TECHNOLOGY: DO you need Coke’s 100 choices?

Thursday, June 2, 2011

http://www.innovationtools.com/weblog/innovationblog-detail.asp?ArticleID=1592

Innovation: Coke rethinks the soft drink vending machine
June 1, 2011 | By Chuck Frey | Category: Innovation Strategy

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Coca-Cola has been aware for some time that consumers wanted more variety from its soft drink dispensers. So it began development of a new dispenser called the Freestyle that would enable consumers to create their own mixes of soft drink flavors. But when it conducted consumer research on its Facebook page, the company was shocked at how much variety they really wanted. Not 20 to 30 flavors, but more like 100! The message was clear: Consumers wanted to mix their own drinks!

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Recently, I’ve been undergoing a lot of changes in my life.

One of which is to REDUCE the number of choices that I force myself to make.

Simplify.

Maybe all we need is water.

Of course, that’s not so good for Coke, if everyone simplifies them out of the equation?

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QUOTE: I’m

Thursday, June 2, 2011

“Nothing is impossible; the word itself says ‘I’m possible’!”

— attributed to Audrey Hepburn

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ADMINISTRIVIA: social media presentation at MC entreprenurial class

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

http://www.slideshare.net/reinkefj/20110601-mc-present

social media …

… networking …

… and some opinions.

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It really should have said ” … a lot of opinions.”

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MONEY: How well-funded are pensions?

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=10435

Boston archdiocese reaches settlement in nuns’ lawsuit over pension fund
May 25, 2011

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The lawsuit came after archdiocesan officials disclosed that the entire pension account is severely underfunded.

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I fear that this is just the tip of the old pension underfunded iceberg.

Anyone with a pension better start paying attention to it.

The Pepuls Republik of Nu Jerzee is reported to have not made a pension payment into the state workers fund for decades. Where are the unions leaders, the auditors, the state workers themselves. Where’s the litigation? Where are the feds? PGB, SEC, FTC, Treasury, FBI … …

Clearly, “workers” can NOT depend upon “pensions”. The “gold watch era” ended in the 60’s when the aircraft makers began screwing their senior engineers. That’s how ERISA came about.

And, personally, hope I’m wrong, but we keep seeing trial balloons about the Federal Gooferment “taking” IRA & 401k savings in exchange for an “enhanced social security” benefit. So where are the Feds going to find a big pit of money so they can keep spending. It wouldn’t be too hard. Only have to strong arm 2k+ “custodians”.

SO, everyone better start saving their pennies, nickels. As well as copper, silver, and gold bullion. It’s hard times ahead.

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