I have often wondered as I spend hours on airplanes how come attendants don’t have individual information about you already. You have an assigned seat, when you scan your boarding pass, they know it’s you and address you by name, so why is it that once I’m on the plane, no one has any idea…
Generally speaking, I like the idea. Where it falls flat for me is when someone sends me their travel itinerary so that I know their coming and goings, and Google adds the trip to my calendar. If they can get a filter for that sort of thing, that would be great. Are you listening Google?…
Darn, now they’re going to expect me to answer emails on the plane too. There goes my one chance for being unplugged! 😉 In all seriousness, with the price they charge for GoGo wireless now, it’s shameful that it is so terribly slow. Ignore the bandwidth issues around everyone streaming video on the plane at…
We’ve all seen them. Those blog posts and tools that promise to tell you the best time to post your links on social media to get the best response. They tell you things that we really should already know, right? We all have a pretty good idea that more people are looking at Twitter in…
Really, what else is there to say? Working long hours may make us feel important, but it doesn’t help us do better work. A lack of sleep absolutely affects our ability to make good decisions, do quality work and a host of other things. Just stop it. The Research Is Clear: Long Hours Backfire for…
I’m beginning to wonder. First, consider this TED talk bout how customization in search results has led to “filter bubbles” where we are only being directed to information we already tend to agree with. Then consider how much influence Google has over search results, and how often they make algorithm changes that no one really…