Archive for March, 2008


    Happiness and Second Life

    March 20th, 2008

    Although the 2006 EPN study on Second Life (PDF) is quite old judging by the Internet age, I have just discovered it as a newbie to SL.  What I find interesting in that report is the general conclusion of enhanced psychological health and happier life due to participation in Second Life.  Converging on a point [...]


    Implications of Instantaneous Coupons

    March 14th, 2008

    Colloquy’s weekly newsletter reported two stories of new coupon strategies: one is P&G and Korger’s adoption of mobile coupons, and the other is Kroger’s partnership with AOL’s Shortcuts Program, which allows users to download coupons online and have them preloaded on their store cards. Both of these stories represent a fundamental change in coupon usage. [...]


    Air Travel Delay

    March 13th, 2008

    Flying back from Puerto Rico, I was pleasantly surprised that both legs of my flight left and arrived on time. Having traveled more than I normally do in the last few months, delays (and subsequently missing the connecting flight) have become an expected frustration in my travel experience. So I did a little search on [...]