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February 16, 2004
Free internet access, local calls still cost
Hotels advertise free internet access now from their interstate billboards. Reminds me of the old ads for color TVs, continental breakfasts, etc. The Guardian's Onlines' blog writes that many companies will lose the bet on charging for high-speed access in hotels and elsewhere. Decades ago, others lost on the business model of providing air conditioning in rooms, for an extra fee.
Posted by eubie at 7:56 PM permalink
Everyday things
Years ago someone loaned me their copy of "The Psychology of Everyday Things" by Donald A. Norman and warned that I would not be able to go through doors the same again.
He was right. I now no longer blame myself with I pull on "push" doors even if the sign says push. Norman explains in that book that the design of the door and other things often tells us how to use it at some level more basic than reading instructions. He argued that's how things should work.. The books has returned to print two years ago and been renamed The Design of Everyday Things.
Norman has a new book out "Emotional Design" about why we love and hate everyday things. That's on "To read" list now.
Posted by eubie at 7:23 PM permalink
Museums become entrepreneurs
Museums become entrepreneurs in search for more income -- Cincinnati Business Courier
Posted by eubie at 6:30 PM permalink
Franchise hopes
Happiness is their own franchise: More baby boomers enter franchise field -- The Business Journal of Milwaukee
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