Why so many privacy policy updates? Part 2 of 2
This week, we’ll continue discussing why you’ve received so many privacy policy updates lately. Over the last decade, the trifecta of poor security controls, poor user-behavior controls (ie: can you...
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Why so many privacy policy updates? Part 1 of 2
If you buy stuff, do business, and/or take courses online, you deal with someone who collects your email & other personal info. Recently, you’ve probably received numerous emails regarding changes...
View ArticleWhy do startups fight city hall?
This past weekend, I had a brief discussion about Uber, France, tech startups and the need to “fight city hall”. It all started after I posted a story about an upcoming Paris taxi strike, which is...
View ArticleSenate may drop the soap (maker)
About six years ago, there was a big fuss about the CPSIA, a law that was written to sharply reduce lead in clothing, toys and other items made for children under 12. Why lead? Lead poisoning causes...
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What does your community’s welcome mat say?
photo credit: archerwl A state association of businesses has pushed legislation into our state house that would limit the on-premise retail sales volume of a related group of businesses. Yes, we...
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Bad apples make you taller, thinner and better looking (until Dec 1 2009)
photo credit: rick One of the things I’ve always counseled you to use in your marketing is testimonials: carefully chosen things your customers have said about their experiences using your products...
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Watering down your message
photo credit: NyYankee While grumbling to myself about the effectiveness of the “Making CPSIA testing economics reasonable for small business” population (my name for a number of “us”, not a name this...
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The force is strong with this Congress
photo credit: PixelManiatiK For decades, I have avoided getting involved in politics mostly because it has a way of seriously annoying me. As I hope you’ve noticed, I’ve also avoided getting politic-y...
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Andy Hoffman tells CPSIA whiners to “grow up”
photo credit: CarbonNYC Over at PopTort.com, consumer advocate Andy Hoffman says that opponents to the CPSIA need to “grow up”. I shared this comment with Andy on his blog, but just in case he doesn’t...
View ArticleDenial – Not a river in Egypt, an attitude about the CPSIA
Ian over at Aquinas and More Catholic Goods sent me some reaction he’s gotten from his wholesale sources regarding CPSIA. As you might expect, they’re all over the board. We have found that several of...
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Are your testimonials illegal? Will they be?
photo credit: Steven Fernandez Even if you aren’t using REAL testimonials in your ads, you should be. I believe we’ve talked about that a few times. If you are using testimonials (again, you should be...
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