by Mark O'Brien | Oct 14, 2015
I was right on the verge of doing something drastic. And I wasn’t taking chances: I had a full can of Drano, five cyanide capsules, two guns, five razor blades, a noose, and a Barry Manilow DVD. A client — a provider of enterprise software and services — had...
by Mark O'Brien | Oct 13, 2015
I’m not easily rattled by big numbers. But this one got my attention: “Drone Operator Fined $1.9 Million”. I immediately wondered, “Geez. What the hell did the guy do?” It turns out he violated FAA regulations for operating in Class B...
by Mark O'Brien | Oct 12, 2015
If you want an indication of the causal relationships between language and culture, business, the popular jargon of both, and the confusion of everything, consider this: “Charm School for Mavericks’ Re-cap”. Said charm school was a session intended...
by Mark O'Brien | Oct 9, 2015
I don’t want to sound vindictive. But there are very rare moments at which the market’s disinclination to tolerate garbage dovetails harmoniously with karma’s disinclination to being denied. And when they come along, you have to take notice. Case in...
by Mark O'Brien | Oct 8, 2015
Forbes has introduced something called BrandVoice, which it describes thusly: Forbes BrandVoice allows marketers to connect directly with the Forbes audience by enabling them to create content – and participate in the conversation – on the Forbes digital publishing...
by Mark O'Brien | Oct 7, 2015
I got an email this morning that made my hair stand on end. The subject line was “Regrow Natural Hair”. I don’t know why, but that simply never occurred to me. Every time I’ve regrown hair, it’s been synthetic. And I’ve fallen into...
