Customer retention is not enough.

Customer retention is not enough. McKinsey saying that the volume of change from customers changing their habits is far larger than the volume of customers defecting to other providers.

Discussing the Nature of Reality,

Discussing the Nature of Reality, Between Buffets. Participants in the “Science and Ultimate Reality” symposium debated Really Big Questions about the nature of existence and consciousness. [New York Times: Science]

Stolen Restaurant Napkins Are Just

Stolen Restaurant Napkins Are Just a Start. I wonder how much of this happens in the UK. Just as much, I assume, from the number of Mezzo ashtrays around…

Security Quandary: Who’s Liable?. The

Security Quandary: Who’s Liable?. The start of the argument: who should pay for security issues? If they’re the result of an internal misconfiguration then probably the company who configured. If it’s an unknown side-effect of installing software,...

World’s First Designer Baby. Yet

World’s First Designer Baby. Yet another science fiction tale has passed recently from the fanciful to the present; this time the story in question is genetically predesigned babies. Seventeen months ago, a woman in Chicago gave birth to the first designer baby....