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LendingTree and the Tale of Two Crises

Last week LendingTree had two crises. Crisis 1The first, was relatively small. A few former employees used their access to customer inquiries (leads), most likely for personal gain, to give unauthorized lenders access to LendingTree’s Lenders Network. Sure, I and a lot of other people can think of the worst possible ramifications of this incident. [...]

Jason Nation…bah humbug…We are the Kaleidicians!

I guess you have arrived when members of your company are given a “nickname” by reporters–The Kaleidicians! I am not sure if this makes us a nation, a sports team, a gang, or a cult?
I do know that while the Jason Nation is out thinking up logos we are quitely gaining underground strength.
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Growing Appreciation for Simplicity, Brevity, and Clarity

Maybe my increased use of Twitter or the more hectic my life continues to become has contributed to this affinity for tightly packed, well thought out, communication.
Examples:

Stowe Boyd, /Message, TwitPitch Me!
Pecha Kucha via Business of Software by Joel on Software

Brief me: http://twitter.com/billrice