Inexplicably split into two parts (which, ironically, is on my list of things that websites should never do).
http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/29/one-hundred-things-restaurant-staffers-should-never-do-part-one/ http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/05/one-hundred-things-restaurant-staffers-should-never-do-part-2/ (Thanks @tomatom).The study found that while there were economic benefits in having ADSL rather than dial-up, there was little extra value in faster forms such as fibre-optic cable.
This seems fairly short-sighted. When everyone was on dialup, there wouldn't have been much advantage to having a DSL connection because there were no applications designed to take advantage of the speed. Same thing now - so few people have very high-bandwidth connections (at least here in A/NZ), there are few applications pitched to those people. Once faster connections are more wide-spread, more applications will be designed for them, thereby increasing the economic benefits of having such a connection.
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Alright guys, we've got to make an ad for Microsoft's new search engine.
Yes, I know the name sucks but that wasn't our call! Remember, that was the PR firm that came up with that one. I know it reminds you of that guy from "Groundhog Day", but we have to focus. Deadline approaches! We need to beat the G word somehow, make it appeal to the kids. That's how to get market share. Look at MSN! The kids, they love MSN! Facebook? What's that? No, the kids love MSN, always have. It's because it's edgy! Cool! What are the kids into these days? Is that rap-music still popular? Can we get Iced Tea to sing something? No? Too edgy? Alright, move on. Cats playing pianos? Oh be serious. You Toob? Umm... Vampires? Really? Like, what, Dracula? The kids think vampires are cool? Now there's a bandwagon we can jump on.Comments [0]
Federal police were called in to ensure the safety of Tiger Airways staff after a planeload of Melbourne-bound passengers were told they would be stranded in Hobart for three days.
I was due to fly on that flight.
Luckily, flying out Friday night was a spur-of-the-moment decision, as I still had a ticket for a Virgin flight the next morning, and I hadn't officially checked out of my hotel room. On the night, I saw what was happening and ended up towards the front of the line, got my compensation form, and left.
There were a number of things Tiger people could have done better though: Everyone had two choices: Refund form, or get booked on the next available Tiger flight. This was not communicated to the people in the queue, so when one got to the front of the queue, one had to have this explained, and spend time thinking (or talking with one's travel partners). They should have explained the situation and had two queues: one for refunds and one for bookings. Things would have gone much more smoothly.
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What sort of a message does it send to an international tourist or groups alighting a SkyBus in Russell Street then having to carry their bags to … [a hotel] in Swanston Street?
I ask: What sort of message does it send to an international tourist or groups alighting an aeroplane at Tullamarine to be shepherded into an expensive bus, rather than a relatively cheap train link directly into the city?
Even Brisbane - BRISBANE! - a city so public-transport-phobic that they bury their busses in a tunnel under the CBD - has a train to the airport.
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