Archives for the 'The Cargo Cults of Business' Category
Jumping through hoops
Published on 10 Aug 2007 at 3:15 pm.
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Filed under The Cargo Cults of Business, Manifest Masquerade.
I keep expecting to find “Have you stopped beating your wife.” as a required question on one of those forms.
Seven Wonders of the Internet
Published on 7 Jul 2007 at 10:08 am.
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Filed under The Cargo Cults of Business.
The Internet really IS changing everything…. more than we know.
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K&N - Masters of Deceptive Marketing
Published on 30 Jun 2007 at 2:21 pm.
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Filed under The Cargo Cults of Business, One Corporation Under God, Limited Lie-ability, In Corporations We Trust, Business and Corporation Related, Health and Safety, Branding and Values, Humor.
Everything’s “Green” these days, including the liars.
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Key IT Support Tool
Published on 29 Jun 2007 at 1:21 am.
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Filed under The Cargo Cults of Business, Design, Interface, and Usability, Networking Technology, Pure Geek, Information Technology, Humor.
Do you work a help desk or deal with users? You need this.
Marketing is the Crack Cocaine of Industry
Published on 12 Jun 2007 at 9:19 pm.
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Filed under The Cargo Cults of Business, Manifest Masquerade, Brain Trust, Business and Corporation Related, Branding and Values, Public Relations and Marketing.
“Marketing” as a substitute for product is a short-term fix.
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It ain’t just logos
Published on 8 Jun 2007 at 11:31 am.
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Filed under The Cargo Cults of Business, Virtu-Brand(tm).
A brand is an epitome, an embodiment, of a collection of experiences.
Symantec Bites
Published on 4 Jun 2007 at 9:24 pm.
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Filed under The Cargo Cults of Business, Virtu-Brand(tm), Thanks for Playing, Pathetic Success, Design, Interface, and Usability, Business and Corporation Related, Branding and Values, Public Relations and Marketing, Humor.
Where’s Peter Norton when we need him?
A Cure For Global Warming
Published on 1 Jun 2007 at 9:32 am.
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Filed under The Cargo Cults of Business, Technopolitical, Health and Safety, Government: Federal, State and Local, Humor.
I propose we strike right at the source of the problem…
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Danny Hillis, Get a Job!
Published on 11 May 2007 at 11:03 am.
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Filed under Uncategorized, The Cargo Cults of Business, Technopolitical, Design, Interface, and Usability, Business and Corporation Related, Pure Geek, Information Technology, Economics and the Economy, Public Relations and Marketing, Humor.
There’s no doubt that Danny Hillis is a bright guy. The fact that his Thinking Machines start-up was not the business success he hoped for is the way it goes, sometimes, and is certainly not a reflection on Danny. The failure of one’s startup can be a tragic emotional shock, like the loss of a […]
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They’ve killed James Lileks
Published on 8 May 2007 at 11:10 am.
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Filed under The Cargo Cults of Business, Manifest Masquerade, Winners and Losers, One Corporation Under God, In Corporations We Trust, Technopolitical, Blogosphere, Business and Corporation Related, Economics and the Economy, Main Stream Media, Humor.
Lileks’ fate shows up clueless management