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English: A pile of potato chips. These are Utz...

English: A pile of potato chips. These are Utz-brand, grandma’s kettle-cooked style. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

How many times has this happened to you? You sit down to really get some work done and an article catches your eye. Maybe it’s an interview with Your Favorite Actor Ever and he’s going to finally reveal something you’ve been dying to know. Or maybe it’s a blog post about the very issue you’ve been struggling with. Or maybe a service you use all the time just changed their terms and you need to know how it will effect your business. Or maybe it’s something political and you just feel like getting enraged.

You’ll just read that real quick and then get down to work.

So you click on the article, read it, and emerge blinking sometimes hours later without having gotten anything done. Because articles on the internet are like potato chips and you really can’t read just one. Something on the sidebar catches your eye and you decide to read that too. Or that initial article reminds you of that other thing that you have to go research while you’re thinking of it. Or whatever you read about raises so many questions that you have to consult secondary sources. Or you get so enraged you need to go write a rant on Facebook. Continue Reading »

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E-Commerce & Social Networking Week in Review May 18, 2013

Straight from the source, here’s what happened in the world of e-commerce, social networking and selling online in the past week: Continue Reading »

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After all these years, buyers still don’t know what eBay feedback is for and it makes me sad

Head in Hands

Head in Hands (Photo credit: Alex E. Proimos)

Buyer leaves bad feedback that reads, “Furious! You damaged my mailbox by forcing the package in!”

I’m like, “I just noticed your feedback. What can I do to make it right?”

The buyer replies, “Oh, no, everything you did on your end was perfect! Don’t worry, that feedback was for the post office, not you.”

But you left it on my…? I’m not the…? Do you really think…?

Sigh.

Can you commiserate? What would you have done?

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E-Commerce & Social Networking Week in Review May 11, 2013

Straight from the source, here’s what happened in the world of e-commerce, social networking and selling online in the past week: Continue Reading »

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