When I first watched Mad Max: Fury Road one particular line stood out at me, and I don’t think it was by accident: “Everyone in the old world had a show.” We live in a brand new era of user created content and YouTube has been one of the flagship websites to enable it. With a … [Read more…]
I’ve written pretty extensively about customer service on this blog when it comes to both horror stories and redemption. In the middle of the end of year hot takes and listicles it seems like as good a time as any to pause and reflect on some of the standouts I’ve gotten on customer service this year, … [Read more…]
Well, well, well. Remember that article I wrote back in July about how Pokémon Go wasn’t going to be magic fairy dust that makes billions of dollars for local businesses? Forbes now has an article from Alex Konrad affirming this. There’s no denying that Pokémon Go has been an overwhelming success, even as the typical user dropoff has commenced. … [Read more…]
I’ve been average almost one Pokémon Go article per month at this point, but now that the craze has died down it’s time and it’s time for a post-hype analysis of what’s nonetheless been a fascinating phenomenon to watch. I could take the easy route and indulge in some schadenfreude about how Pokémon Go turned out to not be … [Read more…]
“It is the responsibility of businesses to market and conduct themselves themselves in a legal and ethical manner.” -My marketing professor and mentor I generally don’t bother to discuss scammers, con artists, and thieves. They’re not worth my time and if I made a habit of discussing every scammer I’ve either tangled with or had to rescue somebody … [Read more…]
Unpopular opinion: Comment sections are not evil. Yes, people can be idiots in comments sections and they can be subject to spam about how you can make a hundred billion dollars a month working from home with Google. They can also be fountains of interesting discussion and even wisdom if you’re looking in the right places. … [Read more…]
You don’t like to get bored, do you, Facebook? A relatively short time after it decided to go after YouTube as the online video king, Facebook has decided to take on entering another battleground: Video game digital distribution. TechCrunch broke the news that Facebook is building its own Steam-style desktop gaming platform with Unity. While there’s been … [Read more…]