Category Archives: Fun

Z-List: Management Blogs

Posted on January 5, 2007 by John Hunter

Ok, I am going to build upon the z-list meme. Hopefully my modification will be seen as acceptable. I have modified the zlist to shorten it to management related blogs. I was added to one with: Making Z-List and Checking … Continue reading →

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Management Blog Tag

Posted on December 21, 2006 by John Hunter

I have been tagged by Mark Graban of the lean blog: “Tag” – 5 Things You Don’t Know About Me. I spent a year in Singapore (the small person in the photo is me, the bigger one is Dad on … Continue reading →

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No Customer Focus

Posted on November 3, 2006 by John Hunter

John Battelle writes the excellent searchblog. A recent post, Rant: The Comcast HD DVR Is Simply, Terribly Awful, provides another example of a company lacking customer focus. See the comments for even more confirmation of the lack of customer focus. … Continue reading →

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Management Improvement Search Engine

Posted on October 25, 2006 by John Hunter

Google has launched a nice new feature that allows users to create customized search results. I have talked about this idea before: Improve Google. Last year I posted about Rollyo, which allowed what Google now does (using Yahoo for the … Continue reading →

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Innovation Example

Posted on June 27, 2006 by John Hunter

Farecast is a cool internet application, and one that might actual save you money to buy, say a digital camera. Farecast provides data and analysis to those looking to purchase airplane tickets. The graph above shows ticket prices for tickets … Continue reading →

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The Cat and a Black Bear

Posted on June 10, 2006 by John Hunter

Tabby cat terror for black bear A black bear picked the wrong yard for a jaunt, running into a territorial tabby who ran the furry beast up a tree – twice.Jack, a 15-pound orange and white cat, keeps a close … Continue reading →

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VIP?

Posted on March 16, 2006 by John Hunter

The images shows: I am 64th in line as a VIP. If I were not a VIP I would be 1st in line. Actually the graphic is mainly just funny. The real broken part is that the system has disconnected … Continue reading →

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NCAA Basketball Tournament Challenge

Posted on March 13, 2006 by John Hunter

Once again I have created a group on the ESPN NCAA Basketball Tournament Challenge for curiouscat basketball fans. To play, sign in to ESPN [I removed the link] and register, if you need to, or sign into your account (using … Continue reading →

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Seth Godin Video

Posted on March 5, 2006 by John Hunter

Seth Godin has a great blog on marketing. To me, his views put marketing within the context of the system (of the whole organization) rather than a disconnected “stovepipe” as it is often treated. This fits with my bias in … Continue reading →

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John Simpson

Posted on February 20, 2006 by John Hunter

This is the best I can do to create my Simpson self. Until I have a guest appearance on the show, I guess this will have to do. You can try for yourself using the Simpson Maker [the broken link … Continue reading →

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