Recently I had a request to grant copyright permission for a class. Included with the request was a form where I could decline permission to use the article, grant free use, or name a fee for use. I was confused. Wasn’t this a clear example of fair use? (Which allows small numbers of copies to [...]
Entries from December 9th, 2008
What Price? Look to the Social Cues
December 9th, 2008 No Comments
Tags: Dan Ariely · market exchanges · Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Ou · social contract
Holiday Shopping/Entertaining Help? Find a Maven
December 7th, 2008 1 Comment
Image by kevindooley via Flickr You know that friend who has a nose for a deal? They are in their element now, and if you ask, just itching to share their mad skills with you. Here are a couple of inspiring holiday maven-centered stories: From Marketplace Money (Meeting a Market Maven): Here’s a teaser, but [...]
Tags: David Monn · glitter · Malcolm Gladwell · maven · Tipping Point · white
Zero Based Budgeting, What Is
December 5th, 2008 No Comments
The Star Tribune (Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn.) ran an almost comical teaser story the other day about the state budget deficit that was officially announced yesterday (or if you still prefer to get your news a day late in physical form, like me, today). In it, the reporter spent lots of time with the budget gurus, [...]
Tags: Budget · Business · Cost-benefit analysis · Deficit · Minnesota · Resource allocation · Star Tribune · United States
Value: It’s All In Your Mind
December 3rd, 2008 No Comments
Image via Wikipedia Have you noticed the snazzy new “donate today” bar graph on Wikipedia? Donating used to be on the extreme down-low at this site. You had to seek out the link with charitable zeal — something I don’t tend to have at the great Wiki. If I’m there, I’m in a hurry for [...]
Tags: behavioral economics · Dan Ariely · donate · Wikipedia
Shopper Beware: Some Problems at 1-800-Flowers
December 1st, 2008 1 Comment
I got a tip from a friend about delivery problems with 1-800-Flowers, which calls itself “the world’s #1 online florist.” The gift she ordered was never delivered, and customer service reps gave her the extreme runaround about future delivery dates, which also never materialized, and then hemmed and hawed about refunding her money. Turns out [...]
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