Airline Outsourcing–To Utah
Thomas Friedman’s new book, The World Is Flat, offers a treasure trove of blogfodder. Here he visits David Neeleman, the president of JetBlue Airlines, who talks about why he uses stay at home moms in Salt Lake City Utah to make all of his reservations. “He calls it ‘homesourcing.’ JetBlue […]
How Many People Read This Blog
I’ve added a new counter to Readuponit, so if you ever wondered if you are the only one who reads this blog, now you can see who else has been here.
Oodles of Noodles for Turtles in Bangladore
We drove over to Barnes and Noble today, with the grey skies threatening a Sunday afternoon shower. After looking over many books, I settled on Thomas Friedman’s new “The World is Flat,” and am now deep into reading about Bangladore India’s 24/7 Company, where outsourcing comes to life. “A bottle […]
Airlines Dump their Pension Costs on U.S.–that’s Us!
Pensions are in the news, and is a ticking time bomb, says George Will in today’s NY Post. Pension plans are underfunded by an estimated $450 billion. Who will bail them out? Taxpayers beware. The judge who recently allowed United to bail out on its billions in pension debts said […]
If Bush Won’t Do Something, these Mayors Will
Today’s NY Times reports that132 mayors from all over the country are defying Bush by agreeing to the rules of the Kyoto Treaty. Seattle’s mayor Greg Nickles, leads the way, and many others are coming on board, seeing that if the Feds don’t do something, they’ve got to act. “The […]
$2000 worth of Advice
From Duncan Pollack, webpro veteran from Niagara Falls, Canada…on how a website should market itself on the web. Here is some sage advice for a florist’s website: “1. Educate your florist about the realities of search engine positioning. Money is probably the least important factor, save for paying for a […]
The Top Entries–and the Winner of $500 from GoNOMAD
This morning dawned sunny despite the weatherman’s warnings. Last night we had a wonderful time reading and judging the 50 entries for the GoNOMAD travel awards. Having Lisa here, who grades papers and AP exams for a living, helped a great deal. We read through each one and gave each […]
A Strong Little Guy
While at lunch at the BBA Polish Deli in South Deerfield, I picked up a copy of the Recorder. Front page news told of a brave or foolish 61-year old gas station attendent, who thwarted a would be robbery with his bare hands yesterday. “Fazal Elahi was working alone at […]