If you read or study marketing, chances are you’ve heard the infamous Nordstrom’s tire story. The short version goes as follows:
A man walks up to a counter at Nordstrom’s and puts two snow tires down on the counter. He tells the clerk that he is unhappy with them and ask for a refund. The sales…
One of the best ways to make websites faster is to use gzip compression on your files. Many CMSs have options (or plugins) that allow automatic compression. But what if your site doesn’t use a fancy pants CMS? Then what, huh?
Actuall the solution is pretty simple. All you have to do…
Last week the New York Times published a great infographic covering Facebook`s new privacy policy and settings. The image below illustrates how to get to your settings and change them. Among other things, the original post also reveals that the new Facebook policy (5,830 words) is longer than the US Constiution (4,543). It astonishes me…
I’m a bit behind the times on this one, but last month Google announced that site verification can now be shared in Webmaster tools. This is a small but significant change that will make life a lot easier for many webmasters and SEOs. Up until now, only one user could be affiliated with…
Note: This post originally appears on my personal blog michaellautman.com
I sent the following letter to Pia Marquard at the CBC today. You can send her your thoughts at pia.marquard@cbc.ca. Not sure what to say? Just copy this message and paste it into your email.
Ms. Marquard,
It was with great chagrin that I read of the impending…