Disappointment- April 19, 2007 Recently I received something which was simultaneously both a compliment and an insult, and which was a source of both pleasant surprise and bitter disappointment. A certain record label (which, for the purposes of this post, will remain nameless) decided that, as a marketing experiment, they would sent pre-release copies of one of their artists new ...http://blog.fatbusinessman.com/archives/2007/04/19/disappointment/ Good starts- April 4, 2007 Two events of particular note have occurred in the news recently: both of them are excellent news for consumers, both of them represent apparent shifts in attitude from companies I would have otherwise thought thoroughly intransigent, and both of them have put a smile on my face. The first of these events is, as those of ...http://blog.fatbusinessman.com/archives/2007/04/04/good-starts/ Irony- April 1, 2007 One of the predominant symptoms of depression is a complete and total lack of interest in the world around you; one of the predominant symptoms some would say the defining aspect of being a geek is an utter fascination with the world around you. Isnt it strange that the human brain is capable of ...http://blog.fatbusinessman.com/archives/2007/04/01/irony/ |