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Can’t access Contacts in Google Voice for Google Apps.
Annoying. What gives?
UPDATE: Fixed. Too lazy to type it out now on my phone. If you’re having this problem and came here looking for a solution, e-mail me at mail@ this domain.
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Facebook is rolling out a revamped messaging feature today they think will replace e-mail.
I don’t want to criticize something before I’ve seen or tried it, but I have a feeling Zuckerberg is getting ahead of himself by predicting the future of direct messaging based on the communications habits of high schoolers.
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Happiness: Tea With milk and honey, Dreamweaver with Lynda.com and a lesson in CSS positioning. Oh, and Google chat. Hit up mail@colinmorris.net.
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This may seem like a tedious thing to ridicule, but given the cost of in-depth consumer surveys like this to companies hoping to use this information for market insight, this seems a dumber question than it would be in a different context.
The point, for the uninitiated: Apple doesn’t make processors. Macs run on Intel chips.
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Ever since school started last week, I can barely hold a thought in my head long enough to record it somewhere I’ll remember it. My inner dialogue sounds like someone scanning the radio dial a little too fast to actually hear if any of the stations are coming in.
There’s a lot of static.
On the bright side, my stress is manifesting on my face. I look like I’m seventeen. You’re only supposed to hit puberty once, right?
I’m working on a website for Brown Fox as a class assignment. I’m not very good at this, but the beauty is you don’t really have to be these days.
Still, I should get better at Dreamweaver.
I recorded interviews with Dennis Kucinich, Sherrod Brown and Lee Fisher yesterday at the Obama speech. Like a lot of stuff I do, the actual experience wasn’t as exhilarating as the shortened story seems impressive.
But it’s all about the shortened story these days. Right, Ed?
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This video is more or less the official rebuttal to this similarly hilarious Evo > iPhone video I recently posted.
Also, I ordered a refurbished iPhone 3GS this week. Whatever. Still too expensive and unreliable a service from AT&T, but unfortunately I’ve convinced myself I need it.
I am an idiot consumer living beyond his means. What’s your excuse?
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My friend, Josh (@yakuza80), recently sold his beloved Honda Civic. All the parts of the transaction within his control — dealing with the buyer, writing up a receipt, arranging a witness and a ride home (me) from the handoff — went swimmingly. But he’s been tearing out his limited supply of hair over transferring the title from his bank. For some reason, Fifth Third bank won’t release the title.
But today, he had a phone call from the office of the bank’s president to resolve his issue. Why the special attention? He took a swipe at Fifth Third’s brand on Twitter. And, like in a lot of cases, it worked.
@yakuza80: Fifth Third is the worst bank ever! I will never do any business with them. Don’t trust a bank with an improper fraction in their name.
@colinmorris: RT @yakuza80: Fifth Third is the worst bank ever! I will never do any business with them. Don’t trust a bank with an improper fraction in their name.
@merubin: @colinmorris @yakuza80 Can I help? Perhaps we can win back your trust. Please email me the details (michael.rubin@53.com) (discl: #employer)
@colinmorris: @merubin To be honest, I just RT’d @yakuza80 because the improper fraction crack was hilarious. I have 0 experience with 5/3.
@merubin: @colinmorris No worries. I thought it was kinda funny, too. Here’s the real story if you’re interested: http://bit.ly/whyitscalledfifththird
@yakuza80: @merubin Just emailed you. Thanks.
@colinmorris: @merubin (@yakuza80) Hey. Beats 1.666666666666666666666666666667 Bank.
This isn’t the first time I’ve seen consumers leverage social media against brands and win when they’re dissatisfied. I even did it to First Merit (part 1, part 2, part 3) and Megabus (part 1, part 2), each time with positive results, on my own blog a couple years ago.
How about you? Ever sounded off at a brand indirectly and been surprised to get a human response? Ever had someone publicly complain about your brand and taken action?
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