Archive for July, 2006
Progress Update: Our first go-live
We brought the photo editing tool live this week on a dev site: FotoEditor.pl. We launched this in Poland to keep under the radar and get the fastest feedback from beta testers. Alexandra wrote a press release and Piotr announced it on his blog. We’ve already had hundreds of users and so far the comments have been really positive and helpful.
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28 Jul
Party like there’s no tomorrow: Mortuaries livening up services
(The Enterprise) Funeral director Tom Broussard once placed a carpenter’s casket atop a pair of sawbucks. When a dance instructor died, he played some of the records she used to teach with at her memorial service. One cowboy wanted to have his coffin adorned with a saddle and seared with a cattle brand. Broussard obliged.
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27 Jul
ForBiddeN fruit
(Economist) The internet sensation that is MySpace continues to grow at an astonishing rate. The social-networking site had 17m unique monthly visitors last July, when Rupert Murdoch recast himself as an internet visionary by buying it for $580m; now it has 54m, and is the most visited website in America. More…
27 Jul
Web 2.0: Who needs TV, newspapers?
(CNET Networks) YouTube reportedly serves 100 million videos a day, and Digg reportedly attracted 8.5 million visitors in May. The impressive traction the small start-ups have rapidly gained is sparking admiration, and emulation. Enthusiastic Web 2.0 champions believe the free-to-consumer services have the power to displace stalwarts of traditional media, from The New York Times to television networks. More…
24 Jul
In funeral homes, customers are speaking up
(MSNBC) Even death won’t stop baby boomers from being smart consumers. Although the funeral industry is a service one, it also engages — some would say aggressively — in sales, and at a most vulnerable time in clients’ lives. But consumers have become increasingly aware of their rights and begun to take more control over funereal matters.
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23 Jul
