I received this from an email list. An Internet rumor debunking site says it’s completely false. On the other hand, if it’s correct, then I will learn something very interesting about my friends, so I figure it’s worth trying.
A while ago, I was looking for a new Web editor. Many people sent in resumes. I sent a reply to each applicant, thanking them for applying and letting them know their status. I got back this from one applicant…. be sure to note where he was applying from.
I helped my friends Debbie and Tracy move this weekend. They had a two-level, two bedroom condo-style apartment, and they are moving into a one-bedroom bedroom.
I called recently to access some records at a local government office. I asked them if they could look up some records for me. The conversation went something like this.
Things I’ve been meaning to write, but I haven’t actually done so. Not particularly deep things, they are, but they do take up precious brain space needed for, OK, I don’t really remember what.
“I’m not bitter about what happened to me as a child, and my mother was instrumental in keeping me from being so. ... She taught me to be grateful for my life regardless of what that entailed, and that’s directly related to the image of Christ on the cross and the example of sacrifice that he gave us. What she taught me is that the deliverance God offers you from pain is not no pain—it’s that the pain is actually a gift. What’s the option? God doesn’t really give you another choice.”
After over a decade of user testing, it is clear that the way we search the web is similar to the way we would search our home for valuables as it was burning to the ground. Frantically.
“We must shift the focus of companies back to the customer and away from shareholder value ... The shift necessitates a fundamental change in our prevailing theory of the firm… The current theory holds that the singular goal of the corporation should be shareholder value maximization. Instead, companies should place customers at the center of the firm and focus on delighting them, while earning an acceptable return for shareholders.”
You can scroll right easily by holding down the SHIFT key and using your scroll wheel. (Firefox users trying this will end up jumping to old Web pages until a) Firefox releases a fix, b) they change their settings like so.)