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A Ten-Dollar Bonus Beats 250 Dollars
A few weeks back I began a slow-reveal on the issues in our study of the Gig Economy. And while I never specifically said it if you read between the lines you likely concluded I wasn't impressed. A 50% bonus? Holy Cow! Problem is, that bonus was designed to...
Lessons on SEO from Gumby Blockhead J
If I told you that Gumby Blockhead J was into search engine optimization you be skeptical—and rightly so. But the Gumby Blockhead characters are alive and 'Gumby Blockhead" just started mattering. Because SEO is tricky, getting trickier, and getting harder to...
The Food Delivery Backlash is Coming
A few weeks ago I told you about a study we're conducting. At one level it's about the food delivery business, at another it's about logistics. Most broadly it's concerned with the business changes that the gig economy is creating. They're huge, of course. And now the...
Criticizing Apple … Or At Least Apple Business Practices
Once upon a time, criticizing Apple was something I enjoyed doing. I believe I stopped that sometime in the last century. So please excuse the "Macs Suck" in the art you see here. I don't think Macs suck at all, even though I'm a strident Windows guy. I've used Macs....
Business Change Highlights
Management by Manual
This week I saw something that almost made my heart stop. 69% of managers are afraid to talk to their employees. The survey is almost two years old. The results aren't a knee-jerk reaction to the current "sexual harassment is everywhere" environment. They aren't...
The Problem With The Five-Dollar Footlong (It’s Not What You Think)
Subway has a problem. And it isn't that their food isn't very good. OK, that is a problem at Subway; the food there isn't great, isn't filling and isn't keeping up with the times, trend-wise. But the bigger and more immediate problem is how Subway franchisees feel...
The End of Pirated Music
It's the end of the year. Courtesy of Amazon.com, our end-of-year story is about the end of pirated music. It's no wonder that a business change of this magnitude would come from Amazon. Dr. Evil's company just keeps changing the way we buy things—all things. And what...
Ajit Pai, Trump Administration Lackey
Barring a last-minute turnaround of major proportions, today is the day Net Neutrality finally dies. https://youtu.be/5erXjgcW93w Since there'll be no "reprieve from the governor", get ready for the smell of frying Internet service. Ajit Pai, Trump Administration...
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