September 16, 2010
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Sighs of the times
Several pieces worth noting. From back in February, The Smarter You Are, the Less You Click, in ReadWriteWeb. It begins, If the latest numbers from online ad network Chitika are anything to go by, then we may well be on our way to the world of Idiocracy. According to the study, which compared click through rates to… Continue reading
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Where did “Chinese Wall” come from?
The meaning of the term “Chinese wall” is clear. It’s a virtual partition meant to keep potentially conflicted interests apart: a private partition meant to keep interests apart, even if what’s happening on both sides is obvious to the other. What’s not clear, at least to me, is where the term came from. Wikipedia’s Chinese wall… Continue reading