I just read an interesting article on the effect that Blue Nile is having on mom-and-pop diamond retailers and the diamond industry as a whole. A few interesting comments from the article talked about how despite the cheaper prices, internet consumers spend nearly 2x the amount at Blue Nile than standard retailers: " The…
While I was not an avid Daily Candy reader in Chicago, I did feel like they had a few interesting articles about music or restaurants from time to time which merited me not unsubscribing. However, I just unsubscribed from the Seattle one because it was almost 100% targeted at women. It seems like every post is about…
As part of my holiday break, I made a pact to clean out the 40 magazines that I had been collecting under my coffeetable. I am almost done and I have to say that i am glad that I forced myself to do it since it made me realize why I subscribed to all of…
We just launched a marketing campaign for Spaces called: "Dave vs. Carl". The concept is that Dave and Carl are two ordinary workers in an office who compete in a series of "events" to see who is the best. Examples of events are: milk chugging, riding tiny bikes, foam ball target practice, and more. …
Is there anything better than the CEO of a website (or any products company) coming out and saying that their goal was not to make money but to give their customers exactly what they wanted? Craigslist not surprisingly did just that in an Analyst presentation this week (although I sort of feel like the article…
I just read an article in the WSJ about companies that have sprouted up to take advantage of a loophole to help customers get out of their cellphone contracts. It is a pretty interesting idea since cell phone companies do everything in their power to lock you in to long-term contracts now due to…
It was great seeing my friends from high school this weekend. It never ceases to amaze me how tight we all still are despite the length of time and the miles that have come between us. Coming home for vacations definitely makes me wish that I was a little closer to the East Coast where…
I just got an HD receiver from Comcast and in order to set up HBO on it, I needed to call Comcast. When I called, I was notified that it would be a 10 minute wait (as usual)… I was then given the option of "Virtual Hold" where I could type in my phone number and say…
I have waited a while to write a post about my new HDTV purchase because it has taken me some time to set it up, and I hadnt yet seen the true benefits of it. However, this weekend I had two experiences that blew my mind and now I am 150% sold on HDTV…
One of my friends from Kellogg who also works in the Windows Live Mobile group showed me her new phone a few weeks ago. It is the Samsung i320. When I was playing around with it, I was seriously impressed. I love my Treo although it is definitely larger than I would like it…