Monthly Archives: March 2006

Random thoughts of the day

Posted on Mar 15, 2006 by sim

If this isn’t an endorsement for file-sharing, I don’t know what is Iltalehti, one of the tabloid newspapers in Finland, was caught downloading the “Finland special”-Conan O’Brien show from P2P networks. What’s notable here is that they unquestionably did it … Continue reading →

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So it ain’t all bad..

Posted on Mar 12, 2006 by sim

A couple of days ago I whined about winter. The truth is, it’s not always so bad. Below are some small examples showing how nice the winter can look if you’re lucky enough to get a sunny day and muster … Continue reading →

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Review: Restaurant Minos

Posted on Mar 11, 2006 by sim

We were walking around the new Kamppi center yesterday when we got hungry and decided to try one of the new restaurants there. The first one that caught our attention was Ravintola Minos, a Greek place which has apparently moved … Continue reading →

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Why the Finnish winter is annoying

Posted on Mar 10, 2006 by sim

The sun is bravely doing its thing, up for almost 12 hours a day already. However, the snow apparently is lacking the good sense to just melt away: it has now been a good 10-15C colder than average for a … Continue reading →

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Customer acquisition vs customer retention

Posted on Mar 7, 2006 by sim

Or, in other words, getting customers vs keeping customers. It’s no secret that customer acquisition is what many companies are heavily focusing on while neglecting customer retention. However, with such acquisition costs being usually quite stiff (i.e. what it costs … Continue reading →

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