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What's in a name? Pirate, freedom fighter or terrorist
I recently discovered that one of my ancestors was arrested by the British in 1828 as a pirate and sent to Australia as a convict. He had originally been sentenced to death, but he appealed to the King and his sentence was commuted to life as a convict in Australia.
Even on Caturday we should check for spyware ;)
What's real and what's not
"Sometimes life happens and you can't stop it. Now is that time. When it happens, you discover where true love lies, and where it never existed."
A good friend said this very recently in response to a significant life event. It got me thinking about how
Protecting babies: whooping cough vaccination boosters for adults
Many people who were vaccinated as children do not realise that by the time we're all grown up some of our protection no longer works.
In the case of whooping cough, or pertussis, the protection can wane in as little as six to ten years. This means that
Bad idea: updating products for no real benefit to the consumer
I've been a product manager and been to business school. We all learned about the cows, dogs and stars via the BCG Growth-Share Matrix.
But there comes a time when so-called innovation is just annoying to your consumers. That happens when you take a product that
