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On February 14, 2010

Web Data Services in the Real World

Today, we examine a fascinating use-case for Web data services with Deutsche Borse Group in Frankfurt, Germany. An innovative information service recently created there highlights how real-time content and data assembled from various online sources scattered across

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On February 13, 2010

How to guarantee your customers come back

Sometimes you can keep customers coming back by sending them away. After the holidays, one of our readers sent me a customer service story that explains why he will continue to be a loyal Best Buy customer. He and his

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On February 13, 2010

How to guarantee your customers come back

Sometimes you can keep customers coming back by sending them away. After the holidays, one of our readers sent me a customer service story that explains why he will continue to be a loyal Best Buy customer. He and his

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On February 13, 2010

Google’s Principles-vs.-Profit Juggling Act

Shedding China's shackles on free speech is proving to be easier said than done for Google. The Internet search leader is still censoring its results in China a month after Google's leaders took a public stand against

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On February 12, 2010

At the Heart of What’s Ailing Toyota

All you Toyota lovers, put down the Kool-Aid and listen up. The heart of Toyota's problem isn't crisis management, safety, quality, communications, or PR. It's not even accelerator pedals and software. Toyota's underlying problem is a management crisis that's been

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On February 12, 2010

Friday Links

? Seth Godin and Steven Pressfield in the same room? Yep, and Portfolio’s Courtney Young was there taking notes. My favorite line comes from Seth: “The only thing all successful people have in common is that they’re successful, so…