Andrew Chen posted this interesting piece on A/B split testing: http://andrewchenblog.com/2009/03/02/does-ab-testing-lead-to-crappy-products/ which in turn caused someone in my twitterverse, to comment that metrics are not a substitute for strategy. And he is correct, however metrics can tell you whether your strategy worked or not. They can also help identify gaps in …
Chris Berry responded to a post that another collegue, Maciek made regarding productivity and cheapening of their product or lowering their labour costs versus niche markets. I think the point that both are trying to make, without actually saying it is that is always about profit. The catch is in ensuring …
I am going to leaving my current position at Critical Mass (the word has finally been released). However I though I would share the images I have collected over the past year or so. What the hell did batman do? I swear I have worked with this guy. How fucking …
While this isn’t exactly an earth-shattering observation, I have noticed how perception colors everything. It reminds me of a song on Sesame Street – “that’s about the size”. If you notice in our media the enemies are “killed” or “eliminated” while our soldiers are “slain”. The terminology is different because …
You know what web analytics needs? Open source! Open Source has a wide array of benefits. First, it forces standards. Now the WAA is hard at work in standardizing definitions, but the output is only half the challenge. Browsers are mostly standardized (come-on IE!) and so the missing link is the data collection package. Standardized …
So I am planning another cross-country attempt this summer. This time I will ride from East to West so that I finish in Victoria. There are some advantages to this. First, my family will be at the finish. They live in Victoria so I presume they will come out, secondly …
Recessions don’t matter when people do. The best example of that is David Armano’s recent post about a family friend Daniela. I am not going to re-post the story here but you can read about it on David’s blog. What is so phenomenal about this is that David posted this, twittered to …
The cats watching the rain, originally uploaded by dave.hamel. I like my cats
Here are the top 5 posts of 2008: TTC ticket collector rakes in $100Gs last year Organ donation is ugly business Organ purchasing, should it be legal No “fag” blood please, and the organs…well maybe. Why Earth hour is a colossal waste of time None of these are particularly happy …