Month: December 2017

December 11, 2017 admin123@ No comments exist

Angel Showers of data + computing advances + falling cloud storage costs = angels have quietly crept into business.  These Artificial Intelligence (AI) assistants are changing how products/ services are sold, customers are handled and payments are processed Guessed the Word?          Series 14 (3/4)         [photo: Engel62]

December 8, 2017 admin123@ No comments exist

Xmas Hijacking Christmas for commerce is not new.  Christmas itself piggy-backed on earlier midwinter festivals.  In 1867, Macy’s in New York stayed open until midnight on Christmas Eve Guessed the Word?      Series 14 (1/4)     [photo: Pamjpat]

December 6, 2017 admin123@ No comments exist

Guess the Word  and Contact Us for prizes!   Series 14 starts soon. 1st letter of each post Title (in a Series) spells a business word (spelt correctly, backwards, jumbled up or as an anagram).  Previous answers: Series 13 spelt  V-E-L-U-A    (VALUE) Series 12 spelt  T-O-Q-U-E    (QUOTE) Series 11 spelt  B-O-J-S   (JOBS) Series 10 spelt  H-A-R-K-M-A-L-L   (HALLMARK) Series 9 spelt  B-U-G-T-E-D…

December 4, 2017 admin123@ No comments exist

Announce Moscow metro’s simple announcements are clear: male voice for inbound trains, female voice for outbound. “Boss calls you to work, wife calls you home”.  On the ring line, male voice = clockwise direction, female voice = anti-clockwise Guessed the Word?    Series 13 (2/5)   [photo: Breaking the Walls]   

December 1, 2017 admin123@ No comments exist

Up and down Retail ups and downs: Big pants are back.  Sales up 25% in 2016, and continue to expand.  Thongs have been strung up, and push-up bra sales pushed down 50%. Don’t-give-a-damn confidence Guessed the Word?         Series 13 (4/5)           [photo: isic]