Sunday, August 10, 2008
RSS
It wasn't hard trying to find RSS feeds. Nearly all news sites have them. Of course, you can cheat and just google RSS feeds and the subject you're interested in but that would be lazy (and contrary to the exercise). I'm planning a big trip next year so I was happy to find a RSS feed that will update me on cheap flights. I tried a few large retailers, thinking this would be the perfect opportunity to keep in contact with their customers, but surprisingly, few provided the service....just a matter of time...
Hello, I'm back. I've been on Week 3 for about 8 weeks now - workload overload! In order to move on - to Week 4 - I need to talk about anything technology related. Let's touch briefly on the miracles of subscribing to anything online. In the mean old direct marketing days, organisations bought and sold mailing lists and then had a hard time continuing to communicate with its customers. Now, an online enquiry or subscription means a lifetime (that is, lifetime of an active email address)of push technology; online updates, offers and surveys. I had subscribed to Smilebox back in Week 3 (remember that was 8 weeks ago) and I have received an average of two online communications per week. The costs involved are probably minimal compared to the snail mail that used to be sent. And strangely enough, online subscriptions seem a lot safer than receiving unwarranted mail at your home address. We don't seem to mind that an organisation knows where we live in cyperspace!
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Me in my normal authoritarian mode
This is how I normally dress although I have recently bought new spectacles
Me with someone else's husband?
Not my normal skin colour, usually black looks better on me than this!
After my Joan makeover
It took two hours and plenty of Bobbi Brown makeup to complete this makeover (not my real nose)
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