Monthly Archives: February 2009

Customer Problem Checklist

Posted on February 27, 2009 by David Megginson

Whether you’re writing a business plan for your personal startup (the tech equivalent of the Great American Novel that every hack journalist plans to write), a report for your customers, or a proposal for your managers, sooner or later you’re … Continue reading →

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Only in Canada: $0.15/tweet

Posted on February 25, 2009 by David Megginson

Update: Bell quickly backed down — Tweets will be billed just like any other text messages. Interesting that a little web company was able to beat a huge telco on this one. Facebook and other US sites have no problem … Continue reading →

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"Swimming the Atlantic"

Posted on February 13, 2009 by David Megginson

Last week, international media outlets reported that American Jennifer Figge had become (or claimed to have become) the first woman to “swim the Atlantic” — the BBC story is pretty typical. According to the initial stories, Figge swam from the … Continue reading →

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