HistoryInAction

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by HistoryInAction 17y ago
No doubt, but they're trending in a direction pioneered by Yelp and similar. So my question is... when's Yelp going to get acquired and by whom? Google or Facebook is my guess. Microsoft probably won't be quick enough. When's a second qu
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by HistoryInAction 17y ago
A basic round up of webtalk about this subject: http://www.theatlanticwire.com/opinions/view/opinion/Pros-an...
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by HistoryInAction 17y ago
I think the most amazing thing about this article is that it was written (or at least bylined) by a sitting senator. I don't agree with many of Sen. Alexander's political positions generally, but wow! That's a policy paper right there and
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by HistoryInAction 17y ago
Earning and keeping trust is a very major part of sales--at least repeated sales--that I've learned about over the past year or two. Rip someone off and not only are they never coming back, but they're telling a bunch of people (~5) that y
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by HistoryInAction 17y ago
Dan Areily in "Predictably Irrational" calls this the 'anchor effect.' That an opinion of something is transmitted when linked to something similar. Starbucks broke an anchor effect by making their stores about ambiance. As a result, cust
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by HistoryInAction 17y ago
I recommend doing political phone banking. You're selling not only a person--the candidate--but also what he or she represents. If you can sell an idea, pretty much a vessel where people put their hopes, dreams and fears, then you can sel
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by HistoryInAction 17y ago
Luckily, at this point, much can be done simply through the FCC, where Obama has appointed some important Net Neutrality supporters. Law/principle needs to be enshrined in law in the next four/eight years, but some important groundwork wil
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by HistoryInAction 17y ago
They seem to be branching out quickly to new IM clients (facebook and gChat recently, I've noticed) and expanding their staff (current intro box says they're up to 90). Has anyone worked with their API/do they have one? It'd be a useful th