Ade in Business

I recently watched an excellent documentary, Scratch. I highly recommend it for anyone interested in learning more about the world of DJ-ing, turntablism and hip-hop. Below is a video of Roc Raida performing at the 1996 DMC US finals. A clip from this set is featured in the documentary. (Check [...]

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Early Fun
My first browser was Lynx, back when my Internet connection consisted of dialing into an ISP using a terminal emulator (I still remember the keyboard shortcuts). I still think there’s a lot of beauty in the simplicity of the Internet back then — text-only websites, IRC, BBS, Gopher, newsgroups, etc. Even [...]

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I was driving on I-74 recently and saw an Arby’s billboard:
Buses Welcome
Drivers Eat Free
I thought it was a brilliant marketing strategy for bringing in extra customers — giving a free meal to bus drivers. What could be better for a fast food restaurant in rural Indiana than for a double-decker charter tour bus to [...]

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I’m sick of e-mail spam. I’m sure anyone reading this is as sick of it as I am. Any small trick to alleviate spam is a welcome one.
A while ago I noticed quite a few FormSpring and Ponyfish customers registering email addresses like formspring@example.com or joe+formspring@example.com. These addresses forward to a main [...]

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I’ve long been interested in pursuing an MBA. I majored in Computer Science and Mathematics in college, and was a class short of getting a minor in Writing. Despite my love of business, I didn’t take a business class (unless you count Intro to Economics). I had wanted to focus on the classes [...]

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