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WSJ: US Postal Service Reports Record Loss; May Run Out of Money In 12 Months 16 Nov 2012 | 06:36 am
Today, my friend Ethan forwarded an article from the WSJ that discusses the looming “fiscal cliff” for the United States Postal Service. Quoting the lede: A record $15.9 billion annual loss pushed t...
Email Management 24 May 2012 | 09:13 am
Several colleagues have asked me to put up a short blurb on how I manage email. Much of this stuff is adapted from GTD and some I made up myself. Key ingredients: Gmail Gmail Multiple Inboxes Lab...
… and that’s what matters. 14 May 2012 | 05:48 am
Interesting exchange on my Facebook wall over the past few days. me: (commenting on President Obama’s stance on same-sex marriage) “It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to...
Amazon and Advertising 11 May 2012 | 12:30 pm
Two posts in two weeks – nice! Having received multiple recruiting calls over the past year or so, I’ve been watching Amazon’s foray into the advertising business with interest. Let’s start with a n...
Underutilized Capital Capacity 1 May 2012 | 04:46 pm
Wow – it’s been exactly two years and three days since my last post. Guess the now-not-so-new gig at Google has been keeping me busy! I had dinner this evening with an old friend from business schoo...
The Curse of Vanilla 28 Apr 2010 | 05:44 pm
Have you ever noticed that it’s the things you didn’t think of that always cause the most trouble? I’ve been working on Dynamic Creative Optimization (DCO) programs for almost three years now. And l...
ad:tech – let’s meet up! 21 Apr 2010 | 03:10 am
I’m back from Mexico – if anyone is in town for ad:tech and wants to catch up tonight or tomorrow, give me a shout!
Consolidation in the optimization space picking up steam… 16 Apr 2010 | 03:38 am
Since uncooperative conditions (rain, thunderstorms) in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico have killed my golf game, I may as well throw up another blog post…. Story released yesterday: Mediamath Acquires Adr...
Even worse than anticipated: USPS projects deficit of $100-200 Billion over next 10 years 4 Mar 2010 | 03:39 pm
Wow. Courtesy of the official blog of the USPS Inspector General: “The Path Forward” of the Postal Service The money quote: “The Postmaster General warned that if the Postal Service continues to o...
Adobe enters dynamic ad market 4 Mar 2010 | 08:50 am
The longstanding rumors about Adobe/Omniture entering the dynamic ad space came true today. Omniture Announces Display Advertising Solutions for Increased Return on Ad Spend Interesting on a number ...
