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Ecommerce by Invitation
September 2, 2009 – 12:48 pm | View Comments
Ecommerce by Invitation

I just found The Gilt Groupe. From their site:
Gilt Groupe provides access, by invitation only, to Men’s, Women’s and Children’s coveted fashion and luxury brands at prices up to 70% off retail. Each sale lasts …

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Alert: Joshua Ross is Up to No Good
August 5, 2009 – 2:50 am | View Comments

Does your name contain your fate?  Or some clues into your personality?
One of the easiest ways to see where you are showing up on the Internet is to set up a Google Alert. Just …

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Masters of Media: It’s all about intimacy
July 3, 2009 – 10:36 am | View Comments
Masters of Media: It’s all about intimacy

Bing Crosby was the first person to use a microphone to croon.  Bing realized the microphone allowed the performer to deliver an intimate performance.  You didn’t need to shout to be heard at the back …

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Name, Rank and Serial Number. Managing Online Identity – and Just who is Joshua Ross anyway?
June 17, 2009 – 9:21 pm | View Comments
Name, Rank and Serial Number.  Managing Online Identity – and Just who is Joshua Ross anyway?

People don’t call telephone numbers – people call people. (ripped and reapplied from the NRA slogan)  Despite that truism, numbers have historically  been the most convenient way to designate the people we want to reach.  …

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When Did Using a Calculator Stop Being Considered Cheating?
April 12, 2009 – 3:08 pm | View Comments
When Did Using a Calculator Stop Being Considered Cheating?

My last post talked about the shifting nature of learning in the age of network communications.   It didn’t delve into any of the conflicts that this shift is creating.  Here is an old but …

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You Owe Me One. Favor Trading and the Social Contract
December 3, 2008 – 10:55 pm | View Comments
You Owe Me One.  Favor Trading and the Social Contract

In the course of writing an upcoming post I was reminded of an interaction I had with a senior executive in Bangkok about two years ago.   We were on the 64th floor of a …

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